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.

Yellow-green insect on the forest floor Red-Eyed Tree Frog in a banana leaf Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] Sea turtle hatchlings White-faced Coati Spiny-tailed iguana Male Blue-crowned Manakin (Pipra coronata) being examined by a researcher Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes, orange wings, and orange antenna. This robber fly or mydas fly, (Asilidae or Mydidae family) is a mimic of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa) Bee approaching a bird-of-paradise flower Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Red and green poison dart frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) Leaf frog Sea turtle hatchlings White-faced capuchin Atta leaf-cutter ants Sea turtle hatchlings White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) showing its fangs Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Rescued baby sea turtles White-faced Coatimundi (Nasua narica) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Black-faced Antthrush (Formicarius analis), captured for study Small Postman Butterfly, Heliconius erato White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Brown and yellow insect with a false eye spot Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae Swainson’s Toucan 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