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ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Maya Fauna List

FamilyGenusSpeciesCommon Name
AccipitridaeButeo magnirostris Roadside Hawk
AglajidaeNavanax inermisNavanax inermis
Ambystomatidae Ambystoma mexicanumAxolotl (or ajolote)
AmbystomatidaeAmbystoma tayloriTaylor's Salamander
AmphipterygidaeAmphipteryx longicaudata Damselfly
AntilocapridaeAntilocapra americanaPronghorn
ApidaeMelipona beecheiiStingless Bee
Aplocheilidae Rivulus robustusRivulus almirante
AriidaeArius hypophthalmus
AriidaeCathoropsspp.
AtherinidaeChirostoma bartoni
AtherinidaeChirostoma regani
AtherinidaePoblana alchichicaCharal de alchichica
AtherinidaePoblana ferdebueni
AtherinidaePoblana letholepisCharal de la preciosa
AtherinidaePoblana squamataCharal de quechulac
BalaenidaeEubalaenaglacialisNorthern Right Whale
BalaenopteridaeBalaenopteramusculusBlue Whale
BalaenopteridaeMegapteranovaeangliaeHumpback Whale
BataguridaeRhinoclemmysrubidaMexican Spotted Terrapin or Mexican Spotted Wood Turtle
BathymasteridaeRathbunella hypoplectaStripedfin ronquil
BatrachoididaeSanopus astrifer Whitespotted Toadfish
Batrachoididae Sanopus greenfieldorumWhitelined Toadfish
BatrachoididaeSanopus reticulatusReticulated Toadfish
BoidaeBoa constrictor Boa Constrictor
Boidae Boa spp.Hogg Island Boa
Boidae Lichanura trivirgataRosy boa
Bovidae Ovis canadensisBighorn Sheep
BradypodidaeBradypusvariegatusBrown-throated Three-toed Sloth
BranchinectidaeBranchinecta belkiCrustacean
BranchinectidaeBranchinecta mexicana Crustacean
BufonidaeBufo spp.Toad
ButhidaeCentruroides gracilisSlender Brown Scorpion or Florida Bark Scorpion
BythitidaeOgilbia pearsei Dama ciega blanca
CanidaeCanis latransCoyote
CanidaeCanis lupus Mexican Wolf
CanidaeUrocyon cinereoargenteusGray Fox
CanidaeVariesspp.Mexican Hairless Dog
CanidaeVulpes macrotisKit Fox
CapromyidaeGeocapromys thoracatusLittle Swan Island Hutia
CastoridaeCastor canadensis American Beaver
CathartidaeCoragyps atratusBlack Vulture
CebidaeAlouatta pigraBlack Howler Monkey
CebidaeAteles geoffroyiSpider Monkey
CebidaeCebus capucinusWhite-faced Capuchin
CervidaeMazama pandoraYucatan Brown Brocket
CervidaeOdocoileusvirginianusWhite-tailed Deer
CharacidaeAstyanax jordani Fish
CharacidaeAstyanax mexicanusMexican tetra
CheloniidaeLepidochelys kempiiKemp's Ridley
CichlidaeCichlasoma bartoniMojarra caracolera
Cichlidae Cichlasoma minckleyiMojarra caracolera de cuatro cienegas
CichlidaeCichlasoma urophthalmus
CichlidaeThorichthys meekiFiremouth Cichlids
CichlidaeThorichthys meekiFiremouth cichlid
Cirolanidae Mexilana saluposiCrustacean
CirolanidaeSphaerolana spp.Crustacean
ColubridaeArizona elegansGlossy snake
ColubridaeArizona spp.Glossy Snake
ColubridaeBogertophis rosaliaeBaja California Rat Snake
ColubridaeBogertophis spp.Rat Snake
ColubridaeColuber constrictorRacer
ColubridaeColuber constrictor Snake
ColubridaeElaphe guttataCorn Snake
ColubridaeFicimia streckeriMexican Hooknose Snake or Tamaulipan Hooknose Snake
Colubridae Heterodon spp.Hognose
ColubridaeHypsiglenaspp.
ColubridaeLampropeltis triangulumMilk Snake
ColubridaeMasticophis flagellum
ColubridaeMasticophis lateralis California Whipsnake or Striped Racer
ColubridaeNerodia rhombiferNew Mexico Spadefoot Toad
ColubridaeOpheodrysspp.Snake
ColubridaeOxybelis aeneusSnake
ColubridaePantherophis bairdiSnake
ColubridaePituophis catenifer Cape gopher snake
ColubridaePituophis catenifer(Cape) Gopher Snake
Colubridae RhinocheilusleconteiSnake
Colubridae Sonora semiannulataSnake
ColubridaeThamnophis spp.Garter snake
ColubridaeTrimorphodonspp.Snake
CorvidaeCyanocorax morioBrown Jay
Corytophanidae Basiliscus plumifronsPlumed basilisk
CottidaeOrthonopias triacisSnubnose sculpin
CracidaeOrtalis vetulaPlain Chachalaca
CracidaePenelope purpurascensCrested Guan
CricetidaeNeotoma mexicanaMexican Woodrat
CricetidaePeromyscus crinitus Canyon Mouse
CrocodylidaeCrocodylus moreletiMorelet’s Crocodile
CrotaphytidaeCrotaphytus reticulatus
CrotaphytidaeCrotaphytus spp.
CrotaphytidaeCrotaphytus vestigiumBaja California collared lizard
CrotaphytidaeGambelia copeiBaja California leopard lizard
CrotaphytidaeGambelia wislizenii
CuniculidaeCuniculus pacaPaca
CyprinidaeRhinichthys cobitisLoach Minnow
CyprinodontidaeCachorritospp.Varies
CyprinodontidaeCualac tessellatus
CyprinodontidaeCyprinodon atrorus
CyprinodontidaeCyprinodon beltrani
CyprinodontidaeCyprinodonbifasciatus
CyprinodontidaeCyprinodon fontinalisPerrito de carbonera
Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon macrolepisLargescale pupfish
CyprinodontidaeLucania interiorisSardinilla cuatro cienegas
Darcythompsoniidae Leptocaris stromatolicolaCrustacean
DasypodidaeCabassouscentralisNorthern Naked-tailed Armadillo
DasypodidaeDasypus novemcinctusNine-banded Armadillo
DasyproctidaeDasyprocta ruatanicaRuatan Island Agouti
DelphinidaeDelphinus delphisCommon Dolphin
DelphinidaeOrcinusorcaKiller Whale
DelphinidaeTursiopstruncatusBottlenose Dolphin
DermatemydidaeDermatemys mawiiMesoamerican River Turtle
DiaptomidaeMastigodiaptomus montezumaeCrustacean
DidelphidaeMarmosa canescensGrayish Mouse Opossum
DidelphidaeMarmosa mexicanaMexican Mouse Opossum
DidelphidaePhilanderspp.Gray Four-eyed Opossum
EchimyidaeHoplomysgymnurus Armored Rat
EchimyidaeProechimyssemispinosusTomes’ Spiny Rat
EmballonuridaeDiclidurusalbusNorthern Ghost Bat
EmballonuridaePeropteryx macrotisLesser Doglike Bat
EmydidaeChelonia mydasGreen Sea Turtle
Emydidae Pseudemys gorzugiRio Grande Cooter (turtle)
EmydidaeTerrapene coahuilaAquatic Box Turtle, Coahuila Box Turtle, Coahuila Turtle, or Water Box Turtle
Emydidae Terrapene nelsoniSpotted Box Turtle
ErethizontidaeCoendou mexicanusMexican Porcupine
FalconidaeFalco rufigularisBat Falcon
FalconidaeSpizaetus ornatus Ornate Hawk-eagle
FelidaeLeopardus pardalisOcelot
FelidaeLeopardus wiediiMargay
FelidaePanthera oncaJaguar
FelidaePuma yaguarondiJaguarundi
Flabellinidae Flabellina iodinea Spanish shawl
FormicidaeAtta cephalotesLeaf-cutting Ant
FormicidaeMonomorium inquilinumAnt
FregatidaeFregata magnificensMagnificent Frigatebird
GekkonidaeColeonyx brevis
Geomyidae Geomys tropicalisTropical Pocket Gopher
Geomyidae Orthogeomys cuniculusOaxacan Pocket Gopher
GeomyidaeOrthogeomys laniusBig Pocket Gopher
GeomyidaePappogeomys alcorniAlcorn's Pocket Gopher
GeomyidaePappogeomys bulleri Buller's Pocket Gopher
GeomyidaePappogeomys fumosusSmoky Pocket Gopher
Geomyidae Pappogeomys gymnurus
GeomyidaePappogeomys merriamiMerriam's Pocket Gopher
GeomyidaePappogeomys neglectusQuerétaro Pocket Gopher
Geomyidae Pappogeomys tylorhinusNaked-nosed Pocket Gopher
Geomyidae Pappogeomys zinseriZinser's Pocket Gopher
GeomyidaeZygogeomys trichopusMichoacan Pocket Gopher
GlaucidaeHermissenda crassicornisSea Slug
Gomphidae Epigomphus crepidusDragonfly
Gomphidae Epigomphus donnellyiDragonfly
GomphidaeEpigomphus flintiDragonfly
GomphidaeEpigomphus maya Dragonfly
Gomphidae Epigomphus paulsoniDragonfly
Gomphidae Epigomphus sulcatistylaDragonfly
GoodeidaeAllotoca maculataOpal goodeid
GoodeidaeAtaeniobius toweriStriped goodeid
GoodeidaeCharacodon audaxBold Characodon
Goodeidae Characodon lateralisRainbow goodeid
Goodeidae Girardinichthys multiradiatusFish
GoodeidaeGirardinichthys viviparus Mexclapique
Goodeidae Goodea gracilisFish
GoodeidaeHubbsina turneriFish
GoodeidaeIlyodon whiteiFish
Goodeidae Xenoophorus captivusSolo goodeido
HelodermatidaeHeloderma horridumMexican beaded lizard
HelodermatidaeHeloderma suspectumGila monster
Heterodontidae Heterodontus francisciHorn Shark
Heteromyidae Chaetodipus arenariusLittle Desert Pocket Mouse
Heteromyidae Chaetodipus artusNarrow-skulled Pocket Mouse
HeteromyidaeChaetodipus goldmaniGoldman's Pocket Mouse
HeteromyidaeChaetodipus pernixSinaloan Pocket Mouse
Heteromyidae Dipodomys gravipesSan Quintin Kangaroo Rat
HeteromyidaeDipodomys insularisSan Jose Island Kangaroo Rat
HeteromyidaeDipodomys margaritaeMargarita Island Kangaroo Rat
Heteromyidae Dipodomys nelsoniNelson's Kangaroo Rat
HeteromyidaeDipodomys phillipsiiRat/Mouse?
Heteromyidae Heteromys nelsoniNelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse
HeteromyidaeLiomys spectabilisJaliscan Spiny Pocket Mouse
HydrobiidaeCoahuilix hubbsiCoahuilix de hubbs snail
HydrobiidaeCochliopina compacta
HydrobiidaeCochliopina milleriMiller's snail
HydrobiidaeDurangonella coahuilaeDurangonella de coahuila snail
HydrobiidaePaludiscala carambaPaludiscala de oro snail
HydrochaeridaeHydrochaerishydrochaerisCapybara
HylidaeHyla arenicolor
HylidaePseudacris clarkiiSpotted Chorus Frog
HylidaeSmilisca baudiniiFrog
HylidaeSmiliscaspp.Mexican Treefrogs
Ictaluridae Ictalurus australisBagre del Panuco
IctaluridaeIctalurus mexicanus Bagre de Rio Verde
IctaluridaeIctalurus pricei Bagre de Yaqui
Ictaluridae Prietella phreatophilaBagre de Muzquiz
Ictaluridae Prietellaspp.Catfishes
IcteridaePsarocolius montezumaMontezuma Oropendola
IguanidaeCtenosaura alfredschmidtiCampeche Spiny-tailed Iguana
IguanidaeCtenosaura clarkiBalsas Armed Lizard or MichoacĂ¡n Dwarf Spiny-tailed Iguana
Iguanidae Ctenosaura defensorYucatan Spiny-tailed Iguana
IguanidaeCtenosaura melanosternaHonduran Paleate Spiny-tailed Iguana
Iguanidae Ctenosaura oaxacanaOaxacan Spiny-tailed Iguana
IguanidaeCtenosaura oedirhinaRoatĂ¡n Spiny-tailed Iguana
IguanidaeCtenosaura pectinataIguana
IguanidaeCtenosauraspp.
IguanidaeDipsosaurus dorsalisDesert iguana
IguanidaeIguana iguanaGreen Iguana
IguanidaeLaemanctus longipesEastern Casquehead Iguana
IguanidaeSauromalusspp.Chuckwalla
KinosternidaeClaudius angustatus
KinosternidaeClaudius angustatusNarrow-bridged Musk Turtle
KinosternidaeKinosternon creaseriCreaser's Mud Turtle
Kinosternidae Kinosternon oaxacaeOaxaca Mud Turtle
KinosternidaeStaurotypus spp.Mexican Musk Turtles, Giant Musk Turtles, or Three-Keeled Musk Turtles
KinosternidaeStaurotypusspp.Mexican Musk Turtles, Giant Musk Turtles, or Three-Keeled Musk Turtles
LabridaeSemicossyphus pulcherCalifornia Sheephead
LacantuniidaeLacantunia enigmaticaChiapas catfish
LeporidaeLepus californicusBlack-tailed Jackrabbit
LeporidaeLepus callotisWhite-sided Jackrabbit
LeporidaeLepus flavigularisTehuantepec Jackrabbit
LeporidaeLepus insularisBlack Jackrabbit
LeporidaeSylvilagus auduboniiDesert Cottontail
Leporidae Sylvilagus cuniculariusMexican Cottontail
LeporidaeSylvilagus graysoniTres Marias Rabbit
LeporidaeSylvilagus mansuetusSan Jose Brush Rabbit
Libellulidae Perithemis intensaMexican Amberwing
Loxocemidae Loxocemus bicolorMexican Python, Mexican Burrowing Python, Mexican Burrowing Snake
MegalonychidaeCholoepushoffmanniHoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth
Megapodagrionidae Paraphlebia zoeDamselfly
MeleagridaeMeleagris ocellataOcellated Turkey
MephitidaeMephitis macrouraHooded Skunk
Mephitidae Spilogale pygmaeaPygmy Spotted Skunk
MolossidaeTadarida brasiliensisMexican Free-tailed Bat
MomotidaeMomotus momotaBlue-crowned Motmot
MormoopidaePteronotus parnelliiParnell's Mustached Bat
MormoopidaeVariesspp.
MuridaeNyctomys sumichrastiVesper Rat
MuridaeOligoryzomys fulvescensNorthern Pygmy Rice Rat
MuridaeOryzomys couesiCoues’ Rice Rat
MuridaeOtotylomysphyllotisBig-eared Climbing Rat
MuridaeSigmodonhispidusHispid Cotton Rat
MuridaeTylomys spp.Climbing Rat
MustelidaeConepatussemistriatusStriped Hog-nosed Skunk
MustelidaeEirabarbaraTayra
MustelidaeGalictisvittataGreater Grison
MustelidaeLutralongicaudisNeotropical River Otter
MustelidaeMustelafrenataLong-tailed Weasel
MustelidaeSpilogale putoriusSpotted Skunk
MyrmecophagidaeCyclopesdidactylusSilky Anteater
MyrmecophagidaeTamandua mexicana Northern Tamandua
MytilidaeMytilus californianusCalifornia Mussel
NatalidaeNatalusstramineusMexican Funnel-eared Bat
NoctilionidaeNoctilioleporinusGreater Fishing Bat
NymphalidaeDanaus plexippusMonarch Butterfly
NymphalidaeHeliconius spp.Tiger-stripe Butterfly
NymphalidaeMorpho peleidesMorpho Butterfly
NymphalidaeOpsiphanes blythekitzmilleraeMinerva Owl Butterfly
Papilionidae Baronia brevicornisShort-horned Baronia
Papilionidae Papilio esperanzaButterfly
ParalichthyidaeParalichthys californicusCalifornia Halibut or California Flounder
Percidae Dendrotriton megarhinusDardo de conchos
PercidaeEtheostoma pottsiMexican darter
PhocidaeMirounga angustirostrisNorthern Elephant Seal
PhrynosomadtidaeSceloporus poinsettiiLizard
PhrynosomatidaeHolbrookia propinquaLizard
PhrynosomatidaePhrynosoma ditmarsiRock horned lizard
PhrynosomatidaePhrynosoma mcallii Flat-tail Horned Lizard
PhrynosomatidaePhrynosoma orbiculareMexican Plateau Horned Lizard
PhrynosomatidaePhrynosoma platyrhinosDesert horned lizard
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus malachiticusLizard
PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus occidentalisWestern fence lizard
PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus olivaceusTexas spiny lizard
PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus orcutti Granite spiny lizard
PhrynosomatidaeUlma spp.Fringe-toed lizard
PhrynosomatidaeUrosaurus graciosus
Phyllostomidae Artibeus hirsutusHairy Fruit-eating Bat
PhyllostomidaeArtibeus jamaicensisJamaican fruit bat
PhyllostomidaeDesmodus rotundusCommon Vampire Bat
PhyllostomidaeDiaemus youngiWhite-winged Vampire Bat
PhyllostomidaeDiphylla ecaudataHairy-legged Vampire Bat
Phyllostomidae Glossophaga morenoiWestern Long-tongued Bat
Phyllostomidae Leptonycteris spp.Saussure's long-nosed bat
PhyllostomidaeLeptonycteris yerbabuenaeLesser Long-nosed Bat
PhyllostomidaeMusonycteris harrisoniBanana Bat
PhyllostomidaeVampyrum spectrumSpectral Bat
PhyseteridaeKogiabreviceps Pygmy Sperm Whale
PhyseteridaeKogiasimusDwarf Sperm Whale
PhyseteridaePhysetercatodonGreat Sperm Whale
PicidaeCampephilus guatemalensisPale-billed Woodpecker
PierinaeAnthocharis limoneaMexican Orangetip
Pimelodidae Rhamdia reddelliJuil ciego
PimelodidaeRhamdia zongolicensisFish
PlatystictidaeOxylebius pictusPainted greenling
Platystictidae Palaemnema paulicobaDamselfly
PlethodontidaeBolitoglossa oresbiaSalamander
PlethodontidaeBolitoglossa platydactyla Achoque De Tierra (Salamander)
Plethodontidae Bolitoglossa porrasorum Salamander
PlethodontidaeBolitoglossa veracrucis Salamander
PlethodontidaeBolitoglossa zapoteca Salamander
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton arboreus
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton chiropterus
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton chondrostega
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton cracens
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton dimidiatus
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton lavae
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton magnipes
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton mosaueri
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton multidentatusSalamander
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton orculusSalamander
PlethodontidaeChiropterotriton priscusSalamander
PlethodontidaeChiropterotritonterrestrisSalamander
PlethodontidaeCryptotriton adelos
PlethodontidaeCryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi
PlethodontidaeDendrotriton megarhinusSalamander
PlethodontidaeDendrotriton xolocalcaeSalamander
PlethodontidaeEndrotriton sanctibarbarus Salamander
PlethodontidaeIxalotriton nigerSalamander
PlethodontidaeIxalotriton parvaSalamander
Plethodontidae Lineatriton lineolusSalamander
PlethodontidaeLineatriton orchileucosSalamander
Plethodontidae Lineatriton orchimelasSalamander
PlethodontidaeNototriton barbouri Salamander
PlethodontidaeNototritonlignicola Salamander
PlethodontidaeNototriton limnospectator Salamander
PlethodontidaeOedipina gephyra Salamander
Plethodontidae Oedipina stuarti Salamander
Plethodontidae Olitoglossa riletti Salamander
Plethodontidae Parvimolge townsendiSalamander
Plethodontidae Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotlTlaconete?
Plethodontidae Pseudoeurycea altamontanaSalamander
Plethodontidae Pseudoeurycea amuzgaSalamander
Plethodontidae Pseudoeurycea anitaeSalamander
PlethodontidaePseudoeurycea aquaticaSalamander
PlethodontidaePseudoeurycea maximaSouthern Giant Salamander
PlethodontidaePseudoeurycea obesaRidge Tail Salamander
PlethodontidaePseudoeurycea papenfussiMuscular Salamander
PlethodontidaePseudoeurycea quetzalanensisCuetzalan Salamander
PlethodontidaePseudoeuryceaspp.Salamander
Plethodontidae Pseudoeurycea tenchalliTlaconete Con Barba
Plethodontidae Thorius arboreusSalamander
PoecilidaeXiphophorus variatusVariable platyfish
Poeciliidae Gambusia alvareziGuayacon de san gregorio
Poeciliidae Gambusia hurtadoiGuayacon de hacienda dolores
Poeciliidae Gambusia krumholziFish
Poeciliidae Gambusia longispinisGuayacon de cuatro cienegas
Poeciliidae Poecilia latipunctataBroadspotted Molly
PoeciliidaePoecilia sulphurariaSulphur molly
PoeciliidaePoeciliopsis monacha
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus clemenciaeEspada de clemencia
PoeciliidaeXiphophorus couchianusMonterrey platyfish
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus gordoniPlaty cuatro cienegas
Poeciliidae Xiphophorus meyeriPlaty de muzquiz
PomacentridaeChromis punctipinnis
ProcyonidaeNasua nelsoniCozumel Island Coati
ProcyonidaeProcyon insularisTres Marias Raccoon
ProcyonidaeProcyon pygmaeusCozumel Raccoon
Pseudothelphusidae or Potamonidae Pseudothelphusaspp.Red Fresh Water Crab
PsittacidaeAmazona albifronsWhite-fronted Parrot
PsittacidaeAra macaoScarlet Macaw
RamphastidaePteroglossus torquatusCollared Aracari
RamphastidaeRamphastos sulfuratusRainbow-billed Toucan
Ranidae Lithobates berlandieriRio Grande Leopard Frog
Ranidae Rana magnaocularisNorthwest Mexico Leopard Frog
RanidaeRana neovolcanicaTransverse Volcanic Leopard Frog
RanidaeRana omiltemanaGuerreran Leopard Frog
RanidaeRana pustulosaRana De Cascada
Ranidae Rana tlalociTlaloc's Leopard Frog
Rhinophrynidae Rhinophrynus dorsalisMexican Burrowing Toad or Uo Toad
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus chrysogasterMexican golden trout
SalticidaePhidippus californicusJumping Spider
Scaphiopodidae Spea multiplicataSpadefoot
ScincidaeEumeces callicephalusNorth American Mountain Skink
ScincidaeMesoscincusspp. Skink
SciuridaeAmmospermophilus insularisInsular Antelope Squirrel
SciuridaeAmmospermophilus spp.Antelope Squirrel
SciuridaeCynomys mexicanusMexican Prairie Dog
SciuridaeGlaucomys volansSouthern flying squirrel
SciuridaeSciurus abertiAbert's Squirrel
Sciuridae Sciurus alleni Allen's Squirrel
SciuridaeSciurus colliaeiCollie's Squirrel
Sciuridae Sciurus oculatusPeters's Squirrel
SciuridaeSpermophilus adocetusTropical Ground Squirrel
Sciuridae Spermophilus annulatusRing-tailed Ground Squirrel
SciuridaeSpermophilus atricapillusBaja California Rock Squirrel
SciuridaeSpermophilus beecheyiCalifornia Ground Squirrel
SciuridaeSpermophilus lateralisGolden-mantled Ground Squirrel
SciuridaeSpermophilus madrensisSierra Madre Ground Squirrel
Sciuridae Spermophilus perotensisPerote Ground Squirrel
SciuridaeTamias bulleriBuller's Chipmunk
SciuridaeTamias durangaeDurango Chipmunk
SciuridaeTamiasciurus mearnsiMearns's Squirrel
Scombridae Scomberomorus concolorMonterrey Spanish mackerel
SebastidaeSebastes carnatusGopher rockfish
SebastidaeSebastes serricepsTreefish
SerranidaeMycteroperca jordaniGulf grouper
Serranidae Mycteroperca prionuraSawtail grouper
SoricidaeCryptotis alticolaCentral Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew
SoricidaeCryptotis magnaBig Mexican Small-eared Shrew
Soricidae Cryptotis mexicanaMexican Small-eared Shrew
SoricidaeMegasorex gigasMexican Shrew
Soricidae Sorex emarginatusZacatecas Shrew
Soricidae Sorex macrodonLarge-toothed Shrew
SoricidaeSorex milleriCarmen Mountain Shrew
Soricidae Sorex oreopolusMexican Long-tailed Shrew
Soricidae Sorex sclateriSclater's Shrew
Soricidae Sorex stizodonSan Cristobal Shrew
SoricidaeSorex ventralisChestnut-bellied Shrew
SphaeromatidaeThermosphaeroma cavicaudaCrustacean
SpondylidaeSpondylus americanusThorny Oyster
StenasellidaeMexistenasellus nulemexCrustacean
Stenasellidae Mexistenasellus parzefalliCrustacean
StenasellidaeMexistenasellus wilkensiCrustacean
Streptocephalidae Streptocephalus guzmaniCrustacean
Streptocephalidae Streptocephalus kargesiCrustacean
Streptocephalidae Streptocephalus mooreiCrustacean
StrigidaeOtus guatemalaeVermiculated Screech-owl
StrombidaeStrombus gigasQueen Conch
Synbranchidae Ophisternon infernale Anguila ciega
TapiridaeTapirus bairdiiBaird’s Tapir
TayassuidaeTayassu tajacuCollared Peccary
TeiidaeCnemidophorus exsanguis
TeiidaeCnemidophorus tesselatus
TermitidaeNasutitermes spp.Termites
TestudinidaeGopherus berlandieriTexas Tortoise
TestudinidaeGopherus flavomarginatusBolson Tortoise, Mexican Giant Tortoise or Yellow-margined Tortoise
TheraphosidaeBrachypelma smithiMexican redknee tarantula
TheraphosidaeBrachypelma vagans Mexican red rump or Mexican black velvet tarantula
TorpedinidaeTorpedo californicaPacific electric ray
TriakidaeMustelus hacat
TrichechidaeTrichechus manatusWest Indian Manatee
TrochilidaeAmazilia tzacatlRufous-tailed Hummingbird
TrogonidaePharomachrus mocinnoResplendent Quetzal
TrogonidaeTrogon massenaSlaty-tailed Trogon
UrotrygonidaeUrobatis concentricusBullseye Round Stingray
UrotrygonidaeUrobatis maculatusCortez round stingray
UrsidaeUrsus americanusAmerican Black Bear
UrsidaeUrsus arctos Mexican Grizzly
VespertilionidaePerimyotis subflavusEastern Pipistrelle
ViperidaeAgkistrodon bilineatus Cantil, Common Cantil, Mexican Moccasin
Viperidae Bothriechis schlegeliiEyelash Viper, Eyelash Mountain Viper, Schlegel's Viper
ViperidaeBothrops atrox Fer-De-Lance or Tommygoff
ViperidaeCrotalus spp.Rattlesnake
ViperidaeOphryacusspp.Snake
Viperidae Sistrurus ravusSnake
Viperidae Sistrurusspp.Snake
XantusiidaeLepidophyma flavimaculatumYellow-spotted tropical night lizard
XantusiidaeLepidophymaspp.Night Lizards
XantusiidaeXantusia henshawi Granite night lizard
XantusiidaeXantusiaspp.Night lizards
XenosauridaeXenosaurus grandis
Xenosauridae Xenosaurus rectocollaris
ZiphiidaeMesoplodonspp.Beaked Whale



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