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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.









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



Green stick insect



Sea turtle hatchlings



Red dragonfly



Dark brown and orange butterfly with blue spots



Blue-black Leaf Beetles, Chrysomelidae



Baby Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea



Baby Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea



Sea turtle hatchlings



Small gray grebe or duck



Brown frog



Nephila orb spider



White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs



Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



Sea turtle hatchlings



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



Skink



Bee on a bird-of-paradise flower



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)



White-faced Capuchin



Sea turtle hatchlings



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)



Toad



Red-Eyed Tree Frog on the underside of a banana leaf



Mottled forest frog



Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)



Anole lizard



White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs



Unknown moth




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