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Wildlife of Lancaster

Learn about all kinds of animals that live in Lancaster here.

Philadelphia Vireo 1
Vireo philadelphicus
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo 3
Vireo gilvus
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Vireo solitarius
White-eyed Vireo 5
Vireo griseus
Pileated Woodpecker 6
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-headed Woodpecker 7
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 9
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10
Sphyrapicus varius
Carolina Parakeet 11
Conuropsis carolinensis
Common Nighthawk 7
Chordeiles minor
Eastern Screech-Owl 12
Megascops asio
Barred Owl 13
Strix varia
Great Horned Owl 14
Bubo virginianus
Long-eared Owl 15
Asio otus
Short-eared Owl 16
Asio flammeus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 16
Aegolius acadicus
Barn Owl 17
Tyto alba
Gray Tree Frog 18
Hyla versicolor
Cope's Gray Tree Frog 19
Hyla chrysoscelis
Northern Cricket Frog 20
Acris crepitans
Upland Chorus Frog 21
Pseudacris feriarum
Spring Peeper 22
Pseudacris crucifer
Ringneck Snake 23
Diadophis punctatus
Northern Ringneck Snake 24
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Eastern Spadefoot 25
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Jefferson Salamander 26
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Marbled Salamander 19
Ambystoma opacum
Tiger Salamander 27
Ambystoma tigrinum
Spotted Salamander 28
Ambystoma maculatum
Hellbender 20
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Long-tailed Salamander 29
Eurycea longicauda
Northern Two-lined Salamander 30
Eurycea bislineata
North American Racer 31
Coluber constrictor
Valley and Ridge Salamander 32
Plethodon hoffmani
Northern Slimy Salamander 33
Plethodon glutinosus
Eastern Red-backed Salamander 34
Plethodon cinereus
Eastern Worm Snake 20
Carphophis amoenus
Northern Dusky Salamander 20
Desmognathus fuscus
Red Salamander 35
Pseudotriton ruber
Spring Salamander 36
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Four-toed Salamander 37
Hemidactylium scutatum
Eastern Newt 38
Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern Earth Snake 31
Virginia valeriae valeriae
Common Garter Snake 39
Thamnophis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake 40
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Dekay's Brownsnake 41
Storeria dekayi
Northern Brown Snake 42
Storeria dekayi dekayi
Queen Snake 33
Regina septemvittata
Rough Greensnake 43
Opheodrys aestivus
Northern Watersnake 35
Nerodia sipedon
Northern Watersnake 44
Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Eastern Milksnake 45
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Eastern Kingsnake 41
Lampropeltis getula
Eastern Hognose Snake 46
Heterodon platirhinos
Timber Rattlesnake 47
Crotalus horridus
Eastern Fence Lizard 29
Sceloporus undulatus
Common Snapping Turtle 48
Chelydra serpentina
Painted Turtle 49
Chrysemys picta
Eastern Painted Turtle 50
Chrysemys picta picta
Common Slider 51
Trachemys scripta
Common Box Turtle 52
Terrapene carolina
Northern Map Turtle 53
Graptemys geographica
Wood Turtle 54
Glyptemys insculpta
Little Brown Bat 55
Myotis lucifugus
Eastern Small-footed Myotis 56
Myotis leibii
Indiana Bat 57
Myotis sodalis
Eastern Pipistrelle 58
Pipistrellus subflavus
Big Brown Bat 59
Eptesicus fuscus
Seminole Bat 60
Lasiurus seminolus
Eastern Red Bat 61
Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat 62
Lasiurus cinereus
Evening Bat 63
Nycticeius humeralis
Silver-haired Bat 64
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
North American River Otter 65
Lontra canadensis
Stoat 66
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel 67
Mustela frenata
Striped Skunk 68
Mephitis mephitis
Bobcat 69
Lynx rufus
Coyote 70
Canis latrans
Red Fox 71
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 7
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
White-tailed Deer 72
Odocoileus virginianus
Eastern Cottontail 73
Sylvilagus floridanus
American Beaver 14
Castor canadensis
Meadow Jumping Mouse 57
Zapus hudsonius
Meadow Vole 74
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole 60
Microtus pinetorum
Rock Vole 75
Microtus chrotorrhinus
White-footed Mouse 19
Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse 76
Peromyscus maniculatus
Marsh Rice Rat 77
Oryzomys palustris
Brown Rat 78
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 79
Mus musculus
Allegheny Woodrat 80
Neotoma magister
Southern Bog Lemming 81
Synaptomys cooperi
Muskrat 82
Ondatra zibethicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 83
Sciurus carolinensis

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