Paul Carter, Feb 2022, revised 25 March 2022
On a mammal-watching trip with Chi Phan to Belize in December 2021 (15 nights) I saw +40 species of mammals. A summary of the mammal records and locations is given in Section 2 below; highlights being Baird’s Tapir, Hatt’s Vesper Rat (a Yucatan endemic) and Thomas’s Sac-winged Bat. A summary of the reptile records is given in Section 3; the Creaser’s Mud Turtle seen at La Milpa (NW Belize) appears to be the first record outside Mexico (detailed post HERE). The route and sites visited are listed in Section 1. Contents below: 1) Sites and Accommodation; 2) Mammal Records; 3) Reptile Records; 4) Images.
NOTE: Content on this page is not fixed and change is probable, for example addition of species and links to site reports.
Belize
Creaser’s Mud Turtle (Kinosternon creaseri) in Belize
Revised 17 Jan 2022
This post describes what appears to be the first record of Creaser’s Mud Turtle (Kinosternon creaseri) beyond Mexico and in Belize; it was seen on 7 Dec 2021.
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