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Photos of wildlife 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.









Frog



Skipper Butterfly of the Astraptes fulgerator complex in Costa Rica


Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)



Colorful grasshopper


Stick insect
Stick insect



Brown katydid



Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings


Crested anole shedding
Crested anole shedding


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]



Glass Frog, Costa Rica



Red-Eyed Tree Frog



Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)


Multicolored leafhopper insect
Multicolored leafhopper insect


Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota) croaking in a pool
Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota) croaking in a pool



Red orb spider feeding



Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza, being assessed by researchers



Squirrel Monkey, Costa Rica



Green insect with polka dots


Soldier army ants
Soldier army ants



Sea turtle hatchlings


Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)
Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)


Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf



Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen



Bee approaching a bird-of-paradise flower



Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) [Orange, yellow, and black butterfly]



Fiery Billed Aracari, Costa Rica



Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) in the Costa Rican forest


Long-legged spider
Long-legged spider



Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) -Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly


Baby caiman
Baby caiman




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