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.

Colorful skink Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Transparent moth Walking stick insect Blue-crowned Manakin (Pipra coronata) being examined by a researcher Green grasshopper Toad, Costa Rica Arboreal Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) Sea turtle hatchlings Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree White-faced Capuchin Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Camouflaged anole Rude monkey: capuchin with its tongue out Rescued baby sea turtles Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Sea turtle hatchlings Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Pionus Parrot Red frog Brown grasshopper in an orange flower Colorful skink Mating Leaf Beetles, Chrysomelidae Angry monkey Lesser Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) perched on a spiny tree [formerly tagged Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)] Red orb spider feeding Translucent green katydid Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle Granular poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) 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