The herpetofauna of La Suerte Biological Field Station, Cariari, Costa Rica; an updated field list with notes on species recorded in 1998

Abstract

OSTA RICA lies at 12° latitude and 80° longitude in Central America. The country covers 19,730 square miles and has both an Atlantic and Pacific coastline. The Pacific features two peninsulas, de Nicoya in the North and de Osa to the South. The north of the country borders Nicaragua and the South, Panama. The inland mountain ranges stretch from the northwest across the middle of the country and proceed centrally down to Panama