COSTA RICA: Highlights | Topics | Wildlife

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.









Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae)



Transparent moth



White-faced Capuchin



Spiny-tailed iguana



Arboreal Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla)



Brown katydid



Dark gray and red butterfly



Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)



Nephila orb spider



Atta leaf-cutter ants



Skink



American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river



Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



White-nosed Coatimundi



Sleeping red-eyed tree frog



Leaf-cutter ant nest



Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)



Red-eyed katydid



Hatchling sea turtle



Brownish-green anole



White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs



Red and green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)



Walking stick insect



White-faced Capuchin



Leaf frog



Chocolate Mint poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus)



Green stick insect



Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus



Isabella's Tiger Butterfly (Eueides isabella)



Pionus Parrot




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



what's new | rainforests | tropical fish | for kids | search | about | copyright & use | contact

Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2012

Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these photos 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.


Mongabay.com is a free resource.