Fauna of Broward County, Florida

This is a non-exhaustive list of possible species to be found in Broward County Florida. This is a companion piece for the Broward county BioBlitz program to help guide possible identifications

All 266

Oak Toad ¹
Anaxyrus quercicus

Southern Toad ²
Anaxyrus terrestris

Cane Toad ³
Rhinella marina

Southern Cricket Frog ⁴
Acris gryllus

Southern Chorus Frog ⁵
Pseudacris nigrita

Little Grass Frog ⁶
Pseudacris ocularis

Cuban Treefrog ⁷
Osteopilus septentrionalis

Green Tree Frog ⁸
Hyla cinerea

Pine Woods Tree Frog ⁹
Hyla femoralis

Barking Tree Frog ⁶
Hyla gratiosa

Squirrel Tree Frog ¹⁰
Hyla squirella

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad ⁴
Gastrophryne carolinensis

Pig Frog ¹¹
Lithobates grylio

Southern Leopard Frog ¹²
Lithobates sphenocephalus

Eastern Spadefoot ⁵
Scaphiopus holbrookii

Greenhouse Frog ¹³
Eleutherodactylus planirostris

American Alligator ¹⁴
Alligator mississippiensis

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard ¹⁵
Leiocephalus carinatus

Green Anole ¹⁶
Anolis carolinensis

Hispaniolan Green Anole ¹⁷
Anolis chlorocyanus

Crested Anole ¹⁸
Anolis cristatellus

Hispaniolan Stout Anole ¹⁷
Anolis cybotes

Bark Anole ¹⁹
Anolis distichus

Knight Anole ²⁰
Anolis equestris

Brown Anole ²¹
Anolis sagrei

Eastern Glass Lizard ¹¹
Ophisaurus ventralis

Chameleon sp. ²²
Chamaeleo

Brown Basilisk ²³
Basiliscus vittatus

Spiny-tailed Iguanas ²⁴
Ctenosaura

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana ²⁵
Ctenosaura similis

Green Iguana ²⁶
Iguana iguana

Southeastern Five-lined Skink ²⁷
Plestiodon inexpectatus

House Geckos
Hemidactylus

Tropical House Gecko ²⁸
Hemidactylus mabouia

Flat-tailed House Gecko ²⁹
Hemidactylus platyurus

Mediterranean House Gecko ³⁰
Hemidactylus turcicus

Tokay Gecko ³¹
Gekko gecko

Giant Ameiva ³²
Ameiva ameiva

Six-lined Racerunner ¹¹
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu ³³
Salvator merianae

Banded Watersnake ⁶
Nerodia fasciata

Florida Watersnake ³⁴
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

Florida Green Watersnake ¹¹
Nerodia floridana

Brown Watersnake ¹¹
Nerodia taxispilota

Southern Ringneck Snake ³⁵
Diadophis punctatus punctatus

North American Racer ³⁶
Coluber constrictor

Everglades Racer ⁶
Coluber constrictor paludicola

Southern Black Racer ³⁷
Coluber constrictor priapus

Corn Snake ⁶
Pantherophis guttatus

Eastern Rat Snake ³⁸
Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Brahminy Blindsnake ³⁹
Indotyphlops braminus

Burmese Python ⁴⁰
Python bivittatus

Florida Softshell ⁴¹
Apalone ferox

Common Snapping Turtle ⁴²
Chelydra serpentina

Striped Mud Turtle ⁴³
Kinosternon baurii

Eastern Box Turtle ⁴⁴
Terrapene carolina carolina

Common Slider ⁴⁵
Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider ⁴⁶
Trachemys scripta elegans

Yellow-bellied Slider ⁴⁷
Trachemys scripta scripta

Florida Red-bellied Cooter ⁴⁸
Pseudemys nelsoni

Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis

Gopher Tortoise ⁴⁹
Gopherus polyphemus

Downy Woodpecker ⁵⁰
Picoides pubescens

Pileated Woodpecker ⁵¹
Dryocopus pileatus

Red-bellied Woodpecker ⁵²
Melanerpes carolinus

Monk Parakeet ⁵³
Myiopsitta monachus

Burrowing Owl ⁵⁴
Athene cunicularia

Belted Kingfisher ⁵⁵
Megaceryle alcyon

Eurasian Collared-Dove ⁵⁶
Streptopelia decaocto

Rock Pigeon ⁵⁷
Columba livia

White-winged Dove ⁵⁸
Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove ⁵⁹
Zenaida macroura

Wood Stork ⁶⁰
Mycteria americana

Common Gallinule ⁶¹
Gallinula galeata

American Coot ⁵⁴
Fulica americana

Limpkin ⁶²
Aramus guarauna

Turkey Vulture ⁶³
Cathartes aura

Black Vulture ⁶⁴
Coragyps atratus

Spotted Sandpiper ⁶⁵
Actitis macularius

Pied-billed Grebe ⁶⁶
Podilymbus podiceps

White Ibis ⁶⁷
Eudocimus albus

Little Blue Heron ⁶⁸
Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret ⁶⁹
Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron ⁷⁰
Egretta tricolor

Great Egret ³³
Ardea alba

Great Blue Heron ³³
Ardea herodias

Cattle Egret ⁶⁰
Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron ⁷¹
Butorides virescens

Merlin ³⁴
Falco columbarius

American Kestrel ⁷²
Falco sparverius

Ruby-throated Hummingbird ⁷³
Archilochus colubris

Blue-winged Teal ⁷⁴
Spatula discors

Mottled Duck ⁷⁵
Anas fulvigula

Muscovy Duck ⁷⁶
Cairina moschata

Egyptian Goose ⁷⁷
Alopochen aegyptiaca

Osprey ⁷⁸
Pandion haliaetus

Cooper's Hawk ⁷⁹
Accipiter cooperii

Red-shouldered Hawk ⁸⁰
Buteo lineatus

Double-crested Cormorant ⁸¹
Phalacrocorax auritus

Anhinga ⁸²

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Fauna of Broward County, Florida

Oak Toad 1 Anaxyrus quercicus

Southern Toad 2 Anaxyrus terrestris

Cane Toad 3 Rhinella marina

Southern Cricket Frog 4 Acris gryllus

Southern Chorus Frog 5 Pseudacris nigrita

Little Grass Frog 6 Pseudacris ocularis

Cuban Treefrog 7 Osteopilus septentrionalis

Green Tree Frog 8 Hyla cinerea

Pine Woods Tree Frog 9 Hyla femoralis

Barking Tree Frog 6 Hyla gratiosa

Squirrel Tree Frog 10 Hyla squirella

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 4 Gastrophryne carolinensis

Pig Frog 11 Lithobates grylio

Southern Leopard Frog 12 Lithobates sphenocephalus

Eastern Spadefoot 5 Scaphiopus holbrookii

Greenhouse Frog 13 Eleutherodactylus planirostris

American Alligator 14 Alligator mississippiensis

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard 15 Leiocephalus carinatus

Green Anole 16 Anolis carolinensis

Hispaniolan Green Anole 17 Anolis chlorocyanus

Crested Anole 18 Anolis cristatellus

Hispaniolan Stout Anole 17 Anolis cybotes

Bark Anole 19 Anolis distichus

Knight Anole 20 Anolis equestris

Brown Anole 21 Anolis sagrei

Eastern Glass Lizard 11 Ophisaurus ventralis

Chameleon sp. 22 Chamaeleo

Brown Basilisk 23 Basiliscus vittatus

Spiny-tailed Iguanas 24 Ctenosaura

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana 25 Ctenosaura similis

Green Iguana 26 Iguana iguana

Southeastern Five-lined Skink 27 Plestiodon inexpectatus

House Geckos Hemidactylus

Tropical House Gecko 28 Hemidactylus mabouia

Flat-tailed House Gecko 29 Hemidactylus platyurus

Mediterranean House Gecko 30 Hemidactylus turcicus

Tokay Gecko 31 Gekko gecko

Giant Ameiva 32 Ameiva ameiva

Six-lined Racerunner 11 Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu 33 Salvator merianae

Banded Watersnake 6 Nerodia fasciata

Florida Watersnake 34 Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

Florida Green Watersnake 11 Nerodia floridana

Brown Watersnake 11 Nerodia taxispilota

Southern Ringneck Snake 35 Diadophis punctatus punctatus

North American Racer 36 Coluber constrictor

Everglades Racer 6 Coluber constrictor paludicola

Southern Black Racer 37 Coluber constrictor priapus

Corn Snake 6 Pantherophis guttatus

Eastern Rat Snake 38 Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Brahminy Blindsnake 39 Indotyphlops braminus

Burmese Python 40 Python bivittatus

Florida Softshell 41 Apalone ferox

Common Snapping Turtle 42 Chelydra serpentina

Striped Mud Turtle 43 Kinosternon baurii

Eastern Box Turtle 44 Terrapene carolina carolina

Common Slider 45 Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider 46 Trachemys scripta elegans

Yellow-bellied Slider 47 Trachemys scripta scripta

Florida Red-bellied Cooter 48 Pseudemys nelsoni

Peninsular Cooter Pseudemys peninsularis

Gopher Tortoise 49 Gopherus polyphemus

Downy Woodpecker 50 Picoides pubescens

Pileated Woodpecker 51 Dryocopus pileatus

Red-bellied Woodpecker 52 Melanerpes carolinus

Monk Parakeet 53 Myiopsitta monachus

Burrowing Owl 54 Athene cunicularia

Belted Kingfisher 55 Megaceryle alcyon

Eurasian Collared-Dove 56 Streptopelia decaocto

Rock Pigeon 57 Columba livia

White-winged Dove 58 Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove 59 Zenaida macroura

Wood Stork 60 Mycteria americana

Common Gallinule 61 Gallinula galeata

American Coot 54 Fulica americana

Limpkin 62 Aramus guarauna

Turkey Vulture 63 Cathartes aura

Black Vulture 64 Coragyps atratus

Spotted Sandpiper 65 Actitis macularius