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.

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Sea turtle hatchlings Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza, being measured by researchers Group of long-nosed bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) in a row Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) Mottled forest frog Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) Brownish-red Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) Cicada nymph still in its shell Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf Red-breasted blackbird Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) Eyelash viper Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Orange, green, and brown grasshopper Rainforest canopy crab White-faced capuchin Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) being examined Swallow Cicada skins on the underside of a rainforest leaf Swainson’s Toucan Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) Anole Armadillo tail emerging from a tree hollow Blue, yellow, and orange insect Pizote (Nasua narica) Mottled anole Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with its see-through eye lid partially open Green insect with polka dots 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