SHS BIOSWAT TEAM PRELIMINARY DATA

El Eden Biological Reserve, Quintana Roo/ Yucatan, Mexico

20 Oct. - 27 Oct. 1995 Dan Bisaccio, Science Coordinator

Student Taxa Data (Overall Species Diversity):

I, MAMMALS(G)

Nasua nasua Coatimundi

Eira barbara Tayra

Artibeus sp. Fruit Bat ("Cenote")

Mazama americana Red Brocket Deer (tracks)

Taxa A: Insectivorous ChiroDtera Bat

Taxa B. Muridae Mouse (Field Station)

II. MARIPOSA: LEPIDOPTERA (22 SPECIES; 12 FAMILIES) CLASS INSECTA

Order:

Papilioinae (2 sp./ Ifamilv)

Pieridae (4 sp./ 1 family)

Nvmphalidae (13 sp./ 6 families)

Lvcaenidae (3 sp./ 4 families)

III. AMPHIBIA:

Bufo valliceps, Bufo marinus

Hvlidae (var. sp.)

Microhylidae (var,sp)

Rana berlandiera

IV. REPTILES

Basiliscus vittatus

Anolis sericeus

Mabuya brachypoda

Crocodylus moreltii (TAG # 98)

V. AVES: (Notes/ species list attached)

(1) Mistnet Capture Release Yield: Avg. 1.5 Bird Hours over three days

(2) Approximately 70% of captured birds were Neotropical Migrants from No. America.
(3) 138 birds were captured, banded, and released.

(4) Approximately 150 bird species were observed and recorded.

MISC. NOTES:

1. Field Conditions: Flooded Forest ( .2 - 1.1 M of standing water)/ fieldwork followed two hurricanes (Opal, Roxanne)

2. Importance of El Eden Reserve: Habitat for Neotropical Migratory Birds

Lepidoptera Collection July,1996

HabitatNet Biodiversitv SurveyJuly,1996

Collectors: Chandra Englebert & Adam Coulter

Prepared & Identification: Dan Bisaccio

# FAMILY GENUS SPECIES LOCATION

1 Papilionidae Papilio palamedes EEF1

2 Heliconiidae Aaraulis vaniliae EEF1,EESv1

3 Heliconiidae Dryas iulia EEF1,EESv1

4 Melitaeinae Janetella sp. EEF1

5 Nymphalidae Adelpha sp. EEF1

6 Nymphalidae Anartia sp. EESv1

7 Hesperiidae ? EEF1

8 Pieridae Appias drusilla EEF1, EESv1

9 Pieridae Eurema nise EEF1, EESv1

10 Pieridae Eurema larae EEF1, EESv1

11 Pieridae Anthanassa sp. EEF1, EESv1

12 "x" located on tree bark/posterior posed downward EESv1

Larvae Noted: Frangipani Sphinx Moth Larva (Pseudosphinx tetrio)

Bat Species Netted and Released

One mistnet was used 17 July, 1996. Collecting began at 20:30 and ended at 21:30 along the forest - savannah edge. Two (2) species of insectivorous bats were collected in that one hour time.

1 Pipistrellus subflavus (Vespertillionidae) *Photo/ voucher

2 Lasiurus ega (Vespertillionidae) *Photo/voucher