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.

Praying mantis Male Iguana, Costa Rica Spiny black, white, and orange caterpillar Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus) Sea turtle hatchlings Stick insect Long-nosed Bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) mimicking a vine on a tree trunk Gecko Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens) Caiman Baby caiman Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree Research revealing the dewlap of the Many-scaled Anole (Anolis polylepis ) Mother two-toed sloth sharing a lef with its baby White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive Transparent moth Scarlet macaw in flight Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) Blue, yellow, and orange insect Green insect [Dictyopharid Planthoppers, family Dictyopharidae] Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) Orange adult iguana Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) Red frog 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