Belize - Flora & Fauna

Finding and seeing a boa in the wild can be an amazing opportunity, and there's nothing quite like encountering one in Belize's lush rainforests! From the ancient Maya, who revered them as spiritual...

Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle - Claudius angustatus Locally known as Toe-biter. The smallest musk/mud turtle found in Belize. To be honest I don't see these guys often, but I found my first one in...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelet%27s_crocodile Sometimes I see Morelet's crocs in my fish ponds. Years ago there was a pair of them that were always having babies. I think...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothrops_asper Latin Name - Bothrops asper Local Name - Tommygoff North, Central and South Americas most dangerous snake. I don't see too many adults...

Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerodactylus_glaucus Latin Name - Sphaerodactylus glaucus I find these guys with regularity inside the house. More Belizean Creatures Meso-American...

Two-spotted Snake - Coniophanes bipunctatus Local name - Garden snake I doubt these snakes are rare but this is the first one I have found. More Belizean Creatures Meso-American Slider Turtle...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meso-American_slider The same Family and Genus as the common pet turtle, the Red Ear Slider. Meso-American sliders are fairly common in any permanent...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_mud_turtle Also known as Scorpion Mud turtles (Kinosternon scorpioides). Locally known as Swanka These turtles are by far the most common...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_aracari It can be a real hit and miss how often these birds visit the farm. In 2024 we had a flock of them visit the tree behind the house for...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_American_indigo_snake Latin Name - Drymarchon corais Local Name - Black-tail Black-tails are the most common snake found around the farm and on...

Stauffer's Tree Frog - Scinax staufferi Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scinax_staufferi A very small tree frog common around the house and sometimes find their way into houses. More...

Striped or Brown Basilisk - Basiliscus vittatus Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_basilisk Brown basilisks are probably the most common lizard to be found.  Babies are always...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider More Belizean Creatures Boa Constrictor Red Eye Tree Frog  

Lizard eater - Dryadophis melanolomus I don't think these guys are rare but I have only ever found one of them (in my basement). More Belizean Creatures...

Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_beetle I only ever found of these guys. Click on image to enlarge More Belizean Creatures Pepper Tree Frog...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roystonea_regia# Royal Palms are common in the area and on the farm. I have a local harvest the bark/outer skin of the tree to use for natural and...

Central American Wood turtle - Rhinoclemmys areolata Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furrowed_wood_turtle Locally know as Black-bellied turtle. Reasonably common at certain times of...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weevil More Belizean Creatures Green-headed Tree Snake Passion Flower

Red Eye Tree Frog - Agalychnis callidryas Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agalychnis_callidryas This the first and only (juvenile) Red Eye tree frog that I have ever found on my farm...

Tubroos or Guanacaste tree - Enterolobium cyclocarpum Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterolobium_cyclocarpum The Tubroos tree is one of my favorite trees. I have two very large ones...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catasetum_integerrimum Not exactly the prettiest orchid but it has unusual flowers. One of the more common orchids around the farm. Click on image to...

Yellow Tree Frog - Hyla microcephala Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendropsophus_microcephalus A common tree frog found around the house and sometimes inside the house. Click on...

Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi Very common under my house. Completely 100% harmless. Click on images to enlarge [gallery...

Green-headed Tree Snake or Mexican Green Tree Snake Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptophis_mexicanus A reasonably common snake around the farm though sometimes hard to find likely...

Mexican Burrowing Toad - Rhinophrynus dorsalis Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_burrowing_toad These toads live most of their lives underground and basically can only be seen...

Cane toad - Rhinella marina Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toad A common toad around the house.  Native to Belize this toad has been introduced all over the world with...

White Lipped mud turtle - Kinosternon leucostomum Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-lipped_mud_turtle I have ever only found 2 White Lipped mud turtles in all of my time in...

Central American Bark Scorpion - Centruroides gracilis Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centruroides_gracilis These guys are fairly common underneath my house and I typically find one...

Mexican Masked Tree Frog - Smilisca baudinii Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_burrowing_tree_frog Mexican Masked tree frogs are easily the most common tree frog I find around...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadfruit I have a breadfruit tree in my front yard. The tree bark is quite beautiful. The "fruit" tastes like french fries when fried in the frying...

Also known as the Pepper Tree Frog - Phrynopyas venulosa Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_tree_frog Probably the second most common tree frog found around the house. When...

Speckled Racer - Drymobius margaritiferus Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drymobius_margaritiferus Speckled Racer snakes are actually fairly common but generally difficult to catch,...

Gulf Coast Toad - Bufo valliceps Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Coast_toad A very common toad around the farm Click on image to enlarge More...

Gaudy Sphinx caterpillar - Eumorpha labruscae Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumorpha_labruscae Click on image to enlarge. Photo of the moth is a random of the internet. [gallery...

Red Earth Centipede Snake - Tantillita schistosa Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantilla I never heard of this type of snake until I found this one. Click on image to enlarge...

Lo Moth - Automeris io Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automeris_io All I know about this species is that is the stinging spines have a very painful venom. Thankfully I don't speak...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_beetle A fairly common beetle on the farm.  Locally known as cookeye, dry weather cricket or pine wally.   Other Belizean Creatures Mexican...

Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsiphanes I only have ever seen this caterpillar once that I know of. More Belizean Creatures Green-headed Tree Snake Pepper Tree Frog

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor Local Name - Wowla On previous trips to Belize I rarely came across Boa Constrictors. I now find them quite regularly.  I suggest...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_banded_gecko I have only ever seen one of these under my house in my tool room. I suspect that they are not that rare but hard to find. I...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassia_fistula I first seen this tree all over Belmopan Click on image to enlarge More...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinnyis_alope Click on image to enlarge More Belizean Creatures Yucatan Banded Gecko Boa...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_house_gecko An evasive species, they are found everywhere around my house and everyone's house. More Belizean Creatures Boa Constrictor Golden...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew I have one cashew tree in my front yard that produces cashews. In 2022 I planted about 25 baby seedlings from that years harvest.  I like the...

Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthops_falcata I have only ever seen one of these.  It was super tiny small and very difficult to get good photos of. Click on image to enlarge...

Red Coffee Snake - Ninia sebae Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninia_sebae Locally known as Bead and Coral. That being said any red banded snake such as the venomous coral snake has...

Streaked Sphinx Moth - Protambulyx strigilis Wikipedia Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protambulyx_strigilis Click on image to enlarge More Belizean...

This is a blog post to help organize all my personal and online research notes of the Mahogany tree of Belize in one place. Disclosure: The purpose of this post is not about writing a post but...