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Costa Rica photos: wildlife


[last updated 27-Nov-2015] Below is a collection of photos taken in Costa Rica. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler  Google+, copyright Mongabay.com 1999-2015. 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.

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Orange Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae)



White-faced capuchin [cr_4338]



Boa constrictor in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0262]



Blue morpho butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0344]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1097]



Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus) [costa_rica_siquirres_0472]



Cricket [costa_rica_siquirres_0544]



Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0977]



Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1575]



Anole [cr_4121]



Ants carrying a centipede [costa_rica_osa_0462]



Phyllobates vittatus Dart Frog [costa_rica_osa_0566]



Agalychnis spurrelli tree frog [costa_rica_osa_0685]



Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1579]



Buff-rumped Warbler (Basileuterus fulvicauda)



Tiny cicada recently emerged from its shell



Spider on the underside of a banana leaf [costa_rica_5533]



Oropendula nests [costa_rica_la_selva_1381]



Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0174]



Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) in a rehabilitation center



Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male] [costa_rica_la_selva_0110]



Green insect with polka dots [costa_rica_4445]



Gladiator tree frog (Hyla rosenbergi) [costa-rica_1359]



Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) [costa_rica_la_selva_0194]



Scarlet macaws in flight [costa-rica_1183]



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5097]



White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs [costa_rica_5132]



Blue and black butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1203]



White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs [costa_rica_5131]



Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0911]



Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_siquirres_0053]



Bee [costa_rica_siquirres_0634]



Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0778]



Frog [costa_rica_osa_0680]



Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4256]



Parrot [costa_rica_osa_0830]



Coatimundi [costa_rica_osa_0730]



Leaf-cutter ant nest [costa_rica_5429]



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0659]



Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0235]



Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0329]



Insect [costa_rica_siquirres_0820]



Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_siquirres_0049]



Transparent moth [cr_3679]



Transparent butterfly in Costa Rica



Granular Poison Arrow Frog (Oophaga granulifera)



Group of Costa Rican spider monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0671]



Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0288]



Snake [costa_rica_la_selva_1651]



Spider monkey [costa_rica_osa_0188]



Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0356]



White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) showing its fangs [costa_rica_5048]



Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_1489]



Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1237]



Grasshopper [costa_rica_la_selva_1317]



Auratus dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0890]



Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_0153]



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0827]



Snookum bear (Nasua narica) [costa-rica_0674]



Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) [costa-rica_0664a]



Green insect with polka dots [costa_rica_4442]



Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0760]



Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) [costa-rica_0862]



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0317]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1056]



Scarlet macaws in flight [costa-rica_1186]



Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4228]



Glass frog [costa_rica_osa_0918]



Female green kingfisher [costa_rica_osa_0441]



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0277]



Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus) [costa_rica_siquirres_0477]



Crowned tree frog (Anotheca spinosa) [costa_rica_siquirres_0189]



White-faced capuchin [cr_4324]



Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)



Closeup on the jaws of a soldier army ant [costa-rica-d_0409]



Squirrel [costa_rica_la_selva_0045]



Weevil [costa_rica_siquirres_0823]



Hatchling sea turtle [costa_rica_5682]



Io Moth (Automeris io) caterpillar [costa_rica_la_selva_0840]



Slender anolis [costa_rica_la_selva_0804]



Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1625]



Squirrel [costa_rica_la_selva_1680]



Group of White-nosed Coati [costa-rica_0682]



Montezuma Oropendola (Gymnostinops montezuma) in a palm tree



Adult green iguana [costa-rica_0001]



Yellow leaf-shaped katydid [costa_rica_4511]



Cicada [costa_rica_la_selva_1878]



Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly [costa_rica_5600]



Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0246]



Tiger beetle [costa_rica_siquirres_0559]



Bird [costa_rica_la_selva_1519]



Anole lizard silhouette against a sun-lit leaf



Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0663]



Tree frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0940]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1013]



Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1439]



Tree frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0440]



Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4262]



Bug [costa_rica_siquirres_0776]



Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_siquirres_0007]



Bug [costa_rica_siquirres_0803]



Crowned tree frog (Anotheca spinosa) [costa_rica_siquirres_0204]



Young green iguana [costa_rica_osa_1002]



Orange, black, and white caterpillar [costa_rica_la_selva_0667]



Strawberry dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_0658]



Basilisk



White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0383]



Leaf frog [costa_rica_4690]



American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open near the Tarcoles Bridge on the road from Jaco



Bird [costa-rica_1352]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0970]



Orange Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae) with purple antenna [costa_rica_4791]



Beetle [costa_rica_la_selva_1303]



Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0251]



Green-and-black dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0705]



Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0342]



Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1064]



Tiger beetle [costa_rica_siquirres_0562]



Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_osa_0809]



Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0993]


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