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Photos of reptiles in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]


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.









Sea turtle hatchlings


Crested anole shedding
Crested anole shedding


Baby caiman
Baby caiman



Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf



Lizard, Costa Rica



Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa


Baby caiman
Baby caiman



Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea


Salmon-bellied Snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus)
Salmon-bellied Snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus)



Brown leaf litter snake



Sea turtle hatchlings


The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica
The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica



Baby sea turtle on a Costa Rican beach



Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea


Gecko
Gecko



Anole on a red plant stem



American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open



Male Iguana, Costa Rica


Orange adult iguana
Orange adult iguana


Research revealing the dewlap of the Many-scaled Anole (Anolis polylepis )
Research revealing the dewlap of the Many-scaled Anole (Anolis polylepis )


Pair of caiman on a log
Pair of caiman on a log



American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open



Sea turtle hatchlings



American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river


Baby caiman
Baby caiman


Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)


Caiman
Caiman


Gecko
Gecko



Sea turtle hatchlings


Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)




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