Florida Trail Project

 

Welcome to the Florida Trail Animal Bucket List

Below is a listing of animals I would like to see at some point while hiking the Florida Trail.  They are all animals that are in Florida, and although it may not be possible to see them all, I would love to see and possibly photograph as many as possible.  Below is a list of icons that will appear next to an animals’ name if it is seen on the trail.  You can click on the camera or camcorder icons to jump to where I have a picture or video of that animal.

LEGEND:
   Seen on trail    
   Photographed on trail    
  Filmed on trail

Amphibians        Birds         Mammals       Reptiles
True Insects      Plants        Crabs         Spiders/Scorpions

 

Status        Common Name                        Scientific Name

          American Alligator                 Alligator mississippiensis
          Southern Ringneck Snake            Diadophis punctatus punctatus
          Florida Banded Water Snake         Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
          Brown Water Snake                  Nerodia taxispilota
          Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake    Crotalus adamanteus
          Canebrake Rattlesnake              Crotalus horridus
          Pigmy Rattlesnake                  Sistururus miliarius barbouri
          Cottonmouth                        Agkistrodon conanti
      Copperhead                         Agkistrodon contortix
          Eastern Coral Snake                Micrurus fulvius
          Scarlet King Snake                 Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
          Corn Snake                         Elaphe guttata guttata
          Gray Rat Snake                     Elaphe obseleta spiloides
          Eastern Hognose                    Heterodon platyrhinos
          Eastern King Snake                 Lampropeltis getulus getulus
          Florida Pine Snake                 Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
      Southern Black Racer               Coluber constrictor priapus
          Coachwhip                          Masticophis flagellum
          Eastern Mud Snake                  Farancia abacura
          Eastern Garter Snake               Thamnophis sirtalis
          Ribbon Snake                       Thamnophis sauritus
          Eastern Indigo Snake               Drymarchon corais
          Eastern Glass Lizard               Ophisauris ventralis
          Gopher Tortoise                    Gopherus polyphems
          Mediterranean Gecko                Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus
      Green Anole                        Anolis carolinensis
      Southern Fence Lizard              Sceloporus undulatus undulatus
      Southern Five-lined Skink          Eumeces inexpectatus
          Ground Skink                       Scincella lateralis
          Suwannee River Cooter              Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis
          Gulf Coast Box Turtle              Terrapene carolina major
          Florida Softshell Turtle           Apalone ferox
  Florida Panther                    Puma concobrcoryi
          Florida Black Bear                 Ursus americanus floridanus
          Florida Bobcat                     Lynx rufus floridanus
          Red Fox                            Vulpes vulpes fulva
          Gray Fox                           Urocyon cinereoargenteus floridanus
          Red Wolf                           Canis rufus
          Coyote                             Canis latrans
          Beaver                             Castor canadensis
      River Otter                        Lutra canadensis
          Northern Raccoon                   Procyon lotor
          White-tailed Deer                  Odocoileus virginianus
          Nine-banded Armadillo              Dasypus novemcinctus
          Virginia Opossum                   Didelphis virginiana
          Eastern Cottontail                 Sylvalagus floridanus
          Wild Hog                           Sus scrofa
          Striped Skunk                      Memphitis mephitis
         Eastern Spotted Skunk              Spilogale putorius
         Southern Flying Squirrel           Glaucomys volans
      Eastern Gray Squirrel              Sciurus carolinensis
          Fox Squirrel                       Scirus niger
          Black Skimmer                      Rynchops niger
          Royal Tern                         Sterna maxima
          Great Egret                        Ardea alba
  Great Blue Heron                   Ardea herodias
          Green Heron                        Butorides virescens
          Little Blue Heron                  Egretta caerulea
          Yellow-crowned Night Heron         Nyctanassa violacea
          White Ibis                         Eudocimus albus
          Belted Kingfisher                  Ceryle alcyon
          Red-shouldered Hawk                Buteo lineatus
          Bald Eagle                         Haliaeetus leucocephalus
          Osprey                             Pandion haliaetus
          Snail Kite                         Rostrhamus sociabilis
          Indian Peafowl                     Pavo cristatus
          Limpkin                            Aramus guarauna
          Northern Cardinal                  Cardinalis cardinalis
          Northern Parula Warbler            Parula americana
          Anhinga                            Anhinga anhinga
          Pileated Woodpecker                Dryocopus pileatus
          Downy Woodpecker                   Picoides pubescens
          Pied-bill Grebe                    Podilymbus podiceps
          Sandhill Crane                     Grus canadensis
          Barn Owl                           Tyto alba
      Brown Pelican                      Pelecanus occidentalis
          Black Widow                        Latrodectus mactans
          Brown Recluse                      Loxoscelusa recluse
          Florida Common Scorpion            Centruriodes guanensis
      Trumpet/Crimson Pitcher Plants     Sarracenia flava / leucophylla
          Northern Pitcher Plants            Sarracenia purpure
          Wheel Bug                          Arilus cristatus
          Velvet Ant                         Dasymutilla
          Common Walkingstick                Diapheremera femorata
          Florida Red Centipede              Scolopendra