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Animals and wildlife in Costa Rica
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 southern Florida. In southern Florida, these crabs occur in low-lying areas of coastal counties. They are rarely found more than 5 miles from the coast.They are also available in many places […]
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. There are more than 500 species of hermit crabs that are found all over the world. The majority of these live in the ocean and the few live on land. Ocean […]
Green Iguana
Common Name: Green Iguana, Common iguana Type: Reptile Family: Iguanidae Range: The green iguana is a reptile that is found mainly in rain forests of northern Central America, several parts of Costa Rica, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, and southern Brazil. Size: The green iguanas can reach to a length of 6.6 (2 meters). However the […]
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 to Pero including Colombia and the northern part of the Venezuela on Atlantic. In Costa Rica, the crocodiles are limited to the national Parks. Size: Most of the adults can get […]