First record of Coyote, Canis latrans (Carnivora, Canidae), in the Mayan Mountain region of Belize

By

Jones, Dillon
Charette, Mathieu R.
Kilburn, Vanessa

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-3-27

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

303--306

Subjects

camera trapping , mammal , range expansion.

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.2.303

 

Abstract

Based on the most recent models, Coyotes (Canis latrans) are believed to reside throughout North and Central America in many regions marked by human disturbances. Although some field guides list C. latrans as residing in Belize, the IUCN and the most current models do not. Herein we provide the second published sighting of a C. latrans from camera traps in Belize, and the first from the Mayan Mountain Region of the country.