Animals

Profiles of Costa Rica’s wildlife, from sloths, monkeys and jaguars to frogs, snakes, insects and marine life. Each guide covers appearance, habitat, behavior and where in the country you have a good chance of seeing it.

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    Sea Snakes

    Common Name: Sea Snakes Type: Reptile Family: Hydrophiinae Range: Hydrophiinae family sea snakes are mostly confined to the warm tropical waters of the western…

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    Praying Mantis

    “https://costaricajourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Praying_Mantis4.jpg”> Common Name: Praying Mantis Type: Insect Family: Mantidae Range: The mantis is most common in the tropics and sub tropic, but they are…

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    Walking Stick Insect

    Common Name: Walking stick insect Type: Insect Family: Phylliidae Range: Walking Sticks insect are usually found in North America, Australia, and around the Mediterranean…

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    Manta Rays

    Common Name: Manta Rays Type: Fish Family: Mobulidae (manta rays) Range: It ranges throughout waters of the world, typically around coral reefs, Worldwide, particularly…

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    The Grouper

    Common Name: Grouper Type: Fish Family: Serranidae Range: The most common and prominent species of Grouper, Nassau and Black grouper are available in abundant…

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    Hammerhead Shark

    Common Name: Hammerhead Shark Type: Fish Family: Sphyrnidae Range: Hammerheads are available worldwide in the warmer waters along coastal lines and continental slope. They…

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    Tailless Whip Scorpion

    Common Name: Tailless whip scorpions, also known as whip spiders and Amblypygids Type: invertebrate Family: Phrynidae Range: These Tailless scorpions range through Guatemala, and…

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    Spider Monkey

    Common Name: Spider Monkey Type: Mammal Family: Cebidae (New World monkeys) Range: Spider monkeys are normally found in tropical rainforests of Central and South…

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    Sperm Whale

    Common Name: Sperm Whale Type: Mammal Family: Physeteridae Range: The sperm whales have a large geographic range. It is presented almost in all oceanic…

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    Orca

    Common Name: Orca, Killer Whale Type: Mammal Family: Delphinidae Range: Killer whales or Orca are available in most seas and all oceans. They have…

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    Lizard

    Common Name: Lizard Type: Reptile Family: Squomata Range: The different species of lizards range through a diversity of habitats, normally frequenting humid areas of…

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    Land Crab

    Common Name: Land Crabs or Tajalines Family: Gecarcinidae Range: The natural range of the land crab is throughout the Caribbean Sea, Bermuda, Texas, and…

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    Hermit Crab

    Common Name: Hermit Crab Type: Marine animal Family: Paguroidea Range: There are some land hermit crabs and few crabs that live in the ocean….

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    Crocodile

    Common Name: Crocodile Type: Reptile Family: Crocodylidae Range: The Crocodile is an animal that is found mainly on the pacific slope start from Mexico…