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Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Habitat Conservation Plan Environmental Impact Statement Appendix B Appendix B Lists of Potentially Occurring Vertebrate Species Within the dEIS Study Area Table B-1. County Occurrence of Amphibians and Reptiles (See also Table 3-3) Common Name Scientific Name Travis Hays Blanco Kendall Comal Caldwell Bastrop Salamanders & Newts: small-mouthed salamander Ambystoma texanum X X X X X tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum X Jollyville Plateau Eurycea tonkawae X salamander Barton Springs salamander Eurycea sosorum X San Marcos salamander Eurycea nana X X Cascade Caverns Eurycea latitans X X salamander Texas salamander Eurycea neotenes X X Austin blind salamander Eurycea waterlooensis X Texas blind salamander Eurycea rathbuni X X Fern bank salamander Eurycea pterophila X X Comal blind salamander Eurycea tridentifera X Blanco blind salamander Eurycea robusta X western slimy salamander Plethodon albagula X X X X X X Frogs & Toads cricket frog Acris crepitans X X X X Blanchard’s cricket frog Acris blanchardi X X X X X X X green toad Bufo debilis X X X red-spotted toad Bufo punctatus X X X X X Texas toad Bufo speciosus X X X X X X Gulf Coast toad Bufo valliceps X X X X X X X Houston toad Bufo houstonensis X Woodhouse's toad Bufo woodhousii X X X X X X barking frog Eleutherodactylus augusti X X X eastern narrow-mouthed Gastrophryne carolinensis X X X toad western narrow-mouthed Gastrophryne olivacea X X X X X X toad green tree frog Hyla cinerea X X X X X gray tree frog Hyla versicolor X X X X X X X Cope's gray tree frog Hyla chrysoscelis X X X X X X X Clark's tree frog Pseudacris clarkii X X X X X X X Strecker's chorus frog Pseudacris streckeri X X X X X X upland chorus frog Pseudacris feriarum X X X western chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata X X X crawfish frog Rana areolata Rio Grande leopard frog Rana berlandieri X X X X X X X American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana X X X X X X southern leopard frog Rana sphenocephala X X X X X Couch's spadefoot toad Scaphiopus couchii X X X X X X Common Name Scientific Name Travis Hays Blanco Kendall Comal Caldwell Bastrop Hurter's spadefoot toad Scaphiopus hurterii X X X cliff chirping frog Syrrhophus marnocki X X X X X X X Alligator American alligator Alligator mississippiensis X X X Turtles spiny softshell turtle Apalone spinifera X X X X X X X eastern snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina X X X X Cagle's map turtle Graptemys caglei X X X X Texas map turtle Graptemys versa X X X X yellow mud turtle Kinosternon flavescens X X X X X X eastern mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum X X X X Florida red-bellied cooter Pseudemys nelsoni X X Texas river cooter Pseudemys texana X X X X X X eastern musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus X X X X X (stinkpot) eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina X X X ornate box turtle Terrapene ornata X X X X X X X Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri X pond slider Trachemys scripta X X X X X X X Lizards and Skinks Mediterranean gecko Hemidactylus turcicus X X X X X X green anole Anolis carolinensis X X X X X X X common spotted whiptail Cnemidophorus gularis X X X X X X X six-lined racerunner Cnemidophorus X X X X X sexlineatus greater earless lizard Cophosaurus texanus X X X X X eastern collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris X X X X X X Great Plains skink Eumeces obsoletus X X prairie skink Eumeces septentrionalis X four-lined skink Eumeces tetragrammus X X X X X Texas alligator lizard Gerrhonotus infernalis X X X X X spot-tailed earless lizard Holbrookia lacerata X X X X X X common lesser earless Holbrookia maculata X X lizard keeled earless lizard Holbrookia propinqua X X slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus X X X X Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum X X X X X X X Texas spiny lizard Sceloporus olivaceus X X X X X X X crevice spiny lizard Sceloporus poinsettii X X X prairie lizard Sceloporus consobrinus X X X X X X X eastern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus X X X rose-bellied lizard Sceloporus variabilis X X X Common Name Scientific Name Travis Hays Blanco Kendall Comal Caldwell Bastrop little brown (ground) skink Scincella lateralis X X X X X X X ornate tree lizard Urosaurus ornatus X X X X X X Snakes copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix X X X X X X X cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus X X X X X X X glossy snake Arizona elegans X X X X X North American racer Coluber constrictor X X X X X X western diamond-backed Crotalus atrox X X X X X X X rattlesnake timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus X X black-tailed rattlesnake Crotalus molossus X X X X ring-necked snake Diadophis punctatus X X X X Great Plains rat snake Elaphe emoryi X X X X X X X Baird's rat snake Elaphe bairdi corn snake Elaphe guttata X X X Texas rat snake Elaphe obsoleta X X X X X X X plains hog-nosed snake Heterodon nasicus X eastern hog-nosed snake Heterodon platirhinos X X X X X X Chihuahuan nightsnake Hypsiglena jani X X X prairie kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster X X X X common kingsnake Lampropeltis getula X X X X milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum X X X western thread (blind) Leptotyphlops dulcis X X X X X X X snake coachwhip Masticophis flagellum X X X X X X X striped whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus X X X X X Texas coral snake Micrurus fulvius X X X X X X X southern water snake Nerodia fasciata X X X plain-bellied water snake Nerodia erythrogaster X X X X X X X diamond-backed water Nerodia rhombifer X X X X X X X snake rough green snake Opheodrys aestivus X X X X X X X gophersnake (bullsnake) Pituophis catenifer X X X X X X X long-nosed snake Rhinocheilus lecontei X X X X X eastern patch-nosed snake Salvadora grahamiae X X X X X X X western ground snake Sonora semiannulata X X X X X X X Dekay’s brown snake Storeria dekayi X X X X X flat-headed snake Tantilla gracilis X X X X X X X plains black-headed snake Tantilla nigriceps X X X X X black-necked garter snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis X X X X X checkered garter snake Thamnophis marcianus X X X X X X X western ribbon snake Thamnophis proximus X X X X X X X Common Name Scientific Name Travis Hays Blanco Kendall Comal Caldwell Bastrop common gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis X X X lined snake Tropidoclonion lineatum X X X X rough earth snake Virginia striatula X X X X X X X smooth earth snake Virginia valeriae X X X Source: Dixon 2013. Table B-2. Birds Abundant to Fairly Common within the Study Area black-bellied whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens wood duck Aix sponsa eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe gadwall Anas strepera ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens blue-winged teal Anas discors great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus northern shoveler Anas clypeata willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii green-winged teal Anas carolinensis least flycatcher Empidonax minimus bufflehead Bucephala albeola western kingbird Tyrannus verticalis ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus American wigeon Anas americana scissor-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus northern pintail Anas acuta loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus redhead Aythya americana white-eyed vireo Vireo griseus ring-necked duck Aythya collaris blue-headed vireo Vireo solitarius lesser scaup Aythya affinis red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo blue jay Cyanocitta cristata northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps purple martin Progne subis double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota neotropic cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus cave swallow Petrochelidon fulva great blue heron Ardea herodias barn swallow Hirundo rustica snowy egret Egretta thula treesSwallow Tachycineta bicolor great egret Ardea alba bank swallow Hirundo rustica little blue heron Egretta caerulea Carolina chickadee Poecile carolinensis cattle egret Bubulcus ibis black-crested titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus green heron Butorides virescens verdin Auriparus flaviceps black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus white ibis Eudocimus albus Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii white-faced ibis Plegadis chihi house wren Troglodytes aedon Bback vulture Coragyps atratus marsh wren Cistothorus palustris turkey vulture Cathartes aura ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula osprey Pandion haliaetus blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea northern harrier Circus cyaneus eastern bluebird Sialia sialis sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus hermit thrush Catharus guttatus Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulatus red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus American robin Turdus migratorius Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis long-billed thrasher Toxostoma longirostre crested caracara Caracara cheriway curve-billed thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre American kestrel Falco sparverius European starling Sturnus vulgaris common moorhen Gallinula chloropus American pipit Anthus rubescens American coot Fulica americana cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum killdeer Charadrius vociferus orange-crowned warbler Vermivora celata black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus Nashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca yellow warbler Dendroica aestiva lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata American golden plover Pluvialis dominica black-throated green warbler Dendroica virens American avocet Recurvirostra americana black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas least sandpiper Calidris minutilla Wilson’s warbler
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