South Florida
PINELANDS
PINELANDS
White-tailed Deer
© John White
Pinelands:
Introduction
Native Flora
Native Fauna
Fire Impact
Threatened and Endangered Species
Introduced Species
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
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