Pictures of wildlife

Images of wildlife in Costa Rica. See more photos from Costa Rica.

Mottled forest frog

Bee approaching a bird-of-paradise flower

Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica

Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant]

Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella)

Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata)

Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota) croaking in a pool

Thecadactylus rapicauda gecko

Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus)

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)

Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun

Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa

Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) -Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly

Baby caiman [costa-rica_0208]

Agrosoma placetis leafhopper [costa-rica-d_0038a]

Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)

Blue yellow and orange insect

Transparent moth

Pair of Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) following a column of army ants

Soldier army ants

White-faced capuchin

Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) in the Costa Rican forest

Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color]

Green leafhopper insect with polka dots

Crested anole shedding

Pseudophasma unicolor stick insect [costa-rica-d_0421]

American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6044]

American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open

Lizard seen from the underside of a leaf

White-faced capuchin [cr_4347]

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf

Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)

Frog [costa_rica_5503]

The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica

Leaf-cutter ants

Alien insects next to their red eggs

Red orb spider feeding

Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back

Baby sea turtle on a Costa Rican beach

Brown leaf litter snake

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Boatbill Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)

Salmon-bellied Snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus)

Greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)

Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (Callipogon lemoinei) (female)

Strange Assassin Bug (Apiomerus vexillarius) (family Reduviidae Order HEMIPTERA) with red and yellow wings

Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)

Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)

Multicolored leafhopper insect (Agrosoma placetis)

Gladiator Frog (Hyla rosenbergi)

Group of White-nosed Coati

Long-legged spider

Red-Eyed Tree Frog [costa_rica_5830a]

Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi)

Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed

Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) [Orange yellow and black butterfly]

Red-eyed tree frog

Red-eyed tree frog

Red-eyed tree frog

Plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)

Jesus Christ lizard (Basiliscus plumifrons)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf [costa-rica_1424]

Passerini's Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii)

Leaf frog [costa_rica_4689]

Alfaro's Pygmy Squirrel (Microsciuris alfari)

Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) [costa-rica_0108]

Giant red-eyed green katydid

Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] [costa_rica_5389]

Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun [costa-rica_0966]

Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with its see-through eye lid partially open

Green insect with polka dots [costa_rica_4447a]

Giant green katydid

American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6040]

Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae)

Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5703]

Anole [costa-rica-d_0405]

Translucent green katydid

White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1338]

Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) feeding on a tamarind

Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)

Crested Guan (Penelope purpurascens)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Sea turtle hatchlings

Tree frog [costa-rica-d_0366a]

Adult male green iguana

Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea

Dark gray moth with blue iridescence

Green insect [Dictyopharid Planthoppers family Dictyopharidae]

American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6039a]

Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [costa-rica_0272]

White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1341]

Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree

Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica [cr_3770]

Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen [costa_rica_4744]

Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) in flight

Long-nosed Bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) mimicking a vine on a tree trunk

Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf [costa-rica_1427]

White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1340a]

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Electric blue and orange leafhopper

Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota)

Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)

Blue yellow and orange insect [costa-rica-d_0324]

Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)

White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs

Yellow leaf-shaped katydid

Green stick insect

Walking stick insect

Anole with blue-green flanks

Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [costa-rica_0280]

Firefly Lighting Beetle family Lampyridae

Small Postman Butterfly Heliconius erato (Black red and yellow butterfly)

Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) [costa-rica_0294]

Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) [costa-rica_0070]

Yellow-green insect on the forest floor

Red frog [costa_rica_4658]

Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4195]

Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) [formerly tagged Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)]

Orange and black weevil

Frog with purple iridescence

Colorful spider on a yellow egg sac

Hatchling sea turtle

Orange Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae) with purple antenna

Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) resembling the creature from the movie alien next to their eggs

Baby caiman [costa-rica_0203]

Anole on a red plant stem

Spiny black white and orange caterpillar

Pair of caiman on a log

Isabella's Tiger butterfly

Profile of the Gladiator Frog (Hyla rosenbergi)

Silhouette of an anole lizard through a leaf

Cicada having just emerged from its shell

Swainson's Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii)

Baby kinkajou [costa-rica_0623]

Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus

Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back

Elongated green katydid

Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)

Apiomerus vexillarius Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae Order HEMIPTERA) with red and yellow wings

Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back [costa-rica_0444]

Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella)

Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [costa-rica_0278]

Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa [costa_rica_5513]

Leaf-cutter ants [costa-rica_0827]

Spiny caterpillar

Tail-less whip scorpion

Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza being assessed by researchers

Mother caiman protecting her young

Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) [costa-rica_0029]

Brownish-red Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae subfamily Prioninae)

Transparent moth [cr_3677]

Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) or Golden-mantled Howling Monkey

Red-Eyed Tree Frog [costa_rica_5858]

Scarlet macaws in flight

Red-Eyed Tree Frog [costa_rica_5858a]

Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)

Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5700]

White-faced Capuchin baring its teeth

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive

Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus)

Red and black Leaf-footed Bugs (family Coreidae) hatching out their eggs

Green poison arrow frog

Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi) [costa-rica_1360]

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