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.

Tail-less whip scorpion Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) Green moth Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) White-faced capuchin Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa White-faced capuchin Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back Anole Boatbill Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) resembling the creature from the movie alien next to their eggs Green poison arrow frog Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) Colorful spider on a yellow egg sac Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes, orange wings, and orange antenna. This robber fly or mydas fly, (Asilidae or Mydidae family) is a mimic of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa) Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) Gecko Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Anole with blue-green flanks Hatchling sea turtle White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in its nest Cicada Giant daddy longlegs Black, beige, and brown grasshopper Heliconid butterfly Common Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) 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