Difference between revisions of "Native wildlife"
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*[[Swainson's warbler]] | *[[Swainson's warbler]] | ||
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| + | *[[Lake Sturgeon]] | ||
| + | *[[Alabama Shad]] | ||
| + | *[[Ozark Cavefish]] | ||
| + | *[[Alligator Gar]] | ||
| + | *[[Crystal Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Ozark Chub]] | ||
| + | *[[Arkansas Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Strawberry River Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Least Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Yellowcheek Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Paleback Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Goldstripe Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Current Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Least Brook Lamprey]] | ||
| + | *[[American Brook Lamprey]] | ||
| + | *[[Ouachita Mountain Shiner]] | ||
| + | *[[Sturgeon Chub]] | ||
| + | *[[Sicklefin Chub]] | ||
| + | *[[Silver Redhorse]] | ||
| + | *[[Blackspot Shiner]] | ||
| + | *[[Kiamichi Shiner]] | ||
| + | *[[Peppered Shiner]] | ||
| + | *[[Ouachita Madtom]] | ||
| + | *[[Caddo Madtom]] | ||
| + | *[[Longnose Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Ouachita Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Leopard Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Slenderhead Darter]] | ||
| + | *[[Paddlefish]] | ||
| + | *[[Bluehead Shiner]] | ||
| + | *[[Pallid Sturgeon]] | ||
| + | *[[Southern Cavefish]] | ||
''Snakes:'' | ''Snakes:'' | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 5 May 2011
Native wildlife in Central Arkansas breaks down into a number of categories. The state is notable for its wide variety of animal and plant species, including six species of poisonous serpents: copperheads, pygmy rattlesnakes, water maccasins, coral snakes, and Western diamondback rattlesnakes.
Contents
Animals
Birds:
Fish:
- Lake Sturgeon
- Alabama Shad
- Ozark Cavefish
- Alligator Gar
- Crystal Darter
- Ozark Chub
- Arkansas Darter
- Strawberry River Darter
- Least Darter
- Yellowcheek Darter
- Paleback Darter
- Goldstripe Darter
- Current Darter
- Least Brook Lamprey
- American Brook Lamprey
- Ouachita Mountain Shiner
- Sturgeon Chub
- Sicklefin Chub
- Silver Redhorse
- Blackspot Shiner
- Kiamichi Shiner
- Peppered Shiner
- Ouachita Madtom
- Caddo Madtom
- Longnose Darter
- Ouachita Darter
- Leopard Darter
- Slenderhead Darter
- Paddlefish
- Bluehead Shiner
- Pallid Sturgeon
- Southern Cavefish
Snakes:
- Broad-banded Water Snake
- Bullsnake
- Coluber constrictor
- Common Garter Snake
- Diamondback Water Snake
- Eastern Coachwhip
- Eastern Corn Snake
- Eastern Hognose Snake
- Eastern Racer
- Flathead Snake
- Graham's Crayfish Snake
- Ground Snake
- Gulf Crayfish Snake
- Lined Snake
- Midland Brown Snake
- Midland Rat Snake
- Midland Water Snake
- Midwest Worm Snake
- Milk Snake
- Mississippi Green Water Snake
- Northern Pine Snake
- Northern Scarlet Snake
- Plainbelly Water Snake
- Prairie Kingsnake
- Queen Snake
- Redbelly Snake
- Ringneck Snake
- Rough Earth Snake
- Rough Green Snake
- Slowinski's Corn Snake
- Southern Copperhead
- Speckled Kingsnake
- Texas Coral Snake
- Timber Rattlesnake
- Western Cottonmouth
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
- Western Earth Snake
- Western Mud Snake
- Western Pigmy Rattlesnake
- Western Rat Snake
- Western Ribbon Snake
- Western Worm Snake
Plants
Arkansas is classified within the North American Atlantic Region by geobotanists.
Trees:
- American Elm
- American Persimmon
- American Sycamore
- Bald Cypress
- Black Cherry
- Black Walnut
- Black Willow
- Box Elder
- Chokecherry
- Common Apple
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Flowering Dogwood
- River Birch
- Sassafras
- Shagbark Hickory
- Shortleaf Pine
- Smooth Sumac
- Sweetgum
- White Oak
- Wild Plum
- Winged Elm
Shrubs:
References
- Carl G. Hunter, Trees, Shrubs & Vines of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 2000).
