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Mammals (12)

Caluromys derbianus (Waterhouse, 1841)

Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780) - yapok

Desmodus rotundus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810) - common vampire bat

Didelphis marsupialis C. Linnaeus, 1758

Didelphis virginiana Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792 - Virginian opossum

Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796) - hoary bat

Mammuthus (Genus) Brookes, 1828 - mammoths

Marmosa mexicana Merriam, 1897 - Mexican mouse-opossum

Metachirus nudicaudatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) - brown "four-eyed" opossum

Philander opossum (C. Linnaeus, 1758), typ. cons. - gray "four-eyed" opossum

Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) - cougar

Tlacuatzin canescens (J.A. Allen, 1893)

Birds (23)

Anser (Genus) Brisson, 1760

Anser caerulescens caerulescens (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - blue goose

Anser caerulescens hyperboreus - snow goose

Branta bernicla (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - brent goose

Branta bernicla nigricans - black brant

Branta canadensis canadensis (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Canada goose

Branta canadensis hutchinsii - Hutchins's goose

Callipepla (Genus) Wagler, 1832

Callipepla douglasii (Vigors, 1829) - elegant quail

Callipepla gambelii (Gambel, 1843) - Gambel's quail

Callipepla squamata (Vigors, 1830) - scaled quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae (Vigors, 1830) - Montezuma quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae montezumae (Vigors, 1830) - Montezuma quail

Cyrtonyx montezumae sallei J. Verreaux, 1859 - Salle's quail

Dendrortyx barbatus Gould, 1846 - bearded wood-partridge

Dendrortyx macroura (Jardine & Selby, 1828) - long-tailed wood-partridge

Meleagris (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Meleagris gallopavo C. Linnaeus, 1758 - wild turkey

Ortalis poliocephala (Wagler, 1830) - West Mexican chachalaca

Ortalis wagleri G.R. Gray, 1867 - rufous-bellied chachalaca

Oxyura jamaicensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) - ruddy duck

Philortyx (Genus) Gould, 1846

Philortyx fasciatus (Gould, 1844) - banded quail

Reptiles (12)

Arizona elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 - glossy snake

Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854 - sidewinder

Lampropeltis alterna (Brown, 1901) - gray-banded kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula (C. Linnaeus, 1766) - common kingsnake

Lampropeltis mexicana (Garman, 1884) - Mexican kingsnake

Lampropeltis pyromelana (Cope, 1867) - Sonoran mountain kingsnake

Lampropeltis ruthveni Blanchard, 1920

Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - milk snake

Lampropeltis zonata (Lockington ex Blainville, 1835) - California mountain kingsnake

Masticophis bilineatus Jan, 1863 - Sonoran whipsnake

Phrynosoma wigginsi Montanucci, 2004 - Gulf Coast horned lizard

Shastasaurus altispinus

Amphibians (7)

Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - tiger salamander

Aneides lugubris (Hallowell, 1849) - arboreal salamander

Bolitoglossa hermosa Papenfuss et al., 1984

Bolitoglossa macrinii (Lafrentz, 1930)

Bolitoglossa oaxacensis Parra-Olea et al., 2002

Bolitoglossa riletti Holman, 1964

Bolitoglossa zapoteca Parra-Olea et al., 2002

Fishes (4)

Cryptoheros chetumalensis J.J. Schmitter-Soto, 2007

Rocio gemmata J.J. Schmitter-Soto, 2007

Rocio ocotal J.J. Schmitter-Soto, 2007

Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903) J.J. Schmitter-Soto, 2007 - Jack Dempsey

Insects (16)

Aeolothrips major Bailey, 1951

Aeolothrips mexicanus Priesner, 1924

Aeolothrips surcalifornianus Johansen, 1989

Agrilus pulchellus Bland, 1865

Battus philenor (C. Linnaeus, 1771)

Ceraeochrysa derospogon Freitas & Penny, 2009

Dicromantispa electromexicana M.S. Engel & D.A. Grimaldi, 2007

Drosophila mojavensis cluster

Erythrothrips diabolus (Priesner, 1932)

Erythrothrips durango Watson, 1924

Franklinothrips caballeroi Johansen, 1979

Franklinothrips orizabensis Johansen, 1974

Hydroscapha natans LeConte, 1874

Pachyschelus secedens

Sagenista pilosa Bohart, 2000

Zorotypus mexicanus Bolívar y Pieltain

Spiders (156)

Acacesia tenella (L. Koch, 1871)

Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976

Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer, 1805)

Aculepeira travassosi (Soares & Camargo, 1948)

Alpaida graphica (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Alpaida septemmammata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Alpaida truncata truncata (Keyserling, 1865)

Araneus anguinifer (F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904)

Araneus arizonensis (Banks, 1900)

Araneus axacus Levi, 1991

Araneus baul Levi, 1991

Araneus boneti Levi, 1991

Araneus caballo Levi, 1991

Araneus chiapas Levi, 1991

Araneus colima Levi, 1991

Araneus cristobal Levi, 1991

Araneus desierto Levi, 1991

Araneus dreisbachi Levi, 1991

Araneus expletus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Araneus flavus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1894)

Araneus frio Levi, 1991

Araneus guerrerensis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936

Araneus habilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Araneus huixtla Levi, 1991

Araneus jalisco Levi, 1991

Araneus lanio Levi, 1991

Araneus leones Levi, 1991

Araneus lineatipes (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Araneus mazamitla Levi, 1991

Araneus mendoza Levi, 1991

Araneus nacional Levi, 1991

Araneus ocaxa Levi, 1991

Araneus popaco Levi, 1991

Araneus puebla Levi, 1991

Araneus quirapan Levi, 1991

Araneus salto Levi, 1991

Araneus sinistrellus (Roewer, 1942)

Araneus tellezi Levi, 1991

Araneus tenancingo Levi, 1991

Araneus tepic Levi, 1991

Araneus uruapan Levi, 1991

Argiope savignyi Levi, 1968

Attidops (Genus) Banks, 1905

Attidops cutleri G.B. Edwards, 1999

Bagheera kiplingi Peckham & Peckham, 1896

Carepalxis perpera (Petrunkevitch, 1911)

Carepalxis salobrensis Simon, 1895

Colphepeira catawba (Banks, 1911)

Cyclosa conigera F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Cyclosa coylei Levi, 1999

Cyclosa diversa (O. P.-Cambridge, 1894)

Cyclosa durango Levi, 1999

Cyclosa jalapa Levi, 1999

Cyclosa pichilinque Levi, 1999

Cyclosa triquetra Simon, 1895

Darkoneta reddelli Ledford & Griswold, 2010

Edricus productus O. P.-Cambridge, 1896

Enacrosoma frenca Levi, 1996

Eustala banksi Chickering, 1955

Eustala brevispina Gertsch & Davis, 1936

Eustala californiensis (Keyserling, 1885)

Eustala conchlea (McCook, 1888)

Eustala emertoni (Banks, 1904)

Eustala fuscovittata (Keyserling, 1864)

Eustala guttata F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Eustala illicita (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Eustala rosae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935

Eustala scitula Chickering, 1955

Eustala scutigera (O. P.-Cambridge, 1898)

Eustala vegeta (Keyserling, 1865)

Homalonychus selenopoides Marx, 1891

Homalonychus theologus Chamberlin, 1924

Hypognatha nasuta O. P.-Cambridge, 1896

Kaira alba (Hentz, 1850)

Kaira gibberosa O. P.-Cambridge, 1890

Kapogea cyrtophoroides (F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904)

Larinia famulatoria (Keyserling, 1883)

Lewisepeira chichinautzin Levi, 1993

Mangora acaponeta Levi, 2005

Mangora bimaculata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Mangora campeche Levi, 2005

Mangora chicanna Levi, 2005

Mangora goodnightorum Levi, 2005

Mangora itza Levi, 2005

Mangora ixtapan Levi, 2005

Mangora melanocephala (Taczanowski, 1874)

Mangora mobilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Mangora nahuatl Levi, 2005

Mangora oaxaca Levi, 2005

Mangora picta O. P.-Cambridge, 1889

Manogea triforma Levi, 1997

Mecynogea apatzingan Levi, 1997

Mecynogea ocosingo Levi, 1997

Metazygia chicanna Levi, 1995

Metazygia nigrocincta (F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904)

Metazygia pallidula (Keyserling, 1864)

Metazygia taman Levi, 1995

Metepeira arizonica Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942

Metepeira atascadero Piel, 2001

Metepeira celestun Piel, 2001

Metepeira chilapae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936

Metepeira comanche Levi, 1977

Metepeira crassipes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942

Metepeira gosoga Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935

Metepeira incrassata F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1903

Metepeira lacandon Piel, 2001

Metepeira maya Piel, 2001

Metepeira olmec Piel, 2001

Metepeira petatlan Piel, 2001

Metepeira revillagigedo Piel, 2001

Metepeira spinipes F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1903

Metepeira ventura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942

Micrathena bimucronata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1899)

Micrathena brevipes (O. P.-Cambridge, 1890)

Micrathena forcipata forcipata (Thorell, 1859)

Micrathena glyptogonoides Levi, 1985

Micrathena horrida horrida (Taczanowski, 1873)

Micrathena lenca Levi, 1985

Micrathena lucasi (Keyserling, 1864)

Micrathena margerita Levi, 1985

Micrathena petrunkevitchi Levi, 1985

Micrathena quadriserrata F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Micrathena sexspinosa (Hahn, 1822)

Micrathena spinulata F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Micrathena striata F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Micrathena triserrata F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Micrathena tziscao Levi, 1985

Micrathena zilchi Kraus, 1955

Neoscona orizabensis F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Neoscona utahana (Chamberlin, 1919)

Ocrepeira globosa (F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904) Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira pedregal Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira potosi Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira rufa (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Ocrepeira subrufa (F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904) Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira yucatan Levi, 1993

Odo limitatus Gertsch & Davis, 1940

Odo tulum Alayón, 2003

Paratheuma interaesta (Roth & Brown, 1975)

Parawixia acapulco Levi, 1992

Parawixia destricta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889) F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Parawixia guatemalensis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Parawixia honesta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1899)

Parawixia tredecimnotata F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904

Pozonia dromedaria (O. P.-Cambridge, 1893)

Pozonia nigroventris (Bryant, 1936)

Pronous beatus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1893)

Pronous felipe Levi, 1995

Pronous quintana Levi, 1995

Rubrepeira rubronigra (Mello-Leitão, 1939) Levi, 1992

Scoloderus cordatus (Taczanowski, 1879) Simon, 1887

Scoloderus gibber (O. P.-Cambridge, 1898)

Scoloderus nigriceps (O. P.-Cambridge, 1895)

Wagneriana spicata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Witica crassicaudus (Keyserling, 1865) Levi, 1986

Xylethrus arawak Archer, 1965

Arthropods (7)

Mastophora alvareztoroi Ibarra & Jiménez, 2003

Mastophora bisaccata (Emerton, 1884)

Mastophora corpulenta (Banks, 1898)

Opilioacarus bajacalifornicus Vazquez & Klompen, 2003

Opilioacarus nohbecanus Vazquez & Klompen, 2003

Opilioacarus siankaanensis Vazquez & Klompen, 2003

Protoschizomidae (Family) Rowland, 1975

Molluscs (7)

Cerberilla chavezi A. Hermosillo & A. Valdes, 2007

Cuthona destinyae A. Hermosillo & A. Valdes, 2007

Cuthona millenae A. Hermosillo & A. Valdes, 2007

Eubranchus yolandae A. Hermosillo & A. Valdes, 2007

Gari californica (Conrad, 1849) - California sunsetclam

Tagelus californianus (Conrad, 1837) - California tagelus

Tagelus dombeii (Lamarck, 1818)

Annelids (1)

Cossurella (Genus) Hartman, 1975

Invertebrates (1)

Kudoa dianae Dyková, Avila & Fiala, 2002

Fungi (1)

Coccidioides immitis G.W. Stiles, 1896

Plants (3)

Dicliptera novogaliciana Daniel, 2009

Justicia cuixmalensis Daniel & Lott, 2009

Justicia sangilensis Daniel & Veliz, 2009

Protozoa (1)

Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi

Viruses (2)

avian influenza A/chicken/Mexico/94 (H5N2) virus

Cocolitzli virus

Links

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

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