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.

Blue hummingbird Anole Mother White-faced Capuchin with a baby on its back Beige katydid feeding Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle Poison Dart Frog, Costa Rica Sea turtle hatchlings Granular dart poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) resembling the creature from the movie alien next to their eggs Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back Malachite butterfly (Siproeta Stelenes) Mass of caterpillars The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica Green katydid Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [male] Red-breasted blackbird Dark gray and red butterfly Unknown moth Caiman in Costa Rica Sea turtle hatchlings Cicada about to emerge from its shell Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Green and brown cricket Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa Sea turtle hatchlings Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) Leaf-cutter ant Blue-crowned Motmot Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) Striped or banded green iguana 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