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Scientific Name Common Name
MAMMALS
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded armadillo
Didelphis virginiana Opossum
Neotoma floridana Eastern woodrat
Odocoileus virginianus clavium Florida Key deer
Ochrotomys nuttalli Golden Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus Cotton mouse
Podomys floridanus Florida mouse
Puma concolor coryi Florida Panther
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray squirrel
Trichechus manatus West Indian Manatee
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray fox
Ursus americanus floridanus Florida black bear
Vulpes vulpes Red Fox
BIRDS
Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper
Aix galericulaga Mandarin Duck
Aix sponsa Wood Duck
Ajaia ajaja Roseate Spoonbill
Anas acuta Northern Pintail
Anas americana American Wigeon
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
Anas crecca Green-winged Teal
Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal
Anas discors Blue-winged Teal
Anas fulvigula Mottled Duck
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
Anas strepera Gadwall
Anhinga anhinga Anhinga
Anser anser Greylag Goose
Aphelocoma coerulescens Scrub Jay
Aramus guarauna Limpkin
Archilochus culubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ardea alba Great egret
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone
Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl
Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk
Butorides virescens Green Heron
Buvo virginianus Great-horned Owl
Cairina moschata Moscovy Duck
Calidris alba Sanderling
Calidris alpina Dunlin
Calidris anutus Red Knot
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandiper
Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow
Caracara cheriway Caracara
Caracara plancus Crested Caracara
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
Charadrius wilsonia Wilson's Plover
Chen caerulencens Snow Goose
Chen rossi Ross's Goose
Chordeiles minor Common Night Hawk
Circus cayneus Northern Harrier
Coccyzus minor Mangrove Cuckoo
Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite
Columba leucocephala White-crowned Pigeon
Columba livia Rock Dove
Columbina passerina Common Rock Dove
Coragyps atratus Black Vulture
Crotophaga ani Smooth-billed Ani
Dendrocygna autunnalis Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Egretta caerulen Little Blue Heron
Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret
Egretta thula Snowy Egret
Egretta tricolor Tricolored Heron
Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite
Eudocinus albus White Ibis
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird
Fulica americana American Coot
Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
Grus americana Whooping Crane
Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane
Haematopus bachmani American Oystercatcher
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked stilt
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
Larus atricilla Laughing Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
Limosa fedoa Marbled Gotwit
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
Mergus merganser Common Merganser
Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser
Mycteria americana Wood Stock
Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron
Otus asio Eastern Screech Owl
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
Pandion haliaetus Osprey
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos White Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican, American Pelican
Phalacrocrax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
Phoenicopterus ruber Flamingo
Plegagis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
Pluvialis squatarola Black-bellied Plover
Podiiymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
Porphyrula martinica Purple Gallinule
Recurvirostra americana American Avecet
Rostrhanus sociabilis Snail Kite
Rynchops niger Black Skimmer
Sterna antillarum Least Tern
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern
Sterna maxima Royal Tern
Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasion Collared-Dove
Strix varia Barred Owl
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
Tyto alba Barn Owl
Zenaida macroura Morning Dove
SALAMANDERS
Ambystoma opacum Marbled salamander
Desmognathus apalachicolae Apalachicola dusky salamander
Eurycea cirrigera Southern two-lines salamander
Necturus alabamensis Alabama waterdog
Plethodon grobmani Slimy salamander
Pseudotrition montanus Mud salamander
FROGS
Bufo marinus Giant toad, Marine toad
Bufo terrestris Southern toad
Eleutherodactylus planirostris Greenhouse frog
Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern narrowmouth toad
Hyla andersonii Pine-barrens tree frog
Hyla avivoca Bird-voiced treefrog
Hyla cinerea Green treefrog
Hyla femoralis Pinewoods treefrog
Hyla gratiosa Barking treefrog
Hyla squirella Squirrel treefrog
Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban treefrog
Rana capito Gopher frog
Rana heckscheri River frog
Rana spenocephala Southern leopard frog
Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern spadefoot toad
ANOLES,GEKKOS,LIZARDS,ETC.
Agama agama African redhead agama
Ameiva ameiva Giant ameiva
Anolis carolinensis Green anole
Anolis chlorocyanus Hispaniolan green anole
Anolis cristatellus Crested anole
Anolis cybotes Large-headed anole
Anolis distichus Bark anole
Anolis equestris Knight anole
Anolis garmani Jamaican anole
Anolis porcatus Cuban green anole
Anolis sagrei Brown anole
Basiliscus vittatus Brown basilisk
Calotes versicolor Oriental garden lizard
Chamaeleo calyptratus Veiled chameleon
Chamaeleo jacksonii Jackson's chameleon
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus Rainbow lizard
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-lined racerunner
Ctenosaura pectinata Mexican black spiny-tailed iguana
Ctenosaura similis Black spiny-tailed iguana
Eumeces inexpectatus Southeastern five-lined skink
Eumeces laticeps Broad-headed skink
Gekko gecko Tokay gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus House gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii Indo-Pacific gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia African House gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus Mediterranean gecko
Iguana iguana Green iguana
Leiocephalus carinatus Northern curly-tailed lizard
Leiocephalus schreibersii Hispaniolan curly-tailed lizard
Mabuya multifasciata Many-lined grass skink
Ophisaurus ventralis Eastern glass lizard
Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis Madagascar giant day gecko
Phrynosoma cornutum Texas horned lizard
Tarentola annularis White-spotted wall gecko
Sceloporus undulatus Southern fence lizard
Sceloporus woodi Scrub lizard
Scincella lateralis Ground skink
Sphaerodactylus elegans Ashy gecko
Sphaerodactylus notatus Reef gecko
Rhineura floridana Florida worm lizard
SNAKES
Agkistrodon contortrix Southern copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus Cottonmouth
Boa constrictor Boa
Cemophora coccinea Scarlet snake
Coluber constrictor Racer
Crotalus adamanteus Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus atricaudatus Timber rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus Ringneck snake
Diadophis punctatus acricus Key ringneck snake
Drymarchon corais couperi Eastern indigo snake
Elaphe guttata Corn snake
Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata Yellow rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni Everglades rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta spiloides Gray rat snake
Farancia abacura Mud snake
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake
Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata Mole kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster occipitolineata South Florida mole kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula floridana Florida kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides Scarlet kingsnake
Masticophis glagellum glagellum Eastern coachwhip
Micrurus fulvius Eastern coral snake
Nerodia clarkii compressicauda Mangrove saltmarsh snake
Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster Redbelly watersnake
Nerodia fasciata Banded watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota Brown watersnake
Opheodrys aestivus Rough green snake
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi Black pine snake
Ramphotyphlops braminus Brahminy blind snake
Regina alleni Striped crayfish snake
Regina rigida Glossy crayfish snake
Rhadinaea flavilata Pine woods snake
Seminatrix pygaea Swamp snake
Sistrurus miliarius Dusky pygmy rattlesnake
Stilosoma extenuatum Short-tailed snake
Storeria dekayi Brown snake
Storeria occipitomaculata Redbelly snake
Tantilla oolitica Rim rock crowned snake
Tantilla relicta Florida crowned snake
Thamnophis sauritus Ribbon snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Garter snake
TURTLES & TORTOISES
Gopherus polyphemus Gopher tortoise
GATORS
Alligator mississippiensis American alligator
Caiman crocodilus Spectacled caiman

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