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Biodiversity of Arlington, Virginia

A guide based on public input that seeks to catalog all of the biota observed in Arlington County, Virginia.

Upland Chorus Frog 1
Pseudacris feriarum
Spring Peeper 2
Pseudacris crucifer
Ringneck Snake 3
Diadophis punctatus
Northern Ringneck Snake 4
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Eastern Spadefoot 5
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Marbled Salamander 6
Ambystoma opacum
Spotted Salamander 7
Ambystoma maculatum
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Northern Two-lined Salamander 8
Eurycea bislineata
North American Racer 9
Coluber constrictor
Eastern Red-backed Salamander 10
Plethodon cinereus
White-spotted Slimy Salamander 11
Plethodon cylindraceus
Scarlet Snake 12
Cemophora coccinea
Eastern Worm Snake 8
Carphophis amoenus
Northern Dusky Salamander 13
Desmognathus fuscus
Red Salamander 14
Pseudotriton ruber
Four-toed Salamander 15
Hemidactylium scutatum
Eastern Newt 14
Notophthalmus viridescens
Greater Siren 16
Siren lacertina
Eastern Earth Snake 17
Virginia valeriae valeriae
Common Garter Snake 18
Thamnophis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake 19
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Redbelly Snake 20
Storeria occipitomaculata
DeKay's Brownsnake 21
Storeria dekayi
Northern Brown Snake 22
Storeria dekayi dekayi
Queen Snake 23
Regina septemvittata
Rough Greensnake 1
Opheodrys aestivus
Northern Water Snake 24
Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake 25
Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Eastern Kingsnake 26
Lampropeltis getula
Yellow-bellied Kingsnake 27
Lampropeltis calligaster
Eastern Hognose Snake 28
Heterodon platirhinos
Rainbow Snake 20
Farancia erytrogramma
Copperhead 29
Agkistrodon contortrix
Northern Copperhead 30
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
Timber Rattlesnake 31
Crotalus horridus
Eastern Fence Lizard 29
Sceloporus undulatus
Common Snapping Turtle 32
Chelydra serpentina
Painted Turtle 33
Chrysemys picta
Eastern Painted Turtle 34
Chrysemys picta picta
Common Slider 35
Trachemys scripta
Yellow-bellied Slider 36
Trachemys scripta scripta
Common Box Turtle 37
Terrapene carolina
Northern Red-bellied Cooter 38
Pseudemys rubriventris
Little Brown Bat 39
Myotis lucifugus
Eastern Small-footed Myotis 40
Myotis leibii
Eastern Pipistrelle 41
Pipistrellus subflavus
Big Brown Bat 42
Eptesicus fuscus
Eastern Red Bat 43
Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat 44
Lasiurus cinereus
Evening Bat 16
Nycticeius humeralis
Silver-haired Bat 45
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Common Raccoon 46
Procyon lotor
North American River Otter 47
Lontra canadensis
Stoat 48
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel 49
Mustela frenata
Striped Skunk 50
Mephitis mephitis
Coyote 51
Canis latrans
Red Fox 52
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 53
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
White-tailed Deer 54
Odocoileus virginianus
Virginia Opossum 55
Didelphis virginiana
Eastern Cottontail 56
Sylvilagus floridanus
American Beaver 57
Castor canadensis
Meadow Jumping Mouse 58
Zapus hudsonius
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
White-footed Mouse 1
Peromyscus leucopus
Eastern Harvest Mouse 59
Reithrodontomys humulis
Marsh Rice Rat 60
Oryzomys palustris
Brown Rat 61
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 62
Mus musculus
Allegheny Woodrat 63
Neotoma magister
Southern Bog Lemming
Synaptomys cooperi
Muskrat 64
Ondatra zibethicus
Fox Squirrel 65
Sciurus niger
Woodchuck 66
Marmota monax
Eastern Chipmunk 67
Tamias striatus
American Red Squirrel 68
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern Flying Squirrel 69
Glaucomys volans
Southeastern Shrew
Sorex longirostris
American Pygmy Shrew 70
Sorex hoyi
North American Least Shrew 71
Cryptotis parva
Southern Short-tailed Shrew 72
Blarina carolinensis
Eastern Mole 73
Scalopus aquaticus
Star-nosed Mole 74
Condylura cristata
American Eel 75
Anguilla rostrata
Hickory Shad
Alosa mediocris
American shad 76
Alosa sapidissima
Largemouth Bass 77
Micropterus salmoides
Bluegill 78
Lepomis macrochirus
Pumpkinseed 79
Lepomis gibbosus
Eastern Box Turtle 80
Terrapene carolina carolina
Red-eared Slider 81
Trachemys scripta elegans
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis

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