Camouflage, refers to an animal species resembling an inanimate object, is commonly used by rainforest wildlife to avoid detection by predators or prey.
There are many examples of rainforest species which are cryptically colored to match their surroundings. Here are some examples. Can you spot the animal in the photos?
Uroplatus or leaf-tail geckos from Madagascar
Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
Other Reptiles
Katydids, Walking Sticks, and Praying Mantids
Spiders Moths and butterflies
Vietnamese Mossy Frog
Other Frogs
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Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
Frilled Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
Southern Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae)
Mossy Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) 
Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
Pygmy led chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) in leaf litter
Brookesia superciliaris playing dead
Canopy Chameleon (Furcifer willsii) 
Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma ambreense) 
Female Rainforest Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus) 
Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava)
I have not been able to determine any of these species
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Katydid
Praying mantis
Walking stick
Katydid
Walking stick
Katydid
Praying mantis
Walking stick
Giant walking stick
Stick insect
Katydid
Mossy stick insects
Katydid
Mantis
Leaf-mimicking treehopper
Leaf frog in Suriname
Leaf frog in Madagascar
Leaf frog in Suriname
Leaf frog in Colombia
Leaf frog in PeruPrevious | Next
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