Gulf Islands

Gulf Islands National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Gulf Islands National Seashore Florida District Animal Checklist The Wild in Wildlife This animal checklist includes amphibians, reptiles and mammals observed on the offshore islands, on the mainland and in the waters of Gulf Islands National Seashore. These habitats provide resting, feeding and nesting areas for a variety of wildlife. Federal laws protect all wild animals within the park. Please keep wildlife Wild by not feeding or harassing them. Offering food is unhealthy for the animal and potentially unsafe for you. An unrestrained pet can harm wildlife and destroy their habitat, while possibly endangering the pet. By protecting the park’s natural resources, the National Seashore will be preserved for all to enjoy. Key Abundance Status - Federal (F) & State (S) Caution A = Abundant C = Common U = Uncommon R = Rare T = Threatened E = Endangered SSC = Species of Special Concern V = Venomous Mammals White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus R Coyote Canis latrans R Common Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus U Red Fox Velpes vulpes U Bobcat Lynx rufus R Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis C Northern River Otter Lutra canadensis U American Mink Mustela vison R Common Raccoon Procyon lotor C Black Bear Urus americanus R Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrohynchus R Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis R Bottle-Nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus C Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps R Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus R Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis R Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus U Seminole Bat Lasiurus seminolus C Evening Bat Nycticeius humeralis R Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana C Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus C Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus R Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus U American Beaver Castor canadensis R Nutria Myocastor coypus C House Mouse Mus musculus U Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus R Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris U Santa Rosa Beach Mouse Peromyscus polionotus leucocephalus U Perdido Key Beach Mouse Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis R E(F & S) Norway Rat Nattus norvegicus C Black Rat Rattus rattus U Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus C Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans R Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis C Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger R Manatee Trichechus manatus R E(F & S) Nine-Banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus C Reptiles American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis R SSC(S) T(F) Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis C Scarlet Snake Cempphora coccinea R Florida Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea coccinea R Eastern Racer Columber constrictor A Black-masked Racer Columber constrictor latrunculus U Southern Black Racer Columber constrictor priapus C Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus R Corn Snake Elaphe guttata guttata C SSC(S) Eastern Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta C Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula U Speckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula holbrooki C Coachwip Masticophis flagellum flagellum C Salt Marsh Water Snake Nerodia clarkii U Green Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion C Plainbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster R Southern Water Snake Nerodia fasciata C Banded Water Snake Nerodia fasciata fasciata U Florida Green Water Snake Nerodia floridana U Brown Water Snake Nerodia taxispilota C Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus C Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata R Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata R Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus C Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis C Eastern Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius fulvius C V Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus torcicus A Southern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus vundulatus C Green Anole Anolis carolinenisi C Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus A Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps C Ground Skink Scincella lateralis C Six-Lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus C Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus U V Eastern Diamondback Rattleshake Crotalus adamanteus C V Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius C V Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake sistrurus milarius miliarius U V Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta C T(S & F) Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata U Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas U E(S & F) Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii R E(F & S) Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina C Alligator Snapping Turtle Macroclemys temminckii U Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea R E(F & S) Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta C Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia U Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin U Common Cooter Pseudemys floridana C Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina U Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans C Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum C Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus R SSC(S) Amphibians Oak Toad Bufo quercicus C Southern Toad Bufo terrestris C Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus C Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea C Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis C Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa C Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella C Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor C Spring Peeper P seudacris crucifer C Southern Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita nigrita U Greenhouse Frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris Eastern Narrowmounth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis C American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana C Green Frog Rana clamitans C Bronze Frog Rana clamitans clamitans A Pig Frog Rana grylio C Southern Leopard Frog Rana utricularia C Two-Toed Ampheuma Amphiuma means U Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata U Northern Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus A Mississippi Slimy Salamander Plethodon mississippi A Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens U EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA 06/11