Belize Biodiversity Information System

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre

   01/19/98

  NAME -                 Speckled racer

  ORDER -                SERPENTES
  FAMILY -               Colubridae
  SCIENTIFIC NAME -      Drymobius margaritiferus

  SYNONYMS - Drymobius margaritiferus margaritiferus,, Schlegel, 1837 and Herpetodryas margaritiferus, Schlegel, 1837

  REFERENCES - 3 and  1

  District                                                     Reference

  Toledo, Belize                                                       1
  Corozal, Belize                                                      2
  Orange Walk, Belize                                                  2
  Belize, Belize                                                       2
  Cayo, Belize                                                         2
  Stann Creek, Belize                                                  2
  

  Administrative Unit                  Occurrence          Temporal    Reference

  Private land, see comments            Sighting             Dry season       1
  Government land                                                             2
  Shipstern Nature Reserve                                                    2
  Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve                                             2
  Rio Bravo Conservation Area                                                 2
  Gallon Jug                                                                  2
  Mussel Creek Drainage (Proposed)                                            2
  Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Privat                                       2
  Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve                                          2
  Slate Creek Preserve                                                        2
  Manatee Forest Reserve                                                      2
  Caracol Archaeological Reserve                                              2
  Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve                                          2
  Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary                                          2
  Bladen Nature Reserve                                                       2
  Columbia River Forest Reserve                                               2
  

  1:50,000 Quadrangle                   Reference

  17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'           2
  17 30' to 17 45'; 88 10' to 88 30'           2
  18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'           2
  17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'           2
  17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'           2
  17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'           2
  17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'           2
  16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'           2
  16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'           2
  18 15' to 18 30'; 88 00' to 88 15'           2
  16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'           2
  16 30' to 16 45'; 88 45' to 89 00'           2
  16 15' to 16 30'; 89 00' to 89 15'           2
  18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  15 50' to 16 00'; 88 50' to 89 15'           2
  18 00' to 18 15'; 88 15' to 88 30'           2
  17 45' to 18 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'           2
  

  References

  1  Matola, S., 1990. The Dolores Expedition, January 27 - February 3, 1990.
     Unpublished report.
  
  2  Meerman, J., 1994. Summary of Herpetofauna Distributions in Belize.
     Report to National Protected Areas Management Project.
  
  3  Lee, Julian C. 1996.  The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatán
     Peninsula.  Comstock Publishing Associates. Ithaca, New York.