Mobile, Alabama
This guide contains some of the species found in Mobile, Alabama.
The region’s unusual—and in many cases unique—biological diversity could become an important storehouse of critical species and genetic material that would be shared with all of eastern North America as the climate ...more ↓
Great Crested Flycatcher
The Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus, Myiarchus, in North America and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely found on the ground.
Eastern Wood-Pewee
The Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens, is a small tyrant flycatcher from North America. This bird and the Western Wood-Pewee were formerly considered to be a single species. The two species are virtually identical in appearance, and can be distinguished most easily by their calls.
Least Flycatcher
The Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, (also called chebec, after the sound it makes) is a small insect-eating bird. It is the smallest Empidonax flycatcher in eastern North America.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.
Willow Flycatcher
The Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.
Alder Flycatcher
The Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.
Acadian Flycatcher
The Acadian Flycatcher or Green-crested Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens, is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family.
Gray Kingbird
The Gray Kingbird, also known as Pitirre, Tyrannus dominicensis, is a passerine bird. It breeds from the extreme southeast of the USA through Central America, from Cuba to Puerto Rico as well as eastward towards all across the Lesser West Indies, south to Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago the Guiana and Colombia. Northern populations are migratory, wintering on the Caribbean ...more ↓
Eastern Phoebe
The Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe, is a small passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal USA.
Red-eyed Vireo
The Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, is a small American songbird, 13-14 cm in length. It is somewhat warbler-like but not closely related to the New World warblers (Parulidae). Common across its vast range, this species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
White-eyed Vireo
The White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus, is a small songbird. It breeds in the southeastern USA from New Jersey west to northern Missouri and south to Texas and Florida, and also in eastern Mexico, northern Central America, Cuba and the Bahamas.
Downy Woodpecker
The Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens, is the smallest woodpecker in North America. Adults are mainly black on the upper parts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above the eye and one below. They have a black tail with white outer feathers barred with black. Adult males have a red patch on the back of the ...more ↓
Hairy Woodpecker
The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, averaging approximately 250 mm (9.75 inches) in length with a 380 mm (15 inch) wingspan. The Hairy Woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern in North America, with an estimated population in 2003 of over nine million individuals.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
About the size of the Northern Cardinal, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is approximately 8.5 in. (20-23 cm) long, with a wingspan of about 14 in. (36 cm.) and a weight of about 1.5 ounces. Its back is barred with black and white horizontal stripes.
Pileated Woodpecker
The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a very large North American woodpecker, almost crow sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in America.
Red-headed Woodpecker
The Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, is a small or medium-sized woodpecker from temperate North America. Their breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the eastern-central United States.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas. Its common name is somewhat misleading, as the most prominent red part of its plumage is on the head; the Red-headed Woodpecker however is another ...more ↓
Northern Flicker
The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground. There are over 100 common names for the Northern Flicker. Among them are: ...more ↓
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, is a medium-sized woodpecker.
Carolina Parakeet
The Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) was the only parrot species native to the eastern United States. It was found from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf of Mexico, and lived in old forests along rivers. It was the only species at the time classified in the genus Conuropsis. It was called puzzi la née ("head of yellow") or pot pot ...more ↓
Barred Owl
The Barred Owl, Strix varia, is a large typical owl. It goes by many other names, including eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl, and striped owl, but is probably known best as the hoot owl.
Great Horned Owl
The Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas.
Short-eared Owl
The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of typical owl (family Strigidae). Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may not be visible. Asio flammeus will display its tufts when in a defensive pose. However, its very short tufts are usually not visible. The ...more ↓
Northern Saw-whet Owl
The Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) is a miniature owl native to North America.
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of the two living main lineages groups of owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). T. alba is found almost ...more ↓
Bird-voiced Treefrog
The Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, shrub-dominated wetlands, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pine Woods Treefrog
Hyla femoralis is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Squirrel Treefrog
The Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) is a small species of tree frog found in the southeastern United States, from Texas to Virginia.
Barking Treefrog
The barking tree frog (Hyla gratiosa) is a tree frog, 5 to 7 centimeters long, and variable in color but easily recognizable due to the characteristic dark round markings on its dorsum. Individuals may be bright or dull green, brown, yellowish, or gray in color. It has prominent round toe pads and the male has a large vocal sac. It is the largest native tree frog in the United ...more ↓
Cope's Gray Treefrog
The Cope's Grey Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis) is a species of tree frog which is found in the United States. It is almost indistinguishable from the Grey Tree Frog, Hyla versicolor, and shares much of its geographic range. Both species are variable in color, mottled gray to gray-green, resembling the bark of trees. These are tree frogs of woodland habitats, though they ...more ↓
Green Tree Frog
The American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) is a common species of New World tree frog belonging to the genus Hyla. It is a popular species of pet frog.
Northern Cricket Frog
The Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small Hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico. Despite being members of the tree frog family, they are not arboreal. There are three recognized subspecies.
Southern Cricket Frog
The Southern cricket frog (Acris gryllus) is a small Hylid frog native to the Southeastern United States. It is very similar in appearance and habits to the Northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans, and was formerly conspecific (Dickerson 1906). The scientific name Acris is from the Greek word for locust, and the species name gryllus is Latin for cricket ...more ↓
Southern Chorus Frog
The Southern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris nigrita) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, ponds, open excavations, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is ...more ↓
Ornate Chorus Frog
The Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata) was named and classified by Holbrook, in 1836.
Spring Peeper
A spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is a small chorus frog widespread throughout the eastern USA and Canada.
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
The Eastern Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) is a species of microhylid frog. It is found in the United States, from southern Maryland to the Florida keys, west to Missouri and Texas. While not a true toad, they are so called because they are terrestrial.
Ringneck Snake
The Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus) is a member of the colubridae family. It is found throughout much of the United States, central Mexico, and south eastern Canada. Ring-necked snakes are secretive, nocturnal snakes that are rarely seen during the day time. They are slightly venomous but their non-aggressive nature and small rear-facing fangs pose little threat to humans ...more ↓
Eastern Spadefoot
The Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) is a type of toad found in North America. It has one spur on each of its back feet for burrowing. It spends almost all of its life deep underground; coming out only to breed, and sometimes eat. It remains in a type of hibernation almost all its life. It burrows in a spiral, preferring sandy soils.
Marbled Salamander
The Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) is a species of mole salamander found in the eastern United States.
Small-mouthed Salamander
The Smallmouth Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) is a species of salamander found in the central United States, from the Great Lakes region in Michigan to Nebraska, south to Texas, and east to Tennessee, with a population in Canada, in Pelee, Ontario. It is sometimes referred to as the Texas Salamander, Porphyry Salamander, or the Narrowmouthed Salamander. The ...more ↓
Tiger Salamander
The Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) is a species of Mole Salamander. The proper common name is the Eastern Tiger Salamander, as to differentiate from other closely related species.
Spotted Salamander
The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States and Canada.
Two-toed Amphiuma
The two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) is a snake-like salamander found chiefly in the southeastern United States. It is commonly, but incorrectly, called "congo snake", "conger eel" or the "blind eel". It has a thick body about 36 inches (91 cm) long, four vestigial legs that end in two or three toes which are virtually useless, and eyes with lids. It is of blue-black ...more ↓
One-toed Amphiuma
The One-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter) is an aquatic, eel-like salamander native to the southeastern United States. It was unknown to science until 1950, when it was collected by herpetologist W. T. Neill. It is rarely observed in the wild, and much about the species remains uncertain.
Three-toed Amphiuma
The Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) is a species of aquatic salamander native to the southeastern United States.
Southern Two-lined Salamander
The Southern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
Three-lined Salamander
The Three-lined Salamander (Eurycea guttolineata) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
Dwarf Salamander
The Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata) is a species of salamander native to the southern United States, from North Carolina to Oklahoma, south to Texas along the Gulf of Mexico states to northern Florida. Some sources refer to it as the Four-fingered Manculus, Dwarf Four-toed Salamander, or the Florida Dwarf Salamander.
Racer
Coluber constrictor is a species of non-venomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racers. They are primarily found throughout the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, but they range north into Canada, and south into Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. There are currently 11 recognized subspecies.
Northern Zigzag Salamander
The Northern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon dorsalis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
Scarlet Snake
Cemaphora coccinea is a non-venomous species of colubrid snake commonly known as a scarlet snake. It is the only member of its genus. They are native to the southeastern United States. There are three subspecies of C. coccinea.
Eastern Worm Snake
The eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus) is a nonvenomous colubrid found in the Eastern United States.C. amoenus can be found east of the Mississippi, from southwest Massachusetts south to southern Alabama west to Louisiana and then north to Illinois. This species of snake protects a large range, and normally prefers a moist habitat in the rocky woodlands, under ...more ↓
Southern Dusky Salamander
The Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus) is a species of salamander native to the coastal regions of the southeastern United States, from Virginia to Texas. Older sources often refer to it as the Eared Triton.
Mud Salamander
The mud salamander or midland mud salamander (Pseudotriton montanus diastictus) is a red salamander with black spots that inhabits swamps, bogs, and streams. It is often confused with the red salamander, but the mud salamander is distinguished by its dark eyes and short snout. It is indigenous to the eastern United States, but is currently an endangered species. ...more ↓
Red Salamander
The red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its skin is orange/red in colour with random black spots.
Four-toed Salamander
The four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) is a lungless salamander native to eastern North America. It is a monotypic species of the Hemidactylium genus. (In Francophone Canada, it is called the salamandre àquatre orteils.)
Gulf Coast Waterdog
The Gulf Coast Waterdog, Speckled Waterdog or Beyer’s Waterdog (Necturus beyeri) is a species of aquatic salamander native to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas in the United States.
Eastern Newt
The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is a common salamander of eastern North America. Eastern newts dwell in wet forests with small lakes or ponds. They may coexist in an aquatic environment with fish, because their skin secretes a poisonous substance when the newt is threatened or injured. They have a lifespan of 12 to 15 years in the wild, and may grow to 5 ...more ↓
Lesser Siren
The Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia) is a species of aquatic salamander native to the eastern United States and northern Mexico. They are referred by numerous common names, including Two-legged Eel, Dwarf Siren, and Mud Eel. The epithet intermedia denotes their intermediate size, between the Greater Siren, Siren lacertina, and the Dwarf Siren, ...more ↓
Greater Siren
The greater siren (Siren lacertina) is an eel-like amphibian. The largest of the Sirens, they can grow from 48 centimetres (19 in) to 97 centimetres (38 in) in length. They range in color from black to brown, and have a lighter gray or yellow underbelly.
Rough Earthsnake
The Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake native to the southeastern United States, from Texas to Florida, as far north as Missouri and Virginia. It was first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1766, as Coluber striatulus.
Ribbon Snake
The Ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus) is a common snake found throughout North America. It averages 16-35 inches in length and is a member of the garter snake genus. There are four sub-species of ribbon snake:
Southeastern Crowned Snake
The Southeastern Crown Snake is a common species of snake found in the United States. It is non-venomous and feeds on small animals.
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi, commonly known as the brown snake or De Kay's snake, is a small species of colubrid snake.
Pine Woods Littersnake
The pine woods snake (Rhadinaea flavilata) is a secretive colubrid found in scattered locations across the Southeastern United States.
Queen Snake
The Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata) is a non-venomous member of the colubrid family of snakes. This species ranges through the temperate region of North America east of the Mississippi River from western New York state to Wisconsin and south to Alabama and northern Florida. It is also found in the southwestern parts of Ontario.
Glossy Crayfish Snake
Regina rigida is a species of snakes residing primarily in the southeastern United States. The species contains two subspecies:
pine snake
Pituophis melanoleucus is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Rough Green Snake
The Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) is a non-venomous North American snake. It is sometimes Grass Snake or Green Grass Snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the Smooth Green Snake, Opheodrys vernalis. (The European colubrid called Grass Snake is unrelated.) The Rough Green Snake is docile, often allowing close approach by humans, ...more ↓
Northern Watersnake
The Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sometimes also known as Natrix sipedon) is a large, non-venomous, well-known snake in the Colubridae family that is native to North America. They are active during the day and at night. They are most often seen basking on rocks, stumps, or brush. During the day, they hunt among plants at the water's edge, looking for small ...more ↓
Diamondback Watersnake
The Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer) is a common species of water snake found throughout much of the central United States and northern Mexico. It is non-venomous and a member of the colubrid family. There are three recognized subspecies of N. rhombifer. The species was first described as Tropidonotus rhombifera by Edward Hallowell in 1852.
Banded Water Snake
The Banded Water Snake or Southern Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata) is a species of mostly aquatic, non-venomous, colubrid snake found in the central and southeastern United States, from Indiana, south to Texas and east to Florida.
Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake
The Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii) is a species of semiaquatic, non-venomous, colubrid snake found in the southeastern United States, in the brackish salt marshes along the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas, with a population in northern Cuba.
Mississippi Green Watersnake
The Green Water Snake is a common species of nerodia snake found in southeastern United States.
Plain-bellied water snake
The Plain-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) is a common species of mostly aquatic, non-venomous, colubrid snake found in the United States.
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula (Common names include eastern kingsnake, common kingsnake, chain kingsnake, (more)) is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico. A distinct color pattern and the fact that this species actively hunts for venomous snakes help to protect them from people. It has long been a favorite among collectors. Eight subspecies are currently ...more ↓
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster is a species of kingsnake known commonly as the prairie kingsnake or mole kingsnake. It is found throughout the midwestern and southeastern United States, from Nebraska to Virginia, Florida to Texas.
Southern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon simus is a harmless snake species found in the southeastern United States. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Eastern Hognose Snake
The Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) is a harmless colubrid species found in North America. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma (also known as the Rainbow Snake, and less commonly, the Eel Moccasin) is a large, non-venomous, highly-aquatic, colubrid snake found in coastal plains of the southeastern United States. "Erytrogramma" is Greek for red ("erythro") line ("gramma").
Mud Snake
The mud snake (Farancia abacura) is a species of non-venomous, semi-aquatic, colubrid snake that is found in the southeastern United States.
Eastern Indigo Snake
The Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) is a large nonvenomous snake with an even blue-black coloration, with some specimens having a reddish-orange to tan color on the throat, cheek and chin. This smooth- scaled snake is considered to be the largest native snake species in the United States with the longest recorded specimen measuring 9.2 feet (2.8 m). The Eastern Indigo ...more ↓
Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus is a venomous snake, a species of pit viper, found in the eastern United States. Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. This is the world's only semi-aquatic viper, usually found in or near water, particularly in slow-moving and shallow lakes and streams. The snake is a strong swimmer and will even enter the sea, ...more ↓
Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix is a species of venomous snake found in North America, a member of the Crotalinae (pit viper) subfamily. Common names for the species include Copperhead and moccasin. The behaviour of Agkistrodon contortrix may lead to accidental encounters with humans. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies ...more ↓
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus is a species of venomous pitviper found in the eastern United States. This is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous northeastern United States and was featured prominently in the American Revolution, specifically as the symbol of the first Continental Navy in the First Navy Jack. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius is a venomous pitviper species found in the southeastern United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis is a legless lizard species found in the southeastern United States. No subspecies are currently recognized.
