Animals and wildlife in Costa Rica
Common Name: Bull Shark Type: Mammal Family: Carcharhinidae Range: Bull Sharks live in both the fresh and salt water. Off the Atlantic coast of the United States they are found from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico and are common in the Gulf of Mexico and off southeastern Florida. Off the Pacific coast bull sharks […]
Common Name: Black Iguana, Black Spiny-tailed Iguana, or Black Ctenosaur Type: Reptile Family: Best guesses are Iguanidae Range: The Black Iguanas are resident of Central America and has the widest range of all Ctenosaura species from Greece to Mexico and to the north of Nicaragua and west side of Panama on particularly Pacific and Atlantic […]
Common Name: Octopus Type: Invertebrate Marine animal Family: Octopoda. Range: The giant Pacific octopus is common to the intertidal zone to depths of nearly 2,500 feet (750 m). Octopuses range from southern California, northward along the coast of North America, across the Aleutian Islands, and southward to Japan. you could see octopuses in the abundant […]
Common Name: Manatees, Sea Cow Type: Mammal Family: Trichecidae Range: The manatees are an animal that is found mainly in warm tropical and subtropical water. Manatees are an endangered and lives Gandoca-Manzanillo National Park and Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica. Size: Adult Manatees can reach to a length about 8 to 13 ft (2.4 […]
Common Name: False Killer Whale, Black fish Type: Mammal Family: Delphinidae Range: The false killer whale is a marine animal that is found mainly in all tropical and warm temperature waters. It can found in the sea of Costa Rica and around. However, it has been seen at off the Atlantic coast and also on […]