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Explore South Pacific

Costa Rica’s South Pacific region brings together rainforest, mountain communities and remarkable coastal landscapes. Uvita, the Osa Peninsula and the Golfo Dulce invite discovery of the connections between forests, rivers and sea. Look closer with Pico and Tati, ask questions and show care by respecting local communities and leaving nature undisturbed.

Costa Rica’s Central American Boa-12

Central American Boa

A muscular snake with broad saddle-like markings.

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Costa Rican tiger rat snake-13

Tiger Rat Snake

A long snake that can climb through vegetation.

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Blunt-headed tree snake of Costa Rica-14

Blunt-headed Tree Snake

An exceptionally slender snake with a broad-looking head and large eyes.

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Costa Rican Terciopelo Snake-15

Terciopelo

A venomous pit viper found in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica coral snake field guide-16

Central American Coral Snake

A venomous coral snake with complete colored rings.

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Costa Rica white-lipped mud turtle-19

White-lipped Mud Turtle

A small freshwater turtle whose pale mouth margins help explain its name.

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Spectacled caiman of Costa Rica-20

Spectacled Caiman

A crocodilian with a bony ridge between its eyes that suggests a pair of spectacles.

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Costa Rican Green Iguana-1

Green Iguana

A large tree-climbing lizard with a throat fan and a row of spines along its back.

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Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Swimming

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

A marine snake with a dark back, yellow underside and a flattened paddle-shaped tail.

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Black spiny-tailed iguana, Costa Rica-2

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

This sturdy lizard has a tail ringed with spiny scales.

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Common Basilisk of Costa Rica-3

Common Basilisk

A long-tailed lizard associated with Pacific-slope waterways.

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Green Basilisk of Costa Rica-4

Green Basilisk

A green lizard of humid forests and stream edges.

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