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Local Florida Wildlife

Florida Blenny showing mottled bars and eye cirri in a shallow Florida seagrass bed

Florida Blenny

Marine Fish

Southeastern Beach Mouse sheltering among dune grass on Florida's Atlantic coast

Southeastern Beach Mouse

Small Mammal

Rough Earthsnake showing its small brown body and pointed head

Rough Earthsnake

Snake

Florida Keys Mole Skink showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Florida Keys Mole Skink

Lizard

Swainson's Warbler showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Swainson's Warbler

Songbird

Atlantic Needlefish swimming near the surface in clear coastal water

Atlantic Needlefish

Marine Fish

Two-Toed Amphiuma showing its long dark body and tiny limbs

Two-Toed Amphiuma

Salamander

Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat showing its very large ears and pale facial fur

Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat

Small Mammal

Okefenokee Pygmy Sunfish showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Okefenokee Pygmy Sunfish

Freshwater Fish

Louisiana Waterthrush showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Louisiana Waterthrush

Songbird

Spotted Sunfish showing even rows of small dark spots in a Florida stream

Spotted Sunfish

Freshwater Fish

Male and female Least Killifish showing the dark side stripe and small body

Least Killifish

Freshwater Fish

Close view of an Island Glass Lizard showing its head, ear opening, and side stripe

Island Glass Lizard

Lizard

Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak

Butterfly and Moth

Roseate Tern showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Roseate Tern

Waterbird

Delta Flower Beetle with triangular yellow pronotum mark on a white Florida wildflower

Delta Flower Beetle

Other Insect

Adult Striped Newt showing paired red-orange stripes along its back

Striped Newt

Salamander

Bluetail Mole Skink showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Bluetail Mole Skink

Lizard

Flatback Mud Crab showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Flatback Mud Crab

Crab

Tricolored Bat showing key identification features in Florida habitat

Tricolored Bat

Small Mammal

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