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Amphibians and Reptiles 
of Guatemala
and Belize 

Noting those found during 
Focus On Nature Tours 
with an (*) 

including: 
Salamanders
Toads & Frogs (seen or heard), 
Turtles
Lizards
Snakes

A list compiled by Armas Hill

UPPER RIGHT PHOTO: MORELET'S CROCODILE
photographed during a FONT tour in Guatemala


Codes:

     BZ -   in Belize
      GU -   in Guatemala
      (PT)-  in the Peten region of northern Guatemala

     Threatened species, designated in the IUCN Red Data List
     (t1):  critically endangered  (some possibly extinct)
     (t2):  endangered
     (t3):  vulnerable
     (nt):  a near-threatened species

     (ph):  species with a photo in the FONT website        

(xcd):  recording on the CD "Vocalizations of Frogs & Toads from the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Soberania National Park and adjacent areas" (in central Panama), by Roberto Ibanez D., A. Stanley Rand, Michael J. Ryan, & Cesar A, Jaramillo.
The "x" refers to the number noted below of the numerical position on the CD.     

A fine book, "Jungle of the Maya" has recently been published (in 2006) by the University of Texas Press. In it, there some very good photographs of wildlife in Belize, and in nearby Guatemala & Mexico. In the following lists, pages in that book with photos of particular species are referred to with a (p. xx)       


 Links within this List:

 AMPHIBIANS:   Caecilians    Salamanders    Frogs & Toads
REPTILES:    Turtles    Crocodiles    Geckos    Basilisks    Iguanas

Spiny Lizards    Anoles    Skinks    Whip-tailed Lizards    Snakes
    

Other Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Central America & Mexico      

A List of Guatemala Birds     A List of Belize Birds

Mammals during FONT tours in Guatemala  (with some photos)

Marine Life, including that of the Coral Reef, in Belize & Mexico

A List of Central American Butterflies & Moths, in 6 parts  (with some photos)

Directory of Photos in this Website, in this list & others



         

       AMPHIBIANS:   
     

         CAECILIANS:

         Family CAECILIAIDAE  

         Genus GYMNOPIS 

  1. Mountain Caecilian ______  BZ
    Gymnopis syntrema

    SALAMANDERS

    Family PLETHODONTIDAE  (Lungless Salamanders) 

    Genus BOLITOGLOSSA

  2. Doflein's Salamander ______ BZ  GU  (also called Doflein's Mushroomtongue Salamander)
    Bolitoglossa dofleini
  3. Mexican Salamander  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander) 
     Bolitoglossa mexicana
  4. Muller's Salamander ______  GU  (also called Muller's Mushroomtongue Salamander)
    Bolitoglossa mulleri
  5. Rufescent Salamander  ______  BZ  GU (also called Northern Banana Salamander)
    Bolitoglossa rufescens


     Genus OEDIPINA  

  6. Central American Worm Salamander  ______  BZ
     Oedipina elongata

    FROGS & TOADS:
    Genus RHINOPHRYNUS
  7. Mexican Burrowing Toad  ______  BZ  GU
    Rhinophrynus dorsalis
  8. Tungara Frog  ______  BZ  (also called Mudpuddle Frog)
    Physalaemus pustulosus


     Genus ELEUTHERODACTYLUS

  9. Sanderson's Rainfrog  _____  BZ  GU
     Eleutherodactylus sandersoni 
  10. Chac's Rainfrog ______  BZ  GU
    Eleutherodactylus chac

  11. Polymorphic Robber Frog  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Lowland Rainfrog)
    Eleutherodactylus rhodopis

  12. Broadhead Rainfrog  ______  BZ  GU
    Eleutherodactylus laticeps
  13. Leprus Chirping Frog  ______  BZ(south)  GU
    Eleutherodactylus leprus
  14. Limestone Rainfrog  ______  BZ  GU
    Eleutherodactylus psephosypharus

    Some other species in the Eleutherodactylus genus in Belize & Guatemala recently described.


    Genus LEPTODACTYLUS
  15. White-lipped Frog  (49cd) (p. 73)  _____  BZ  GU
     Leptodactylus labialis
  16. Black-backed Frog  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Sabinal Frog)
     Leptodactylus melanonotus


     Genus PHYSALAEMUS
  17. Tungara Frog  _____  BZ
     Physalaemus pustulosus


     Genus BUFO
  18. Cane Toad  (2cd)  _____  BZ(*)  GU(*)  (also called Marine Toad)
     Bufo marinus
  19. Campbell's Rainforest Toad  _____  BZ  GU
    Bufo campbelli
  20. Gulf Coast Toad  (p.44) (ph)  _____  BZ(*)  GU
     Bufo valliceps



    Gulf Coast Toad
         (photo by Peter Mooney during a FONT tour)

    Genus AGALYCHNIS
  21. Red-eyed Treefrog  (ph)  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Red-eyed Leaf Frog)
     Agalychnis callidryas



    Red-eyed Treefrog
     (photo by Rodolphe Alexis)
  22. Morelet's Leaf Frog _____  BZ
    Agalychnis moreletii


     Genus HYLA
  23. Bromeliad Treefrog _____  BZ
    Hyla bromeliacta
  24. Loquacious Treefrog  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Mahogany Treefrog)
     Hyla loquax
  25. Yellow Treefrog  _____  BZ  GU
     Hyla microcephala
  26. Cricket Treefrog  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Painted Treefrog)
     Hyla picta
  27. Fringed-limbed Treefrog  _____  BZ  (endemic to Belize)
    Hyla valancifer
  28. Variegated Treefrog  (25cd) (p. 73)  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Hourglass Treefrog)
    Hyla ebraccata


     Genus PHRYNOHYAS

  29. Veined Treefrog  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Pepper Treefrog)
     Phrynohyas venulosa


     Genus SCINAX 
  30. Stauffer's Treefrog  (28cd)  _____  BZ  GU
     Scinax staufferi


     Genus SMILISCA
  31. Common Mexican Treefrog  (p. 73)  _____ BZ  GU
     Smilisca baudinii
  32. Blue-spotted Treefrog  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog)
    Smilisca cyanosticta


     Genus TRIPRION
  33. Casque-headed Treefrog  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Yucatecan Shovel-headed Treefrog)
     Triprion petasatus


     Genus HYALINOBATRACHIUM 

  34. Fleischmann's Glass Frog  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Mexican Glass Frog)
    Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni


     Genus GASTROPHRYNE

  35. Elegant Narrowmouth Toad  ______  BZ  GU
    Gastrophryne elegans


     Genus HYPOPACHUS
  36. Sheep Frog  (p. 72)  _____  BZ  GU
     Hypopachus variolosus


     Genus RANA
  37. Rio Grande Leopard Frog  _____ BZ  GU
     Rana berlandieri
  38. Maya Mountain Frog _____  BZ  (endemic to Belize)
    Rana juliani
  39. Vaillant's Frog  (53cd)  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Rainforest Frog)  
     Rana vaillanti 

    REPTILES:


    Family CHELONIIDAE  (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles): 
     6 species worldwide 

    Genus CHELONIA
  40. Atlantic Green (Sea) Turtle  (t3)  ______  BZ(*)  (in the Caribbean)   
    Chelonia mydas mydas
    Pacific Green (Sea) Turtle  (t3)      ______  GU  (in the Pacific) 
    Chelonia mydas agassizii 


     Genus CARETTA

  41. Loggerhead Sea Turtle  (t2) (ph)  ______  BZ
    Caretta caretta



    A Loggerhead Sea Turtle during a FONT tour
    (photo by Alan Brady)


     Genus ERETMOCHELYS
     
  42. Hawksbill Sea Turtle  (t1)  ______  BZ(*)  (in the Caribbean & the Pacific)  
    Eretmochelys imbricata 


     Genus LEPIDOCHELYS

  43. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle  (t2)  ______  GU(*) (in the Pacific) 
    Lepidochelys olivacea      

    To read a narrative about a FONT tour in Guatemala during which a Olive Ridley Sea Turtle was seen:
    A HATCHLING OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLE GOES INTO THE OCEAN 



    Family DERMOCHELYIDAE (Leatherback Turtle): a single species

    Genus DERMOCHELYS 

     
  44. Leatherback Sea Turtle  (t2)  ______  (in the Pacific) 
    Dermochelys coriacea      (the single member of its genus)


    Family EMYDIDAE  (Box and Water or Pond Turtles)

    Genus RHINOCLEMMYS

  45. Furrowed Wood Turtle  (ph)  ______  BZ  GU
    Rhinoclemmys areolata      (monotypic)

     




    2 photographs of a Furrowed Wood Turtle
    (photos by Peter Mooney during a FONT tour)  


     Genus TRACHEMYS
  46. Common Slider  (ph)  ______  BZ  GU(*)  (other names are Yellowbelly Slider and Sun Turtle)
    Trachemys scripta      (as many as 14 subspecies are sometimes recognized)

    Trachemys scripta     has a wide range and a pronounced geographical variation; distributed from the southeastern & central US south through Mexico & Central America to Venezuela, with disjunct populations in the West Indies, and in southeast Brazil, Uruguay, & northern Argentina.   



    Common (or Yellowbelly) Slider
    (photo by Howard Eskin)


    Family KINOSTERNIDAE  (Mud & Musk Turtles)

    Genus KINOSTERNON 

  47. White-lipped Mud Turtle  ______  BZ  GU  (also called White-faced Mud Turtle)  
    Kinosternon leucostomum
  48. Scorpion Mud Turtle ______  BZ  GU  (also called the Red-cheeked Mud Turtle)
    Kinosternon scorpioides      (6 subspecies are recognized)

    Kinosternon scorpiodes     is widely distributed from the Gulf slope in Tamaulipas, Mexico south through Central America to northern Argentina and eastern Brazil. It is highly variable geographically.
  49. Tabasco Mud Turtle  ______  BZ  GU
     Kinosternon acutum      (monotypic)


     Genus CLAUDIUS
  50. Narrowbridge Musk Turtle  _____  BZ(north-central)   GU
     Claudius angustatus      (monotypic)


    Genus STAUROTYPUS
  51. Mexican Giant Musk Turtle  _____   BZ  GU
     Staurotypus triporcatus      (monotypic)

    Family DERMATEMYDIDAE  (Central American River Turtle) 

     This family comprises a single living genus & species, and 2 extinct genera. It is most closely related to the Mud Turtles, KINOSTERNIDAE.


    Genus DERMATEMYS
  52. Central American River Turtle  _____  BZ  GU(*)  
     Dermatemys mawii      (monotypic, and the single member of its genus & family)
      


    Family CHELYDRIDAE  (Snapping Turtle) 
     2 species only in the Americas

    Genus CHELYDRA

          
  53. Common Snapping Turtle  (ph)  ______  BZ(south)  GU
    Chelydra serpentina



    Common Snapping Turtle
    (photo by Howard Eskin)


    Family CROCODYLIDAE  (Crocodile Family):      14 species worldwide; 2 in Mexico 

    Genus CROCODYLUS 
  54. American Crocodile  _____  BZ(on cayes)
    Crocodylus acutus
  55. Morelet's Crocodile  (t3) (ph)  ______  BZ(*)  GU(*)
     Crocodylus moreletii






    Two Morelet's Crocodile Photographs 
    (both photos by Marie Gardner during FONT tours)


    Suborder LACERTILIA  (Lizards)


    Family EUBLEPHARIDAE  (Banded Geckos)

    Genus COLEONYX 

  56. Yucatan Banded Gecko  (p. 90) (ph)  ______ BZ  GU
    Coleonyx elegans 



    Yucatan Banded Gecko
     (photo by Peter Mooney during a FONT tour)  


    Family GEKKONIDAE  (Geckos)

    Genus GONATODES 

  57. Yellowhead Gecko ______  BZ
    Gonatodes albogularis


     Genus HEMIDACTYLUS
  58. Common House Gecko  ______  BZ(*)  
    Hemidactylus frenatus


     Genus ARISTELLIGER

    59.
  59. Saint George Island Gecko ______  BZ
    Aristelliger georgeensis 


     Genus PHYLLODACTYLUS

  60. Island Leaf-toed Gecko  ______  BZ
    Phyllodactylus insularis
  61. Tuberculate Leaf-toed Gecko  ______  BZ
    Phyllodactylus tuberculosus


     Genus SPHAERODACTYLUS

  62. Spotted Dwarf Gecko  ______  BZ  GU 
    Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus

  63. Dwarf Gecko  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Least Gecko)
    Sphaerodactylus glaucus


     Genus THECADACTYLUS 
  64. Central American Smooth Gecko  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Turnip-tail Gecko, or Turnip Tail)
    Thecadactylus rapicauda


    Family CORYTOPHANIDAE  (Casque-headed Iguanas) 
    Formerly included in the large and diverse family IGUANIDAE;  in 1989 this group elevated to family status. 

         The Basilisks are commonly referred to "Jesus Christ Lizards" as they can run atop water. The following is an explanation of that behavior:



    A narrow seam of skin, which runs around each basilisk toe, forms a moveable flap that is expanded when its foot is pressed onto the water, thus creating a larger surface area. 
    The force that the lizards put into the downward movement of their feet produces an upward pressure that by itself creates almost a quarter of the total force required to keep the lizard from sinking. 
    When the running basilisk presses its foot down onto the water, an air-filled pocket is formed around the foot. This pocket quickly fills with water, so the lizard must rapidly withdraw it foot to prevent from having to "plow' through the water. As the foot retracts, the moveable skin-flaps on the toes fold down against the sides of the toes to reduce friction against the air. The combined pressure that is produced during a single downward and upward stroke of the foot can be enough to provide 111% of the support required to allow an adult basilisk to run on the water. 
    Small juveniles, with a body weight of less than 2 grams (0.07 of an ounce), are capable of producing 225% of the upward pressure necessary for an animal of that weight. With the combination of speed and specially adapted toe fringes, these lizards can run considerable across the water surface.        
    In order for a 176 pound human to match a running basilisk's aquatic performance, he or she would have to run at almost 69 mph across the water and produce a muscle force 15 times greater than what an average person is capable of doing.   

    Genus BASILISCUS
  65. Striped Basilisk  (ph)  ______  BZ(*)  GU(*)   (also called Brown Basilisk, or "Jesus Christ Lizard") 
    Basiliscus vittatus



    Striped Basilisk
         (this & the other basilisk photo above by Marie Grenouillet) 


         Genus CORYTOPHANES
  66. Smoothhead Helmeted Basilisk  ______  BZ(*)  GU(*)  (also called Elegant-headed Basilisk or "Casque-headed Lizard") 
    Corytophanes cristatus

  67. Helmeted Basilisk  (p. 10 - a beautiful creature)  _____  BZ  GU(*)  (also called Hernandez's Helmeted Basilisk)
    Corytophanes hernandezii


     Genus LAEMANCTUS
  68. Eastern Casquehead Iguana  ______  BZ  GU
    Laemanctus longipes 


    Family IGUANIDAE  (Iguanas)

    Genus IGUANA
  69. Green Iguana  (ph)  ______  BZ(*)  GU(*)  (also called Common Iguana)
    Iguana iguana
    The Green Iguana is a bright green when young, but changes to gray, brown, greenish-gray, or almost black as it grows older.



    Green Iguana
         (photographed during a FONT tour by Marie Gardner)

    Genus CTENOSAURA
  70. Black Iguana  (ph)  ______  BZ(*)  GU(locally)  (also called Ctenosaur) 
    Ctenosaura similis 



    Above & below: the Black Iguana
         (upper photo by Marie Grenouillet, 
     lower photo by Marie Gardner during a FONT tour)           




    Family PHRYNOSOMATIDAE  (Spiny Lizards & allies)


    Genus SCELOPORUS 

  71. Yucatan Spiny Lizard  (ph)   ______  BZ  GU(locally)  (also called Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard)  (endemic to the area of the Yucatan Peninsula)
    Sceloporus chrysostictus 



    Yucatan Spiny Lizard
         (photo by Marie Gardner during a FONT tour)
  72. Lundell's Spiny Lizard  ______  BZ(locally)  GU(locally)
    Sceloporus lundelli
  73. Blue Spiny Lizard  _____  BZ(locally)  GU(north)  (also called Blue-spotted Spiny Lizard)    
    Sceloporus serrifer

         In Belize, Sceloporus serrifer has a very limited distribution in the west-central part of the country.
  74. Rose-bellied Spiny Lizard  _____  BZ  GU  (also called Rosebelly Lizard)  (range: Texas to northwest Costa Rica)
    Sceloporus variabilis        


    Family POLYCHROTIDAE  (Anoles & allies)

    Genus ANOLIS

  75. Allison's Anole _____  BZ  (in Belize, only on Half Moon Cay)
    Anolis allisoni


     Genus NOROPS
  76. Neotropical Green Anole  ______  BZ  GU
    Norops biporcatus
  77. Bighead Anole  ______  BZ  GU
    Norops capito
  78. Ghost Anole  ______  BZ  GU
    Norops lemurinus

  79. Lichen Anole  ______  BZ  GU
    Norops pentaprion
  80. Smooth Anole  ______  BZ  GU
    Norops rodriguezii

  81. Brown Anole  (ph)  ______  BZ   (not in Guatemala)
    Norops sagrei



    Brown Anole
         (photo by Peter Mooney during a FONT tour)

  82. Silky Anole  ______  BZ  GU
    Norops sericeus 

  83. Greater Scaly Anole  ______  BZ  GU
    Norops tropidonotus 
  84. Lesser Scaly Anole  ______  BZ  GU
     Norops uniformis

    Family SCINCIDAE  (Skinks)

    Genus EUMECES

    85.
  85. Schwartze's Skink  _____  BZ  GU
    Eumeces schwartzei

  86. Sumichrast's Skink  _____  BZ(south)  GU
    Eumeces sumichrasti


     Genus MABUYA

  87. Shiny Skink  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Central American Mabuya or Bronze-backed Climbing Skink)
    Mabuya brachypoda     (or unimarginata)


         Genus SPHENOMORPHUS
  88. Ground Skink  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Brown Forest Skink, or Litter Skink)
    Sphenomorphus cherriei


    Family GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE  (Spectacled Lizards)

    Genus GYMNOPHTHALMUS
  89. Golden Spectacled Lizard ______  BZ(local in north)  GU
         Gymnophthalmus speciosus

    Family TEIIDAE  (Whip-tailed Lizards)

    Genus AMEIVA

  90. Chaitzam's Ameiva  _____  GU  (local in northern Guatemala)
    Ameiva chaitzami
  91. Middle American Ameiva   ______  BZ  GU
    Ameiva festiva
  92. Barred Whiptail  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Rainbow Ameiva or Barred Whip-tailed Lizard)
    Ameiva undulata


     Genus ASPIDOSCELIS

  93. Yucatan Whiptail  ______  BZ(locally)  GU(locally)  (also called Narrow-headed Whiptail) 
    Aspidoscelis     (formerly Cnemidophorus) angusticeps
  94. Maslin's Whiptail  _____  BZ(locally)  GU(locally)
    Aspidoscelis     (formerly Cnemidophorus) maslini
  95. Striped Racerunner ______  BZ(locally)
    Aspidoscelis (formerly Cnemidophorus) lemniscatus       

    Family XANTUSIIDAE  (Night Lizards)

    Genus LEPIDOPHYMA

  96. Yellow-spotted Night Lizard  ______  BZ  GU
     Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
  97. Maya Night Lizard ______  BZ  GU
     Lepidophyma mayae

    Family ANGUIDAE  (Galliwasps, Alligator Lizards, Glass Lizards)

    Genus CELESTUS
  98. Rosella's Lesser Galliwasp  ______  BZ  GU
     Celestus rozellae

    Family HELODERMATIDAE  (Venomous Lizards)

    Genus HELODERMA
  99. Black-beaded Lizard  ______  GU  (also called Beaded Lizard)  (in Guatemala, also in southern Mexico, in Oaxaca & Chiapas)
     Heloderma horridum


    Suborder SERPENTES  (Snakes)


    Family TYPHLOPIDAE  (True Blind Snakes) 

    Genus THPHLOPS 
  100. Yucatecan Blindsnake   ______  BZ  GU(north)
    Typhlops microstomus 


    Family LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE  (Slender Blind Snakes)

    Genus LEPTOTYPHLOPS
  101. Black Blindsnake  ______  GU  (also called Neotropical Slender Blindsnake) (in Guatemala, on the Pacific slope) 
    Leptotyphlops goudotii 


    Family BOIDAE (Boa Family, the Boids)

    Genus BOA 

  102. Boa Constrictor  (p. 95 & 104) (ph)  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Imperial Boa)
    Boa constrictor



    A Boa Constrictor on a road 
         (photo by Peter Mooney)


    Family COLUBRIDAE  (Colubrid Snakes)

    Genus ADELPHICOS
  103. Middle American Earth Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Adelphicos quadrivigatus


     Genus AMASTRIDIUM
  104. Rustyhead Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Amastridium veliferum


     Genus CIELIA

  105. Mussurana ______  BZ  GU(locally)
    Cielia cielia
  106. Mexican Snake Eater  ______  BZ(north)   
    Clelia scytalina


     Genus COLUBER

  107. Racer ______  BZ(locally)  GU(locally)
    Coluber constrictor


     Genus CONIOPHANES
  108. Two-spotted Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Coniophanes bipunctatus

  109. White-lipped Spotbelly Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Coniophanes fissidens

  110. Black-striped Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Coniophanes imperialis

  111. Five-striped Snake  ______  GU(locally in north)  
    Coniophanes quinquevittatus
  112. Schmidt's Black-striped Snake   ______  BZ  GU(north)
    Coniophanes schmidti


     Genus CONOPHIS
  113. Roadguard  (or Road Guarder)  ______  BZ  GU(locally)
    Conophis lineatus      


     Genus DENDROPHIDION
  114. Barred Forest Racer  ______  BZ(west)  GU
    Dendrophidion vinitor
  115. Black-naped Forest Racer ______  BZ  GU
    Dendrophidion nuchale


     Genus DIPSAS
  116. Snail-eating Thirst Snake  ______  BZ(local in northeast)  (also called Short-faced Snail Sucker)
    Dipsas brevifacies


     Genus DRYADOPHIS
  117. Brown Racer  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Lizard-eater)
    Dryadophis melanolomus


     Genus DRYMARCHON 
  118. Indigo Snake (*) ______  BZ  GU
    Drymarchon corais


     Genus DRYMOBIUS 
  119. Speckled Racer  (*) (ph)  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Guinea Hen Snake)
    Drymobius margaritiferus



    Speckled Racer
         (photo by Peter Mooney during a FONT tour)


    Genus PSEUDELAPHE  (or ELAPHE, or PANTHEROPHIS)
  120. Central American Ratsnake  (p. 49) (ph)  ______  BZ  GU   (another name is Red-blotched Ratsnake)
    Pseudelaphe flavirurus      (has been Elaphe, or Pantherophis flavirufa)



    Tropical Ratsnake
    (photo by Peter Mooney, in the cave during a FONT tour in November 2008)  


     Genus FICIMIA    
        
  121. Blotched Hooknose Snake  ______  BZ  GU(north)
    Ficimia publia


     Genus GEOPHIS
  122. Keeled Earth Snake  ______  GU
    Geophis carinosus


     Genus IMANTODES
  123. Blunt-headed Tree Snake  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Brown Blunt-headed Vine Snake)
    Imantodes cenchoa

  124. Central American Tree Snake  _____  GU(locally in north)  
    Imantodes gemmistratus


     Genus LAMPROPELTIS
  125. Milksnake   ______  BZ  GU  (also called Tropical Kingsnake)
    Lampropeltis triangulum


     Genus LEPTODEIRA

  126. Cat-eyed Snake  ______  BZ  GU(north)  (also called Rain Forest Cat-eyed Snake)
    Leptodeira frenata
  127. Northern Cat-eyed Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Leptodeira septentrionalis


     Genus LEPTOPHIS

  128. Green Treesnake  (p.49) ______  BZ  GU  (also called Parrot Snake)
    Leptophis ahaetulla  
  129. Green-headed Treesnake  (ph)  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Mexican Green Treesnake or Mexican Parrot Snake)
    Leptophis mexicanus



    A Green-headed Treesnake during a FONT tour
         (photo by Peter Mooney)


     Genus MASTICOPHIS
  130. Neotropical Whipsnake  ______  BZ  GU
    Masticophis mentovarius


     Genus NINIA

    131.
  131. Ringneck Coffee Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Ninia diademata
  132. Red Coffee Snake  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Red-back Coffee Snake)
    Ninia sebae 


     Genus PSEUSTES

  133. Puffing Snake  ______  BZ  GU  (other names are "Bird-eating Snake" and "Neotropical Bird Snake") 
    Pseustes poecilonotus


     Genus RHADINAEA
  134. Adorned Graceful Brown Snake  ______   BZ  GU
    Rhadinaea decorata


     Genus SCAPHIODONTOPHIA
  135. Guatemalan Neckband Snake  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Shovel-toothed Snake)
    Scaphiodontophia annulatus


     Genus SENTICOLIS      (became a genus in 1987)

  136. Neotropical Ratsnake  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Peninsular Ratsnake)
    Senticolis triaspis      


     Genus SIBON
  137. Slender Snail Sucker  ______  BZ(far-south)  GU
    Sibon dimidiata
  138. Cloudy Snail Sucker  ______  BZ  GU
    Sibon nebulata
  139. Pygmy Snail Sucker  ______  BZ  GU(far-east)
    Sibon sanniola 
  140. Terrestrial Snail Sucker  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Sartorius's Snail Sucker)
    Sibon sartorii


     Genus SPILOTES
  141. Tiger Treesnake  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Tiger Ratsnake)
    Spilotes pullatus


     Genus STENORRHINA

  142. Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake  ______  BZ(west & south)  GU
    Stenorrhina degenhardtii
  143. Scorpion-eating Snake  (ph)  ______  BZ(far-north)  GU  (also called Freminville's Scorpion-eating Snake) 
    Stenorrhina freminvillei

         In Guatemala, Stenorrhina freminvillei is mostly on the Pacific slope. 



    A Scorpion-eating Snake photographed during a FONT tour
         (photo by Peter Mooney)


     Genus STORERIA
  144. DeKay's Snake  ______  GU
    Storeria dekayi


     Genus SYMPHIMUS
  145. Yucatan White-lipped Snake  (ph)  ______  BZ
    Symphimus mayae

     

    Yucatan White-lipped Snake
    (photo by Peter Mooney during a FONT tour) 


         Genus TANTILLA
  146. Yucatan Centipede Snake ______  BZ(only a limited distribution in the north)  GU(locally)
    Tantilla cuniculator
  147. Blackbelly Centipede Snake ______  GU(north)  
    Tantilla moesta
  148. Red Earth Centipede Snake ______  BZ  GU
    Tantilla schistosa
  149. White-striped Centipede Snake ______  GU(locally in the north) 
    Tantilla tecta


     Genus TANTILLITA 

  150. Yucatan Dwarf Short-tailed Snake ______  BZ  GU(north)
    Tantillita canula
  151. Linton's Dwarf Short-tailed Snake ______  BZ(only a limited distribution in the southwest)  GU(north)
    Tantillita lintoni


     Genus THAMNOPHIS 
  152. Checkered Gartersnake   ______  BZ(east)
    Thamnophis marcianus
  153. Ribbonsnake  ______  BZ  GU(north)  (also called Western Ribbonsnake)
    Thamnophis proximus


     Genus TRETANORHINUS
  154. Orangebelly Swamp Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Tretanorhinus nigoluteus


     Genus OXYBELIS

  155. Brown Vinesnake  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Neotropical Vinesnake or Mexican Vinesnake)
    Oxybelis aeneus
  156. Green Vinesnake  (ph)  ______  BZ  GU(north)  (the range of this species is from Mexico to Argentina) 
    Oxybelis fulgidus



    Green Vine Snake
         (photo by Sally Brady)


     Genus OXYRHOPUS 
  157. Calico False Coral Snake  ______  BZ  GU
    Oxyrhopus petola


     Genus UROTHECA
  158. False Coral Snake  (p. 90) ______  BZ  GU
    Urotheca elapoides 


     Genus XENODON
  159. False Terciopelo  ______  BZ  GU  (also called False Fer-de-lance)
    Xenodon rabdocephalus


    Family ELAPIDAE  (Coral Snakes)  (VENOMOUS)

    Genus MICRURUS

  160. Variable Coral Snake  (ph)  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Many-ringed Coral Snake) (dangerously venomous; sometimes in leaf litter; nocturnal, but not always)
    Micrurus diastema


    Variable Coral Snake
     (photographed by Marie Gardner during the FONT tour in the Yucatan of Mexico in March 2009)

  161. Maya Coral Snake ______  BZ  GU(east)  (venomous, potentially dangerously so, but no known cases of bites to humans; mostly nocturnal)
     Micrurus hippocrepis
  162. Central American Coral Snake ______  BZ  GU  (occurs in Belize & Guatemala, but status unclear as it is similar to the Variable Coral Snake; venomous)
    Micrurus nigrocinctus  


    Family VIPERIDAE  (Viper Family)  (VENOMOUS)

    Genus AGKISTRODON

  163. Cantil  ______  BZ(locally in north)  GU(locally in north)  (a dangerously venomous viper)  
    Agkistrodon bilineatus


     Genus BOTHROPS
  164. Fer-de-lance  (ph) (*)  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Terciopela) 
    Bothrops asper



    Fer-de-lance (or Terciopela)
         (photo by Peter Mooney, on a road at night, during the FONT tour in the Yucatan of Mexico in Nov 2008)


     Genus CROTALUS

  165. Tropical Rattlesnake  ______  BZ  GU(locally in the north)  (also called Neotropical Rattlesnake)
    Crotalus durissus


     Genus ATROPOIDES

  166. Jumping Viper  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Jumping Pitviper) 
    Atropoides nummifer

         The Jumping Viper is dangerously venomous. It feeds on small mammals, and goes in trees up to about 3 meters. The common name notwithstanding, it does not launch itself into the air.  

    Genus BOTHRIECHIS 
  167. Eyelash Viper  ______  BZ  GU  (also called Eyelash Palm-Pitviper)
    Bothriechis schlegeii


     Genus PORTHISIUM

  168. Rainforest Hognose Pitviper  ______  BZ(south)  GU
    Porthidium nasutum 

    Family ELAPIDAE, subfamily HYDROPHIINAE  (Sea Snakes)  (VENOMOUS)

    Genus PELAMIS
  169. Pelagic Sea Snake  ______  GU  (in the Pacific Ocean)
    Pelamis platurus 



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