The Important Bird Areas of Florida - National Audubon Society
The Important Bird Areas of Florida - National Audubon Society
The Important Bird Areas of Florida - National Audubon Society
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Important</strong> <strong>Bird</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 269Non-avian animals: [put in taxonomic sequence](20) <strong>Florida</strong> manatee (Trichlechus manatus latirostris); endemic subspecies <strong>of</strong> West Indian Manatee(20) <strong>Florida</strong> panther (Felis concolor coryi); southeastern United States subspecies <strong>of</strong> the widespreadmountain lion (or cougar), now extirpated except for a small but increasing population in southern<strong>Florida</strong>. Now estimated at 80 individuals, the <strong>Florida</strong> panther’s survival depends upon the Stategovernments’ ability (and willingness) to regulate land use <strong>of</strong> a vast area southwest <strong>of</strong> LakeOkeechobee and north <strong>of</strong> Big Cypress <strong>National</strong> Preserve. Public acquisition <strong>of</strong> this area has begun,but it remains to be seen whether a sufficient amount <strong>of</strong> habitat can be preserved.(23) <strong>Florida</strong> scrub lizard (Sceloporus woodi)(23) sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi)(23) <strong>Florida</strong> mouse (Podomys floridanus)(40) feral cat (Felis domesticus)(40) feral hog (Sus scr<strong>of</strong>a)(40) feral dog (Canis domesticus)(51) “Choctawhatchee” beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)(51) “St. Andrews” beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)(52) pine barrens treefrog (Hyla andersonii)(52) gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)(52) “Sherman's” fox squirrel (Sciurus niger shermani)(54) bog frog (Rana okaloosae)(54) Okaloosa darter (Etheostoma okaloosae)(54) black bear (Ursus americanus)(54) green turtle (Chelonia mydas)(54) loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)(59) leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)(70) red wolf (Canis rufus)(71) sambar deer (Cervus unicolor)(86) indigo snake (Drymarchon corais)(86) gopher frog (Rana capito)(92) “Anastasia Island” beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma)(97) Ichetucknee silt-snail (Cincinnatia mica)(97) mountain mullet (Agonostomus monticola)(97) short-tailed snake (Stilosoma extenuatum)(97) pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)(109) flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)(112) underwing moth (Catocala spp.)(125) “Southeastern” beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)(144) big-eared bat (Plecotus rafinesquii)(144) ruddy daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)(146) American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)(180) box turtle (Terrapene carolina)(209) Wekiwa Springs hydrobe snail (Aphaostracon monas)(209) Wekiwa siltsnail (Cincinnatia wekiwae)(224) American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)(224) Schaus' swallowtail butterfly (Papilio aristodemus)(246) <strong>Florida</strong> tree snail (Liguus fasciatus)(246) mastiff bat (Eumops glaucinus)(257) “Key Largo” cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)(257) “Key Largo” woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli)
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