Wildlife Biology Species List

Wildlife Biology (BIOL 354) Species List Notes

Overview of Species Classification

  • The list here comprises various species categorized under their respective classes, orders, families, and scientific names. The focus is primarily on amphibians, reptiles, and mammals found within specific habitats.

Amphibians

  • Eastern hellbender

    • Class: Amphibia

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Cryptobranchidae

    • Genus/Species: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

  • Common mudpuppy

    • Class: Amphibia

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Proteidae

    • Genus/Species: Necturus maculosus

  • Red-spotted newt

    • Class: Amphibia

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Salamandridae

    • Genus/Species: Notophthalmus viridescens

  • Streamside salamander

    • Class: Amphibia

    • Order: Caudata

    • Family: Ambystomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma barbouri

Additional Salamander Species

  • Jefferson salamander

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma jeffersonianum

  • Blue-spotted salamander

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma laterale

  • Spotted salamander

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma maculatum

  • Marbled salamander

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma opacum

  • Small-mouthed salamander

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma texanum

  • Eastern tiger salamander

    • Genus/Species: Ambystoma tigrinum

  • Green salamander

    • Genus/Species: Aneides aeneus

  • Northern two-lined salamander

    • Genus/Species: Eurycea bislineata

  • Long-tailed salamander

    • Genus/Species: Eurycea longicauda

  • Cave salamander

    • Genus/Species: Eurycea lucifuga

  • Northern dusky salamander

    • Genus/Species: Desmognathus fuscus

  • Allegheny mountain dusky salamander

    • Genus/Species: Desmognathus ochrophaeus

  • Eastern red-backed salamander

    • Genus/Species: Plethodon cinereus

  • Northern ravine salamander

    • Genus/Species: Plethodon electromorphus

  • Northern slimy salamander

    • Genus/Species: Plethodon glutinosus

  • Spring salamander

    • Genus/Species: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

  • Four-toed salamander

    • Genus/Species: Hemidactylium scutatum

  • Northern red salamander

    • Genus/Species: Pseudotriton ruber ruber

Toads and Frogs

  • American toad

    • Class: Amphibia

    • Order: Anura

    • Family: Bufonidae

    • Genus/Species: Anaxyrus americanus

  • Fowler's toad

    • Genus/Species: Anaxyrus fowleri

  • Eastern spadefoot toad

    • Genus/Species: Scaphiopus holbrooki

  • Eastern cricket frog

    • Genus/Species: Acris crepitans

  • Mountain chorus frog

    • Genus/Species: Pseudacris brachyphona

  • Spring peeper

    • Genus/Species: Pseudacris crucifer

  • Western chorus frog

    • Genus/Species: Pseudacris triseriata

  • Cope's gray treefrog

    • Genus/Species: Hyla chrysoscelis

  • Gray treefrog

    • Genus/Species: Hyla versicolor

  • American bullfrog

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates catesbeianus

  • Northern green frog

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates clamitans melanota

  • Pickerel frog

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates palustris

  • Northern leopard frog

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates pipiens

  • Wood frog

    • Genus/Species: Lithobates sylvatica

Reptiles

  • Eastern musk turtle

    • Class: Reptilia

    • Order: Testudines

    • Family: Kinosternidae

    • Genus/Species: Sternotherus odoratus

  • Snapping turtle

    • Genus/Species: Chelydra serpentina

  • Spotted turtle

    • Genus/Species: Clemmys guttata

  • Woodland box turtle

    • Genus/Species: Terrapene carolina carolina

  • Blanding's turtle

    • Genus/Species: Emydoidea blandingii

  • Northern map turtle

    • Genus/Species: Graptemys geographica

  • Midland painted turtle

    • Genus/Species: Chrysemys picta marginata

  • Red-eared slider

    • Genus/Species: Trachemys scripta elegans

  • Eastern spiny softshell turtle

    • Genus/Species: Apalone spinifera spinifera

  • Midland smooth softshell turtle

    • Genus/Species: Apalone mutica mutica

Additional Reptile Species

  • Eastern fence lizard

    • Class: Reptilia

    • Order: Squamata

    • Family: Phrynosomatidae

    • Genus/Species: Sceloporus undulatus

  • Common five-lined skink

    • Genus/Species: Plestiodon fasciatus

  • Broad-headed skink

    • Genus/Species: Plestiodon laticeps

  • Queensnake

    • Genus/Species: Regina septemvittata

  • Kirtland's snake

    • Genus/Species: Clonophis kirtlandii

  • Northern watersnake

    • Genus/Species: Nerodia sipedon sipedon

  • Lake Erie watersnake

    • Genus/Species: Nerodia sipedon insularum

  • Copper-bellied watersnake

    • Genus/Species: Nerodia erythrogaster

  • DeKay's brownsnake

    • Genus/Species: Storeria dekayi

  • Eastern hog-nosed snake

    • Genus/Species: Heterodon platirhinos

  • Eastern smooth earthsnake

    • Genus/Species: Virginia valeriae valeriae

  • Northern ring-necked snake

    • Genus/Species: Diadophis punctatus edwardsii

  • Common wormsnake

    • Genus/Species: Carphophis amoenus amoenus

  • North American racer

    • Genus/Species: Coluber constrictor constrictor

  • Gray (black) ratsnake

    • Genus/Species: Pantherophis spiloides

  • Eastern foxsnake

    • Genus/Species: Pantherophis vulpinus

  • Eastern black kingsnake

    • Genus/Species: Lampropeltis nigra

  • Eastern milksnake

    • Genus/Species: Lampropeltis triangulum

  • Eastern gartersnake

    • Genus/Species: Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

  • Eastern ribbonsnake

    • Genus/Species: Thamnophis sauritus sauritus

  • Northern rough greensnake

    • Genus/Species: Opheodrys aestivus aestivus

  • Smooth greensnake

    • Genus/Species: Opheodrys vernalis

  • Eastern copperhead

    • Genus/Species: Agkistrodon contortrix

  • Massasauga

    • Genus/Species: Sistrurus catenatus

  • Timber rattlesnake

    • Genus/Species: Crotalus horridus

Mammals

  • Masked shrew

    • Class: Mammalia

    • Order: Insectivora

    • Family: Soricidae

    • Genus/Species: Sorex cinereus

  • North American least shrew

    • Genus/Species: Cryptotis parva

  • Smoky shrew

    • Genus/Species: Sorex fumeus

  • American pygmy shrew

    • Genus/Species: Sorex hoyi

  • Northern short-tailed shrew

    • Genus/Species: Blarina brevicauda

  • Eastern mole

    • Genus/Species: Scalopus aquaticus

  • Hairy-tailed mole

    • Genus/Species: Parascalops breweri

  • Star-nosed mole

    • Genus/Species: Condylura cristata

  • Eastern harvest mouse

    • Genus/Species: Reithrodontomys humulis

Other Rodent and Mammal Species

  • North American deermouse

    • Genus/Species: Peromyscus maniculatus

  • White-footed deermouse

    • Genus/Species: Peromyscus leucopus

  • Allegheny woodrat

    • Genus/Species: Neotoma magister

  • Meadow vole

    • Genus/Species: Microtus pennsylvanicus

  • Woodland vole

    • Genus/Species: Microtus pinetorum

  • Prairie vole

    • Genus/Species: Microtus ochrogaster

  • South bog lemming

    • Genus/Species: Synaptomys cooperi

  • Common muskrat

    • Genus/Species: Ondatra zibethicus

  • Brown rat

    • Genus/Species: Rattus norvegicus

  • House mouse

    • Genus/Species: Mus musculus

  • Woodland jumping mouse

    • Genus/Species: Napaeozapus insignis

  • Meadow jumping mouse

    • Genus/Species: Zapus hudsonius

  • Eastern chipmunk

    • Genus/Species: Tamias striatus

  • Thirteen-lined ground squirrel

    • Genus/Species: Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

  • Eastern gray squirrel

    • Genus/Species: Sciurus carolinensis

  • Eastern fox squirrel

    • Genus/Species: Sciurus niger

  • Red squirrel

    • Genus/Species: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

  • Southern flying squirrel

    • Genus/Species: Glaucomys volans

  • Woodchuck (groundhog)

    • Genus/Species: Marmota monax

Large Mammals

  • American beaver

    • Genus/Species: Castor canadensis

  • Porcupine

    • Genus/Species: Erethizontidae

  • Eastern cottontail

    • Genus/Species: Sylvilagus floridanus

  • Snowshoe hare

    • Genus/Species: Lepus americanus

Other Notable Mammals

  • Virginia opossum

    • Genus/Species: Didelphis virginiana

  • Little brown bat

    • Genus/Species: Myotis lucifugus

  • Northern long-eared bat

    • Genus/Species: Myotis septentrionalis

  • Indiana bat

    • Genus/Species: Myotis sodalis

  • Eastern small-footed bat

    • Genus/Species: Myotis leibii

  • Tri-colored bat

    • Genus/Species: Perimyotis subflavus

  • Big brown bat

    • Genus/Species: Eptesicus fuscus

  • Evening bat

    • Genus/Species: Nycticeius humeralis

  • Eastern red bat

    • Genus/Species: Lasiurus borealis

  • Hoary bat

    • Genus/Species: Lasiurus cinereus

  • Silver-haired bat

    • Genus/Species: Lasionycteris noctivagans

  • Bobcat

    • Genus/Species: Lynx rufus

  • Coyote

    • Genus/Species: Canis latrans

  • Red fox

    • Genus/Species: Vulpes vulpes

  • Gray fox

    • Genus/Species: Urocyon cinereoargenteus

  • American black bear

    • Genus/Species: Ursus americanus

  • North American river otter

    • Genus/Species: Lontra canadensis

Mustelidae Family Members

  • Ermine

    • Genus/Species: Mustela erminea

  • Long-tailed weasel

    • Genus/Species: Mustela frenata

  • Least weasel

    • Genus/Species: Mustela nivalis

  • American mink

    • Genus/Species: Neovison vison

  • American badger

    • Genus/Species: Taxidea taxus

  • Striped skunk

    • Genus/Species: Mephitis mephitis

  • Raccoon

    • Genus/Species: Procyon lotor

White-tailed Deer

  • White-tailed deer

    • Genus/Species: Odocoileus virginianus

Important Notes

  • Students must know the scientific name for specific taxa marked with *, reflecting a requirement for accurate identification in scientific contexts.

  • Vocalizations of species marked with ^ must be recognized, highlighting the significance of auditory communication in wildlife behavior studies.