Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge Explained

Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Nicaragua. It is one of the 78 reserves which are officially under protection in the country. It consists of .^[1]

As of 2009 it is one of only two places in Nicaragua where the toad Incilius melanochlorus has been recorded.^{[2] [3]} The world's only freshwater shark, Nicaragua shark,^[4] known elsewhere in the world as the bull shark or Zambesi shark is also present in the San Juan River. Nicaragua has recently banned freshwater shark fishing because of population declines.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Río San Juan in Nicaragua. Protected Planet. ProtectedPlanet. 28 October 2018.
2. Bolaños, F. . Chaves, G. . Sunyer, J. . Incilius melanochlorus . . 2010 . e.T54705A11187978 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T54705A11187978.en . free .
3. Web site: Incilius melanochlorus Cope 1877 . Amphibians of Panama . Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute . 3 September 2019.
4. http://www.nature.org/wherewework/centralamerica/nicaragua/ Nature.com
5. http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=05437210968 UnderwaterTime.com