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(Sphaerodactylus glaucus) [See Table 2.5]. The Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) was
also fairly frequently encountered [See Table 2.5].
Grimshaw and Paz [2004] cited the existence of two (2) species of amphibians for the larger
BCNP/MR area [See Table 2.5]. Only one (1) species of Amphibian was documented by the
Tunich Nah Survey Team: This was the Marine Toad (Bufo marinus) [See Table 2.5]. The
paucity of amphibian species in a coastal/marine environment is typical, it is unlikely however
that the two (2) species cited by Grimshaw and Paz [2004] is the full extent of the species
portfolio in the area given the overall size of the BCNP/MR and the diversity of habitats, some
of which are know to be suitable for colonization by amphibians [Pers. comm.., G. Myvett].
2.3.1.2.2.3 Mammals
Grimshaw and Paz [2004] have documented the existence of 31 mammalian species, including
marine mammals, for the larger BCNP/MR [See Table 2.6]. The Tunich Nah Survey Team
documented 3 species of mammals for the proposed project site [See Table 2.6]. Although the
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) would be a likely inhabitant of the project area, none
was observed by the Tunich Nah Team [Pers. comm.., G. Myvett].
The mammalian species most frequently encountered species by the Tunich Nah Team was the
Raccoon (Procyon lotor) [See Table 2.6]. This was probably a function of the availability of
food in the form of the Large Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) [Pers. comm., G. Myvett].
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