⇧ ⇩ I saw some wildlife, especially quite a few butterflies, and quite a lot of plants that my guides identified. Together with the record number of birds I also saw a record total number of species in Belize .
Pictures of birds in Belize and other nature pages are separate:
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Nature in Belize
Valley at the Black Rock Lodge. (1106k)
Moon. (364k)
Flora in Belize
Coral Mushroom. (1425k)
Mushrooms. (1105k)
Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica Mimose , french: Sensitive ). (1012k)
Star Sedge (Rhynchospora nervosa Schnabelriede ). (1056k)
Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea Purpur-Prunkwinde , french: Liseron pourpre ), center, and flowers of Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica Mimose , french: Sensitive ), right. (2M)
Water Snowflake (Nymphoides indica
Common Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes Dickstielige Wasserhyazinthe , french: Jacinthe d'eau ). (871k)
Dotleaf Water Lily (Nymphaea ampla Lotus blanc ). (696k)
Parrot's Beak (Heliconia psittacorum Hummerscheren , french: Bec de perroquet ). (747k)
Parrot's Beak (Heliconia psittacorum Hummerscheren , french: Bec de perroquet ). (670k)
Black Orchid (Prosthechea cochleata Belize . (771k)
Bromeliad. (1.8M)
Tropical mistletoe. (1407k)
Giant Sensitive Tree (Mimosa pigra Amourette ). (1031k)
Tree with some kind of cactus growing on it. (2M)
Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera deliciosa Köstliches Fensterblatt , french: Faux philodendron ). (1.6M)
Quickstick (Gliricidia sepium Gliciridia aux Antilles françaises ). (2M)
Noni (Morinda citrifolia Noni , french: Nono ). (1363k)
Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans Schwarze Mangrove , french: Bois de mèche ). (2.1M)
Pacaya Palm (Chamaedorea tepejilote Palmier pacaya ). (1.9M)
Give-and-take Palm (Cryosophila stauracantha
Cohune Palm (Attalea cohune
Strangler Fig. (1.9M)
Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia Flammenbaum , french: Flamboyant ). (1489k)
Black Poisonwood (Metopium brownei
Caribbean Pine (Pinus caribaea Karibische Kiefer , french: Pin caraïbe ). (904k)
Fig Tree (Ficus maxima
Trumpet Tree (Cecropia peltata Coulequin ). (1.7M)
Allspice (Pimenta dioica Piment , french: Piment de la Jamaïque ). (1.7M)
Elephant-ear Tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum Guanacaste ). (1.6M)
Copal Tree (Protium copal
Copal resin, used as incense. (1.6M)
Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba Weißgummibaum , french: Gommier rouge ). Comically called Tourist Tree because of the red, peeling skin. (1.9M)
Big-leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla Amerikanisches Mahagoni , french: Acajou du Honduras ). (1206k)
West Indian Elm (Guazuma ulmifolia
Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata Westindische Zedrele , french: Acajou amer ). (1374k)
Kapok Tree (Ceiba pentandra Kapokbaum , french: Arbre à kapok ). (1.7M)
Fauna in Belize
Ants nest. (1003k)
Termite Nest. (1.6M)
Nozzle-headed Termites (Nasutitermes sp.
Leafcutter ant colony. (2M)
Soil Centipede (Geophilomorpha fam. Erdläufer ). (1064k)
Wolf Spider (Lycosidae gen. Wolfsspinnen ). (1466k)
Spider (Araneae fam. Webspinnen , french: Araignées ). (1010k)
Tailless Whip Scorpion (Paraphrynus sp.
Variable Cracker ssp. feronia (Hamadryas feronia feronia Craqueur variable ). (1.5M)
Banded Peacock ssp. fatima (Anartia fatima fatima
Cracker Butterfly (Hamadryas sp.
Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa
Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa
Julia Heliconian ssp. moderata (Dryas iulia moderata Julia , french: Flambeau ). (642k)
Very tattered Banded Peacock ssp. fatima (Anartia fatima fatima
Isabella's Longwing ssp. eva (Eueides isabella eva
Zebra Longwing ssp. vazquezae (Heliconius charithonia vazquezae Zebrafalter ). (667k)
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes Malachitfalter , french: Malachite ). (1119k)
Red Rim (Biblis aganisa
Long-tailed Tiger Butterfly (Heliconius hecale zuleika
Thoas Swallowtail ssp. autocles (Papilio thoas autocles Königs-Schwalbenschwanz , french: Voilier géant ). (876k)
Menelaus Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus Morpho bleu ) with folded-up wings in center. (888k)
Owl Butterfly (Caligo sp. Bananenfalter , french: Papillons-hiboux ). (823k)
Common Apple Snails (Pomacea sp. Ampullaires ). (1126k)
Pink egg masses of the Common Apple Snails (Pomacea sp. Ampullaires ). (767k)
Mexican Red-rumped Tarantula (Tliltocatl vagans Schwarzrote Vogelspinne ). (1409k)
Brown's Leopard Frog (Lithobates brownorum
Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius valliceps
Giant Toad (Rhinella horribilis
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus Streifenbasilisk , french: Basilic brun ). (914k)
Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus Streifenbasilisk , french: Basilic brun ). (1150k)
Five box turtles and a White-lipped Mud Turtle. (1249k)
White-lipped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum
Female Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis Gemeiner Schwarzleguan , french: Iguane à queue épineuse noire ). (1.7M)
Male Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis Gemeiner Schwarzleguan , french: Iguane à queue épineuse noire ). (1043k)
Juvenile Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis Gemeiner Schwarzleguan , french: Iguane à queue épineuse noire ). (1.6M)
Male Green Iguana (Iguana iguana Grüner Leguan , french: Iguane vert ). (1.7M)
Male Green Iguana (Iguana iguana Grüner Leguan , french: Iguane vert ). (1279k)
Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake (Crotalus tzabcan Klapperschlangen ). (1444k)
Sheeth-tailed bat (Saccopteryx sp. Sackflügelfledermäuse ). (838k)
Proboscis Bats (Rhynchonycteris naso Nasenfledermaus , french: Chauve-souris à long nez ). (1.6M)
Bat. (993k)
Southern Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis Graue Vieraugenbeutelratte , french: Opossum gris à quatre yeux ). (851k)
Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus Graufuchs , french: Renard gris ). (882k)
Yucatán Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra Guatemala-Brüllaffe , french: Hurleur du Guatemala ). (1036k)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Weißwedelhirsch , french: Cerf de Virginie ). (1028k)
Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii Beulenkrokodil , french: Crocodile de Morelet ). (1.9M)
Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii Beulenkrokodil , french: Crocodile de Morelet ). (920k)
Fauna Movies
Howling Yucatán Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra Guatemala-Brüllaffe , french: Hurleur du Guatemala ). (215.9M)
Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake (Crotalus tzabcan Klapperschlangen ). (124M)
Swarming army ants. (136.6M)
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