Appendix B Lists of Potentially Occurring Vertebrate Within the dEIS Study Area

Table B-1. County Occurrence of and (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 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 & Toads cricket 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 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 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 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 Cophosaurus texanus X X X X X eastern collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris X X X X X X skink Eumeces obsoletus X X 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 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 copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix X X X X X X X cottonmouth X X X X X X X glossy 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 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 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 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 -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 Wilsonia pusilla upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens semi-palmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla summer tanager Piranga rubra western sandpiper Calidris mauri spotted towhee Pipilo maculatus Baird’s sandpiper Calidris bairdii chipping sparrow Spizella passerina pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos clay-colored sparrow Spizella pallida stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus field sparrow Spizella pusilla long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus common snipe Gallinago gallinago lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus Wilson’s phalarope Phalaropus tricolor savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Franklin’s gull Leucophaeus pipixcan grasshopper sSparrow Ammodramus savannarum ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis song sparrow Melospiza melodia Forster's tern Sterna forsteri Lincoln's sparrow Melospiza lincolnii rock pigeon Columba livia White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis white-winged dove Zenaida asiatica white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys mourning dove Zenaida macroura swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana Inca dove Scardafella inca Harris’s sparrow Zonotrichia querula common ground-dove Columbina passerina northern sardinal Cardinalis cardinalis yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus indigo bunting Passerina cyanea eastern screech-owl Megascops asio painted bunting Passerina ciris Bubo virginianus dickcissel Spiza americana barred owl Strix varia yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus cmmon nighthawk Chordeiles minor red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna chimney swift Chaetura pelagica western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta ruby-throated ummingbird Archilochus colubris great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus black-chinned hummingbird Archilochus alexandri common grackle Quiscalus quiscula

belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater golden-fronted woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons orchard oriole Icterus spurius red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Bullock's oriole Icterus bullockii ladder-backed woodpecker Picoides scalaris house finch Carpodacus mexicanus downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens American goldfinch Carduelis tristis northern flicker Colaptes auratus house sparrow Passer domesticus eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens Source: Travis Audubon Society 2012; Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory 2012.

Table B-3. County Occurrence of Common Name Scientific Name Travis Hays Blanco Kendall Comal Caldwell Bastrop Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana X X X X X X X nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus X X X X X X southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis X Elliot’s short-tailed shrew Blarina hylophaga X least shrew Cryptotis parva X eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus X X Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis X X X X X X X mexicana hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus X X X northern yellow bat Lasiurus intermedius X eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis X X X X X X X Seminole bat Lasiurus seminolus X X X X eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus X X X X X cave myotis bat Myotis velifer X X X X X X X evening bat Nycticeius humeralis X X raccoon Procyon lotor X X X X X American mink Mustela vison X X American badger Taxidea taxus X northern river otter Lontra canadensis X hog-nosed skunk Conepatus leuconotus X X mearnsi striped skunk Mephitis mephitis X X X X X X western spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis X eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius X X X X X red fox Vulpes vulpes X X X gray fox Urocyon X X X X X cinereoargenteus mountain lion Puma concolor X X X X coyote Canis latrans X X X X X X X ringtail Bassariscus astutus X X X X X X X bobcat Lynx rufus X X X X X X X eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis X

Common Name Scientific Name Travis Hays Blanco Kendall Comal Caldwell Bastrop rock squirrel Spermophilus X X X X X variegatus southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans X mexican ground squirrel Spermophilus X X X mexicanus Attwater’s pocket Geomys attwateri X X X X Llano pocket gopher Geomys texensis X Merriam’s pocket mouse Perognathus merriami X hispid pocket mouse hispidus X X X hispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus X X X X X X X white-footed mouse leucopus X X X X X X X deer mouse Peromyscus X X X X X maniculatus Texas mouse Peromyscus attwateri X X X X white-ankled mouse Peromyscus pectoralis X X X X X northern pygmy mouse taylori X X X X X X house mouse Mus musculus X X X X X X X plains harvest mouse X montanus fulvous harvest mouse Reithrodontomys X X X X X fulvescens American beaver Castor canadensis X X X nutria Myocastor coypus X X X X eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana X X southern Plains woodrat Neotoma micropus X roof rat Rattus rattus X X X X X X X Norway rat Rattus norvegicus X X X X X X X northern pygmy mouse Baiomys taylori X X X swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus X X X X X X eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus X X X X X black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus X X X X X X X white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus X X X X X X X axis deer Cervus axis X X X X X X X fallow deer Cervus dama X X X X X X X blackbuck Antilope cervicapra X X X X X X X domestic hog (feral) Sus scrofa X X X X X X X Source: Schmidly 2004.