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.

Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza, being assessed by researchers Red-Eyed Tree Frog in a banana leaf American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Blue, yellow, and orange insect Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf Daddy longlegs Brownish-green anole Spider on the underside of a banana leaf Scarlet macaws in flight Green moth with a black body Swainson's Toucan Bird Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) wading Sea turtle hatchling in hand Orange and yellow spotted Ermine moth, family Yponomeutidae Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Mama two-toed sloth with baby Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) Red-capped Manakin (Pipra mentalis) Frog Leaf-cutter ants Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Adult male green iguana Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) Orange butterfly 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