FLMNH Ichthyology Department: South Florida Aquatic Environments

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South Florida Aquatic Environments

Pinelands

NATIVE FAUNA

White-tailed Deer
*© John White*

Pinelands:

Native Fauna

Rocky pinelands provide habitat for many species of wildlife

Many mammals inhabit the unique rocky pineland habitats of south Florida including:

cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)

opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
raccoon (Procyon lotor)
marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris)
mangrove fox squirrel (Sciurus niger avicennia)
bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi)
Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus)
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Opossum
*© Alden M. Johnson, California Academy of Sciences*

Red-bellied Woodpecker
*courtesy South Florida Water Management District*

Red-shouldered Hawk
*© Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences*

Birds that frequent these areas include:

pine warbler (Dendroica pinus)
cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
bluejay (Cyanocitta cristata)
red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Young Rim Rock Crowned Snake
*© Kenneth Krysko*

Reptiles and amphibians include:

reef gecko (Sphaerodactylus notatus)
pygmy rattlesnake (Sisturus miliarius)
eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon coaris couperi)
rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica)
five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus)

Five-lined Skink
*© John White*