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The northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) is a fresh water cyprinid fish, generally found in lakes and small streams in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Ranging from 1–3 inches, it is one of forty-four species from the minnow and carp family of Cyprinidae in these areas.
The American alligator is the state reptile of Florida. This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population (large breeding population, numerous specimens caught, invasive, etc.).
Red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus: Red-bellied piranha: Pygocentrus nattereri: Red devil cichlid Amphilophus labiatus: Red drum: Sciaenops ocellatus: Also known as Channel bass Red-eye round herring: Etrumeus sadina: Red grouper: Epinephelus morio: Red hind: Epinephelus guttatus: Red hogfish: Decodon puellaris: Red jewelfish: Odontanthias ...
Royal Poinciana tree in full bloom in the Florida Keys Coconut palm trees are grown all over South Florida. [13] Sunset near Marathon The climate and environment of the Florida Keys are closer to that of the Caribbean than the rest of Florida, though unlike the Caribbean's volcanic islands, the Keys were built by plants and animals.
The Mexican gray squirrel (or red-bellied squirrel) (Sciurus aureogaster) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Guatemala and eastern and southern Mexico. It has been introduced to the Florida Keys .
Pilosocereus robinii is a species of cactus known by the common name Key tree-cactus. [2] It is native to the Florida Keys in the United States. [3] It also occurs in Western Cuba and the Northern Bahamas. It has been erroneously reported from Puerto Rico, [4] the Virgin Islands, [4] and Mexico. [2]
The Florida red-bellied cooter is commonly exported for consumption and the pet trade, with about 50% wild caught individuals and 50% captive bred. Most of US export statistics (as collected by the World Chelonian Trust in 2002–2005) simply describe exported turtles by the genus, Pseudemys , without identifying the species.
Keys rockland hammock on limestone substrate, making up the dominant forest type in the Florida Keys. Coastal berm hammock on storm-deposited berms in the Sand Keys (west of Key West), the Florida Keys, and along the northern shores of Florida Bay. Tree island hammock in the Everglades marsh and surrounding marl prairie.