The last 3 reptiles that I will share from Tortuguero and like other categories of wildlife, I saw more than I got useable photos of. 🙂
A Caiman & 2 Lizards
Cañon Negro: People & Other Wildlife
 |
| The Jacques Pellé’s From France at my lodge and decided to join me on Cañon Negro trip A very enjoyable couple! |
 |
| Alex, our guide Explaining this interesting plume plant Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Me Thanks to the Pelé’s Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Red-eared Slider Turtle Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Green Iguana (male in mating orange) Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Spectacled Caiman Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Unknown Frog (Smilisca?) Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Red Seed of a Fruit used to Color Rice Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Dry Season Flowering Trees Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| And many other interesting trees! Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| A Big Boat for just 4 of us! Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
 |
| Jacques captures the river ahead – Rio Frio Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Obviously, Cañon Negro was a highlight of the trip! Assuming that you saw the 19 different bird photos from the last three days’ posts. Harris’s Hawk, Cañon Negro Birds 1, and Cañon Negro Birds 2
Tomorrow I will share shots from the Tenorio Volcano National Park, the closest place to Celeste Mountain Lodge and then more from the lodge another day.
And my general Costa Rica Photo Gallery is always available!
Other Animals at Sarapiquí
 |
| Mantled Howler Monkey male Selva Verde Lodge Sarapiquí, Chilamate, Costa Rica |
 |
| White-nosed Coati Selva Verde Lodge Sarapiquí, Chilamate, Costa Rica |
 |
| Variegated Squirrel Selva Verde Lodge Sarapiquí, Chilamate, Costa Rica |
 |
| Black River Turtle Puerto Viejo River, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica |
 |
| Spectacled Caiman Puerto Viejo River, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica |
See also all my non-bird wildlife photo galleries at OTHER WILDLIFE
And this will be my last post on what I saw in Sarapiquí at Selva Verde Lodge. I highly recommend this lodge and spending at least 3 or 4 nights when you go!
Tortuguero Reptiles
 |
| Ebony Keelback snake, on banks of Tortuguero River, Costa Rica It is similar to a Mussurana, which is more common in South America than here. |
Many people think that they will see more snakes than anything in the rainforest, but that is not usually the case as they fear humans more than we fear them and many are well camouflaged. I’m including a second photo of the only snake we saw in Tortuguero to show the full length:
 |
| Ebony Keelback snake, Tortuguero, Costa rica |
 |
| Green Iguana was the most often seen reptile. This male is orange because he is mating. Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica |
 |
| Green Basilisk or “Jesus Christ Lizard” because he walks on water. Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica |
 |
| Spectacled Caiman, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica |
 |
| Spectacled Caiman, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica Note that this is a lighter color than the first photo. Color varies and light makes photos different. |
 |
|||||||||||||||||
| Black River Turtle, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica |
Be not in haste, said the tortoise.There is nothing here but time.
If you live long enough, you will see.Of course, though, you will see them from your cage.
Live long enough? I asked. Are there mortal dangers here?
The tortoise chuckled.
The boy doesn’t always take very good care of his prisoners, Rex the lizard chimed in.
What do you mean? He doesn’t feed us enough?
Sometimes he doesn’t understand what we need to survive, Rex answered. Sometimes he plays too rough.
How can a creature able to bend the laws of nature be so cruel? I asked.”
― Patrick Jennings, We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes