Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Agouti | (Dasyprocta punctata) |
Common Opossum | (Didelphis marsupialis) |
Coyote | (Canis latrans) |
Forest Rabbit | (Sylvilagus brasliensis) |
Gray Four-eyed Oppossum | (Philander opossum) |
Gray Fox | (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) |
Great Fruit Bat | (Artibeus lituratus) |
Hooded Skunk | (Mephitis macroura) |
Jaguarundi | (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) |
Nine-banded Armadillo | (Dasypus novemcinctus) |
Northern Raccoon | (Procyon lotor) |
Paca | (Agouti paca) |
Prehensile-tailed Porcupine | (Coendou mexicanus) |
Puma | (Puma concolor) |
Spotted Skunk | (Spilogale putorius) |
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk | (Conepatus semistriatus) |
Variegated Squirrel | (Sciurus variegatiodes) |
Virginia Opossum | (Didelphis virginiana) |
White-tailed Deer | (Odocoileus virginianus) |
Wolly Opossum | (Caluromys derbianus) |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Thicket Tinamou | (Cypturellus cinnamomeus) |
Crested Guan | (Penelope purpurascens) |
Plain chachalaca | (Ortalis vertula) |
Crested Bobwhite | (Colinus luecopogon) |
Wood Stork | (Mycteria americana) |
Neotropic Cormorant | (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) |
Great Egret | (Camerodius albus) |
Green Heron | (Butorides virescens) |
Black Vulture | (Coragyps atratus) |
Turkey Vulture | (Coragyps aura) |
Osprey | (Pandion haliaetus) |
Mississippi Kite | (Ictinia mississippiensis) |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | (Accipiter striatus) |
Roadside Hawk | (Buteo magnirostris) |
Swainson’s Hawk | (Buteo swainsoni) |
Least Sandpiper | (Acitis macularia) |
Red-billed Pigeon | (Patagioenas flavirostris) |
Inca Dove | (Columbina inca) |
Common Ground-Dove | (Columbina passerina) |
Plain-breasted Ground-Dove | (Columbina minuta) |
White-tipped Dove | (Leptotila verreauxi) |
White-winged Dove | (Zenaida asiactica) |
Squirrel Cuckoo | (Piaya cayana) |
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo | (Morococcyx erythropygius) |
Groove-billed Ani | (Crotophaga sulcrisostris) |
Pacific Screech-Owl | (Otus cooperi) |
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl | (Glaudicdium brasilianum) |
Common Pauraque | (Nyctidromus albicollis) |
Northern Potoo | (Nyctibuis jamaicensis) |
White-collared Swift | (Streptoprocne zonaris) |
Canivet’s Emerald | (Chlorostilbon canivetii) |
Plain-capped Starthroat | (Heliomaster constantii) |
Cinnamon Hummingbird | (Amazilia rutila) |
Black-headed Trogon | (Trogon melancephalus) |
Elegant Trogon | (Trogon elegans) |
Turquoise-browed Motmot | (Eumomota superciliosa) |
Belted Kingfisher | (Ceryle Alcyon) |
Green Kingfisher | (Chloroceryle americana) |
Hoffmann’s Woodpecker | (Melanerpes rubricapillus) |
Lineated Woodpecker | (Dryocopus lineatus) |
White-necked Puffbird | (Notharchus macrorhynchus) |
Merlin | (Falco columbarius) |
Peregrine Falcon | (Falco peregrinus) |
Orange-chinned Parakeet | (Brotogeris jugularis) |
White-fronted Parrot | (Amazona albifrons) |
Orange-fronted Parakeet | (Aratinga canicularis) |
Greenish Elaenia | (Myiopagis viridicata) |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | (Empidonax flaviventris) |
Dusky-capped Flycatcher | (Myiarchus tuberculifer) |
Great Crested Flycatcher | (Myiarchus crinitus) |
Brown-crested Flycatcher | (Myiarchus tyrannulus) |
Great Kiskadee | (Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Boat-billed Flycatcher | (Megarynchus pitangua) |
Social Flycatcher | (Myiozetetes similis) |
Tropical Kingbird | (Tirano tropical) |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | (Tyrannus forficatus) |
Rose-throated Becard | (Pachyramphus aglaiae) |
Yellow-throated Vireo | (Vireo flavifrons) |
Philadelphia Vireo | (Vireo philadelphicus) |
White-throated Magpie-Jay | (Calocitta Formosa) |
Barn Swallow | (Hirundo rustica) |
Rufous-naped Wren | (Compylorynchus rufalbus) |
Banded Wren | (Thryothorus pleaurosictus) |
White-lored Gnatcatcher | (Polioptila abiloris) |
Wood Thrush | (Hylocichla mustelina) |
Clay-colored Thrush | (Turdus grayi) |
Northern Waterthrush | (Parkesia noveboracensis) |
Tennessee Warbler | (Oreothlypis peregrina) |
Yellow Warbler | (Dendroica petechia) |
Rufous-capped Warbler | (Basileuterus rufifrons) |
Buff-throated Saltator | (Saltator maximus) |
Stripe-headed Sparrow | (Peucaea ruficauda) |
Blue-gray Tanager | (Thraupis episcopus) |
Black-headed Saltator | (Saltator albicollis) |
Summer Tanager | (Piranga rubra) |
Western Tanager | (Piranga ludoviciana) |
Blue Grosbeak | (Guiraca caerulea) |
Painted Bunting | (Passerina ciris) |
Great-tailed Grackle | (Quiscalus mexicanus) |
Streaked-backed Oriole | (Icterus pustulatus) |
Baltimore Oriole | (Icterus galbula) |
Popular Name | Scientific Name |
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Central American Whiptail | Ameiva festiva |
Rainbow Ameiva | Ameiva undulata |
Indigo-throated Anole | Anolis sericeus |
Bronze-Backed Climbing Skink | Mabuya unimarginata |
Managua Skink | Mesoscincus managuae |
Seven-striped Whiptail | Cnemidophorus deppei |
Central American Banded Gecko | Coleonyx mitratus |
Nicaraguan Iguana | Ctenosaura quinquecarinata |
Common Spiny-tailed Iguana | Ctenosaura similis |
Leaf-toed Gecko | Phyllodactylus tuberculosus |
Golden Spectacled Lizard | Gymnophthalmus speciosus |
Bunchgrass Spiny Lizard | Sceloporus squammosus |
Rose-bellied Lizard | Sceloporus variabilis |
Common Cat-eyed Snake | Leptodeira annulata |
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake | Leptodeira nigrofasciata |
Green-headed Streak Snake | Leptodrymus pulcherrimus |
Boa Constrictor | Boa constrictor |
New World Burrowing Python | Loxocemus bicolor |
Linned Road Guarder | Conophis lineatus |
Dunn’s road guarder | Crisantophis nevermanni |
Central American Coral Snake | Micrurus nigrocinctus |
Mexican Vine Snake | Oxybelis aeneus |
Painted Wood Turtle | Rhinoclemmys pulcherrimu |
Scorpion mud turtle | Kinosternon scorpioides |
Forrer’s Grass Frog | Lithobates forreri |
Stauffer’s Long-nosed Tree Frog | Scinax staufferi |
Mexican Tree Frog | Smilisca baudinii |
Milk Tree Frog | Trachycephalus venulosus |
Mexican White-lipped Frog | Leptodactylus fragilis |
Black-eared Frog | Leptodactylus melanonotus |
Tungara Frog | Engystomops pustulosus |
Giant Neotropical Toad | Chaunus marinus |
Yellow Toad | Ollotis luetkenii |
Species Popular Name in Nicaragua | Scientific Name |
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Achiote | (Bixa orellana) |
Aguacate | (Persea americana) |
Cacao | (Theobroma cacao) |
Caoba del Pacifico | (Swietenia humilis) |
Carao | (Cassia grandis) |
Cedro Real | (Cedrela Odorata) |
Cenízero | (Albizia saman) |
Gavilán | (Albizia guachepele) |
Guanacaste | (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) |
Guapinol | (Hymenaea courbanil) |
Guava | (Inga densiflora) |
Guayaba | (Psidium guajava) |
Guayaba fresco | (Psidium friedrichstalianum) |
Guayacán Real | (Guaiacum sanctum) |
Laurel | (Cordia alliodora) |
Madero Negro | (Gliricidia sepium) |
Mamey | (Mammea americana) |
Mamón | (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
Marañon | (Anarcadium occidentale) |
Melocotón | (Averrhoa carambola) |
Nancite | (Byrsonima crassifolia) |
Nicaraguan Rosewood | (Dalbergia retusa) |
Níspero | (Manikara zapota) |
Ojoche | (Brosimum alicastrum) |
Panamá | (Sterculia apétala) |
Pochote | (Bombacopsis quinatum) |
Roble Macuelizo | (Tabebuia rosea) |
Guacamaya | (Astronium graveolens) |
Zapote | (Pourteria sapota) |
Name | Scientific Name |
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Aceituno | (Simarouba glauca) |
Achiote | (Bixa orellana) |
Aguacate | (Persea americana) |
Aguja de Arra | (Xylosma characantha) |
Almendro del Rio | (Andira inermis) |
Barbona | (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) |
Boum Boum | N/A |
Brasil | (Haematoxylum brasiletto) |
Cacao | (Theobroma cacao) |
Cachito | (Stemmadenia obovata) |
Cagalera | (Celtis iguanaea) |
Caimito | (Chrysophyllum cainito) |
Camajuche | (Cochlospermum vitifolium) |
Caoba del Pacifico | (Swietenia humilis) |
Capulín | (Muntigia calabura) |
Caraña | (Bursera tomentosa) |
Carao | (Cassia grandis) |
Cedro Real | (Cedrela odorata) |
Ceiba | (Ceiba pentandra) |
Cenízero | (Albizia saman) |
Chapernillo | (Lonchocarpus sp) |
Chaperno | (Lonchocarpus minimiflorus) |
Chicharrón | (Rheedera trinervis) |
Chilca | (Thevetia plumerifolia) |
Chiquirín | (Myrospermum frutescens) |
Cimarra | (Jacquinia aurantiaca) |
Cincho | (Lonchocarpus phlebifolius) |
Cojón de Burro | (Stemmadenia donnell) |
Comida de Ardilla | (Crataeva tapia) |
Copalchíl | (Croton niveus) |
Cornizuelo | (Acacia hindsii) |
Cortés | (Tabebuia chrysanta) |
Coyote | (Platymiscium pinnatum) |
Cuajinicuil | (Inga vera) |
Escobillo | (Phyllostylon brasiliensis), |
Espino Blanco | (Acasia farnesiana) |
Espino del Cerro | N/A |
Espino del Río | N/A |
Espino Negro | (Pisonia macranthocarpa) |
Felix | N/A |
Frutillo | (Casearia corymbosa) |
Gavilán | (Albizia guachepele) |
Granadillo | (Dalbergia tucurensis) |
Guacamaya | (Astronium graveolens) |
Guacimo Molinillo | (Luehea candida) |
Guacimo Ternero | (Guazuma ulmifolia) |
Guacuco | (Eugenia salamensis) |
Guanacaste | (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) |
Guanacaste Blanco | (Albizia niopoides) |
Guapinol | (Hymenaea courbanil) |
Guarumo | (Cercropia spp) |
Guava | (Inga densiflora) |
Guayaba | (Psidium guajava) |
Guayaba de Fresco | (Psidium friedrichstalianum) |
Guayabillo | (Inga jinicuil) |
Guayacán Real | (Guaiacum sanctum) |
Güiligüiste | (Karwinskia calderonii) |
Huele Noche | (Coutarea hexandra) |
Huesito | (Banara guineensis)? |
Iril | (Coccoloba floribunda) |
Jagua | (Genipa americana) |
Jícaro | (Crescentia alata) |
Jiñocuabo | (Bursera simaruba) |
Jobo | (Spondias mombin) |
Jocote | (Spondias purpurea) |
Jocote de Garrobo | (Spondias sp) |
Laurel | (Cordia alliodora) |
Laurel Macho | (Cordia gerascanthum) |
Leche de Sapo | N/A |
Lengua de Vaca | N/A |
Lime Monte | N/A |
Limon Criollo | (Citrus aurantifolia) |
Madero Negro | (Gliricidia sepium) |
Madroño | (Calycophyllum candidissimum) |
Malinche | (Delonix regia) |
Mamey | (Mammea americana) |
Mamón | (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
Mandarina | (Citrus reticulata) |
Mango | (Magnifera indica) |
Mango Rosa | N/A |
Manzana de Venado | N/A |
Marañon | (Anarcadium occidentale) |
Matapalo | (Ficus lapahifolia) |
Melero | (Thouinidium decandrum) |
Melocotón | (Averrhoa carambola) |
Mora | (Maclura tinctoria) |
Muñeco | (Cordia bicolor) |
Nacascolo | (Caesalpinia coriaria) |
Nancite | (Byrsonima crassifolia) |
Naranja Dulce | (Citrus sinensis) |
Neem | (Azadirachta indica) |
Nicaraguan Rosewood | (Dalbergia retusa) |
Níspero | (Manikara zapota) |
Ojoche | (Brosimum alicastrum) |
Palanca | (Saphanthus nicaraguensis) |
Palo de Sangre | (Pterocarpus rohrii) |
Palo Prieto | (Ateleia herbert-smithii) |
Panamá | (Sterculia apetala) |
Papaya de Monte | (Carica papayo) |
Pochote | (Bombacopsis quinatum) |
Quebracho | (Cojoba arborea) |
Roble Areno | (Licania arborea) |
Roble Macuelizo | (Tabebuia rosea) |
Sacuanjoche | (Plumeria rubra) |
Sarguayan | N/A |
Sombra de Iguana | N/A |
Talalate | (Gyrocarpus americanus) |
Tamarindo | (Tamarindus indica) |
Tempisque | (Syderoxylon capiri) |
Tigüilote | (Cordia dentata) |
Umanda | (Indigofera jamaicensis) |
Uva Montesa | (Vitis tiliifolia) |
Vainilla | (Cydista potosina)? |
Vara Blanca | (Hedyosmun mexicanum) |
Zapote | (Pourteria sapota) |