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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. |
Adelopoma stolli
|
Adelopoma stolli |
Snails |
Guatemala, Nicaragua |
4. |
Aegiphila panamensis
|
Aegiphila panamensis |
Plants |
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
5. |
Aegiphila fasciculata
|
Aegiphila fasciculata |
Plants |
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
6. |
American Crocodile
|
Crocodylus acutus |
Reptiles |
Caribbean, Central and South America, Florida, Mexico |
7. |
Amphitecna molinae
|
Amphitecna molinae |
Plants |
El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua |
8. |
Bell's Vireo
|
Vireo bellii |
Birds |
California, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
9. |
Bentfin Devil Ray
|
Mobula thurstoni |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America, South America |
10. |
Big Leaf Mahogany
|
Swietenia macrophylla |
Plants |
Central America, North America, South America |
11. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
12. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
13. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
14. |
Bombacopsis quinata
|
Bombacopsis quinata |
Plants |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela |
15. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
16. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Bullseye Electric Ray
|
Diplobatus ommata |
Fishes |
California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
18. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
19. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora inflata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America, South America |
20. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora eydouxi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
21. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora elegans |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
22. |
Central American Tapir
|
Tapirus bairdii |
Mammals |
Southern Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador |
|
23. |
Central American Walnut
|
Juglans olanchana |
Plants |
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
24. |
Cerro Saslaya Moss Salamander
|
Nototriton saslaya |
Amphibians |
Nicaragua |
25. |
Cloud Forest Rice Rat
|
Handleyomys saturatior |
Mammals |
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
26. |
Common Sawfish
|
Pristis pristis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
27. |
Copan Stream Frog
|
Ptychohyla hypomykter |
Amphibians |
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
28. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
29. |
Cowfish
|
Rhinoptera bonasus |
Fishes |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
30. |
Craugastor laevissimus
|
Craugastor laevissimus |
Amphibians |
Honduras, Nicaragua |
31. |
Craugastor ranoides
|
Craugastor ranoides |
Amphibians |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
32. |
Craugastor lauraster
|
Craugastor lauraster |
Amphibians |
Honduras, Nicaragua |
33. |
Crown Shark
|
Sphyrna corona |
Fishes |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru |
34. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
35. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
36. |
Dichapetalum costaricense
|
Dichapetalum costaricense |
Plants |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
37. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
38. |
Ecnomiohyla miliaria
|
Ecnomiohyla miliaria |
Amphibians |
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
39. |
Elegant Tern
|
Sterna elegans |
Birds |
Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
40. |
Elliptical Star Coral
|
Dichocoenia stokesii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
41. |
Elongate Shadowdamsel
|
Palaemnema gigantula |
Insects |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
42. |
Eugenia salamensis
|
Eugenia salamensis |
Plants |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
43. |
False Cienega Colorado Worm Salamander
|
Oedipina pseudouniformis |
Amphibians |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
44. |
Fiddlefish
|
Rhinobatos leucorhynchus |
Fishes |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
|
45. |
Five-keeled Spiny-tailed Iguana
|
Ctenosaura quinquecariniata |
Reptiles |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
46. |
Fungia curvata
|
Fungia curvata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
47. |
Galapagos Petrel
|
Pterodroma phaeopygia |
Birds |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines |
48. |
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
|
Ateles geoffroyi |
Mammals |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
49. |
Giant Anteater
|
Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
Mammals |
Central and South America |
50. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
51. |
Golden Cownose Ray
|
Rhinoptera steindachneri |
Fishes |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru |
52. |
Golden-cheeked Wood Warbler
|
Dendroica chrysoparia |
Birds |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Texas |
53. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
54. |
Great Curassow
|
Crax rubra |
Birds |
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
55. |
Great Green Macaw
|
Ara ambiguus |
Birds |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
56. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
57. |
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 |
58. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
59. |
Harpy Eagle
|
Harpia harpyja |
Birds |
Mexico south to Argentina |
60. |
Helicina rostrata
|
Helicina rostrata |
Snails |
Guatemala, Nicaragua |
61. |
Highland Guan
|
Penelopina nigra |
Birds |
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
62. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
63. |
Holly
|
Ilex pallida |
Plants |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
64. |
Holly
|
Ilex costaricensis |
Plants |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
65. |
Holywood Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum sanctum |
Plants |
Central and South America, Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico |
66. |
Honduran White Bat
|
Ectophylla alba |
Mammals |
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
|
67. |
Honduras Mahogany
|
Swietenia humilis |
Plants |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
68. |
Ivory-faced Flatwing
|
Heteragrion eboratum |
Insects |
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
69. |
Jaguar
|
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
70. |
Jaguarundi
|
Herpailurus yagouaroundi |
Mammals |
Arizona, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Texas |
71. |
Japanese Devilray
|
Mobula japanica |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
72. |
Keel-billed Motmot
|
Electron carinatum |
Birds |
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
73. |
Lamarck's Sheet Coral
|
Agaricia lamarcki |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central and South America, Europe, North America (including United States) |
74. |
Lancepod
|
Lonchocarpus yoroensis |
Plants |
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
75. |
Lancepod
|
Lonchocarpus retiferus |
Plants |
Honduras, Nicaragua |
76. |
Lancepod
|
Lonchocarpus phlebophyllus |
Plants |
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
77. |
Lancepod
|
Lonchocarpus phaseolifolius |
Plants |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
78. |
Lancepod
|
Lonchocarpus miniflorus |
Plants |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
79. |
Large Ivory Coral
|
Oculina varicosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
80. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
81. |
Lennea viridiflora
|
Lennea viridiflora |
Plants |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
82. |
Lined Seahorse
|
Hippocampus erectus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
83. |
Little Corn Island Frog
|
Lithobates miadis |
Amphibians |
Nicaragua |
84. |
Long-tailed Otter
|
Lontra longicaudis |
Mammals |
South America |
85. |
Longnose Eagle Ray
|
Myliobatis longirostris |
Fishes |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Baja California), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru |
86. |
Machaerium nicaraguense
|
Machaerium nicaraguense |
Plants |
Honduras, Nicaragua |
87. |
Mantled Howler Monkey
|
Alouatta palliata |
Mammals |
Mexico to South America |
88. |
Margay
|
Leopardus wiedii |
Mammals |
Central and South America, Mexico |
|
89. |
Mexican Caecilian
|
Dermophis mexicanus |
Amphibians |
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
90. |
Mexican Ground Pit Viper
|
Agkistrodon bilineatus |
Reptiles |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
91. |
Mollinedia ruae
|
Mollinedia ruae |
Plants |
Honduras, Nicaragua |
92. |
Mombacho Salamander
|
Bolitoglossa mombachoensis |
Amphibians |
Nicaragua |
93. |
Montastraea faveolata
|
Montastraea faveolata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
94. |
Montastraea annularis
|
Montastraea annularis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
95. |
Montastraea franksi
|
Montastraea franksi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
96. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
97. |
Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle
|
Kinosternon angustipons |
Reptiles |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
98. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
99. |
Nectandra mirafloris
|
Nectandra mirafloris |
Plants |
Nicaragua |
100. |
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 |
101. |
Ocellated Quail
|
Cyrtonyx ocellatus |
Birds |
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
102. |
Ocelot
|
Leopardus pardalis |
Mammals |
USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America |
103. |
Ocotea jorge-escobarii
|
Ocotea jorge-escobarii |
Plants |
Central America |
104. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
105. |
Parkinson's Petrel
|
Procellaria parkinsoni |
Birds |
Australia, Central America, North America, Oceanic, South America |
106. |
Persea schiedeana
|
Persea schiedeana |
Plants |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
107. |
Pillar Coral
|
Dendrogyra cylindrus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
108. |
Pink-footed Shearwater
|
Ardenna creatopus |
Birds |
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, United States |
109. |
Pinus tecunumanii
|
Pinus tecunumanii |
Plants |
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
110. |
Platymiscium pleiostachyum
|
Platymiscium pleiostachyum |
Plants |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua |
|
111. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
112. |
Porites lobata
|
Porites lobata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
113. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria foveolata |
Plants |
Central America |
114. |
Protium correae
|
Protium correae |
Plants |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
115. |
Psammocora stellata
|
Psammocora stellata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Mexico, Oceanic, South America, United States/US Territory |
116. |
Psammocora obtusangula
|
Psammocora obtusangula |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Mexico, Oceanic, United States/US Territory |
117. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
118. |
Quercus bumelioides
|
Quercus bumelioides |
Plants |
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
119. |
Quercus purulhana
|
Quercus purulhana |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
120. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
121. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
122. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
123. |
Resplendent Quetzal
|
Pharomachrus mocinno |
Birds |
Mexico to Panama |
124. |
Richmond's Squirrel
|
Sciurus richmondi |
Mammals |
Nicaragua |
125. |
Rosewood
|
Dalbergia retusa |
Plants |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
126. |
Rough Cactus Coral
|
Mycetophyllia ferox |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
127. |
Seabass
|
Epinephelus niveatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
128. |
Spectral Bat
|
Vampyrum spectrum |
Mammals |
Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
129. |
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 |
130. |
Tawny-chested Flycatcher
|
Aphanotriccus capitalis |
Birds |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
131. |
Terminalia bucidoides
|
Terminalia bucidoides |
Plants |
Central America |
132. |
Tetragastris tomentosa
|
Tetragastris tomentosa |
Plants |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
|
133. |
Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral
|
Agaricia tenuifolia |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America (including United States Territories), South America |
134. |
Three-wattled Bellbird
|
Procnias tricarunculatus |
Birds |
Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
135. |
Ticodendron incognitum
|
Ticodendron incognitum |
Plants |
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
136. |
Van Gelder's Bat
|
Bauerus dubiaquercus |
Mammals |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
137. |
Vitex kuylenii
|
Vitex kuylenii |
Plants |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
138. |
Vitex cooperi
|
Vitex cooperi |
Plants |
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
139. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
140. |
Westfall's Knobtail
|
Epigomphus westfalli |
Insects |
Nicaragua |
141. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
142. |
White-crowned Pigeon
|
Patagioenas leucocephala |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
143. |
White-lipped Peccary
|
Tayassu pecari |
Mammals |
Central America, North America, South America |
144. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
145. |
Zamia herrerae
|
Zamia herrerae |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
146. |
Zamia acuminata
|
Zamia acuminata |
Plants |
Central America |
147. |
Zanthoxylum procerum
|
Zanthoxylum procerum |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
148. |
Zanthoxylum ferrugineum
|
Zanthoxylum ferrugineum |
Plants |
Central America |
149. |
Zanthoxylum belizense
|
Zanthoxylum belizense |
Plants |
Central America, North America |