Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals

Gray Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta - Tung Hill Drive, Tallahassee, FL - May 26, 2019

Information on this page is from the “St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Amphibian, Reptile and Mammal List” pamphlet, available in the Visitor Center.

You can tap or hover over the acronyms to see what each stands for.

Salamanders, Newts and Sirens (Order Caudata)

Frogs and Toads (Order Anura)

Common Name	Status	Species
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander	FL, SL	Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander	HR	Ambystoma talpoideum
Two-toed Amphiuma		Amphiuma means
One-toed Amphiuma		Amphiuma pholeter
Southern Dusky Salamander		Desmogmathus auriculatus
Southern Two-lined Salamander		Eurycea cirrigera
Three-lined Salamander	NC	Eurycea guttolineata
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander		Eurycea quadridigitata
Gulf Coast Waterdog		Necturus cf. beyeri
Striped Newt	HR, PE, SL	Notophthalmus perstriatus
Central Newt		Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Southeastern Slimy Salamander		Plethodon grobmani
Slender Dwarf Siren		Pseudobranchus striatus
Rusty Mud Salamander	NC	Pseudotriton montanus floridanus
Southern Red Salamander	NC	Pseudotriton ruber vioscai
Eastern Lesser Siren		Pseudotriton intermedia intermedia
Greater Siren		Siren lacertina

Frogs and Toads (Order Anura)

Common Name	Call	Status	Species Name
Southern Cricket Frog	“click, click, click” like two marbles clicking		Acris gryllus
Oak Toad	Bird-like “peep, peep, peep”		Anaxyrus quercicus
Southern Toad	A long, high-pitched trill		Bufo (Anaxyrus) terrestris
Greenhouse Frog	A faint chirp	NN	Euhyas (Eleutherodactylus) planiostris
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad	Baaah like a sheep		Gastrophryne carolinensis
Cope’s Gray Treefrog	A high-pitched rapid trill		Hyla chrysoscelis
Green Treefrog	A nasal “gronk, gronk, gronk”		Hyla cinerea
Pine Woods Treefrog	Similar cadence to Morse code tapping		Hyla femoralis
Barking Treefrog	Like a bike horn or distant barking dogs		Hyla gratiosa
Squirrel Treefrog	Raspy “quank, quank, quank”		Hyla squirella
Southern Spring Peeper	High pitched series of whistles and trills		Pseudacris crucifer bartramiana
Southern Chorus Frog	Like running a fingernail along the teeth of a comb		Pseudacris nigrita
Little Grass Frog	A high-pitched chirp		Pseudacris ocularis
Ornate Chorus Frog	Quick, metallic peeps		Pseudacris ornata
Florida Gopher Frog	Like an old man snoring	HR, PE, SL	Rana capito
Bullfrog	Deep resonant “jug-o-rum”		Rana catesbeiana
Bronze Frog	Like a banjo		Rana clamitans
Pig Frog	A pig-like “grunt, grunt, grunt”		Rana gyrlio
River Frog	Deep snores and grunts		Rana heckscheri
Florida Leopard Frog	Squeaky, like rubbing a wet balloon		Rana sphenocephalus sphenocephalus
Eastern Spadefoot	“Squonk” or “Quonk”		Scaphiopus holbrookii

Frog reference pages from The University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Lab

Lizards (order Squamata, Sub Order Sauria)

Anole - St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL - Mar 7, 2019 — Anole – St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL – Mar 7, 2019

Skink - Tallahassee Museum, Tallahassee, FL - August 17, 2016 — Anole – St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL – Mar 7, 2019

Common Name	Status	Species Name
Northern Green Anole		Anolis carolinensis carolinensis
Six-lined Racerunner		Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Southern Coal Skink	NC	Plestiodon anthracinus pluv
Northern Mole Skink		Plestiodon egregius similis
Common Five-lined Skink		Plestiodon fascitus
Broad-headed Skink		Plestiodon latecips
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard		Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus
Island Glass Lizard	HR, TU	Ophisaurus compressus
Mimic Glass Lizard	HR, TU	Ophisaurusmimicus
Eastern Glass Lizard		Ophisaurus ventralis
Eastern Fence Lizard		Sceloporus undulatus
Ground Brown Skink		Scincella lateris
Ground Brown Skink		Scincella lateris

Snakes (Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes)

Southern Hognose Snake — Gray Rat Snake – Elaphe obsoleta –
Tung Hill Drive, Tallahassee, FL – May 26, 2019

Common Name	Status	Species Name
Florida Cottonmouth		Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
Northern Scarlet Snake		Cemophora coccinea copei
Southern Black Racer		Coluber constrictor priapus
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake		Crotalus admanteus
Southern Ring-necked Snake		Diadophis punctatus punctatus
Eastern Indigo Snake	HR, PE, FL, SL	Drymarchron corais couperi
Eastern Cornsnake	SL	Pantherophis (Elaphe) guttatus
Eastern (Gray) Ratsnake		Pantherophis (Elphae) obsoletus
Eastern Mudsnake		Farancia abacura abacura
Common Rainbow Snake	HR	Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake		Heterodon platirhinos
Southern Hog-nosed Snake	HR, PE	Heterodon simus
Eastern Kingsnake		Lampropeltis getula getula
Scarlet Kingsnake		Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
Eastern Coachwhip		Masticophus flagellum flagellum
Eastern Coralsnake		Micrurus fulvius
Gulf Saltmarsh Snake		Nerodia clarkii clarkii
Red-bellied Water Snake	NC	Nerodia erythogaster erythogaster
Banded Watersnake		Nerodia fasciata fasciata
Florida Green Watersnake		Nerodia floridana
Brown Watersnake		Nerodia taxipilota
Rough Greensnake		Opheodrys aestivus
Florida Pinesnake	SL	Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
Striped Crayfish Snake		Regina alleni
Glossy Crayfish Snake		Regina rigida rigida
Pine Woods Snake	NC	Rhadinaea flaviliata
Northern Florida Swampsnake		Seminatrix pygaea pygaea
Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake		Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
Midland Brownsnake		Storeria dekayi wrightorum
Florida Redbelly Snake		Storeria occipitomaculata obscura
Blue-striped Robbonsnake		Thamnophis sauritus nitae
Peninsula Ribbonsnake		Thamnophis sauritus sackenii
Blue-striped Ribbonsnake		Thamnophis sirtalis similis
Eastern Garter Snake		Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Rough Earthsnake		Virginia striatula
Eastern Earthsnake		Virginia valeriae valeriae

Crocodilians (Order Crocodylia)

American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis St. Marks National Wilflife Refuge, FL - June 1, 2019 — American Alligator – Alligator mississippiensis
St. Marks National Wilflife Refuge, FL – June 1, 2019

American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis - St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL - Apr 6, 2019 — American Alligator – Alligator mississippiensis
St. Marks National Wilflife Refuge, FL – June 1, 2019

Common Name	Status	Species Name
American Alligator	FL	Alligator mississippiensis

Turtles (Order Chelonia)

Florida Softshell Turtle — Apalone ferox St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, FL – May 13, 2018

Common Name	Status	Species Name
Florida Softshell		Apalone ferox
Loggerhead Sea Turtle	MW, FL, SL	Caretta caretta
Green Turtle	MW, FL, SL	Chelonia mydas
Florida Snapping Turtle		Chelydra serpentina osceola
Spotted Turtle		Clemmys guttata
Eastern Chicken Turtle		Deirochelys reticularia
Leatherback Seaturtle	MW, FL, SL	Drmochelyss coriacea
Gopher Tortoise	SL	Gopherus polyphemus
Striped Mud Turtle		Kinosternon baurii
Atlantic Ridley Seattle	MW, FL, SL	Lepidochelys kempii
Alligator Snapping Turtle	NC	Macrochelys temminickii
Ornate Diamond-backed Terrapin		Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota
Florida Cooter		Pseudemys floridana
Suwannee Cooter	SL	Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis
Loggerhead Musk Turtle	NC	Sternotherus minor minor
Common Musk Turtle		Sternotherus odoratus
Gulf Coast Box Turtle		Terrapene carolina major
Yellow-bellied Slider		Trachemys scripta scripta

Small Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Cotton Mouse - St. Marks Wildlife Refuge — Cotton Mouse – St. Marks Wildlife Refuge

Common Name	Species Name
Southern Short-tailed Shrew	Sorx longirostris
Least Shrew	Cryptotis parva
Eastern Mole	Scalopus aquaticus
Southeastern Myotis	Myotis austroriparius
Eastern Pipistrelle	Pipistrellus dsubflavus
Big Brown Bat	Eptesicus fuscus
Eastern Red Bat	Lasiurus borealis
Seminole Bat	Lasiurus seminolus
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus
Northern Yellow Bat	Lasiurus intermedias
Evening Bat	Nycticeius humeralis
Rafinesque’s Big-Eared Bat	Plecotus rafinesqueii
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat	Tadaria brasiliensis
Marsh Rice Bat	Orzomys paalustris
Cotton Mouse	Peromyscus gossypinus
Golden Mouse	Ochrotomys nuttalli
Hispid Cotton Rat	Sigmodon hispidus
Eastern Woodrat	Neotoma floridana
Pine Vole	Microtus pinetorum
Black Rat	Rattus rattus
Norway Rat	Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse	Mus musculus
Eastern Gray Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis
Southern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys volans

Medium-sized Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Raccoon at the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge

Opossum at the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge — Raccoon at the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge

Large-sized Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Common Name	Species Name
Virginia Opossum	Didelphis virginiana
Nine-banded Armidillo	Dsaypus novemcinctus
Marsh Rabbit	Sylvilagus palustris
Eastern Cottontail	Sylvilagus floridanus
Fox Squirrel	Sciurus niger
Beaver	Castor canadensis
Round-tailed Muskrat	Neofiber alleni
Red Fox	Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox	Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Raccoon	Procyon lotor
Longtail Weasel	Mustela frenata
Mink	Mustela vison
Eastern Spotted Skunk	Spilogale putorius
Striped Skunk	Mephitis mephitis
River Otter	Lutra canadensis

Large-sized Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Common Name	Species Name
Coyote	Canis latrans
Florida Black Bear	Ursus americanus floridanus
Bobcat	Lynx rufus
Feral Hog	Sus scrofa
White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus virginianus
Florida Manatee	Trichechus manatus latirostrus
Bottlenose Dolphin	Tursiops truncatus

Legend for Acronyms

Abbreviation	Definition
HR	Historic record from refuge
NC	Not confirmed on refuge but local area is within range
NN	Non-native (human introduction; not range expansion)
PE	Potentially extirpated from refuge and local area
SL	State of Florida listed species
FL	Federally listed species
MW	Inhabiting nearshore and offshore marine or state waters
TU	Taxonomic uncertainty

Amphibians, Reptiles, and Mammals

Salamanders, Newts and Sirens (Order Caudata)

Frogs and Toads (Order Anura)

Frogs and Toads (Order Anura)

Lizards (order Squamata, Sub Order Sauria)

Snakes (Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes)

Crocodilians (Order Crocodylia)

Turtles (Order Chelonia)

Small Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Medium-sized Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Large-sized Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Large-sized Mammals (Order Mammalia)

Legend for Acronyms

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