Common or Conspicuous Freshwater Marsh Plants of the Everglades

(source: T. E.Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

Common Name Scientific Name Arrowdead Sagittaria Lancifolia common cattail Typha latifolia muhly grass (or hairgrass) Muhlenbergia capillaris maidencane Panicum hemitomon spike rush Eleocharis cellulosa white-top sedge Dichromena colorata sawgrass Cladium jamaicense Tracy's beak rush Rhynchospora tracyi inundated beak rush Rhynchospora inundata pickerel weed Pontederia cordata spider lily Hymenocallis latifolia swamp lily Crinum americanum flag (fireflag or arrowroot) Thalia geniculata spatterdock (yellow water lily) Nuphar luteum white water lily Nymphaea odorata floating heart Nymphoides aquatica water hyssop Bacopa caroliniana bladderwort Utricularia foliosa

Common or Well-known Trees and Shrubs of the Tropical Hardwood Hammocks of Everglades National Park

(source: T. E. Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

Common Name Scientific Name Florida royla palm Roystonea elata cabbage palm Sabal palmetto live oak Quercus virginiana strangler fig Ficus aurea pigeon plum Coccoloba diversifolia lancewood Nectandra coriacea wild tamarind Lysiloma latisiliqua paradise tree Simarouba glauca gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba West Indian mahogany Swietenia mahagoni poisonwood Metopium toxiferum inkwood Exothea paniculata white stopper Eugenai axillaris marlberry Ardisia escallonioides wild mastic Mastichodendron foetidissimum wild coffee Psychotria undata

Wetland Tree Islands: Common Trees, Shrubs, and Understory Plants of the Everglades

(source: T. E. Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

Trees

Common Name Scientific Name bald cypress Taxodium distichum pond cypress Taxodium ascendens red bay Persea borbonia sweet bay Magnolia virginiana red maple Acer rubrum

Small Trees / Shrubs

Common Name Scientific Name pond apple Annona glabra dahoon holly Ilex cassine coastal-plain willow Salix caroliniana cocoplum Chrysoblanus icaco wax myrtle Myrica cerifera buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis

Understory and Ground Cover Plants

Common Name Scientific Name leather fern Acrostichum danaeifolium swamp fern Blechnum serrulatum Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata royal fern Osmunda regalis

Common or Well-known Water Birds of the Everglades Ecosystem

(f=freshwater, m=marine, * indicates more common habitat)

(source: T. E. Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

Diving Birds

Common Name Scientific Name pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps anhinga Anhinga anhinga double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus common merganser Mergus merganser red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator

Wading Birds

Common Name Scientific Name Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax yellow-crowned night-heron Nyctanassa violacea green-backed heron Butorides striatus tricolored heron Egretta tricolor little blue heron Egretta caerulea reddish egret Egretta rufescens snowy egret Egretta thula great egret Casmerodius albus great blue heron Ardea herodias great white heron Ardea herodias wood stork Mycteria americana glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus white ibis Eudocimus albus roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja limpkin Aramus guarauna

Birds of Prey

Common Name Scientific Name bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis osprey Pandion haliaetus

other birds of interest

Common Name Scientific Name purple gallinule Porphurula martinica common moorhen Gallinula chloropus American coot Fulica americana Cape Sable seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis

Common or Noteworthy Mammals of the Everglades Ecosystem

(source: T. E. Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

Terrestrial and Terrestrial/Aquatic species

Common Name Scientific Name opossum Didelphis virginiana marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis hispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus round-tailed muskrat Neofiber alleni gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus raccoon Procyon lotor Everglades mink Mustela vison evergladensis striped skunk Mephitis mephitis river otter Lutra canadensis panther Felis concolor bobcat Lynx rufus white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus

Marine/Estuarine species

Common Name Scientific Name Atlantic bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus

Common or Well-known Reptiles of the Everglades Region

(Type of habitat(s) of normal occurrence: b=brackish water, f=freshwater, m=marine, t=terrestrial, i=introduced)

(source: T. E. Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

Crocodilians

Common Name Scientific Name American alligator Alligator mississippiensis American crocodile Crocodylus acutus

Turtles

Common Name Scientific Name loggerhead Caretta caretta common musk turtle (stinkpot) Sternotherus odoratus Florida mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri striped mud turtle Kinosternon baurii diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin Florida box turtle Terrapene carolina bauri Florida chicken turtle Deirochelys reticularia chrysea peninsula cooter Pseudemys floridana peninsularis Florida redbelly turtle Pseudemys nelsoni gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus Florida softshell Apalone ferox

Lizards

Common Name Scientific Name green anole (chameleon) Anolis carolinensis brown anole Anolis sagrei sagrei southeastern five-lined skink Eumences inexpectatus

Snakes

Common Name Scientific Name Florida green water snake Nerodia cyclopion floridana Florida (banded) water snake Nerodia fasciata pictiventris brown water snake Nerodia taxispilota peninsula ribbon snake Thamnophis sauritus sackeni southern ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus punctatus Everglades racer Coluber constrictor paludicola eastern indigo snake Drymarchon corais couperi Everglades rat snake Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni corn snake (red rat snake) Elaphe guttata guttata common kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides Florida scarlet snake Cemophora coccinea coccinea eastern coral snake Micrurus fulvius fulvius Florida cottonmouth (water moccasin) Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti dusky pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius barbouri eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus

Fishes of Importance in Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine and Estuarine Waters

(source: T. E. Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

Game Fishes

Common Name Scientific Name ladyfish Elops saurus tarpon Megalops atlanticus bonefish Albula vulpes common snook Centropomus undecimalis jewfish Epinephelus itajara crevalle jack Caranx hippos gray (mangrove) snapper Lutjanus griseus sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus black drum Pogonias cromis red drum (redfish) Sciaenops ocellatus great barracuda Sphraena barracuda Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus

Common or Noteworthy Fishes of the Fresh Waters of the Everglades

(Ecological group refers to salinity tolerance: 1=primary freshwater (intolerant) 2=secondary freshwater (more tolerant) 3=peripheral freshwater (most tolerant) i=introduced (exotic spp.)

(source: T. E. Lodge, The Everglades Handbook, 1994)

abundant nongame species

Common Name Scientific Name scaled sardine Harengula jaguana Atlantic thread herring Opisthonema oglinum hardhead catfish Arius felis inshore lizardfish Synodus foetens gulf toadfish Opsanus beta hardhead halfbeak Chriodorus atherinoides Silverstripe halfbeak Hyphorhamphus unifasciatus redfin needlefish Strongylura notata goldspotted killifish Floridichthys carpio rainwater killifish Lucania parva fringed pipefish Anarchopterus criniger dwarf seahorse Hippocampus zosterae gulf pipefish Syngnathus scovelli silver jenny Eucinostomus gula tidewater mojarra Eucinostomus harengulus pinfish Lagodon rhomboides striped mullet Mugil cephalus white mullet Mugil curema fantail mullet Mugil gyrans code goby Gobiosoma robustum clown goby Microgobius gulosus Florida gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus bowfin (mudfish) Amia calva tarpon Megalops atlanticus American eel Anguilla rostrata golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta yellow bullhead (butter cat) Ameiurus natalis walking catfish Clarias batrachus sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus golden topminnow Fundulus chrysotus marsh killifish Fundulus confluentus flagfish Jordanella floridae bluefin killifish Luciana goodei eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki least killifish Heterandria formosa sailfin Poecilia latipinna brook silverside Labidesthes sicculus common snook Centropomus undecimalis Everglades pygmy sunfish Elassoma evergladei bluespotted sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosus warmouth Lepomis gulosus bluegill (bream) Lepomis macrochirus dollar sunfish Lepomis marginatus redear sunfish (shellcracker) Lepomis microlophus spotted sunfish (stump-knocker) Lepomis punctatus largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides oscar Astronotus ocellatus Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus blue tilapia Tilapia aurea spotted tilapia Tilapia mariae striped mullet Mugil cephalus