California Academy of Sciences, Rainforest Gallery

Step inside a living 4-story rainforest, where dripping water sets the beat for a symphony of croaking frogs and chirping birds. Meet chameleons from Madagascar, climb into the treetops of Costa Rica to find free flying birds and butterflies. Finally, descend in a glass elevator into the ...more ↓

Cochranella spinosa ¹
Teratohyla spinosa

Dart Poison Frog ²
Dendrobates auratus

Striped Poison-Dart Frog ³
Phyllobates lugubris

Alfaro cultratus ⁴

Caridina japonica ⁵

Clea helena ⁶

Dendrobates pumilio ⁷
Oophaga pumilio

Chicken Snake ⁸
Spilotes pullatus

Phyllocrania paradoxa ⁹

Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake ¹⁰
Langaha madagascariensis

Gottlebe's Narrow-mouthed Frog ¹¹
Scaphiophryne gottlebei

Oustalet's Giant Chameleon ¹²
Furcifer oustaleti

Blaesodactylus sakalava ¹³

Panther Chameleon ¹⁴
Furcifer pardalis

Zonosaurus maxima ¹³

Katria katria ¹³

Pollenbuntbarsch ¹⁵
Paratilapia polleni

Paretroplus menarambo ¹⁶

Ptychochromis ¹⁷

Ptychochromis grandidieri ¹⁸

Bedotia ¹⁹

Bedotia madagascariensis ¹³

Pachypanchax patriciae ¹³

Heterixalus madagascariensis ²⁰

Baron's Mantella ²¹
Mantella baroni

Yellow-headed Day Gecko ¹
Phelsuma klemmeri

Malagasy Tree Boa ²¹
Sanzinia madagascariensis

Brookesia ¹⁰

Golden Mantella ²²
Mantella aurantiaca

Dyscophus guineti ²³

Madagascar Day Gecko ⁹
Phelsuma grandis

Giant leaf-tail gecko ²¹
Uroplatus fimbriatus

Heterixalus alboguttatus

Green Mantella ¹¹
Mantella viridis

Banded Day Gecko ²⁴
Phelsuma standingi

Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko ²⁵
Uroplatus henkeli

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California Academy of Sciences, Rainforest Gallery

Cochranella spinosa 1 Teratohyla spinosa

Dart Poison Frog 2 Dendrobates auratus

Striped Poison-Dart Frog 3 Phyllobates lugubris

Dendrobates pumilio 7 Oophaga pumilio

Chicken Snake 8 Spilotes pullatus

Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake 10 Langaha madagascariensis

Gottlebe's Narrow-mouthed Frog 11 Scaphiophryne gottlebei

Oustalet's Giant Chameleon 12 Furcifer oustaleti

Panther Chameleon 14 Furcifer pardalis

Pollenbuntbarsch 15 Paratilapia polleni

Baron's Mantella 21 Mantella baroni

Yellow-headed Day Gecko 1 Phelsuma klemmeri

Malagasy Tree Boa 21 Sanzinia madagascariensis

Golden Mantella 22 Mantella aurantiaca

Madagascar Day Gecko 9 Phelsuma grandis

Giant leaf-tail gecko 21 Uroplatus fimbriatus

Green Mantella 11 Mantella viridis

Banded Day Gecko 24 Phelsuma standingi

Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko 25 Uroplatus henkeli