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Endangered Animals of Central America
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Amphibian:
Monte Verde Golden Toad
Fish:
Whale Shark
- The scientific name is Bufo periglenes.
- They are also called Alahuela toads and Orange toads.
- These toads were believed to have beed extinct sence 1989, but some have been seen alive in underground burrows.
- females are longer than males (Females are 56 mm long)
- They are endangered because of poison, climate change and habitat loss.
- The Scientific name is Rhincodon typus.
- They are endangered in Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, etc.
- A Whale Shark is not a whale, it is a shark that eats plankton.
- Adults are over 40 feet long and are 47,000 pounds.
- They are endangered because of over fishing, collisions with boats and polution.
Reptile:
Virgin Islands Tree Boa
- The Scientific name for this tree boa is Epicrates monensis granti.
- This species is endangered and only found in Puerto Rico and the British and U.S. Virgin islands, and Central America.
- They do not have venom and grow up to 3 feet.
- They like dry forest habitats and are endangered because of habitat loss.
Insect:
Jamaican Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
- The scientific name for this butterfly is Pterourus homerus.
- This butterfly is the largest in the Americas.
- The average wingspan for an adult is 6 inches.
- they eat leaves of the trees and flowers in the areas that they live in.
- The butterfly is now only found in two isolated areas of Jamaica and are endangered because of habitat loss and capture.
Bird:
Resplendent Quetzal
- The scientific name is "Pharomachrus Mocinno".
- Males are more colorful than females.
- They live in the cloud forest in panama and Mexico.
- These birds are being hunted for food and trade.
- The forests that they live in are being cut down for agriculture.
Endangered Animals of Central America
Worm:
Velvet Worm
(Ocelot)
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(Ivory-billed Woodpecker)
Mammal:
Little Spotted Cat
- The scientific name is Speleoperipatus spelaeus.
- Their are several species of velvet worm and are only found in Jamaica.
- Not much is known about the velvet worm.
- The worm looks a lot like a caterpillar or an inchworm.
- They are becoming endangered because they are being used as pets and habitat loss.
- The scientific name for this feline is "Leopardus Tigrinus" and are nocturnal.
- It is the smallest of the three cats from its genus, which includes the ocelot and the margay.
- Small Spotted Cats is a really good climbers.
- They eat small rodents, birds, insects and reptiles and sometimes small primates.
- They are almost extinct because of deforestation and hunting for fur.
Mammal:
Margay
- The scientific name is Leopardus wiedii.
- The Margay closely resembles the Ocelot and is very rare and nocternal.
- They live the rainforest of Mexico and Central and South America.
- The Margay can rotate their ankles 180 degrees and hang from one foot so they can capture and eat squirrels.
- They are endangered because of hunting and habitat loss.
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