U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Amphibians, Fish, Mammals and Reptiles List Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was opened to the public on October 19, 2000. It consists of 6,500 acres of swamp bottomlands and some upland pines. We have three walking trails open year round, except during refuge hunts. Please call for dates associated with the hunts. Occasionally the refuge will flood, making some trails and roads impassable. Please use caution on all roads. photo: J. Rorabaugh photo: Bond Swamp The animals that live at Bond National Swamp are as diverse as the refuge, Wildlife Refuge from the bats that fly high in the sky to the frogs that burrow into the mud. You may not see all the animals that are listed in this guide, but this will give you an idea of the animals that could live in the area. It’s going to take a keen eye to see some of the animals as they will probably see and hear you and hide long before you see them.
We ask that you observe the wildlife and plants here but do not touch. It is against Federal Laws to harass, attempt to feed, or otherwise disturb the wildlife here on the refuge.
So, enjoy your stay here at the Swamp. If you have any questions or comments, please direct them to: Refuge Manager, 718 Juliette Road, Round Oak, GA 31038, 478/986 5441. Snakes ____Red-Bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) ____Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota) ____Midland Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) ____Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata) ____Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata) ____Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi) ____Red-Bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) ____Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus) ____Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) ____Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae) ____Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) ____Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) ____Southern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus) ____Mud Snake (Farancia abacura) ____Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus) ____Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) ____Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) ____Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta) ____Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata) ____Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus) ____Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) ____Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea) ____Southeastern Crowned Snake (Tantilla coronata) ____Eastern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) ____Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) ____Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
photo: USFWS Lizards ____Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) ____Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) ____Mole Skink (Eumeces egregius) ____Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) ____Southeastern Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces inexpectatus) ____Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps) ____Six-Lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus) ____Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) ____Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) ____Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)
Turtles ____Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) ____Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) ____Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor) ____Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) ____Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii) ____Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) ____River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna) ____Florida Cooter (Pseudemys floridana) ____Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)) ____Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) ____Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) ____Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Alligators ____American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Toads and Frogs ____American Toad (Bufo americanus) ____Fowler’s Toad (Bufo fowleri) ____Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris) ____Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) ____Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) ____Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca) ____Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) ____Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa) ____Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) ____Spring Peeper (Hyla crucifer) ____Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) ____Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus) ____Southern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris nigrita) ____Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) ____Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) ____Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans) ____ Southern Leopard Frog (Rana utricularia) ____Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) Salamanders ____Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia) ____Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means) ____Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) ____Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) ____Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) ____Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) ____Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus conanti) ____Southern Two-Lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera) ____Three-Lined Salamander (Eurycea guttolineata) ____Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata) ____Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) ____Red Salamander (Psuedotriton ruber) ____Mud Salamander (Psuedotriton montanus)
Mammals ____Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) ____Southeastern Shrew (Sorex longirostris) ____Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis) ____Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) ____Eastern Mole (Scaolpus aquaticus) ____Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius) ____Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) ____Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) ____Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus) ____Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) ____Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) ____Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) ____Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) ____Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) ____Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) ____Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) ____Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) ____Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) ____Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys pinetis) ____Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) ____Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) ____Swamp Rabbit “Cane Cutter” (Sylvilagus aquaticus) ____Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) ____Beaver (Castor canadensis) ____Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris) ____Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) ____Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) ____Oldfield Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) ____Golden Mouse (Peromyscus nuttalli) ____Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) ____Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana) ____Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum) ____Norway Rat “Common Rat” (Rattus norvegicus) ____Black Rat (Rattus rat) ____House Mouse (Mus musculus) ____River Otter (Lutra canadensis) ____Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) ____Mink (Mustela vison) ____Raccoon (Procyon lotor) ____Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) ____Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) ____Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) ____Nutria (Myocastor coypus) ____Coyote (Canis latrans) ____Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) ____Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) ____Bobcat (Lynx rufus) ____Black Bear (Ursus americanus) ____White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) ____Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)
Note: Observations of unusual species should be filed with Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge at the address on the back cover. Other sightings are also welcomed. Please record number and locations. Sighting Notes
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photo: R. Idenden Bond Swamp is one of over 535 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is a network of lands and waters managed specifically for the protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat and represents the most comprehensive wildlife resource management program in the world. Units of the system stretch across the United States from Northern Alaska to the Florida Keys and include small islands in the Caribbean and the South Pacific. The habitat of refuges is as diverse as the nation itself. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service also manages National Fish Hatcheries, and provides federal leadership in habitat protection, fish and wildlife research, technical assistance and the conservation and protection of migratory birds, certain marine mammals and threatened and endangered species. Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 718 Juliette Road Round Oak, Georgia 31038 Office: 478/986 5441 Fax: 478/986 9646 email: [email protected] http://piedmont.fws.gov/bondswamp.html
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD
September 2001