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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora palmata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
2. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora cervicornis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
3. |
Aegiphila monstrosa
|
Aegiphila monstrosa |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
4. |
Aegiphila panamensis
|
Aegiphila panamensis |
Plants |
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
5. |
Big Leaf Mahogany
|
Swietenia macrophylla |
Plants |
Central America, North America, South America |
6. |
Black Catbird
|
Melanoptila glabrirostris |
Birds |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
7. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
8. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
9. |
Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog
|
Smilisca cyanosticta |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
10. |
Bromeliad Treefrog
|
Bromeliohyla bromeliacia |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
11. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
12. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
13. |
Bully Tree
|
Sideroxylon stevensonii |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala |
14. |
Bully Tree
|
Sideroxylon durifolium |
Plants |
Belize |
15. |
Campbell's Forest Toad
|
Incilius campbelli |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
16. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Central American River Turtle
|
Dermatemys mawii |
Reptiles |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
18. |
Central American Snapping Turtle
|
Chelydra rossignoni |
Reptiles |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
19. |
Central American Tapir
|
Tapirus bairdii |
Mammals |
Southern Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador |
20. |
Ceratozamia robusta
|
Ceratozamia robusta |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
21. |
Cerulean Warbler
|
Setophaga cerulea |
Birds |
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela |
22. |
Cigar-box Wood
|
Cedrela odorata |
Plants |
Central America, North America, South America |
|
23. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
24. |
Cowfish
|
Rhinoptera bonasus |
Fishes |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
25. |
Craugastor psephosypharus
|
Craugastor psephosypharus |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala |
26. |
Craugastor laticeps
|
Craugastor laticeps |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
27. |
Craugastor chac
|
Craugastor chac |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
28. |
Craugastor sandersoni
|
Craugastor sandersoni |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala |
29. |
Craugastor sabrinus
|
Craugastor sabrinus |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala |
30. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
32. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
33. |
Doflein's Salamander
|
Bolitoglossa dofleini |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
34. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
35. |
Elliptical Star Coral
|
Dichocoenia stokesii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
36. |
Fulfordianthus evansii
|
Fulfordianthus evansii |
Plants |
Belize, Costa Rica |
37. |
Furrowed Wood Turtle
|
Rhinoclemmys areolata |
Reptiles |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
38. |
Giant Anteater
|
Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
Mammals |
Central and South America |
39. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
40. |
Giant Hispaniolan Galliwasp
|
Celestus rozellae |
Reptiles |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
41. |
Golden-cheeked Wood Warbler
|
Dendroica chrysoparia |
Birds |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Texas |
42. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
43. |
Goliath Grouper
|
Epinephelus itajara |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
44. |
Great Curassow
|
Crax rubra |
Birds |
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
|
45. |
Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey
|
Alouatta pigra |
Mammals |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatan) |
46. |
Guianan Crested Eagle
|
Morphnus guianensis |
Birds |
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela |
47. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
48. |
Harpy Eagle
|
Harpia harpyja |
Birds |
Mexico south to Argentina |
49. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
50. |
Holywood Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum sanctum |
Plants |
Central and South America, Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico |
51. |
Honduras Mahogany
|
Swietenia humilis |
Plants |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
52. |
Jaguar
|
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
53. |
Keel-billed Motmot
|
Electron carinatum |
Birds |
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
54. |
Lamarck's Sheet Coral
|
Agaricia lamarcki |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central and South America, Europe, North America (including United States) |
55. |
Large Ivory Coral
|
Oculina varicosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
56. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
57. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
58. |
Leprus Chirping Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus leprus |
Amphibians |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
59. |
Lined Seahorse
|
Hippocampus erectus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
60. |
Long-tailed Otter
|
Lontra longicaudis |
Mammals |
South America |
61. |
Magnolia
|
Magnolia yoroconte |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
62. |
Margay
|
Leopardus wiedii |
Mammals |
Central and South America, Mexico |
63. |
Maya Knobtail
|
Epigomphus maya |
Insects |
Belize |
64. |
Maya Mountains Frog
|
Lithobates juliani |
Amphibians |
Belize |
65. |
Maya Palm
|
Gaussia maya |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
66. |
Mexican Ground Pit Viper
|
Agkistrodon bilineatus |
Reptiles |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
|
67. |
Millepora striata
|
Millepora striata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America, South America |
68. |
Montastraea franksi
|
Montastraea franksi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
69. |
Montastraea faveolata
|
Montastraea faveolata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
70. |
Montastraea annularis
|
Montastraea annularis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
71. |
Morelet's Crocodile
|
Crocodylus moreletii |
Reptiles |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
72. |
Morelet's Treefrog
|
Agalychnis moreletii |
Amphibians |
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
73. |
Mountain Pimento
|
Schippia concolor |
Plants |
Belize |
74. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
75. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
76. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
77. |
Ocellated Turkey
|
Meleagris ocellata |
Birds |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
78. |
Ocelot
|
Leopardus pardalis |
Mammals |
USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America |
79. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
80. |
Persea schiedeana
|
Persea schiedeana |
Plants |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
81. |
Pillar Coral
|
Dendrogyra cylindrus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
82. |
Pinus tecunumanii
|
Pinus tecunumanii |
Plants |
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
83. |
Pithecellobium johansenii
|
Pithecellobium johansenii |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
84. |
Pithecellobium stevensonii
|
Pithecellobium stevensonii |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
85. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
86. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria belizensis |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
87. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria amygdalina |
Plants |
Central America |
88. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
|
89. |
Quercus purulhana
|
Quercus purulhana |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
90. |
Quiina schippii
|
Quiina schippii |
Plants |
Belize, Honduras |
91. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
92. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
93. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
94. |
Reticulated Toadfish
|
Sanopus reticulatus |
Fishes |
Belize |
95. |
Rosewood
|
Dalbergia retusa |
Plants |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
96. |
Rough Cactus Coral
|
Mycetophyllia ferox |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
97. |
Seabass
|
Epinephelus niveatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
98. |
Spectral Bat
|
Vampyrum spectrum |
Mammals |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
99. |
Splendid Toadfish
|
Sanopus splendidus |
Fishes |
Belize, Mexico |
100. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
101. |
Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral
|
Agaricia tenuifolia |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America (including United States Territories), South America |
102. |
Thomas's Sac-winged Bat
|
Balantiopteryx io |
Mammals |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
103. |
Trichilia breviflora
|
Trichilia breviflora |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
104. |
Van Gelder's Bat
|
Bauerus dubiaquercus |
Mammals |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
105. |
Vitex kuylenii
|
Vitex kuylenii |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
106. |
Vitex gaumeri
|
Vitex gaumeri |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
107. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
108. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
109. |
White-crowned Pigeon
|
Patagioenas leucocephala |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
110. |
White-lipped Peccary
|
Tayassu pecari |
Mammals |
Central America, North America, South America |
|
111. |
Whitelined Toadfish
|
Sanopus greenfieldorum |
Fishes |
Belize |
112. |
Whitespotted Toadfish
|
Sanopus astrifer |
Fishes |
Belize |
113. |
Yellow-headed Parrot
|
Amazona oratrix |
Birds |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
114. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
115. |
Yucatan Brown Brocket Deer
|
Mazama pandora |
Mammals |
Belize, Guatemala, Mexico |
116. |
Zamia variegata
|
Zamia variegata |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
117. |
Zamia prasina
|
Zamia prasina |
Plants |
Central America |
118. |
Zamia polymorpha
|
Zamia polymorpha |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
119. |
Zanthoxylum belizense
|
Zanthoxylum belizense |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
120. |
Zanthoxylum procerum
|
Zanthoxylum procerum |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
121. |
Zanthoxylum gentlei
|
Zanthoxylum gentlei |
Plants |
Central America |
122. |
Zanthoxylum ferrugineum
|
Zanthoxylum ferrugineum |
Plants |
Central America |