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Animal Kingdom

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Accipitridae - Hawks & Eagles family

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Achatinidae - Agate Snails family

Achatina - giant African snails
- fulica - GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL

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Alcedinidae - River Kingfishers family

Ceryle - kingfishers
- alcyon - BELTED KINGFISHER

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Alligatoridae - Alligators and Caimans family

Alligator - alligators
- mississippiensis - AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

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Ammotrechidae - Curve-faced Solifugid family

Ammotrechella -
- stimpsoni - CAMEL SPIDER

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Ampullariidae - Apple snails family

Pomacea - applesnails
- insularum - ISLAND APPLESNAIL
- paludosa - FLORIDA APPLE SNAIL

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Anatidae - Ducks, Geese and Swans family

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Anhingidae - Anhingas and Darters family

Anhinga - anhingas
- anhinga - ANHINGA

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Apatelodidae - American Silkworm Moths family

Apatelodes -
- torrefacta - SPOTTED APATELODES

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Apidae - Bumble bees, Honey bees, and other bees family

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Aramidae - Limpkins family

Aramus - limpkins
- guarauna - LIMPKIN

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Araneidae - Orb-weavers family

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Arctiidae - Tiger moths family

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Ardeidae - Herons & Bitterns family

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Balaenidae - Right & Bowhead whales family

Eubalaena -
- glacialis - NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE

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Bombyliidae - Bee Flies family

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Bufonidae - Bufonidés, Bufonids, Crapauds & Toads family

Anaxyrus - true toads

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Calopterygidae - Broad-winged Damsels family

Calopteryx - jewelwing
- dimidiata - SPARKLING JEWELWING
- maculata - EBONY JEWELWING

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Canidae - Coyotes, Dogs, Foxes, Jackals, and Wolves family

Vulpes - foxes
- vulpes var. fulva - EASTERN RED FOX

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Cantharidae - Soldier beetles family

Chauliognathus - soldier beetles
- pennsylvanicus - GOLDENROD SOLDIER BEETLE

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Castoridae - Beavers family

Castor - beavers
- canadensis - AMERICAN BEAVER

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Cathartidae - New world vultures family

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Cavoliniidae - Shelled Pteropods family

Creseis -
- acicula - STRAIGHT NEEDLE-PTEROPOD

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Cerambycidae - Longhorned beetles family

Elaphidion -
- mucronatum - SPINED OAK BORER

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Cervidae - Deer family

Odocoileus - mule and white-tailed deer
- virginianus var. clavium - KEY DEER
- virginianus - WHITE-TAILED DEER

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Charadriidae - Plovers and Lapwings family

Pluvialis - golden plovers
- squatarola - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

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Cheloniidae - Marine turtles family

Caretta - loggerhead turtles
- caretta - LOGGERHEAD

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Cicadidae - Cicadas family

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Ciconiidae - Storks family

Mycteria - wood storks
- americana - WOOD STORK

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Coccinellidae - Ladybugs, Ladybirds, Lady Beetles family

Harmonia -
- axyridis - MULTICOLORED ASIAN LADY BEETLE

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Coenagrionidae - Narrow-winged Damselflies family

Enallagma - American bluets
- sp. - unidentified species of bluet

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Colubridae - Colubrids - nonvenomous snakes family

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Columbidae - Doves and Pigeons family

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Corbiculidae - Basket clams family

Corbicula -
- fluminea - ASIAN CLAM

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Corduliidae - Emeralds family

Epitheca - baskettails
- princeps - PRINCE BASKETTAIL

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Corvidae - Jays, Crows & their allies family

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Crambidae - Crambid Snout Moths family

Uresiphita -
- reversalis - GENISTA BROOM MOTH

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Curculionoidea - Snout beetles family

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Dasypodidae - Armadillos family

Dasypus -
- novemcinctus - NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO

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Delphinidae - Dolphins, Killer & Pilot Whales & relatives family

Tursiops - bottlenose dolphin
- truncatus - BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN

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Dermochelyidae - Leatherback sea turtles family

Dermochelys - leatherback sea turtles
- coriacea - LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE

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Didelphidae - American opossums family

Didelphis - common opossums
- virginiana - OPOSSUM

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Elapidae - Cobras, Kraits, Coral & Sea snakes family

Micrurus - coral snakes
- fulvius - EASTERN CORAL SNAKE

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Emberizidae - Buntings, American Sparrows, and relatives family

Pipilo - towhees
- erythrophthalmus - EASTERN TOWHEE

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Emydidae - Box turtles and Pond turtles family

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Erebidae - Quadrifid noctuids family

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Falconidae - Falcons family

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Felidae - Cats family

Lynx - lynxes
- rufus var. floridanus - BOBCAT

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Gaviidae - Loons family

Gavia - loons
- immer - COMMON LOON

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Gekkonidae - Geckos family

Hemidactylus - house geckos
- turcicus - MEDITERRANEAN GECKO

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Geometridae - Geometrid Moths family

Iridopsis -
- defectaria - BROWN-SHADED GRAY MOTH

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Ginglymostomatidae - Nurse Sharks family

Ginglymostoma -
- cirratum - NURSE SHARK

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Gomphidae - Clubtails family

Aphylla - forceptails
- williamsoni - TWO-STRIPED FORCEPTAIL

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Grapsidae - Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs family

Aratus - mangrove crabs
- pisonii - MANGROVE TREE CRAB

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Gruidae - Cranes family

Grus - cranes
- americana - WHOOPING CRANE
- canadensis - SANDHILL CRANE

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Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers family

Haematopus - oystercatchers
- palliatus - AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER

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Hesperiidae - Skippers family

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Hylidae - True tree frogs family

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Icteridae - Blackbirds, Orioles and relatives family

Agelaius - red-winged blackbirds
- phoeniceus - RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

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Iguanidae - Iguanas family

Iguana - iguanas
- Iguana - GREEN IGUANA

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Ixodidae - Hardbodied ticks family

Amblyomma -
- americanum - LONE STAR TICK

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Laniidae - Shrikes family

Lanius - shrikes
- ludovicianus - LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

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Laridae - Gulls, Terns & Skimmers family

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Leporidae - Hares and Rabbits family

Sylvilagus - cottontail rabbits
- floridanus - EASTERN COTTONTAIL
- palustris - MARSH RABBIT

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Libellulidae - Skimmers family

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Limacodidae - Slug caterpillar moths family

Phobetron -
- pithecium - HAG MOTH

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Loricariidae - Armored Catfishes and Suckermouth Armored Catfishes family

Pterygoplichthys -
- disjunctivus - VERMICULATED SAILFIN CATFISH

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Lycaenidae - Gossamer-winged Butterflies family

Hemiargus - hemiargus
- ceraunus var. antibubastus - CERAUNUS BLUE

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Lycidae - Net-winged beetles family

Calopteron -
- reticulatum - BANDED NET-WING

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Mantidae - Praying mantids family

Stagmomantis -
- carolina - CAROLINA MANTID

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Melongenidae - Crown Conchs, Whelks and relatives family

Melongena - crown conchs
- corona var. sprucecreekensis - FLORIDA CROWN CONCH

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Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers family

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Molossidae - Free-tailed bats family

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Mustelidae - Weasel family

Lontra - American river otters
- canadensis - NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER

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Nymphalidae - Brush-footed butterflies family

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Ocypodidae - Fiddler and Ghost Crabs family

Uca - fiddler crabs
- speciosa - LONGFINGER FIDDLER CRAB

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Orthalicidae - Land snails family

Liguus -
- fasciatus - FLORIDA TREE SNAIL

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Oxyopidae - Lynx spiders family

Peucetia -
- viridans - GREEN LYNX SPIDER

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Papilionidae - Swallowtails family

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Paridae - Chickadees and Titmice family

Baeolophus - titmice
- bicolor - TUFTED TITMOUSE

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Parulidae - Wood-warblers family

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Passeridae - Old World Sparrows family

Passer - Old World sparrows
- domesticus - HOUSE SPARROW

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Pectinatellidae - family

Pectinatella -
- magnifica - BRYOZOANS

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Pelecanidae - Pelicans family

Pelecanus - pelicans
- erythrorhynchos - AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
- occidentalis - BROWN PELICAN

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Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants family

Phalacrocorax - cormorants
- auritus - DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT

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Phasianidae - Pheasants and their allies family

Meleagris - turkeys
- gallopavo var. silvestris - EASTERN WILD TURKEY
- gallopavo var. osceola - OSCEOLA WILD TURKEY

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Phrynosomatidae - North American spiny lizards and allies family

Sceloporus - spiny lizards
- undulatus - EASTERN FENCE LIZARD
- woodi - FLORIDA SCRUB LIZARD

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Physaliidae - Man o' war family

Physalia - Man o' war
- physalis - PORTUGUESE MAN O' WAR

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Picidae - Woodpeckers and Wrynecks family

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Pieridae - Whites & Sulphurs family

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Pisauridae - Nursery web spiders family

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Podicipedidae - Grebes family

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Polychrotidae - Anoles family

Anolis - anoles
- carolinensis - GREEN ANOLE
- sagrei - BROWN ANOLE

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Procyonidae - Raccoons & Coatis family

Procyon -
- lotor - COMMON RACCOON

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Pseudophasmatidae - Striped Walkingsticks family

Anisomorpha -
- buprestoides - TWOSTRIPED WALKINGSTICK

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Pterophoridae - Plume moths family

Hellinsia -
- balanotes - GROUNDSEL PLUME MOTH

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Ptychopteridae - Phantom Crane Flies family

Bittacomorpha -
- clavipes - PHANTOM CRANE FLY

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Pyralidae - Snout moths family

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Rallidae - Rails & Coots family

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Ranidae - True frogs family

Rana - true frogs
- sphenocephala - FLORIDA LEOPARD FROG

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Recurvirostridae - Avocets and Stilts family

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Reduviidae - Assassin bugs family

Arilus -
- cristatus - WHEEL BUG

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Romaleidae - Lubber grasshoppers family

Romalea - lubber grasshoppers
- microptera - EASTERN LUBBER GRASSHOPPER

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Salticidae - Jumping spiders family

Phidippus -
- regius - REGAL JUMPING SPIDER

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Saturniidae - Giant silkworm moths family

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Scincidae - Skinks family

Eumeces - eumeces and holarctic skinks
- laticeps - BROAD-HEADED SKINK

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Sciuridae - Squirrels family

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Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps family

Campsomeris -
- plumipes var. fossulana - SCOLIID WASP
- quadrimaculata - SCOLIID WASP

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Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes, and relatives family

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Scutelleridae - Shield-backed Bugs family

Orsilochides -
- guttata - SHIELD-BACKED BUG

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Sittidae - Nuthatches & relatives family

Sitta - nuthatches
- carolinensis - WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH

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Sphecidae - Digger wasps family

Sphecius - cicada killers
- speciosus - EASTERN CICADA KILLER

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Sphingidae - Sphinx moths family

Hemaris -
- thysbe - HUMMINGBIRD CLEARWING MOTH

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Strigidae - Typical Owls family

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Syrphidae - Syrphid Flies family

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Teiidae - Whiptails & Tegus family

Cnemidophorus - whiptails
- sexlineatus - SIX-LINED RACERUNNER

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Testudinidae - Tortoises family

Gopherus - gopher tortoises
- polyphemus - GOPHER TORTOISE

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Tetragnathidae - Longjawed Orb Weavers family

Leucauge - orchard spiders
- venusta - ORCHARD ORBWEAVER

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Tettigoniidae - Katydids family

unidentified - katydid
- species - unknown katydid

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Thomisidae - Crab spiders family

Misumenops - flower spiders
- sp. - FLOWER SPIDER

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Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills family

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Tineidae - Clothes moths family

Phereoeca - case-bearer moths
- uterella - HOUSEHOLD CASEBEARER

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Trichechidae - Manatees family

Trichechus -
- manatus var. latirostris - MANATEE

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Trochilidae - Hummingbirds family

Archilochus - ruby-throated hummingbirds
- colubris - RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD

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Troglodytidae - Wrens family

Thryothorus - Carolina wrens
- ludovicianus - CAROLINA WREN

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Turdidae - Thrushes, Robins, Chats, and Wheatears family

Sialia - bluebirds
- sialis - EASTERN BLUEBIRD

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Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers family

Sayornis - phoebes
- phoebe - EASTERN PHOEBE

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Tytonidae - Barn, masked and bay owls family

Tyto - barn owls, masked owls and relatives
- alba - BARN OWL

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Ursidae - Bears family

Ursus - black bears, brown bear, and polar bear
- americanus var. floridanus - FLORIDA BLACK BEAR

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Vespertilionidae - Evening & Vesper bats family

Eptesicus -
- fuscus - BIG BROWN BAT

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Vespidae - Yellowjackets, Hornets and some Wasps family

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Viperidae - Vipers & Pit Vipers family

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