Appendix C: Species List Appendix C. Species List This appendix contains a list of 428 species identified or potentially occurring on Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, including approximately 55 mammals, 266 birds, 31 amphibians, 57 reptiles, and 19 fish.
C.1 Birds ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES FAMILY PODICIPEDIDAE – Grebes Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
ORDER PELECANIFORMES FAMILY PELECANIDAE – Pelicans American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
FAMILY PHALACROCORACIDAE – Cormorants Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Olivaceous Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) olivaceus)
FAMILY ANHINGIDAE – Anhingas Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
ORDER CICONIFORMES FAMILY ARDEIDAE – Bitterns, Herons, Egrets American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) Green-Backed Heron (Butorides virescens) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Great Egret (Ardea alba) nycticorax) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) violacea) Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
FAMILY THRESKIORNITHIDAE – Ibises and Spoonbills White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinus) Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
FAMILY CICONIIDAE - Storks Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
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ORDER ANSERIFORMES FAMILY ANATIDAE – Waterfowl Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna Gadwall (Anas strepera) autumnalis) American Wigeon (Anas americana) Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) Redhead (Aythya americana) Ross’ Goose (Chen rossii) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) Masked Duck (Nomonyx dominicus) Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
ORDER FALCONIFORMES FAMILY CATHARTIDAE – Vultures Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE – Kites, Eagles, Hawks, and Allies Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
FAMILY FALCONIDAE – Caracaras and Falcons Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrines) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Merlin (Falco columbarius)
ORDER GALLIFORMES FAMILY ODONTOPHORIDAE – Partridges, Grouse, Turkey, and Quail Attwater’s Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) cupido attwateri)
ORDER GRUIFORMES FAMILY RALLIDAE – Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) King Rail (Rallus elegans) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
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Sora (Porzana carolina) Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Purple Gallinule (Porphrio porphyrio) American Coot (Fulica americana)
FAMILY GRUIDAE – Cranes Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE – Plovers and Lapwings Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) semipalmatus) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
FAMILY RECURVIROSTRIDAE - Stilts and Avocets Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE – Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) scolopaceus) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
FAMILY LARIDAE – Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
ORDER COLUMBIFORMES FAMILY COLUMBIDAE – Pigeons and Doves Rock Dove (Columba livia) Inca Dove (Columbina inca) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
ORDER CUCULIFORMES FAMILY CUCULIDAE – Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) erythropthalmus) Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
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ORDER STRIGIFORMES FAMILY TYTONIDAE - Barn Owls Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
FAMILY STRIGIDAE – Typical Owls Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio) Barred Owl (Strix varia) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES FAMILY CAPRIMULGIDAE – Goatsuckers Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferous) Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)
ORDER APODIFORMES FAMILY APODIDAE – Swifts Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
FAMILY TROCHILIDAE – Hummingbirds Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
ORDER CORACIIFORMES FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE – Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
ORDER PICIFORMES FAMILY PICIDAE – Woodpeckers Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) erythrocephalus) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
ORDER PASSERIFORMES FAMILY TYRANNIDAE - Flycatchers Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) flaviventris) Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Say’s Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) cinerascens) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
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FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE – Swallows Purple Martin (Progne subis) Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
FAMILY CORVIDAE – Jays/Crows Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
FAMILY PARIDAE – Chickadees/Titmice Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
FAMILY CERTHIIDAE – Creepers Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE – Wrens Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
FAMILY MUSCICAPIDAE – Kinglets/Gnatcatchers/Thrushes Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Wood Thrush (Catharus mustelinus) Veery (Catharus fuscescens) American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
FAMILY MIMIDAE – Mockingbirds/Thrashers Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
FAMILY BOMBYCILLIDAE – Waxwings Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
FAMILY LANIIDAE – SHRIKES Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
FAMILY STURNIDAE – Starlings European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
FAMILY MOTACILLIDAE American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
FAMILY VIREONIDAE White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
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FAMILY PARULIDAE Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrine) Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) Northern Parula (Parula americana) Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) pensylvanica) Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia) Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) virens) Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica) Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
FAMILY THRAUPIDAE Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
FAMILY CARDINALIDAE Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) ludovicianus) Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
FAMILY EMBERIZIDAE Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) Rufous-sided Towhee (Eastern Towhee) (Pipilo Le Conte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) erythrophthalmus) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) Cassin’s Sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) leucophrys) Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) Harris’ Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
FAMILY ICTERIDAE Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscala) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurious) Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
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FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
FAMILY PASSERIDAE House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
C.2 Reptiles The following is a list of potential reptiles of Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge based on reported range and distribution.
ORDER CHELONIA FAMILY CHELYRIDAE Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrocelmys Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina temminckii) serpentina)
FAMILY EMYDIDAE Western Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina miaria) triunguis) Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) pseudogeographica kohnii) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Texas Cooter (Pseudemys texana)
FAMILY KINOSTERNIDAE Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) flavenscens) Razor-Backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus Mississippi Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum carinatus) hippocrepis)
FAMILY TRIONYCHIDAE Midland Smooth Softshell (Trionyx muticus Pallid Spiny Softshell (Trionyx spiniferus muticus) pallidus)
ORDER CROCODILIA FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
ORDER SQUAMATA FAMILY ANGUIDAE Western Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus)
FAMILY GEKKONIDAE Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
FAMILY IGUANIDAE Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
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Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Northern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus) FAMILY SCINCIDAE Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces faciatus) Southern Prairie Skink (Eumeces septentrionalis Broadhead Skink (Eumeces laticeps) obtusirostris) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) FAMILY TEIIDAE Texas Spotted Whiptail (Cnemidophorus gularis Six-lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus gularis) sexlineatus sexlineatus)
FAMILY TYPHLOPIDAE Plains Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops dulcis dulcis)
FAMILY COLUBRIDAE Flathead Snake (Tantilla gracilis) Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum Texas Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi texana) testaceus) Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum Western Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae flagellum) elegans) Eastern Yellowbelly Racer (Coluber constrictor Lined Snake (Tropidaoclonion lineatum) flaviventris) Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) sirtalis) Texas Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans arenicola) Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii) ora) Great Plains Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata emoryi) Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer Prairie Kingsnake (Lamptopeltis calligaster rhombifer) calligaster) Blotched Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula transversa) holbrooki) Broad-banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata Louisiana Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum confluens) amaura) Graham’s Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii) Glossy Water Snake (Natrix rigida) Gulf Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida sinicola) Dusty Western Hognose Snake (Herterodon Western Mud Snake (Farancia abacura nasicus gloydi) reinwardtii) Western Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) vernalis blanchardi) Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus) FAMILY ELAPIDAE- Venomous Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius tener)
FAMILY VIPERIDAE- Venomous Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix Western Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius contortrix) streckeri) Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) leucostoma)
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C.3 Amphibians The following is a list of potential amphibians of Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge based on reported range and distribution.
ORDER ANURA FAMILY BUFONIDAE Houston Toad (Bufo housonensis) East Texas Toad (Bufo woodhouseii velatu) Texas Toad (Bufo speciosus) Woodhouse’s Toad (Bufo woodhouseii Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo valliceps valliceps) woodhouseii)
FAMILY HYLIDAE Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarkii) blanchardi) Northern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans crucifer) crepitans) Strecker’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) streckeri) Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) feriarum) Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
FAMILY MICROHYLIDAE Eastern Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) olivacea)
FAMILY PELOBATIDAE Hurter’s Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrooki hurterii)
FAMILY RANIDAE Southern Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) areolata) Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala) Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans clamitans)
ORDER CAUDATA FAMILY AMBYSTOMATIDAE Smallmouth Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) FAMILY AMPHIUMIDAE Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)
FAMILY PLETHODONTIDAE Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata) auriculatus)
FAMILY SALAMANDRIDAE Central Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis)
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FAMILY SIRENIDAE Western Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia nettingi)
C.4 Mammals The following is a list of potential mammals of Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge based on reported range and distribution.
ORDER MARSUPIALIA FAMILY DIDELPHIDAE Opossum (Didelphus marsupialis)
ORDER INSECTIVORA FAMILY SORICIDAE Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) Aransas Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina hylophaga Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina plumbea) carolenensis)
FAMILY TALPIDAE Eastern Mole (Scalapus aquaticus)
ORDER CHIROPTERA FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer) Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius) Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Silver-Haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
FAMILY MOLOSSIDAE Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis)
ORDER XENARTHRA FAMILY DASYPODIDAE Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
ORDER LAGOMORPHA FAMILY LEPORIDAE Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus flordianus)
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ORDER RODENTIA FAMILY SCIURIDAE Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) tridecemlineatus) Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
FAMILY GEOMYIDAE Attwater’s Pocket Gopher (Geomys attwateri)
FAMILY HETEROMYIDAE Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus)
FAMILY CASTORIDAE American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
FAMILY MURIDAE Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris) Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) Fulvous Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana) fulvescens) Norway Rat (Rattus novegicus) White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) Black Rat (Rattus rattus) Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) House Mouse (Mus musculus) Northern Pygmy Mouse (Baiomys taylori)
FAMILY MYOCASTORIDAE Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
ORDER CARNIVORA FAMILY PROCYONIDAE Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
FAMILY MUSTELIDAE Longtail Weasel (Mustela frenata) Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Mink (Mustela vison) Hognose Skunk (Conepatus leuconotus) River Otter (Lutra canadensis) Gulf Coast Hognose Skunk (Conepatus Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) leuconotus texensis) Plains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius American Badger (Taxidea taxus) interrupta)
FAMILY CANIDAE Coyote (Canis latrans) Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Red Wolf (Canis rufus) Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
FAMILY FELIDAE Mountain Lion (Felis concolor) Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
FAMILY CERVIDAE White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginiana)
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C.5 Fish The following is a list of actual fish occurring on Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge based on species collected by Corpus Christi Fishery Resources Office in 1995 and 1997.
ORDER SILURIFORMES FAMILY ICTALURIDAE Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
ORDER PERCIFORMES FAMILY GOBIIDAE Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva) Blacktail shiner (Cyprinella venusta) Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales vigilax)
FAMILY CENTRARCHIDAE Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) Watermouth (Lepomis gulosus) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
ORDER CYPRINODONTIFORMES FAMILY FUNDULIDAE Blackstripe topminnow (Fundulus notatus) Blackspotted topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus)
FAMILY POECILIIDAE Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
ORDER SEMIONOTIFORMES FAMILY LEPISOSTEIIDAE Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
ORDER CYPRINIFORMES FAMILY CYPRINIDAE Blackspot shiner (Notropis atrocaudalis) Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
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