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 cicada Black, red, and yellow insect American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Red frog Red, black, and orange insect White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica Stick insect Transparent moth Leaf frog Sea turtle hatchlings American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Sea turtle hatchlings Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) [formerly tagged Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)] 3-toed sloth Orange Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae) with purple antenna White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back Leaf frog Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) Red-Eyed Tree Frog in Costa Rica Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) Baby sea turtles headed toward the sea Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Ants feeding on a fallen cicada Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Rainforest canopy crab Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Dark gray and red butterfly 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