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.

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) Red and green dart poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Small gray grebe or duck Green katydid Sunning American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) near the Tarcoles Bridge White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) Dark gray and red butterfly White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) showing its teeth Sea turtle hatchlings Sea turtle hatchlings Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with eye partially closed House gecko near a light Orb spider Sea turtle hatchlings Arboreal Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Spiny-tailed iguana Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi) Small gray grebe or duck White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Bee approaching a bird-of-paradise flower White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Leaf frog Skink Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings Lesser Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) Red, black, and orange insect 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