Belize Biodiversity Information System NAME - Green swordtail FAMILY - Poeciliidae SCIENTIFIC NAME - Xiphophorus helleri REFERENCES - 01 District Reference Toledo 1 Corozal 1 Cayo 1 Orange Walk 1 Belize 1 Stann Creek 1 Cayo 4 Toledo 2 Belize 3 Administrative Unit Occurrence Temporal Reference Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve Captured or Mist net Dry season 4 Columbia River Forest Reserve Sighting Wet season 2 Government land Sighting Dry season 3 Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Rio Bravo Conservation Area Collected as voucher 1 Burdon Canal Nature Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Sarstoon Delta Wildlife Sanctuary Collected as voucher 1 Deep River Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Swasey-Bladen Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Five Blues Lake National Park Collected as voucher 1 Sibun Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Manatee Forest Reserve Collected as voucher 1 Hydrologic Association Reference Raspaculo River 4 Macal River 4 Wamil Creek 1 Temash River 1 Rio Frio 1 Mafredi Creek 1 Belize River 1 Sibun River 1 Elevation Reference 1-200 m 1 201-400 m 1 401-600 m 1 601-800 m 1 801-1000 m 1 401-600 m 4 601-800 m 4 801-1000 m 4 201-400 m 2 401-600 m 2 601-800 m 2 801-1000 m 2 1:50,000 Quadrangle Reference 16 15' to 16 30'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 16 00' to 16 15'; 89 00' to 89 15' 1 15 50' to 16 00'; 88 50' to 89 15' 1 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 16 15' to 16 30'; 89 00' to 89 15' 2 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 4 18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30' 1 18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 15' to 88 30' 1 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 10' to 88 30' 1 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 00' to 88 15' 1 17 15' to 17 30'; 89 00' to 89 15' 1 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 10' to 88 30' 1 17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15' 1 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 00' to 88 30' 1 16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15' 1 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30' 1 16 30' to 16 45'; 88 15' to 88 30' 1 16 15' to 16 30'; 88 30' to 88 45' 1 16 00' to 16 15'; 89 00' to 89 15' 1 16 00' to 16 15'; 88 45' to 89 00' 1 Holdridge Life Zone Reference Subtropical wet 1 Subtropical moist 1 Tropical wet-transition to Subtropical 1 Subtropical Lower Montane moist 1 Subtropical Lower Montane moist 4 Subtropical moist 4 Subtropical Lower Montane wet 2 Subtropical Lower Montane moist 2 General Distribution Comments 4* Rubber Camp, Guacamallo Bridge, Francelia Camp, Kinloch's Camp, Macal Line 3* unnamed small creek along Western Highway 2* Tzimin Che creek 1* Have collected this species from as far north as Wamil Creek between Hillbank and Gallon Jug, and as far south as the Temash River. References 1 Greenfield, D. W., J. E. Thomerson. 1997. Fishes of the Continental Waters of Belize. University of Florida Press. 2 Meyer, J. R. 1993. The University College of Belize Biological Expedition to the Columbia Forest Reserve, Toledo District, Belize. p.5 3 de Rahm, Patrick. 1990. Summary Report of the Freshwater Fishes and Aquatic Ecosystems Observed in Belize. ITCF unpublished report. 4 Glaholt, R. 1992. Macal River Hydroelectric Project Baseline Biological Studies. Rubber Camp Scheme. Aquatic Biology. p.5,12,16,21,24,29 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