SUMMARY: On a mammal-watching trip to Belize in December 2021 (15 nights) I saw +40 species of mammals. Mammal highlights included Baird’s Tapir, Hatt’s Vesper Rat (a Yucatan endemic) and Thomas’s Sac-winged Bat. Reptile records included Creaser’s Mud Turtle at La Milpa (NW Belize); this appears to be the first record outside Mexico. I travelled with Chi Phan.
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Creaser’s Mud Turtle (Kinosternon creaseri) in Belize
SUMMARY: This record of Creaser’s Mud Turtle (Kinosternon creaseri), observed on 7 Dec 2021 at La Milpa (Northern Belize), appears to be the first record in Belize for a species regarded at the time as endemic to Mexico.
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