Bird Checklists of the United States
Big Thicket National Preserve
Beaumont, Texas
Abundance
COM - Common
UNCOM - Uncommon
DOC - Documented within Big Thicket counties but not necessarily within the Preserve
EXP - Expected to occur in the Preserve but not yet documented
AMPHIBIANS ORDER CAUDATA - SALAMANDERS SIREN FAMILY (Sirenidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Western Lesser Siren--Siren intermedea nettingi DOC MOLE SALAMANDER FAMILY (Ambystomatidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Spotted Salamander--Ambystoma maculatum DOC ___ Marbled Salamander--A. opacum UNCOM ___ Mole Salamander--A. talpoideum DOC ___ Smallmouthed Salamander--A. texanum EXP ___ Eastern Tiger Salamander--A. tigrinum tigrinum UNCOM AMPHIUMA FAMILY (Amphiumidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Three-toed Amphiuma--Amphiuma triactylum DOC LUNGLESS SALAMANDER FAMILY (Plethodontidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Southern Dusky Salamander--Desmognathus auriculatus DOC ___ Dwarf Salamander--Eurycea quadridigitata COM WATER DOG FAMILY (Proteidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Gulf Coast Water Dog--Necturus beyeri DOC NEWT FAMILY (Salamandridae) ABUNDANCE ___ Central Newt--Notophthalmus viridescens lousisanensis DOCThis resource is based on the following source:
ORDER ANURA - FROGS AND TOADS SPADEFOOT TOAD FAMILY (Pelobatidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Hurter's spadefoot--Scaaphiopus holbrooki hurteri UNCOM TREEFROG FAMILY (Hylidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Northern Cricket Frog--Acris crepitans crepitans COM ___ Coastal Cricket Frog--Acris crepitans paludicola DOC ___ Gray Treefrog--Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor COM ___ Green Treefrog--H. cinerea COM ___ Northern Spring Peeper--H. crucifer crucifer COM ___ Squirrel Treefrog--H. squirella COM ___ Strecker's Chorus Frog--Pseudacris streckeri DOC ___ Upland Chorus Frog--P. triseriata feriarum COM TOAD FAMILY (Bufonidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Gulf Coast Toad--Bufo valliceps valliceps COM ___ East Texas Toad--B. woodhousei velatus COM TRUE FROG FAMILY (Ranidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Southern Crawfish Frog--Rana areolata areolata UNCOM ___ Bullfrog--R. catesbeiana COM ___ Bronze Frog--R. clamitans clamitans COM ___ Pig Frog--R. grylio DOC ___ Pickerel Frog--R. palustris DOC ___ Southern Leopard Frog--R. sphenocephala COM NARROWMOUTH TOAD FAMILY (Microhylidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Eastern Narrowmouth Toad--Gastrophyne carolinensis COM ___ Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad--G. olivacea DOC
REPTILES ORDER CROCODILIA - ALLIGATORS CROCODILE FAMILY (Crocodilidae) ABUNDANCE ___ American Alligator--Alligator mississippiensis UNC
ORDER TESTUDINATA - TURTLES SNAPPING TURTLE FAMILY (Chelydridae) ABUNDANCE ___ Common Snapping Turtle--Chelydra serpentina serpentina COM ___ Alligator Snapping Turtle--Macroclemys temmincki UNCOM MUSK AND MUD TURTLE FAMILY (Kinosternidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Mississippi Mud Turtle--Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis COM ___ Razorback Musk Turtle--Sternotherus carinatus UNCOM ___ Stinkpot--Sternotherus odoratus DOC POND, MARSH, AND BOX TURTLE FAMILY (Emydidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Western Chicken Turtle--Deirochelys reticularia miaria DOC ___ Mississippi Map Turtle--Graptemys kohni UNCOM ___ Sabine Map Turtle--G. pseudogeographica sabinensis UNCOM ___ Texas Diamondback Terrapin--Malaclemys terrapin littoralis DOC ___ Metter's River Cooter--Pseudemys concinna metteri DOC ___ Three-toed Box Turtle--Terrapene carolina triunguis COM ___ Ornate Box Turtle--T. ornata ornata UNCOM ___ Red-eared Slider--Trachemys scripta elegans COM SOFTSHELL TURTLE FAMILY (Trionychidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Smooth Softshell--Trionyx muticus muticus UNCOM ___ Pallid Spiny Softshell--T. spiniferus pallidus UNCOM
ORDER SQUAMATA, SUBORDER LACERTILIA - LIZARDS GECKO FAMILY (Gekkonidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Mediterranean Gecko--Hemidactylus turcicus DOC IGUANID FAMILY (Iguanidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Green Anole--Anolis carolinensis COM ___ Texas Horned Lizard--Phrynosoma cornutum DOC ___ Northern Fence Lizard--Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus UNCOM TYPICAL OLD WORLD LIZARD FAMILY (Scincidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Southern Coal Skink--Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis EXP ___ Five-lined Skink--E. fasciatus COM ___ Broadhead Skink--E. laticeps UNCOM ___ Ground Skink--Scincella lateralis COM WHIPTAIL AND RACERUNNER FAMILY (Teiidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Six-lined Racerunner--Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlinetus UNCOM ANGUID LIZARD FAMILY (Anguinidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Western Slender Glass Lizard--Ophisarus attenuatus DOC
ORDER SQUATMATA, SUBORDER SERPENTES - SNAKES COLUBRID FAMILY (Colubridae) ABUNDANCE ___ Northern Scarlet Snake--Cemophora coccinea copei DOC ___ Buttermilk Racer--Coluber constrictor anthicus UNCOM ___ Tan Racer--C. constrictor etheridgei UNCOM ___ Eastern Yellowbelly Racer--C. constrictor flaviventris UNCOM ___ Mississippi Ringneck Snake--Diadophis punctatus stictogenys DOC ___ Corn Snake--Elaphe guttata guttata UNCOM ___ Texas Rat Snake--E. obsoleta lindheimeri COM ___ Western Mud Snake--Farancia abacura reinwardti UNCOM ___ Eastern Hognose Snake--Heterodon platyrhinos COM ___ Prairie Kingsnake--Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster DOC ___ Speckled Kingsnake--L. getulus holbrooki UNCOM ___ Louisiana Milk Snake--L. triangulum amaura DOC ___ Eastern Coachwhip--Masticophis flagellum flagellum UNCOM ___ Green Water Snake--Nerodia cyclopion DOC ___ Yellowbelly Water Snake--N. erythrogaster flavigaster COM ___ Gulf Salt Marsh Snake--N. fasciata clarki UNCOM ___ Broad-banded Water Snake--N. fasciati confluens COM ___ Diamonback Water Snake--N. rhombifera rhombifera UNCOM ___ Eastern Rough Green Snake--Opheodrys aestivus aestivus COM ___ Western Rough Green Snake--Opheodrys aestivus majalis DOC ___ Western Smooth Green Snake--O. vernalis blanchardi EXP ___ Louisiana Pine Snake--Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni DOC ___ Graham's Crayfish Snake--Regina grahami DOC ___ Gulf Crayfish Snake--R. rigida sinicola UNCOM ___ Marsh Brown Snake--Storeria dekayi limnetes DOC ___ Texas Brown Snake--S. dekayi texana COM ___ Florida Redbelly Snake--S. occipitomaculata obscura UNCOM ___ Flathead Snake--Tantilla gracilis DOC ___ Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake--Thamnophis proximus orarius DOC ___ Western Ribbon Snake--T. proximus proximus COM ___ Eastern Garter Snake--T. sirtalis sirtalis UNCOM ___ Rough Earth Snake--Virginia striatula DOC CORAL SNAKE FAMILY (Elapidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Texas Coral Snake--Micrurus fulvius tenere UNCOM PIT VIPER FAMILY (Viperidae) ABUNDANCE ___ Southern Copperhead--Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix COM ___ Western Cottonmouth--A. piscivorus leucostoma COM ___ Canebrake Rattlesnake--Crotalus horidus atricaudatus UNCOM ___ Western Pigmy Rattlesnake--Sistrurus miliarius streckeri UNCOM
National Park Service. 1974. A checklist of amphibians and reptiles for
Big Thicket. National Park Service. 2 pages.
This resource should be cited as:
National Park Service. 1974. A checklist of amphibians and reptiles for
Big Thicket. National Park Service. 2 pages. Jamestown, ND:
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govbthicrep.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
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