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Reptilia |
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Crocodylia |
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Crocodylidae;
crocodiles |
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Crocodylus acutus
Cuvier |
x |
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Crocodylus moreletii
Duméril, & Bibron |
x |
x |
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x |
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x |
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Testudines |
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Cheloniidae;
hard-shelled sea turtles |
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Caretta caretta
L. |
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Coastal |
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Chelonia mydas
L. |
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Coastal |
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Eretmochelys imbricata
L. |
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Coastal |
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Dermochelyidae;
leatherback sea turtle |
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Dermochelys coriacea
(Vandelli) |
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Coastal |
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Dermatemydidae;
Central American river turtle |
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Dermatemys mawii
Gray |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Chelydridae;
snapping turtles |
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Chelydra serpentina
L. |
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x |
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Kinosternidae;
mud and musk turtles |
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Claudius angustatus
Cope |
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x |
x |
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Staurotypus triporcatus
(Wiegmann) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Kinosternon acutum
(Gray) |
? |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Kinosternon leucostomum
Duméril & Bibron |
? |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Kinosternon scorpioides
L. |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Emydidae;
wood turtles and sliders |
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Rhinoclemmys areolata
(Duméril & Bibron) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Trachemys scripta
(Schopef) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Lacertilia |
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Eublepharidae;
banded geckos |
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Coleonyx elegans
Gray |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Gekkonidae;
geckos |
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Gekko
gecko
(Linnaeus 1758) |
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x |
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Introduced |
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Aristelliger georgeensis
(Bocourt) |
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x |
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x |
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Gonatodes albogularis
(Duméril & Bibron) |
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x |
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Introduced |
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Hemidactylus
frenatus Schlegel |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Introduced. First specimens
noted in June 1993 in the coastal town of Dangriga |
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Phyllodactylus insularis
Dixon |
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x |
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x |
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Phyllodactylus tuberculosus
Wiegmann |
x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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Sphaerodactylus glaucus
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus
Hallowell |
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x |
x |
x |
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Thecadactylus rapicauda
(Houttuyn) |
x |
x |
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x |
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x |
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Corytophanidae;
casque-headed lizards |
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Basiliscus vittatus
(Wiegmann) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Corytophanes cristatus
(Merrem) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Corytophanes hernandezii
(Wiegmann) |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
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Laemanctus longipes
Wiegmann |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Laemanctus serratus
Cope |
x |
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Iguanidae;
iguanas |
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Ctenosaura similis
(Gray) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Iguana iguana
L. |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Phrynosomatidae;
spiny lizards |
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Sceloporus chrysostictus
Cope |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Sceloporus lundelli Smith |
x |
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x |
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Sceloporus serrifer
Cope |
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x |
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Sceloporus
variabilis Wiegmann |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Also S. teapensis
Guenther |
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Polychrotidae;
anoles |
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Anolis allisoni Barbour |
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x |
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Anolis carolinensis
Voigt |
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x |
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Intruduced, probably failed
to establish. |
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Norops biporcatus (Wiegmann) |
? |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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Norops capito (Peters) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Norops lemurinus (Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Norops pentaprion (Cope) |
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x |
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Norops rodriguezii (Bocourt) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Norops sagrei (Duméril
& Bibron) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Norops sericeus (Hallowell) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Norops tropidonotus (Peters) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Norops uniformis (Cope) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Scincidae;
skinks |
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Eumeces schwartzei Fischer |
x |
x |
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x |
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Eumeces sumichrasti
(Cope) |
x |
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x |
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x |
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Mabuya unimarginata
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Sphenomorhpus cherriei
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Gymnophthalmidae;
spectacled lizards |
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Gymnophthalmus speciosus
(Hallowell) |
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x |
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Teiidae;
whip-tailed lizards |
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Ameiva festiva
(Lichtenstein & von Mertens) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Ameiva undulata
(Wiegmann) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Cnemidophorus angusticeps
Cope |
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x |
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x |
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Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
L. |
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x |
Introduced? |
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Cnemidophorus maslini
Fritts |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
Also C. cozumela Gadow |
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Xantusidae;
night lizards |
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Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
A. Duméril |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Lepidophyma mayae
Bezy |
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x |
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Anguidae;
alligator lizards |
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Diploglossus rozellae
(Smith) |
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x |
x |
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Also Celestus rozellae |
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Serpentes |
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Typhlopidae;
blind snakes |
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Typhlops microstomus
Cope |
x |
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x |
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Ramphotyphlops braminus
(Daudin) |
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? |
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Leptotyphlopidae;
thread snakes |
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Leptotyphlops goudoti
(Duméril & Bibron) |
x |
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Boidae;
boas and pythons |
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Boa constrictor
L. |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Colubridae;
typical snakes |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatus
Jan |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Amastridium veliferum
Cope |
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x |
x |
x |
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Clelia clelia
(Daudin) |
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x |
x |
x |
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Clelia scytalina
(Cope) |
x |
x |
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Coluber constrictor
L. |
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x |
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Coniophanes bipunctatus
(Günther) |
? |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Coniophanes fissidens
(Günther) |
? |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Coniophanes imperialis
(Baird & Girard) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Coniophanes schmidti
Bailey |
x |
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x |
x |
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x |
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Conophis lineatus
(Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril) |
x |
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x |
x |
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Dendrophidion nuchale
(W. Peters) |
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x |
x |
x |
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Dendrophidion vinitor
Smith |
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x |
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Dipsas brevifacies (Cope) |
x |
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x |
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Dryadophis melanolomus
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Drymarchon corais (Boie) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Drymobius margaritiferus
(Schlegel) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Elaphe flavifura
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Ficimia publia
Cope |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Imantodes cenchoa
(Duméril) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Lampropeltis triangulum
(Lacépčde) |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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Leptodeira frenata
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Leptodeira septentrionalis
(Kennicott) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Leptophis ahaetulla
(L.) |
? |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Leptophis mexicanus
Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Masticophis mentovarius
(Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Ninia diademata
Baird & Girard |
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x |
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x |
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Ninia sebae
(Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Oxybelis aeneus
(Wagler) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Oxybelis fulgidus
(Daudin) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Oxyrhopus petola
(L.) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Pseustes poecilinotus
(Günther) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Rhadinea decorata (Günther) |
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x |
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Scaphiodontophis annulatus
(Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Senticolis triaspis
(Cope) |
? |
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x |
x |
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x |
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Sibon diademata
(Günther) |
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x |
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Sibon nebulata
(L.) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Sibon sanniola
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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Sibon sartorii
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Spilotes pullatus
(L.) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Stenorrhina freminvillii
Duméril, Bibron, & Duméril |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Stenorrhina degenhardtii
(Berthold) |
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x |
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Symphimus mayae (Gaige) |
x |
x |
x |
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Tantilla cuniculator
Smith |
x |
x |
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Tantilla schistosa
(Bocourt) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Tantillita canula
(Cope) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Tantillita lintoni (Smith) |
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x |
x |
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x |
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Thamnophis marcianus
(Baird & Girard) |
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x |
x |
x |
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Thamnophis proximus
(Say) |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
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Tretanorhinus nigroluteus
Cope |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Urotheca elapoides
(Cope) |
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x |
x |
x |
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Xenodon rabdocephalus
(Wied) |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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Elapidae;
coral snakes |
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Micrurus
diastema (Duméril, Bibron, &
Duméril) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
P.J. Stafford
(2000), states that M. hippocrepis
may just be a different morph of
M. diastema. |
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Micrurus
hippocrepis (Peters) |
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x |
x |
x |
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Micrurus
nigrocinctus (Gaird) |
? |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
P.J. Stafford
(2000), questions the validity of this species occurance
in Belize. |
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Viperidae;
pitvipers and rattlesnakes |
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Agkistrodon bilineatus
(Günther) |
x |
x |
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Atropoides nummifer
(Rupell) |
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x |
x |
x |
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Bothriechis schlegelii
(Berthold) |
|
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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Bothrops asper
(Garman) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Crotalus durissus
L. |
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Porthidium nasutum
(Bocourt) |
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J. C. , 1996, The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan
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