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Photos of animals in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]


Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.









Thorn spider



Morpho Butterfly in Costa Rica



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)



Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)



Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa



Green stick insect



Coati, Costa Rica



Skink



Katydid



Removing a bird from a net during a species survey



Birds looking for sea turtle hatchlings



American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) showing its teeth



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)



Frog



White ibis, Eudocimus albus



Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



Orb spider



Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



Green insect with yellow spots



Green poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus)



Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa)



Red-Eyed Tree Frog headshot



Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)



Baby White-faced Capuchin monkey



Orb spider



Small gray grebe or duck



Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea



Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica



Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa




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