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  • Yellow-and blue macaw

    Blue-and-yellow macaw

    A turquoise blue upper body (back, wings, tail) contrasts with the orange-yellow of its breast and belly, and the underside of its tail and wings. 

    Class
    Birds
    Order
    Psittaciformes
    Family
    Psittacidae
  • Broad-snouted caiman

    Broad-snouted caiman

    The green color with grayish tones of the broad-snouted caiman enables it to camouflage itself in areas that are thick in vegetation.

    Its short, sturdy snout is as broad as its head.

    Class
    Reptilia
    Order
    Crocodilia
    Family
    Alligatoridae
  • Norops sagrei

    Brown anole

    The brown anole has an elongated, brown body, a pointed muzzle and a long tail. The female and young have pale bands or a series of spots on their backs.

    Class
    Reptilia
    Order
    Squamata
    Family
    Dactyloidae
  • A brown pencilfish

    Brown pencilfish

    The brown pencilfish is very small, slender and elongated. It has a pointy head, and a broad black stripe runs down its side, contrasting with the light color of its back.

    Class
    Osteichthyes (bony fish)
    Order
    Characiformes
    Family
    Lebiasinidae
  • Callimico goeldii

    Callimico

    The callimico, also known as the goeldi's marmoset, has a short, soft coat varying from black to blackish brown. Its fur is 1 to 2 cm long.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Primates
    Family
    Cebidae
  • Rhinella marina

    Cane toad

    The giant marine toad is brown. It has small wart-like bumps on its back and the backs of its legs. There is a poison gland behind each eye. It is three-quarters as wide as it is long.

    Class
    Amphibia (Batracia)
    Order
    Anura
    Family
    Bufonidae
  • Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

    Capybara

    A capybara, the world's largest rodent, looks like a giant guinea pig. It has a large rectangular head with large brown eyes and a blunt muzzle.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Rodents
    Family
    Hydrochoeridae
  • Common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

    Common house gecko

    The common house gecko, also called the Asian house gecko, is a small lizard that is usually gray or pale brown. Its body is marked with small iridescent green dots, and its belly is white.

    Class
    Reptilia
    Order
    Squamata
    Family
    Gekkonidae
  • Marmosets (Callithrix)

    Common marmoset

    The common marmoset is a small monkey whose head has two tufts of long white hair at ear level. It has a white blaze on its forehead and a black-and-white banded tail.

    Class
    Mammalia
    Order
    Primates
    Family
    Callichthyidae
  • Dendrobates tinctorius (var. azureus)

    Dyeing poison dart frog

    The dyeing poison dart frog is an attractive species in the poison dart frog family, dendrobatidae.

    Class
    Amphibia (Batracia)
    Order
    Anura
    Family
    Dendrobatidae

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