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.
American Alligator
(Alligator mississippiensis)
Common Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)
Apalachicola Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis meansi)
Corn Snake
(Pantherophis guttatus)
Ball Python
(Python regius)
Eastern Screech Owl
(Megascops asio)
Florida Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina bauri)
Florida Softshell Turtle
(Apalone ferox)
Gopher Tortoise
(Gopherus polyphemus)
Green Anole
(Anolis carolinensis)
Green Tree Frog
(Hyla cinerea)
Marine Toad
(Bufo marinus)
Peninsular Cooter
(Pseudemys peninsularis)
Pig Frog
(Lithobates grylio)
Red-eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)
Rose-haired Tarantula
(Grammostola rosea)
Striped Mud Turtle
(Kinosternon baurii)