Photos of wildlife in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]

---

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.

Caged spider monkey Black honey bee American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Green grasshopper Black-headed trogon hidden among leaves Pair of Amazon Kingfishers (Chloroceryle amazona) Shedding basilisk Brown frog Adult green iguana Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center Frog Long-nosed Bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) mimicking a vine on a tree trunk Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) or Golden-mantled Howling Monkey Bird Stick insect Red and green eyelash viper seen from the ground in its typical habitat or place of rest Dung Beetle, family Scarabaeidae Green poison frog Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Eyelash viper Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) Blue Narrow-winged damselfly, family Coenagrionidae Red-Eyed Tree Frog crawling on a banana leaf Small gray grebe or duck American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) 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