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Zacatán's Flora
& Fauna:
Complete inventories of extant
vegetation and faunal communities are planned, but have not yet been
carried out (hint, hint...any interested grad students?). Any
future inventories of resident animals will certainly include
the following species that currently frequent the reserve: howler monkeys, white-faced
capuchin monkeys, white-tailed deer, green iguanas, spiny iguanas
(Ctenosaurs) and boa constrictors. There are dozens
of bird species that inhabit the reserve, including
Pacific green parakeets, oropendulas, white-throated magpie jays,
mot mots, parrots, woodpeckers, etc. The butterflys in the
reserve are also impressive, boasting the spectacular blue
morpho as one of its transient residents. A preliminary list of tree species is
available, albeit woefully incomplete.

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
juvenile
 Mantled Howler Monkey
(Alouatta palliata)
A selection of the tree
species found in Zacatán:
| species |
family |
common
name |
| Spondias mombin |
Anacardiaceae |
Jobo |
| Spondias purpurea |
Anacardiaceae |
Jocote |
| Plumeria rubra |
Apocynaceae |
Sacuanjoche |
| Crescentia alata |
Bignoniaceae |
Jícaro |
| Tabebuia chrysanta |
Bignoniaceae |
Cortez |
| Tabebuia
rosea |
Bignoniaceae |
Roble |
| Cochlospermum
vitifolium |
Bixaceae |
Poro-poro |
| Bombacopsis quinatum |
Bombacaceae |
Pochote |
| Ceiba
pentandra |
Bombacaceae |
Ceibo, Ceiba |
| Cordia
alliodora |
Boraginaceae |
Laurel, Laurel Negro |
| Bursera simaruba |
Burseraceae |
Jiñote |
| Acacia
collinsii |
Fabaceae |
Cornisuelo |
| Acacia farnesiana |
Fabaceae |
Espino Blanco |
| Albizia saman |
Fabaceae |
Genízaro |
| Diphysa americana |
Fabaceae |
Guachipilín |
| Enterolobium cyclocarpum |
Fabaceae |
Guanacaste |
| Gliricidia sepium |
Fabaceae |
Madero Negro |
| Hymenaea courbaril |
Fabaceae |
Guapinol |
| Cedrela
odorata |
Meliaceae |
Cedro, Spanish
cedar |
| Switenia
humilis |
Meliaceae |
Caoba, mahogany |
| Ficus costaricana |
Moraceae |
Chilamate |
| Cecropia
peltata |
Moraceae |
Guarumo, trumpet
tree |
| Karwinskia calderonii |
Rhamnaceae |
Huilihuiste |
| Guazumo
ulmifolia |
Seterculiaceae |
Guacimo |
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