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Genus Lepidoblepharis (Costa Rica scaly-eyed gecko) [2] Genus Sphaerodactylus ( yellow-tailed dwarf gecko , spotted dwarf gecko ) [ 2 ] Genus Lepidodactylus ( mourning gecko ) [ 3 ]
Pages in category "Reptiles of Costa Rica" The following 174 pages are in this category, out of 174 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Costa Rica is home to around 175 amphibians, 85% of which are frogs. Frogs in Costa Rica have interesting ways of finding fishless water to raise their young in. Fish, of course, will eat tadpoles and eggs. Poison dart frogs put their eggs in water pools in bromeliads. Other methods include searching ponds before laying eggs, and laying eggs in ...
Anolis monteverde is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica [1] [2] and only known from the Tilarán Mountains, Puntarenas Province, at elevations of 1,545–1,650 m (5,069–5,413 ft) above sea level. [1]
A well-camouflaged aquarit anole An aquatic anole in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. Anolis aquaticus, commonly known as the water anole, is a semi-aquatic species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae, native to southwestern Costa Rica and far southwestern Panama. [2]
Anolis aquaticus in Costa Rica(video) Grass anole (A. auratus) Anolis angusticeps Hallowell, 1856 – Cuban twig anole; Anolis anisolepis H.M. Smith, Burley & Fritts, 1968 – Chiapas ornate anole; Anolis annectens E. Williams, 1974 – annex anole; Anolis anoriensis Velasco, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas & Quintero-Angel, 2010
In Costa Rica, this basilisk can be found as high as 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in some places. The species ranges from southwestern Nicaragua to northwestern Colombia on the Pacific side, and from central Panama to northwestern Venezuela on the Atlantic side. In Costa Rica, it is mostly found on the Pacific side of the country.
A brown and white speckled lizard with an orange-yellow dewlap, made of erectile cartilage, that extends from their throat. Their toes are covered with structures that allow them to cling to many different surfaces using the van der Waals force. Their tails have the ability to break off at special segments in order to escape predators or fights.