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.

Red-Eyed Tree Frog on the underside of a banana leaf Sea turtle hatchlings Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) Chunk-headed Snakes (Imantodes cenchoa) Sea turtle hatchlings White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Daddy longlegs Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae Moth Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) Green katydid Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota) in a swimming pool Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen Moth Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola, being measured by researchers Group of green iguanas in a tree Toad Pair of Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) following a column of army ants Sea turtle hatchlings Mama sloth with baby Honey bear or kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the process of being rehabilitated Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) Green moth with a black body Sea turtle hatchlings White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) White-faced capuchin Salmon-bellied racer snake American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) White-faced Capuchin 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