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.

Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) Scarlet macaw American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Red-Eyed Tree Frog in a banana leaf Scarlet macaws in flight American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open near the Tarcoles Bridge on the road from Jaco Lined snake Green-back heron (Butorides virescens) Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Kinkajou in the rainforest canopy Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa Green Ibis (Mesembrinibis cayennensis) Leaf-cutter ant nest Baltimore Orioles (Icterus galbula) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Sea turtle hatchlings bird Sleeping red-eyed tree frog White-faced capuchin White, brown, and orange moth Cicada having just emerged from its shell Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with eye partially closed Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) Long-legged spider White-faced Coati Spiny-tailed iguana White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) showing its fangs 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