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.

Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly White-faced Capuchin Green insect with polka dots Brown leaf litter snake Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Walking stick insect Lizard, Costa Rica White-faced capuchin Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus Red-Eyed Tree Frog Mottled forest frog Small Postman Butterfly, Heliconius erato (Black, red, and yellow butterfly) Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) Male Iguana, Costa Rica Red and green arrow poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] Anole on a red plant stem Green Poison Dart Frog, Costa Rica [Pacific variant, has more black than the Caribbean variant] Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Praying mantis Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) Spiny black, white, and orange caterpillar Sea turtle hatchlings Black wing-tipped dragonfly Baby sea turtle on a Costa Rican beach 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