AMAZON RAINFOREST

By Year 12 Students
LOCATION
The Amazon rainforest is located around nine different countries, however over 60%
of the rainforest can be found in Brazil. The other 40% is found in Peru, Colombia,
Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana , Suriname and French Guiana.

The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the planet

and home to one of the largest river systems in the world.
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Abiotic factors of an ecosystem are non-living things that influence the ecosystem
and the organisms that live there. Some of the Abiotic factors of the Amazon
Rainforest are things like water, humidity, soil, temperature, and rocks.
 ANIMALS THAT HAVE ADAPTED TO LIVE IN THE
RAINFOREST
•Jesus Lizard
•Capybara
•Giant Anteater
•Green Iguana
•Happy Eagle
•Golden Lion Tamarin
•Anaconda
•Glass Frog
THE JESUS LIZARD
HOW IT HAS ADAPTED
The Green Basilisk Lizard is nicknamed the “Jesus Christ Lizard,” for its amazing
ability to avoid danger by sprinting across water. They have long toes on their rear
feet with fringe-like scales that unfurl and allow them to “walk on water” at a speed
of almost five feet per second. Part of the iguana family, Green Basilisk Lizards are
very territorial and like to spend the majority of their time in trees and rocks located
very close to water. These omnivores survive on insects, worms, arachnids, plants, fruit
and small vertebrates, and store fat in their long, whip-like tails.