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The barking tree frog is the state's amphibian. American green tree frogs vary in color. This list of amphibians of Florida includes species native to or documented in the U.S. state of Florida. [1] [2]
Florida has some 33 animals and 43 plant species rated endangered. [citation needed] They include the Florida panther, the leatherback sea turtle, the West Indian manatee, and the red-cockaded woodpecker. Endangered plants include the bell-flower, scrub plum, Small's milk pea, and the water-willow. [citation needed]
Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis) VU. Ramsey Canyon leopard frog (Lithobates subaquavocalis) CR, [4] species not recognized by SSAR [3] Florida bog frog (Lithobates okaloosae) VU; Relict leopard frog (Lithobates onca) EN; Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) CR; Tarahumara frog (Lithobates tarahumarae) VU
The Florida bog frog inhabits a total area of less than 20 km 2 (7.7 mi 2).It is found in shallow ponds or creeks along tributaries of the East Bay, Shoal and Yellow Rivers in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton Counties in Florida.
Florida once had a large number of species that formerly occupied the state in prehistoric and historic times, but became locally extinct or extirpated; such as the Florida short-faced bear, Florida black wolf, Dire wolf, Dexteria floridana, Florida bog lemming, Long-nosed peccary, Caribbean monk seal, Carolina parakeet, Great auk, Passenger ...
There's an endangered species of flower that's grown only on South Florida shrubs for around a century.. The rare four-petal pawpaw flower in Martin County and Palm Beach County and has never ...
Tiny Frogs Take Over Newly-Moved Florida Resident's Garage (FOX Weather) DELTONA, Fla. – A newly moved Florida resident was greeted not by warm weather and friendly neighbors but by an army of ...
About 40 plant species, at least 40 arthropod species, and several vertebrate species are endemic to Florida scrub. [26] As of 1990, 13 endemic plant species were listed by the U.S. as endangered or threatened, and 22 were so listed by the state of Florida. [7]