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.

Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa Black honeybee Salmon-bellied Snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus) Transparent moth Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Multicolored leafhopper insect Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back Red frog White-faced Capuchin Male Anole, Costa Rica Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea White-faced capuchin Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella) Walking stick insect Gladiator Frog (Hyla rosenbergi) Boatbill Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) Lizard, Costa Rica Greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata) Blue, yellow, and orange insect Green insect with polka dots Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) Strange Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae, Order HEMIPTERA) with red and yellow wings The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi) Small Postman Butterfly, Heliconius erato (Black, red, and yellow butterfly) Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) Red and green arrow poison 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 | 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