pumas, jaguars, ocelots, margays, various monkeys, deer, and peccaries; birds range from eagles to egrets to macaws to pelicans; reptiles include crocodiles, snakes, turtles, and lizards; and a variety of toads, frogs, fishes, mollusks, etc. There are a thousand of types of beetles, we have ants in all shapes & sizes (and biting ability), and of course, the ever-pestering mosquitoes. When the rain arrives, there is a daily rebirth of new insects.