Wildlife by group and country
Reptiles in Costa Rica
- 9 parks and reserves
- 2 dive sites
- 9 species
Nine reptiles for eleven places, and Costa Rica is one of the few countries that documents both oceans: Tortuguero and Cahuita in the Caribbean, Corcovado, Marino Ballena and Caño Island in the Pacific. Cocos Island appears twice, as a 24 km² park and as a 45-metre wall, and both entries are World Heritage. Four sea turtles and two crocodilians.
Where
Places come from reviewed species-place links; the species shown at each place are only those in this group.
National Park
Tortuguero
Costa Rica
Costa RicaAmerican Crocodile · Green Basilisk · Green Turtle · Hawksbill Turtle · Leatherback Sea Turtle · Spectacled Caiman
See park
National Park
Cahuita
Costa Rica
Green Basilisk · Green Iguana · Green Turtle · Hawksbill Turtle
See parkPelagic/Rocky reef
Caño Island
Costa Rica
Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water
15 m27 °C
Green Turtle · Hawksbill Turtle · Olive Ridley
See dive site
National Park
Marino Ballena
Costa Rica
Green Iguana · Hawksbill Turtle · Olive Ridley
See park
UNESCONational Park
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Green Turtle · Hawksbill Turtle
See parkUNESCO
Wall/Pelagic
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Up to 45 m · Advanced, drift diving
25 m27 °C
National Park
Corcovado
Costa Rica
American Crocodile · Olive Ridley
See park
National Park
Manuel Antonio
Costa Rica
Green Basilisk · Green Iguana
See park
National Park
Palo Verde
Costa Rica
American Crocodile · Red-tailed Boa
See park
National Park
Santa Rosa
Costa Rica
Leatherback Sea Turtle · Olive Ridley
See park
National Park
Arenal Volcano
Costa Rica
Green Basilisk
See park
