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SPECIES ACCOUNTS

AMPHIBIA

ANURA

Aromaobatidae

Allobates talamancae (formerly Colostethus)

Bufonidae

Rhinella marina (formerly Bufo)
Incilius coniferus (formerly Bufo)
Incilius melanochlorus (formerly Bufo)
Incilius valliceps (formerly Bufo)
Rhaebo haematiticus (formerly Bufo)

Centrolenidae

Centrolenella prosoblepon
Cochranella  albomaculata
Cochranella granulosa
Cochranella spinosa
Hyalinobatrachium  fleischmani
Hyalinobatrachium  valerioi

Craugastoridae

Craugastor  fitzingeri (formerly Eleutherodactylus)
Craugastor bransfordi  (formerly Eleutherodactylus)
Craugastor gollmeri (formerly Eleutherodactylus)
Craugastor megacephalus (formerly Eleutherodactylus)
Craugastor polyptychus (formerly Eleutherodactylus)
Craugastor talamancae (formerly Eleutherodactylus)

Dendrobatidae

Dendrobates  auratus
Oophaga pumilio (formerly Dendrobates)
Phyllobates  lugubris
Silverstoneia  flotator (formerly Colostethus)

Eleutherodactylidae

Diasporus diastema (formerly Eleutherodactylus)

Hylidae

Agalychnis callidryas
Agalychnis saltator
Dendropsophus ebraccata (formerly Hyla)
Dendropsophus microcephalus (formerly Hyla)
Duellmanohyla  uranochroa
Hypsiboas  rufitelus (formerly Hyla)
Hypsiboas rosenbergii (formerly Hyla)
Scinax boulengeri
Scinax elaeochroa
Smilisca baudini
Smilisca phaeota
Smilisca puma
Smilisca silia
Smilisca sordida
Tlalocohyla loquax (formerly Hyla)
Trachycephalus venulosus (formerly Phrynohyas)

Leptodactylidae

Leptodactylus melanonotus
Leptodactylus savagei (formerly L. pentadactylus)

Ranidae

Lithobates taylori (formerly Rana)
Lithobates vaillanti (formerly Rana)
Lithobates warszewitschii (formerly Rana)

Strabomantidae

Pristimantis cerasinus (formerly Eleutherodactylus)
Pristimantis gaigeae (formerly Eleutherodactylus)

CAUDATA

 

Plethodontidae

Bolitoglossa  striatula

 

REPTILIA

SQUAMATA

Anguidae

Diploglossus  bilobatus
Diploglossus monotropis

Corytophanidae

Basiliscus basiliscus
Basiliscus plumifrons
Basiliscus vittatus
Corytophanes cristatus

Gekkonidae

Gonatodes albogularis
Hemidactylus frenatus
Lepidoblepharis  xanthostigma
Phyllodactylus  tuberculosus
Sphaerodactylus homolepis
Thecodactylus rapicauda

Gymnophthalmidae

Leposoma  southi
Ptycoglossus  plicatus

Iguanidae

Ctenosaura similis
Iguana iguana

Phyrnosomatidae

Sceloporus variabilis

Polychrotidae

Norops biporcatus
Norops capito
Norops cupreus
Norops humilis
Norops lemurinus
Norops limifrons
Norops oxylophus
Norops polylepis

Scincidae

Mabuya  unimarginata
Sphenomorpha  cherriei

Teiidae

Ameiva festiva
Ameiva leptophrys

Xantusiidae

Lepidophyma flavimaculata

 

CROCODILIA

Alligatoridae

Caimen crocodiles

Crocodylidae

Crocodylus  acutus

 

TESTUDINATA

Geoemydidae

Rhinoclemmys  funerea

Kinosternidae

Kinosternon leucostomum
Kinosternon scorpiodes

 

SERPENTES

Boidae

Boa constrictor

Colubridae 

Amastridium veliferum
Clelia clelia
Coniophanes fissidens
Dendrophidion  vinitor
Dipsas bicolor
Drymobius melanotropis
Enulius flavitorques
Enulius sclateri
Geophis hoffmanii
Hydromorphus  concolor
Imantodes cenchoa
Imantodes gemmistratus
Lampropeltis triangulum
Leptodeira annulata
Leptodeira nigrofasciata
Leptodeira septentrionalis
Leptophis ahaetulla
Leptophis nebulosus
Mastigodrys melanolomus
Ninia maculata
Oxybelis aenus
Oxybelis brevirostris
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Rhadinaea decorata
Sibon annulatus
Sibon dimidiatus
Sibon longifrenis
Sibon nebulatus
Siphlophis compressus (formerly Tripanurgos)
Spilotes pullatus
Tantilla melanocephala
Trimetopon slevini
Trimorphodon quadruplex (formerly T. biscutatus)
Urotheca euryzona
Urotheca guentheri
Urotheca pachyura
Xenodon rabdocephalus

Elapidae

Micrurus alleni
Micrurus nigrocinctus

Viperidae

Atropoides mexicanus (formerly A. nummifer)
Bothrops asper

Bothriechis lateralis
Bothriechis schlegelii
Lachesis stenophrys
Porthiduim nasutum