Links to Articles on Yucatan Wildlife
Photo by Claudio Contreras Coob, Amigos de Isla Contoy
Mammals
- The taxonomic status of the Yucatán brown brocket, Mazama pandora; Medellín, R.,
Gardner, A., and Aranda, J., Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 1998.
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- Status of the Manatee (Trichechus manatus) along the Northern and Western
Coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; Data from year 2000; PDF file.
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- Status of Dwarf Carnivores on Cozumel Island; Data from 1994 to 2001 on
4 species including Cozumel Coati (Nasua nelsoni) and Pygmy Raccoon
(Procyon pygmaeus); PDF file.
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- The Caribbean Monk Seal - Monachus tropicalis - was found in the waters
off the Yucatan Peninsula, but is now extinct. The last reported sighting
was in 1952.
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Reptiles
- The Campeche "Escorpion", an Unknown Mexican Reptile, by Peter Heimes,
México desconocido, May 2000. A great article about the discovery (in 1994)
and ecology of the Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana - Ctenosaura alfredschmidti.
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- Morelet's Crocodile at Yucatan Peninsula; Crocodile Specialist Group (WWF)
Newsletter; Jan-Mar 2002.
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Fishes
- Some good hints on seeing fishes and sea creatures like rays, eels and
sea horses.
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The Cenote Biotope and it's Animal Life
- Anchialine Fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula. Lists and details about Arthropods and some fishes.
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- Subterranean Marvels, Mundo Maya Online. Good overview of Cenotes and some of
the special creatures found in them.
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- Bringing to light anchialine cave ecology, Department of Oceanography,
College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University.
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- An article on the Cenote biotope and the fishes found in it. Some good
underwater photos in Cenotes.
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