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THREATENED SPECIES
REPTILES
HICKATEE
They are found from southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and northern Honduras.
Dermatemys mawii
Scientific name
Up to 65 cm
Length
Up to 48 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
It is the largest tortoise in Mesoamerica and can measure up to 65 cm and weigh up to 48 pounds. The carapace color ranges from gray, brownish-gray to olive green, and the plastron is cream, white, or yellow. It is the oldest tortoise that exists, it is considered a living fossil. It feeds mainly on submersible and floating aquatic plants, it most frequently consumes leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of a small herbaceous plant species (Polygonun cetaceum) that grows on the shores of water bodies.
BOA IMPERATOR
It is found from the northern coasts of Mexico, Guatemala and Central America to Panama.
Boa constrictor imperator
Scientific name
Up to 4 m
Length
Up to 99 lbs
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Large non-poisonous snake, with aggliphoid teeth, kills by constriction, color varies from brown to dark beige with dark markings and a reddish tone on the tail, it can measure up to 4 meters. It feeds on small mammals, mainly rats and mice, being a natural pest controller.
