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

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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.

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) White-breasted Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucosticta American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river White-faced Capuchin Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae Butterfly White-faced capuchin Mottled anole Blue morpho with its wings closed Sea turtle hatchlings Sea turtle hatchlings White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Red-Eyed Tree Frog on the underside of a banana leaf Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) Striated heron (Butorides striatus) Howler monkey Large spider in Costa Rica Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Mottled anole Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) (i.e. Brown snake with dark brown markings) White-faced Capuchin with its tongue out Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly Spiny-tailed iguana Green insect with polka dots White-faced Capuchin Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30