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.

Atta leaf-cutter ants Red frog Eueides isabella (Orange, black, and yellow butterfly) Costa Rican capuchin monkey headshot Grey caterpillar with orange, yellow, and black markings Stick insect Sleeping dragonfly Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Sleeping red-eyed tree frog Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Transparent moth Sea turtle hatchlings American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open near the Tarcoles Bridge on the road from Jaco Lined snake White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa Leaf-cutter ant nest White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica Sleeping red-eyed tree frog Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with eye partially closed Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with eye partially closed Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Dark brown and orange butterfly with blue spots White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) showing its fangs Mottled anole American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Dark gray and red butterfly Green grasshopper 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