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Giant Banded Anole eating a butterfly

Dactyloa insignis

Description:

A medium size lizard, about 27 cm long just hunt a butterfly, This we just saw today(Sat 9, 2011) in Tortuguero National Park, first day trip with International Expedition, (Hotelbeds Costa Rica)

Habitat:

Rainforest

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12 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thanks for the info about the moth....

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Looks that its favorite meal is diurnal moth Castniidae.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

I just add the scientific name

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thnx for the comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

We are also in Facebook

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

dandoucette International Expedition Do have a website. http://www.ietravel.com/

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

good catch both of you!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

my, my...outstanding!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

That's right, I was having a conversation with a friend and we were interrupted by the jump, I am glad I has with my camera....

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

I saw one in my garden jump from my grapefruit tree to a Rose bush and just missed a butterfly. They can jump further than you think.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

This is awesome, what timing! Is there a website for International Expeditions?

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

This is a male. we can tell by seen some red in the throat.

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 9, 2011
Submitted on Jul 9, 2011

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