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Giant Banded Anole eating a butterfly

Dactyloa insignis

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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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Comments (12)
bayucca
Looks that its favorite meal is diurnal moth Castniidae.
Jonathan Sequeira
dandoucette International Expedition Do have a website. http://www.ietravel.com/
Jonathan Sequeira
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
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
This is awesome, what timing! Is there a website for International Expeditions?

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PublishedJuly 9, 2011

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