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Barton Creek Habitat Preserve

Complete species list, alphabetical by scientific name within each group

FISHES

Campostoma anomalum - central stoneroller

Cyprinella venusta - blacktail shiner

Gambusia affinis - western mosquitofish

Herichthys cyanoguttatus - Rio Grande cichlid

Ictalurus punctatus - channel catfish

Lepomis auritus - redbreast sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus - green sunfish

Lepomis megalotis - longear sunfish

Micropterus punctulatus - spotted bass

Micropterus salmoides floridanus - Florida largemouth bass

Micropterus salmoides salmoides - largemouth bass

Micropterus treculii - Guadalupe bass

Micropterus hybrids

Pimephales vigilax - bullhead minnow

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS

Frogs and Toads

Acris crepitans - cricket frog

Bufo nebulifer - Gulf coast toad

Gastrophryne olivacea - Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad

Rana berlandieri - Rio Grande leopard frog

Syrrhophus marnockii - cliff chirping frog

Turtles

Apalone spinifera - spiny softshell turtle

Graptemys versa - Texas map turtle

Pseudemys texana - Texas river cooter

Trachemys scripta - red-eared slider

Lizards

Anolis carolinensis - green anole

Cophosaurus texanus - greater earless lizard

Cnemidophorus gularis - Texas spotted whiptail

Eumeces tetragrammus - four-lined skink

Sceloporus olivaceous - Texas spiny lizard

Scincella lateralis - ground skink

Urosaurus ornatus - ornate tree lizard

Snakes

Agkistrodon piscivorus - western cottonmouth

Masticophis flagellum - coachwhip

Micrurus tener - Texas coral snake

Nerodia erythrogaster - blotched watersnake

Nerodia rhombifer - diamondback watersnake

Opheodrys aestivus - rough green snake

Salvadora grahamiae - patch-nosed snake

Storeria dekayi - brown snake

Thamnophis marcianus - checkered gartersnake

Thamnophis cyrtopsis - black-necked gartersnake

Thamnophis proximus - ribbon snake

*Virginia striatula - rough earth snake

* vouchered by A.H. Price, 28 May 1986 (Carnegie Museum 114335-342) and 17 July 1987 (CM 115876-878) - no current vouchers

 

 

 

Measuring a venomous snake safely.

Dr. Travis LaDuc safely measuring Agkistrodon piscivorous

Photos by TNHC staff, and BCHP survey volunteers

 

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