Common Name

Genus and  Species

AMPHIBIANS

Salamanders

Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

Northern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea bislineata

Toads

Oak Toad

Bufo quercicus

Southern Toad

Bufo terrestris

Tree Frogs

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans blanchardi

Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

Green Treefrog

Hyla cinerea

Pine Barrens Treefrog

Hyla andersonii

Frogs

Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

Gopher Frog

Rana capito

Green Frog

Rana clamitans

Northern Leopard Frog

Rana pipiens

Pig Frog

Rana grylio

River Frog

Rana heckscheri

Southern Leopard Frog

Rana sphenocephala

Spadefoot Toads

Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Narrow-Mouth Toads and Sheep Frogs

Eastern Narrow-Mouth Toad

Gastrophryne carolinensis

REPTILES

Crocodiles and Alligators 

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

Snapping Turtles 

Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Musk and Mud Turtles 

Loggerhead Musk Turtle

Sternotherus minor minor

Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum

Stinkpot

Sternotherus odoratus

Striped Mud Turtle

Kinosternon baurii

Yellow Mud Turtle

Kinosternon flavescens

Pond, Marsh, and Box Turtles 

American Red-bellied Turtle

Pseudemys rubriventris

Chicken Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia

Common Slider

Trachemys scripta

Diamondback Terrapin

Malaclemys terrapin

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Eastern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta picta

Florida Red-Bellied Turtle

Pseudemys nelsoni

Map Turtle

Graptemys geographica

Missouri Cooter

Pseudemys concinna floridana

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Peninsula Cooter

Pseudemys peninsularis

Red-Eared Slider

Pseudemys scripta elegans

Suwannee River Cooter

Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis

Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle (Sawback Turtle)

Graptemys flavimaculata

Tortoises

Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

Sea Turtles

Common Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Lepidochelys kempi

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

Softshell Turtles 

Florida Soft-Shelled Turtle

Apalone ferox

Softshell Turtle

Apalone spp.

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Apalone spinifera

Fence Lizards

Southern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulates undulatus

Glass Lizards

Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus spp.

Whiptail and Racerunner Lizards 

Six-Lined Racerunner

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Texas Spotted Whiptail

Cnemidophorus gularis

Skinks

Skink

Eumeces spp.

Snakes

Blotched Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Broad-Banded Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata confluens

Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Diamondback Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifera

Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Green Water Snake

Nerodia cyclopion

Northern Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon

Pine Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus

Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

Water Snake

Nerodia spp.

Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

Yellowbelly Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster flavigas

BIRDS

Loons

Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica

Common Loon

Gavia immer

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

Red-Throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Grebes

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Pied-Billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Albatross

Black-Footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis

Petrels, Fulmars, and Shearwaters

Bonin Petrel

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Christmas Shearwater

Puffinus nativitatis

Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Short-Tailed Shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus

Wedge-Tailed Shearwater

Puffinus pacificus

Storm-Petrels

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma homochroa

Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma furcata

Leach’s Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Tropicbirds

Red-Tailed Tropicbird

Phaethon rubricauda

Gannets and Boobies

Northern Gannet

Sula bassanus

Red-Footed Booby

Sula sula

Pelicans

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Cormorants

Brandt’s Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Cormorant species

Phalacrocorax spp.

Double-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Olivaceous Cormorant

Phalacrocorax olivaceus

Pelagic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Red-Faced Cormorant

Phalacrocorax urile

Anhingas

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

Frigatebirds

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Herons and Bitterns 

Herons and Egrets

Multiple species

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Great Egret

Ardea albus

Great White Heron

Ardea herodias occidentalis

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax violaceus

Ibises and Spoonbills 

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Roseate Spoonbill

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