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.

Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Sea turtle hatchlings Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs White-faced Capuchin White-faced capuchin White-faced Capuchin Daddy longlegs Rainforest canopy crab White-headed Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) 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) Sea turtle hatchlings Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) Sea turtle hatchlings Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) 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) Orange-billed Nightingale-thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris) Rescued baby sea turtles Red frog Green katydid White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Baby Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Mottled forest frog American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) Hatchling sea turtle White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) 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