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.

Spiny caterpillar Baby kinkajou Baby caiman Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Scarlet Macaws, Costa Rica Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] Group of White-nosed Coati Sea turtle hatchlings Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) Gecko Leaf-cutter ants Brown leaf litter snake White-faced capuchin American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Anole on a red plant stem Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica Green Poison Dart Frog, Costa Rica [Pacific variant, has more black than the Caribbean variant] Pair of Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) following a column of army ants Mottled forest frog Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus Alien insects next to their red eggs Black wing-tipped dragonfly Red-Eyed Tree Frog Baby sea turtle on a Costa Rican beach Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea 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