| English Name | Scientific name | Nombre en español |
| AMPHIBIANS: 33 Species | ||
| Family: CAECILIDAE (2) | ||
| Purple Caecilian | Gymnophis multiplicata | Doc Cabezas |
| Gray Caecilian | Dermophis parviceps | |
| Family: PLETHODONTIDAE (3) | ||
| Striped Salamander | Bolitoglossa lignicolor | salamandra |
| Litter Salamander | Oedipina pacificensis | salamandra |
| Allen's Salamander | Oedipina alleni | salamandra |
| Family: ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE (2) | ||
| Tink Frog | Diasporus diastema | |
| Diasporus vocator | ||
| Family: CRAUGASTORIDAE (4) | ||
| Spot-shouldered rain frog | Craugastor crassidigitus | |
| Fitzinger's rain frog | Craugastor fitzingeri | |
| Red thighed rain frog | Carugastor rugosus | |
| Stejneger's rain frog | Craugastor stejnegerianus | |
| Family: STRABOMANTIDAE (1) | ||
| Pygmy rain frog | Pristimantis ridens | |
| Family: LEPTODACTYLIDAE (4) | ||
| White-lipped frog | Leptodactylus fragilis | |
| Whistling frog | Leptodactylus insularum | |
| Black spotted frog | Leptodactylus poecilochilus | |
| Smoky jungle frog | Leptodactylus savagei | |
| Family: HYLIDAE (10) | ||
| Red eyed treefrog | Agalychnis callidryas | |
| Gliding Leaf Frog | Agalychnis spurrelli | |
| Yellow thighedtree frog | Dendropsophus ebraccatus | |
| Small headedtree frog | Dendropsophus microcephalus | |
| Rosenberg's treefrog | Hypsiboas rosenbergi | |
| Green boned treefrog | Scinax elaeochroa | |
| Sticky Latex treefrog | Scinax boulengeri | |
| Masked treefrog | Smilisca phaeota | |
| Drabbed treefrog | Smilisca sordida | |
| Brown stream frog | Smilisca sila | |
| Family: DENDROBATIDAE (3) | ||
| Black & green arrow frog | Dendrobates auratus | |
| Red & blue arrow frog | Oophaga granulifera | |
| Common rocket frog | Siverstoneia flotator | |
| Family: BUFONIDAE (3) | ||
| Cane toad | Chaunus marinus | |
| Foothill stream toad | Incilius aucoinae | not seen since at least 1999, species has been recently reclassified and is endemic to SW Costa Rica |
| Leaf litter toad | Rhaebo haematitcus | |
| Family: CENTROLENIDAE (5) | ||
| Granular glassfrog | Cochranella granulosa | |
| Emerald glassfrog | Espadarana prosoblepon | |
| Green Glass frog | Hyalinobatrachium valerioi | |
| Cascade glassfrog | Sachatamia albomaculata | |
| Dusty glassfrog | Teratohyla pulverata | |
| REPTILES: 74 species | ||
| TESTUDINATA (Turtles – 6 species) | ||
| Family: CHELONIIDAE (2) | ||
| Hawksbill Marine Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | |
| Olive Ridley Marine Turtle | Lepidochelys olivacea | |
| Family: EMYDIDAE (2) | ||
| Tropical slider | Chrysemys ornata | |
| Trachemys emolli | ||
| Family: GEOMYDIDAE (1) | ||
| Red turtle | Rhinoclemmys funera | |
| Family: KINOSTERNIDAE (1) | ||
| Red-cheeked mud turtle | Kinosternon scorpioides | |
| SQUAMATA (Lizards – 28 species) | ||
| Family: ANGUIDAE (1) | ||
| Talamancan galliwasp | Diploglossus bilobatus | |
| Family: CORYTOPHANIDAE (2) | ||
| Jesus Christ lizard | Basiliscus basiliscus | |
| Casque-headed lizard | Corytophanes cristatus | |
| Family: GEKKONIDAE (6) | ||
| Yellow-headed gecko | Gonatodes albogularis | |
| Litter gecko | Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma | |
| Turnip-tailed gecko | Thecadactylus rapicauda | |
| Pacific spoted dwarf gecko | Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus | |
| Common house gecko | Hemidactylus frenatus | |
| Mourning gecko | Lepidodactylus lugubris | |
| Family: GYMNOPTHALMIDAE (2) | ||
| Gymnopthalmus speciosus | ||
| Leposoma southii | ||
| Family: IGUANIDAE (2) | ||
| Black ctentosaur | Ctenosaura similis | |
| Green iguana | Iguana iguana | |
| Family: POLYCHROTIDAE (8) | ||
| Green tree anole | Anolis biporcatus | |
| Pug-nosed anole | Anolis capito | |
| Pacific lichen anole | Anolis charlesmyersi | |
| Dry forest anole | Anolis cupreus | |
| Slender anole | Anolis limifrons | |
| Leaping anole | Anolis lemurinus | |
| Golfo Dulce anole | Anolis polylepis | |
| Canopy lizard | Polychrus gutturosus | |
| Family: SCINCIDAE (2) | ||
| White-striped climbing skink | Mabuya unimarginata | |
| Cherrie's litter skink | Spenomorphus cherriei | |
| Family: TEIIDAE (3) | ||
| Central American whiptail | Ameiva festiva | |
| Four-striped whiptail | Ameiva quadrilineate | |
| Ameiva leptophrys | ||
| Family: XANTUSIIDAE (1) | ||
| Tropical night lizard | Lepidophyma reticulatum | |
| SERPENTES (Snakes – 38 species) | ||
| Family: BOIDAE (3) | ||
| Boa constrictor | Boa constrictor | |
| Tree boa | Corallus ruschenbergerii | |
| Rainbow boa | Epricrates maurus | |
| Family: COLUBRIDAE (27) | ||
| Painted keelback | Chironius carinatus | |
| Ebony keelback | Chironius grandisqaumis | |
| Mussarana | Clelia clelia | |
| Brown spotbelly | Coniophanes fissidens | |
| Black-tailed cribo | Drymarchon melanurus | |
| Brown forest racer | Dendrophidian percarinatum | |
| Speckled racer | Drymobius margaritiferus | |
| White-headed snake | Enulius sclateri | |
| Common blunt-headed snake | Imantodes cenchoa | |
| Northern cat-eyed snake | Leptodeira septentrionalis | |
| Common cat-eyed snake | Leptodeira annulata | |
| Mangrove cat-eyed snake | Leptodeira rubricata | |
| Green parrotsnake | Leptophis ahaetulla | |
| Salmon-bellied racer | Mastigodryas melanolomus | |
| Spotted wood snake | Ninia maculata | |
| Calico snake | Oxyrhopus petolarius | |
| Brown vine snake | Oxybelis aeneus | |
| Bird-eating snake | Pseustus poecilonotus | |
| Pink-bellied litter snake | Rhadinea decorata | |
| Gray snail-eater | Sibon nebulatus | |
| Tiger ratsnake | Spilotes pullatus | |
| Scorpion-eating snake | Stenorrhina degenhardtii | |
| Tricolored crowned snake | Tantilla supracinta | |
| Orange-bellied crowned snake | Tantilla ruficeps | |
| Long-tailed littersnake | Urotheca decipiens | |
| Tropical seep snake | Hydromorphus concolor | |
| Banded snaileater | Dipsas tenuissima | |
| Family: ELAPIDAE (4) | ||
| Central American coral snake | Micrurus nigrocinctus | |
| Clark's coral snake | Micrurus clarki | |
| Allen's coral snake | Micrurus alleni | |
| Yellow-bellied sea snake | Pelamis platurus | |
| Family: VIPERIDAE (4) | ||
| Mexican jumping pitviper | Atropodes mexicanus | |
| Eyelash palm pitviper | Bothriechis schlegelii | |
| Fer-de-lance | Bothrops asper | |
| Central American bushmaster | Lachesis sternophrys | |
| CROCODILIA (2 species) | ||
| Family: ALLIGATORIDAE (1) | ||
| Spectacled caiman | Caiman crocodilus | |
| Family: CROCODYLIDAE (1) | ||
| American crocodile | Crocodylus acutus | |
Cet Iguane noir (Ctenosaura similis) aime prendre ses bains de soleil à l'entrée de l'hôtel d'Hacienda Barú.
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