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  Mammal,
Amphibian & Reptile Species found at Hacienda Baru |
MAMMALS
| English Name | Scientific Name | Nombre en Español |
| DIDELPHIDAE | ||
| Wooly Opossum | Caluromys derbianus | Zorro de Balsa |
| Common Opossum | Didelphis marsupialis | Zorro Pelón |
| Gray Four-eyed Opossum | Philander opossum | Zorro de Cuatro Ojos |
| MYRMECOPHAGIDAE | ||
| Northern Anteater | Tamandua mexicana | Oso Hormiguero |
| Silky Anteater | Cyclopes didactylus | Serafin de Platanar |
| BRADYPODIDAE | ||
| Three-toed Sloth | Bradypus variegatus | Perezoso |
| Two-toed Sloth | Choloepus hoffmanni | Perico Ligero |
| DASYPODIDAE | ||
| Nine-banded Armadillo | Dasypus novemcinctus | Cuzuco |
| EMBALLONURIDAE | ||
| Long-nosed Bat | Rhynchonycteris naso | (Insect Eating) |
| White-lined Sac-winged Bat | Saccoptryx bilineata | (Insect Eating) |
| NOCTILIONIDAE | ||
| Greater Bulldog Bat | Noctilio leporinus | (Insect Eating) |
| MORMOOPIDAE | ||
| Mustached Bat | Pteronotus parnellii | (Insect Eating) |
| PHYLLOSTOMIDAE | ||
| Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat | Artibeus jamaicensis | (Fruit Eating) |
| Allen's Short-tailed Bat | Carollia castanea | (Fruit Eating) |
| Seba's Short-tailed Bat | Carollia perspicillata | (Fruit Eating) |
| Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat | Dermanura phaeotis | (Fruit Eating) |
| Common Vampire Bat | Desmodus rotundus | (Blood Eating) |
| Pallas' Long-tongued Bat | Glossophaga soricina | (Nectar Eating) |
| Little Large-eared Bat | Micronycteris minuta | (Insect Eating) |
| Schmidt's Large-eared Bat | Micronycteris schmidtorum | (Insect Eating) |
| Large-eared Forest Bat | Micronycteris sylvestris | (Insect Eating) |
| Pale Spear-nosed Bat | Phyllostomus discolor | (Fruit Nectar Insects) |
| Big Spear-nosed Bat | Phyllostomus hastatus | (Fruit Nectar Insects) |
| Yellow-shouldered Bat | Sturnira lilium | (Fruit Eating) |
| Round-eared Bat | Tonatia silvicola | (Insects Fruit) |
| Fringe-lipped Bat | Trachops cirrhosus | (Frog Eating) |
| Tent-making Bat | Uroderma bilobatum | (Fruit Eating) |
| Yellow-eared Bat | Vampyressa nymphae | (Fruit Eating) |
| Heller's Broad-nosed Bat | Vampyrops helleri | (Fruit Eating) |
| False Vampire Bat | Vampyrum spectrum | (Birds Rodents Bats) |
| VESPERTILIONIDAE | ||
| Silver-tipped Myotis | Myotis c.f. albescens | (Insect Eating) |
| CEBIDAE | ||
| White-faced Capuchin Monkey | Cebus capuchinus | Mono Cariblanco |
| CANIDAE | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Coyote |
| PROCYONIDAE | ||
| Northern Racoon | Procyon lotor | Mapachín |
| Crab-eating Racoon | Procyon cancrivorus | Mapache |
| Kinkajou (Honey Bear) | Potos flavus | Martilla |
| Coati | Nasua narica | Pizote |
| Olingo | Bassaricyon gabbii | Olingo |
| MUSTELIDAE | ||
| Southern River Otter | Lutra longicaudis | Nutria |
| Long-tailed Weasel | Mustela frenata | Comadreja |
| Grison | Malictis vittata | Grisón |
| American Skunk | Mephitis macroura | Mofeta |
| Amazonian Skunk | Conepatus semistriatus | Zorro Hediondo |
| Tyra | Eira barbara | Tolomuco |
| FELIDAE | ||
| Puma | Felis concolor | Puma |
| Jaguarundi | Felis yagouaroundi | Leon Breñero |
| Ocelot | Felis pardalis | Manigordo |
| Margay | Felis weidii | Caucel |
| CETACEA | ||
| Hump-backed Whale | Megaptera novaeanglia | Ballena |
| Pilot Whale | Globicephala macrorhyncha | Ballena Piloto |
| Dolphin | Various species | Delfín |
| CERVIDAE | ||
| White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus | Venado |
| SCIURIDAE | ||
| Red-tailed Squirrel | Sciurus granatensis | Ardilla |
| Variegated Squirrel | Sciurus variegatoides | Chiza |
| Dwarf Squirrel | Microsciurus alfari | Chiza Pigmeo |
| GEOMYIDAE | ||
| Giant Pocket-Gopher | Orthogeomys sp. | Taltuza |
| MURIDAE | ||
| Hispid Cotton Rat | Sigmodon hispidus | Rata Algodonera |
| House Mouse | Mus musculus | Ratón Común |
| ERETHIZONTIDAE | ||
| Hairy Porccupine | Coendou mexicanus | Puerco Espín |
| DASYPROCTIDAE | ||
| Paca | Agouti paca | Tepezcuintle |
| Agouti | Dasyprocta punctata | Guatusa |
| TAYASSUIDAE | ||
| Collared Peccary | Tayassu tajacu | Sahíno |
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
| English Name | Scientific Name | Nombre en Español |
| CAECILIDAE | ||
| Purple Caecilian | Gymnopis multiplicata | Dos Cabezas |
| LEPTODACTYLIDAE | ||
| Bransford's Litter Frog | lutherodactylus bransfordii | Ranita |
| Tink Frog | Eleutherodactylus diastema | Martillito |
| Smoky Jungle Frog | Leptodactylus pentadactylus | Rana |
| BUFONIDAE | ||
| Marine Toad | Bufo marinus | Sapo de Casa |
| Wet Forest Toad | Bufo melanochloris | Sapo |
| HYLIDAE | ||
| Red Eyed Treefrog | Agalychnis callidryas | Rana Arboricola |
| Green-boned Treefrog | Hyla elaechroa | Rana Arboricola |
| Rosenberg's Treefrog | Hyla rosenbergi | Rana Arboricola |
| Masked Treefrog | Smilisca phaeota | Rana Arboricola |
| DENDROBATIDAE | ||
| Black and Green Arrow Frog | Dendrobates auratus | Ranita venenosa |
| Red and Green Arrow Frog | Dendrobates granuliferus | Ranita venenosa |
| KINOSTERNIDAE | ||
| Mud Turtle I | Kinosternon leucostomum | Tortuga |
| Mud Turtle II | Kinosternon scorpioides | Tortuga |
| CHELONIIDAE | ||
| Hawksbill Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Tortuga Marina Carey |
| Olive Ridley Turtle | Lepidochelys olivacea | Tortuga Marina Lora |
| EMYDIDAE | ||
| Tropical Slider Turtle | Chrysemys ornata | Tortuga de Agua Dulce |
| GEKKONIDAE | ||
| Red-headed Gecko | Gonatodes albogularis | Lagartija |
| IGUANIDAE | ||
| Common Basilisk | Basiliscus basiliscus | Gallego |
| Striped Basilisk | Basiliscus plumifrons | Gallego |
| Casque-headed Lizard | Corytophanes cristatus | Lagartija |
| Ctentosaur | Ctentosaura similis | Garrobo |
| Green Iguana | Iguana iguana | Iguana Güirrisa |
| Anolis Lizard | Norops polylepis | Anole |
| TEIIDAE | ||
| Whiptail Lizard I | Amieva festiva | Chisbalas |
| Whiptail Lizard II | Amieva quadrilineata | Chisbalas |
| Whiptail Lizard III | Amieva leptophrys | Chisbalas |
| SCINCIDAE | ||
| Bronze-backed Skink | Mabuya unimarginata | Escincela |
| Litter Skink | Sphenomorphus cherriei | Escincela |
| BOIDAE | ||
| Boa Constrictor | Boa constrictor | Bequer |
| Mangrove Tree-Boa | Corallus enhydris | Manglera |
| Rainbow Boa | Epicrates cenchria | Boa |
| COLUBRIDAE | ||
| Mussurana | Clelia clelia | Musarana |
| Brown Forest Racer | Dendrophidion percariatus | Culebra |
| Indigo Snake | Drymarchon corais | Zopilota |
| Blunt-headed Tree Snake | Imantodes cenchoa | Bejuquilla |
| Cat-eyed Snake | Leptodeira septentrionalis | Culebra |
| Green Parrot Snake | Leptophis ahatulla | Lora Falsa |
| Salmon-bellied Racer | Mastigodryas melanolomus | Sabanera |
| Brown Vine Snake | Oxybelis aeneus | Bejuquillo |
| Pink-bellied Litter Snake | Rhadinaea decorata | Espanta Viejas |
| Tropical Rat Snake | Spilotes pullatus | Mica |
| MICRURIDAE | ||
| Coral Snake | Micrurus nigrocinctus | Corál |
| VIPERIDAE | ||
| Hog-nosed Viper | Bothriechis nastus | Tamagá |
| Eyelash Viper | Bothriechis schiegeli | Oropel |
| Fer de Lance | Bothrops asper | Terciopelo |
| Bushmaster | Lachesis muta | Plato Negro Matabuey |
| HYDROPHIIDAE | ||
| Black and Yellow Sea Snake | Pelamis platurus | Serpiente de Mar |
| CROCODYLIDAE | ||
| Spectacled Caiman | Caiman crocodilus | Lagarto Cayman |
| American Crocodile | Crocodylus acutus | Cocodrilo |