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Tortuguero National Park
Photos: Dina Duarte
Flora and fauna (identified to date):
734 Plant species
442
bird species. (Kingfisher, jacana, tiger heron, curassow, raptors, among others)
138
mammalian species (101 genera and 32 families, jaguar, manatee, monkeys, tapir, peccary, among others)
460 arthropod species.
118
reptile species (76 genera and 22 families. leatherback and green turtles, caiman, basilisk, iguana, among others)
58 amphibian species
(27 genera and 11 families)
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