Wildlife Featured in the Film Amazon Adventure immerses audiences right into the biodiverse rainforest. The following is a list of the scientic names with photos of over 70 dierent species that appear in the lm in chronological order.
Henry Bates' fascinating 11-year exploration through the perilous Amazon jungle shows him in constant contact with the wildlife inhabiting these visually stunning ecosystems. Everything from the smallest beetle crawling along the forest oor to the immense trees creating a canopy above, Bates wanted to examine it all.
Things are not always what they seem as Bates discovered many astounding examples of camou age and mimicry. He also collected over 14, 500 dierent species while in the Amazon and 8, 000 new to science.
Assorted Butter y Boxes appearing in various scenes Common: Leaf Mantis or Hooded Mantis throughout lm (Stevens' shop, Bates' collections, etc) Scientific: Choeradodis rhomboidea
Common: Brazil Stick Mantis Common: Katydid Insect Scientific: Brunneria brasiliensis Scientific: Typophyllum lunatum
Common: Turnip-Tailed Gecko Common: Leaf Moth Scientific: Thecadactylus rapicauda Scientific: Zaretis isidora
1 Common: Great Potoo Common: Ground Beetle Scientific: Nyctibius grandis Scientific: Abax parallelepipedus
Common: Acorn Weevil 400+ Specimens of butter ies, shells, plants, birds, Scientific: Curculio glandium reptiles, sh, mammals, etc. in Stevens' Shop
Common: Hercules Beetle Common: Blue Morpho Butter y Scientific: Dynastes hercules Scientific: Morpho deidamia
Common: White Arctic Hare Common: European Brown Hare Scientific: Lepus arcticus Scientific: Lepus europaeus 2 Common: Stued Sloth Common: Woolly Monkey Scientific: Bradypus variegatus Scientific: Lagothrix
Common: Pied Tamarins Common: Brown-Throated Sloth Scientific: Saguinus bicolor Scientific: Bradypus variegatus
Common: South American Tapir Common: White Egrets Scientific: Tapirus terrestris Scientific: Egretta thula
Common: Scarlet Macaws Common: Wax-Tailed Planthopper Scientific: Ara macao Scientific: Lystra lanata (Fulgoridae) 3 Common: Owl Eye Butter y Common: Praying Mantis Scientific: Caligo eurilochus Scientific: Mantodea
Common: Cock of the Rock Common: Green Parrot Scientific: Rupicola rupicola Scientific: Amazona aestiva
Common: Straited Heron Common: Giant Water Lily Scientific: Butorides striata Scientific: Victoria amazonica (Nymphaeaceae)
Common: Spectacled Caiman Common: Ghost Shrimp Scientific: Caiman crocodilus Scientific: Macrobra-chium amazonicum 4 Common: South American Mimic Leaf Fish Common: Yellow-Breasted Flycatcher Scientific: Monocirrhus polyacanthus Scientific: Tolmomyias aviventris
Common: Sundew Plant Common: Ant Scientific: Drosera (genus) Scientific: Dolichoderus
Common: Vampire Bat Common: Sauba Ants Scientific: Desmodus rotundus Scientific: Oecodoma cephalotes
Common: Redeye Piranha Common: Basin Treefrog Scientific: Serrasalmus rhombeus Scientific: Boana lanciformis 5 Common: Amazonian Toad Common: Leaf butter y Scientific: Rhinella proboscidea Scientific: Zaretis isidora
Common: Bird-Dropping Moth Common: Slender Amazon Anole Scientific: Genus antaeotricha Scientific: Anolis fuscoauratus
Common: Flower Spider or Hunting Spider eats a Bee Common: Buritirana Tree Scientific: Epicadus heterogaster Scientific: Mauritiella aculeata
Common: Viper Moth Caterpillar Common: Black Vulture Scientific: Hemeroplanes triptolemus Scientific: Coragyps atratus 6 Common: Brown Spider Monkey Common: Black Margay Cat Scientific: Aleles hybridus Scientific: Leopardus wiedii
Common: Spotted Jaguar Butter y named after Henry Bates Scientific: Panthera onca Scientific: Callithea batesii (now called Asterope batsii)
Common: Capuchin Monkey (Mischief) Common: Longwing Butter y Model (4 legged) Scientific: Cebus capucinus Scientific: Hypothyris euclea (Ithomiini)
Common: Longwing Butter y Mimic (6 legged) Common: Amazon Horned Frog or Pac-Man Frog Scientific: Stalachtis calliope (Riodinidae) Scientific: Ceratophrys cornuta 7 Common: Elephant Ear Palm Common: Yellow-Crowned Amazon Parrot Scientific: Colocasia Scientific: Amazona ochrocephala ochrocephala
Common: Mice Common: Pink River Dolphin Scientific: Mus Scientific: Inia georensis
Common: Longwing Butter y Model Common: Longwing Butter y Mimic Scientific: Ithomia ora Scientific: Leptalis lysinoe
Common: Cloudless Sulfur Butter y Common: Green Iguana Scientific: Phoebis sennae Scientific: Iguana iguana 8 Common: White-Faced Saki Monkey Common: Royal Moth Caterpillar Scientific: Pithecia pithecia Scientific: Saturniidae
Chrysalis in jar Common: Donkey Scientific: Equus africanus asinus
Charles Darwin’s Dog “Bob” (English Springer Spaniel) Common: Longwing Butter y Scientific: Canis lupus familiaris Scientific: Heliconius sara
Common: Longwing Butter y Common: Longwing Butter y Scientific: Heliconius melpomene Scientific: Heliconius thelxiope 9 Common: Longwing Butter y Completed Chain of Heliconius Longwings Scientific: Heliconius lucia
These are eight of the original Heliconius butter ies collected by Henry Bates over 160 years ago, which were generously provided by the Natural History Museum (NHM) of London for use in the lm Amazon Adventure. Dr. Blanca Huertas, seen above, was on set from the NHM to ensure the proper care and use of these original specimens. The butter ies were put in quarantine for two weeks after lming. Bates used this chain of butter ies as the evidence for the rst ever case to be put forward for the creation of a new species.
Charles Darwin said that Bates’ discoveries brought us as close as we could ever get to witnessing the creation of a new species on this Earth. Darwin included them in the next edition of his famous book, On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
Published in 1863, Bates’ two-volume travel book The Naturalist on the River Amazons, included his scientic research and ndings. His book was so popular that an abridged one-volume version was published which is still in print today, but does not include all the scientic details. By the time Henry Bates’ book was published in 1863, he had added another three butter ies to his Chain of Speciation. 10