Photos of wildlife 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.

Gecko Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus Baby kinkajou Brown katydid Stick insect Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa Mottled forest frog White-faced Capuchin Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Male Iguana, Costa Rica Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza, being assessed by researchers Baby sea turtle on a Costa Rican beach American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Bee approaching a bird-of-paradise flower Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) Colorful grasshopper Pair of Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) following a column of army ants Red-Eyed Tree Frog Soldier army ants Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) in the Costa Rican forest Multicolored leafhopper insect Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] Crested anole shedding Baby caiman Salmon-bellied Snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus) Baby caiman Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back White-faced capuchin 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 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55