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Aphonopelma seemanni, the Costa Rican zebra tarantula, also known as the striped-knee tarantula, is a species of tarantula inhabiting most of western Costa Rica and other parts of Central America, such as Honduras and Nicaragua, and possibly Guatemala. [1]
Psalmopoeus reduncus also known as the Costa Rican orange mouth tarantula, as its common name implies it is found in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. It was first described by Karsch in 1880, its common name is derived from the fact they have orange hairs around the chelicerae .
The clay-colored thrush is the national bird of Costa Rica. Although Costa Rica is a small country, it is in the bird-rich neotropical region and has a huge number of species for its area. The official bird list published by the Costa Rican Rare Birds and Records Committee of the Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica (AOCR) contained 948 ...
Seven of the Costa Rican species are considered endemic, and 19 are globally threatened. Costa Rica's birds range in size from the scintillant hummingbird, at 2.2 grams and 6 cm (2.4 in), to the huge jabiru, at 6.5 kg (14.3 lb) and 150 cm (60 in) (the American white pelican is heavier, but is an accidental species).
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Costa Rica: Yigüirro (national bird) Turdus grayi [18] White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus [18] West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus [18] Two-toed sloth (national animal) Choloepus hoffmanni [19] Three-toed sloth (national animal) Bradypus variegatus [19] Cuba: Cuban trogon (national bird ...
Along with Powell, Costa Rican biologist Adelaida Chaverri and wildlife specialist Christopher Vaughn promoted the establishment of this private preserve, at the time a less-than-popular idea. In fact, Adelaida Chaverri became one of the sponsors, along with Joseph Tosi and other TSC members, of what is today the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
North America, Cuba, Costa Rica: meat, pets Captive-bred 5b Other fish: Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) date uncertain China: meat, weed control 5a Cyprinidae: Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) date uncertain China: meat, pest control, medicine 5a Cyprinidae: Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) date uncertain China: meat 5a Cyprinidae