Chordata
(chordates)

Chordata: Taxonomy | Species on this site

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Chordata (chordates)

Species listed on this site

Class: Amphibia (amphibians)
- Order: Anura (frogs, toads)
  - Family: Bufonidae (true toads)
    - Bufo quercicus - Oak Toad
    - Bufo terrestris - Southern Toad
  - Family: Hylidae (treefrogs)
    - Hyla cinerea - Green Treefrog
    - Hyla femoralis - Pinewoods Treefrog
    - Hyla sp. - Treefrog
    - Osteopilus septentrionalis - Cuban Treefrog
  - Family: Ranidae (true frogs)
    - Rana clamitans - Bronze Frog
Class: Aves (birds)
- Order: Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans)
  - Family: Anatidae (waterfowl)
    - Aix sponsa - Wood Duck
    - Anas americana - American Wigeon
    - Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard
    - Branta canadensis - Canada Goose
    - Cairina moschata - Muscovy Duck
- Order: Charadriiformes (gulls and shore birds)
  - Family: Charadriidae (plovers)
    - Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer
  - Family: Laridae (gulls, terns)
    - Larus delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull
    - Rynchops niger - Black Skimmer
    - Sterna maxima - Royal Tern
  - Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc.)
    - Calidris alba - Sanderling
- Order: Ciconiiformes (herons, egrets, storks, ibises, spoonbills)
  - Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
    - Ardea alba - Great Egret
    - Ardea herodias - Great Blue Heron
    - Bubulcus ibis - Cattle Egret
    - Butorides virescens - Green Heron
    - Egretta caerulea - Little Blue Heron
    - Nyctanassa violacea - Yellow-crowned Night Heron
  - Family: Ciconiidae
    - Cathartes aura - Turkey Vulture
    - Coragyps atratus - Black Vulture
  - Family: Gaviidae (loons)
    - Gavia immer - Common Loon
  - Family: Threskiornithidae (ibises, etc.)
    - Eudocimus albus - White Ibis
- Order: Columbiformes (pigeons, doves)
  - Family: Columbidae (pigeons, doves)
    - Columba livia - Rock Dove
- Order: Coraciiformes (kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers)
  - Family: Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
    - Ceryle alcyon - Belted Kingfisher
- Order: Falconiformes
  - Family: Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites)
    - Buteo lineatus - Red-shouldered Hawk
    - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Bald Eagle
    - Pandion haliaetus - Osprey
    - Rostrhamus sociabilis - Snail Kite
- Order: Galliformes
  - Family: Phasianidae (pheasants)
    - Pavo cristatus - Indian Peafowl
- Order: Gruiformes
  - Family: Aramidae (limpkins)
    - Aramus guarauna - Limpkin
  - Family: Rallidae (rails)
    - Fulica americana - American Coot
    - Gallinula chloropus - Common Gallinule
- Order: Passeriformes (perching birds, songbirds)
  - Family: Fringillidae
    - Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern Cardinal
    - Parula americana - Northern Parula Warbler
    - Quiscalus quiscula - Common Grackle
  - Family: Paridae (chickadees, titmice)
    - Parus carolinensis - Carolina Chickadee
- Order: Pelecaniformes (pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants, anhingas)
  - Family: Anhingidae (anhingas)
    - Anhinga anhinga - Anhinga
  - Family: Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)
    - Phalacrocorax auritus - Double-crested Cormorant
- Order: Piciformes (woodpeckers, toucans and relatives)
  - Family: Picidae (woodpeckers)
    - Dryocopus pileatus - Pileated Woodpecker
    - Picoides pubescens - Downy Woodpecker
- Order: Podicipediformes
  - Family: Podicipedidae (grebes)
    - Podilymbus podiceps - Pied-bill Grebe
Class: Mammalia (mammals)
- Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
  - Family: Cervidae (deer)
    - Odocoileus virginianus - White-tailed Deer
- Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
  - Family: Canidae (canines)
    - Canis rufus - Red Wolf
    - Urocyon cinereoargenteus floridanus - Gray Fox
    - Vulpes vulpes fulva - Red Fox (of the eastern United States)
  - Family: Felidae (cats)
    - Lynx rufus floridanus - Florida Bobcat
    - Puma concolor coryi - Florida Panther
  - Family: Mustelidae (weasels, otters, skunks, etc.)
    - Lutra canadensis - River Otter
  - Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
    - Procyon lotor - Northern Raccoon
  - Family: Ursidae (bears)
    - Ursus americanus floridanus - Florida Black Bear
- Order: Lagomorpha (hares, rabbits, picas)
  - Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
    - Sylvilagus floridanus - Eastern Cottontail
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
  - Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
    - Sciurus carolinensis - Eastern Gray Squirrel
- Order: Xenarthra (anteaters, armadillos, sloths)
  - Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos)
    - Dasypus novemcinctus - Nine-banded Armadillo
Class: Reptilia (reptiles)
- Order: Crocodilia (alligators, caimans, crocodiles, crocodilians, gavials)
  - Family: Alligatoridae (alligators, caimans)
    - Alligator mississippiensis - American Alligator
- Order: Squamata (snakes, lizards)
  - Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
    - Coluber constrictor priapus - Southern Black Racer
    - Diadophis punctatus punctatus - Southern Ringneck Snake
    - Elaphe obsoleta spiloides - Gray Rat Snake
    - Nerodia fasciata pictiventris - Florida Banded Water Snake
    - Nerodia taxispilota - Brown Water Snake
    - Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern Garter Snake
  - Family: Gekkonidae (geckos)
    - Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus - Mediterranean Gecko
  - Family: Iguanidae (iguanid lizards)
    - Anolis carolinensis - Green Anole
  - Family: Phrynosomatidae (North American spiny lizards and allies)
    - Sceloporus undulatus undulatus - Southern Fence Lizard
  - Family: Scincidae (skinks)
    - Eumeces inexpectatus - Southeastern Five-lined Skink
    - Scincella lateralis - Ground Skink
- Order: Testudines (turtles)
  - Family: Emydidae (emydid turtles, pond turtles, terrapins)
    - Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis - Suwannee River Cooter
    - Terrapene carolina major - Gulf Coast Box Turtle
  - Family: Trionychidae (soft-shelled turtles)
    - Apalone ferox - Florida Softshell Turtle

Chordata(chordates)

Taxonomic Classification

Species listed on this site

Chordata
(chordates)