​​​​​​Animals​​​​

 

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Below are photos of the educational animals at Daggerwing Nature Center and their respective common name and scientific name. Some of these animals are used in educational programs at the nature center.​

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​alligator 
American Alligator
(Alligator mississippiensis)



turtle 
Common Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)

snake 
​ Apalachicola Kingsnake 
(Lampropeltis meansi)



 snake 
​ Corn Snake
(Pantherophis guttatus)​

snake 
​ Ball Python
 (Python regius)



owl 
​​ Eastern Screech Owl
(Megascops asio)​

 
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turtle 
Florida Box Turtle
(Terrape​ne carolina bauri)



turtle 
Florida Softshell Turtle
(Apalone ferox)
 

turtle 
​ Gopher Tortoise
 (Gopherus polyphemus)

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​​lizard 
Green Anole
(Anolis carolinensis)

frog 
Green Tree Frog
(Hyla cinerea)


frog 
Marine Toad
(Bufo marinus)

 

turtle 
Peninsular Cooter
(Pseudemys peninsularis)



frog 
​ Pig Frog
 (Lithobates grylio)​


turtle 
Red-eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)

 

 

spider 
Rose-haired Tarantula
(Grammostola rosea)


turtle 
​​ Striped Mud Turtle
(Kinosternon baurii​)
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