Guatemala Herp List
May - June 2024
On this trip my guide was Fred Muller, a French botanist, herper, and general naturalist who has been living in Guatemala since 2007 and guiding visitors for longer than that. You can reach him on WhatsApp at +502 5378 3289.
Crocodilians
Crocodylidae — Crocodiles

Crocodylus acutus
American Crocodile
Lizards
Anolidae — Anoles

Anolis biporcatus
Neotropical Green Anole

Anolis capito
Big-headed Anole

Anolis lemurinus
Ghost Anole

Anolis rodriguezii
Rodriguez’s Anole
Corytophanidae — Casque-headed Lizards

Basiliscus vittatus
Brown Basilisk

Corytophanes cristatus
Helmeted Basilisk
Gekkonidae — Typical Geckos

Hemidactylus frenatus
Common House Gecko
Iguanidae — Iguanas

Ctenosaura similis
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards

Sceloporus variabilis
Rose-bellied Lizard
Phyllodactylidae — Leaf-toed Geckos

Phyllodactylus tuberculosus
Yellow-bellied Gecko
Scincidae — Skinks

Scincella cherriei
Striped Litter Skink
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus

Holcosus festivus
Middle American Ameiva
Snakes
Boidae — Boas
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes

Leptophis sp
unidentified species

Mastigodryas melanolomus
Salmon-bellied Racer
Dipsadidae — Rear-fanged Snakes

Imantodes cenchoa
Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake

Sibon nebulatus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Elapidae — Cobras, Kraits, Coral Snakes
Viperidae — Vipers

Bothriechis nigroadspersus
Central American Eyelash Viper

Bothrops asper
Central American Lancehead
Frogs and Toads
Bufonidae — True Toads

Incilius valliceps
Central American Gulf Coast Toad

Rhinella horribilis
Giant Toad
Centrolenidae — Glass Frogs
Craugastoridae — Rain and Litter Frogs

Craugastor sp
unidentified species

Craugastor sp
unidentified species
Hylidae — Treefrogs
Microhylidae — Narrowmouth Toads
Ranidae — True Frogs
Salamanders and Newts
Plethodontidae — Lungless Salamanders
Summary
Crocodilians:
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
Salamanders and Newts:
total:
new species:
1
24
21
25
6
77
54