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.

Hatchling sea turtle Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Cicada Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi) Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots 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) Pair of sleeping dragonflies 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) Gray Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) Squirrel Monkeys, Costa Rica White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) monkeys Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with its see-through eye lid partially open White-faced Capuchin Butterfly on fern Pair of sleeping dragonflies Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) Orb spider Green grasshopper Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades) Spiny-tailed iguana Black, red, and yellow insect Nephila orb spider Red-Eyed Tree Frog in a banana leaf Anole, Costa Rica Newly hatched sea turtle on a beach Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) 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