Belize Biodiversity Information System NAME - Mountain molly FAMILY - Poeciliidae SCIENTIFIC NAME - Poecilia teresae REFERENCES - 01 District Reference Cayo 2 Belize 1 Cayo 1 Administrative Unit Occurrence Temporal Reference Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve Captured or Mist net Dry season 2 Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Chiquibul Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Hydrologic Association Reference Belize River 1 Macal River 1 Raspaculo River 2 Macal River 2 Elevation Reference 1-200 m 1 201-400 m 1 401-600 m 1 601-800 m 1 1-200 m 2 201-400 m 2 401-600 m 2 601-800 m 2 801-1000 m 2 1:50,000 Quadrangle Reference 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 00' to 88 15' 1 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 10' to 88 30' 1 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00' 2 17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15' 2 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 2 16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15' 2 Holdridge Life Zone Reference Subtropical moist 1 Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical 1 Subtropical Lower Montane wet 1 Subtropical Lower Montane moist 1 Subtropical moist 2 Subtropical Lower Montane moist 2 General Distribution Comments 2* Rubber Camp, Guacamayo Bridge, Francelia Camp References 1 Greenfield, D. W., J. E. Thomerson. 1997. Fishes of the Continental Waters of Belize. University of Florida Press. 2 Glaholt, R. 1992. Macal River Hydroelectric Project Baseline Biological Studies. Rubber Camp Scheme. Aquatic Biology. p.5,12,16,21 in Macal River Hydroelectric Development Environmental Impact Assessment Rubber Camp and Chalillo Schemes Pre-feasibility Study - Draft Environmental Appendix. Vol. II of III
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01/19/98