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Genus and Species

Common Name

AMPHIBIANS

 

 

Salamanders

 

 

 

Ambystoma maculatum

Spotted Salamander

 

Eurycea bislineata

Northern Two-lined Salamander

Toads

 

 

 

Bufo quercicus

Oak Toad

 

Bufo terrestris

Southern Toad

Tree Frogs

 

 

 

Acris crepitans

Northern Cricket Frog

 

Acris crepitans blanchardi

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

 

Hyla andersonii

Pine Barrens Treefrog

 

Hyla cinerea

Green Treefrog

Frogs

 

 

 

Rana capito

Gopher Frog

 

Rana catesbeiana

Bullfrog

 

Rana clamitans

Green Frog

 

Rana grylio

Pig Frog

 

Rana heckscheri

River Frog

 

Rana pipiens

Northern Leopard Frog

 

Rana sphenocephala

Southern Leopard Frog

 

Rana spp.

Frog

Spadefoot Toads

 

 

 

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Narrow-Mouth Toads and Sheep Frogs

 

 

Gastrophryne carolinensis

Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad

REPTILES

 

 

Crocodiles and Alligators

 

 

 

Alligator mississippiensis

American Alligator

 

Crocodylus acutus

American Crocodile

Snapping Turtles

 

 

 

Chelydra serpentina

Snapping Turtle

Musk and Mud Turtles

 

 

 

Kinosternon baurii

Striped Mud Turtle

 

Kinosternon flavescens

Yellow Mud Turtle

 

Kinosternon subrubrum

Mud Turtle

 

Sternotherus minor minor

Loggerhead Musk Turtle

 

Sternotherus odoratus

Stinkpot

Pond, Marsh, and Box Turtles

 

 

 

Chrysemys picta

Painted Turtle

 

Chrysemys picta picta

Eastern Painted Turtle

 

Deirochelys reticularia

Chicken Turtle

 

Emydiodea blandingi

Blanding’s Turtle

 

Graptemys flavimaculata

Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle (Sawback Turtle)

 

Graptemys geographica

 

 

Malaclemys terrapin

Diamondback Terrapin

  Pseudemys concinna River Cooter

 

Pseudemys concinna floridana

Missouri Cooter

 

Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis

Suwannee River Cooter

 

Pseudemys nelsoni

Florida Red-Bellied Turtle

 

Pseudemys peninsularis

Peninsula Cooter

  Pseudemys rubriventris American Red-bellied Turtle

 

Pseudemys scripta elegans

Red-Eared Slider

 

Terrapene carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

 

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Tortoises

 

 

 

Gopherus polyphemus

Gopher Tortoise

Sea Turtles

 

 

 

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Turtle

 

Chelonia mydas

Common Green Sea Turtle

 

Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

 

Lepidochelys kempi

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Softshell Turtles

 

 

 

Apalone ferox

Florida Soft-Shelled Turtle

 

Apalone spinifera

Spiny Softshell Turtle

 

Apalone spp.

Softshell Turtle

Fence Lizards

 

 

 

Sceloporus undulatus undulatus

Southern Fence Lizard

Glass Lizards

 

 

 

Ophisaurus spp.

Glass Lizard

Whiptail and Racerunner Lizards 

 

 

Cnemidophorus gularis

Texas Spotted Whiptail

 

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Six-Lined Racerunner

Skinks

 

 

 

Eumeces spp.

Skink

Snakes

 

 

 

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Cottonmouth

  Coluber constrictor Black-Masked Racer

 

Crotalus horridus

Timber Rattlesnake

 

Nerodia cyclopion

Green Water Snake

 

Nerodia erythrogaster

Blotched Water Snake

 

Nerodia erythrogaster flavigas

Yellowbelly Water Snake

  Nerodia fasciata Banded Water Snake

 

Nerodia fasciata confluens

Broad-Banded Water Snake

 

Nerodia rhombifera

Diamondback Water Snake

 

Nerodia sipedon

Northern Water Snake

  Nerodia sipedon insularum Lake Erie Water Snake

 

Nerodia spp.

Water Snake

  Nerodia taxispilota Brown Water Snake

 

Pituophis melanoleucus

Pine Snake

 

Thamnophis proximus

Western Ribbon Snake

 

Thamnophis sauritus

Ribbon Snake

 

Thamnophis sirtalis

Garter Snake

BIRDS

 

 

Loons

 

 

 

Gavia arctica

Arctic Loon

 

Gavia immer

Common Loon

 

Gavia pacifica

Pacific Loon

 

Gavia spp.

Loon

 

Gavia stellata

Red-Throated Loon

Grebes

 

 

  Aechmophorus clarkii Clark's Grebe

 

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western Grebe

 

Aechmophorus spp.

Grebe

 

Podiceps auritus

Horned Grebe

 

Podiceps grisegena

Red-Necked Grebe

 

Podiceps nigricollis

Eared Grebe

 

Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-Billed Grebe

Albatross

 

 

 

Phoebastria immutabilis

Laysan Albatross

 

Phoebastria nigripes

Black-Footed Albatross

Petrels, Fulmars, and Shearwaters

 

 

Fulmarus glacialis

Northern Fulmar

 

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Bonin Petrel

 

Pterodroma inexpectata

Mottled Petrel

 

Puffinus griseus

Sooty Shearwater

 

Puffinus nativitatis

Christmas Shearwater

 

Puffinus pacificus

Wedge-Tailed Shearwater

 

Puffinus tenuirostris

Short-Tailed Shearwater

Storm-Petrels

 

 

 

Oceanodroma furcata

Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel

 

Oceanodroma homochroa

Ashy Storm-Petrel

 

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Leach’s Storm-Petrel

 

Oceanodroma spp.

Storm-Petrel

Tropicbirds

 

 

 

Phaethon rubricauda

Red-Tailed Tropicbird

Gannets and Boobies

 

 

 

Sula bassanus

Northern Gannet

 

Sula sula

Red-Footed Booby

Pelicans

 

 

 

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

American White Pelican

 

Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelican

 

Pelecanus spp.

Pelican

Cormorants

 

 

 

Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-Crested Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Neotropic Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant

 

Phalacrocorax olivaceus

Olivaceous Cormorant