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Common flora and fauna of Gaston County, North Carolina, by Chris Heckel

Eastern Fence Lizard 1
Sceloporus undulatus
Green Anole 2
Anolis carolinensis
tulip tree 3
Liriodendron tulipifera
sassafras 4
Sassafras albidum
Eastern Ratsnake 5
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
red maple 6
Acer rubrum
Gray Catbird 7
Dumetella carolinensis
Mallard 8
Anas platyrhynchos
American Bullfrog 9
Lithobates catesbeianus
Cope's Gray Tree Frog 10
Hyla chrysoscelis
White-spotted Slimy Salamander 11
Plethodon cylindraceus
Dekay's Brownsnake 12
Storeria dekayi
Common Box Turtle 13
Terrapene carolina
water oak 14
Quercus nigra
tulip tree 3
Liriodendron tulipifera
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Phalacrocorax auritus
American Toad 16
Anaxyrus americanus
Northern Watersnake 17
Nerodia sipedon
Ruddy Duck 18
Oxyura jamaicensis
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Great Blue Heron 19
Ardea herodias
Bald Eagle 20
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Canada Goose 21
Branta canadensis
Northern Cardinal 22
Cardinalis cardinalis
American Robin 23
Turdus migratorius
Eastern Worm Snake 24
Carphophis amoenus
Eastern Hognose Snake 25
Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Cottontail 26
Sylvilagus floridanus
Killdeer 27
Charadrius vociferus
White-tailed Deer 28
Odocoileus virginianus
kudzu 29
Pueraria montana
Red-headed Woodpecker 30
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Common Snapping Turtle 31
Chelydra serpentina
Virginia pine 32
Pinus virginiana
Eastern Kingsnake 12
Lampropeltis getula
Spiny Softshell Turtle 30
Apalone spinifera
Gray Fox 33
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
turkey-tail 34
Trametes versicolor
mountain laurel 35
Kalmia latifolia
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 36
Papilio glaucus
Common Slider 37
Trachemys scripta
eastern redcedar 38
Juniperus virginiana
Northern Mockingbird 39
Mimus polyglottos
Red-spotted Admiral 40
Limenitis arthemis
Carolina Sphinx 41
Manduca sexta
American holly 42
Ilex opaca
Chinese privet 43
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese holly 44
Ilex cornuta
white oak 45
Quercus alba
American beech 46
Fagus grandifolia
shortleaf pine 41
Pinus echinata
House Sparrow 47
Passer domesticus
River Cooter 48
Pseudemys concinna
Broadhead Skink 49
Plestiodon laticeps
Common Five-lined Skink 50
Plestiodon fasciatus
Spotted Salamander 51
Ambystoma maculatum
Southern Two-lined Salamander 10
Eurycea cirrigera
Turkey Vulture 52
Cathartes aura
Red-tailed Hawk 53
Buteo jamaicensis
Modest Katydid 54
Montezumina modesta
Monarch 55
Danaus plexippus
North American Luna Moth 56
Actias luna
fan clubmoss 57
Diphasiastrum digitatum
silver maple 58
Acer saccharinum
sugar maple 59
Acer saccharum
blackjack oak 60
Quercus marilandica
Largemouth Bass 61
Micropterus salmoides
Grass Carp 61
Ctenopharyngodon idella
sourwood 62
Oxydendrum arboreum
flowering dogwood 63
Cornus florida
northern spicebush 64
Lindera benzoin
Black Tupelo 65
Nyssa sylvatica
multiflora rose 66
Rosa multiflora
southern magnolia 67
Magnolia grandiflora
bigleaf magnolia 68
Magnolia macrophylla
European Starling 69
Sturnus vulgaris
Black Trumpet 70
Craterellus fallax
Carolina Wren 71
Thryothorus ludovicianus
common chickweed 72
Stellaria media
Barred Owl 8
Strix varia
Japanese honeysuckle 73
Lonicera japonica
Zebra Swallowtail 74
Eurytides marcellus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 75
Archilochus colubris
Cricket Frogs 76
Acris
Red-shouldered Hawk 77
Buteo lineatus
Spicebush Swallowtail 78
Papilio troilus
Giant Stag Beetle 10
Lucanus elaphus
Red Admiral 79
Vanessa atalanta
Yellow Garden Spider 80
Argiope aurantia
Pickerel Frog 81
Lithobates palustris
Southern Leopard Frog 82
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Eastern Copperhead 12
Agkistrodon contortrix

Edited by heckel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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