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This page contains checklists of animals found within, nearby
or that potentially occur within Uvalde County, Texas. Current checklists include: Amphibians
& Reptiles, Mammals and Hummingbirds. Windows with interesting facts about certain animals have also been included.
Additional checklists will be added over time.
Amphibians & Reptiles of Uvalde County, Texas
Turtles:
Kinosternidae (Mud & Musk turtles): 1) Yellow mud turtle - Kinosternon flavescens ?2) Mississippi Mud turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis 3) Stinkpot/Common Musk turtle - Sternotherus odoratus
Emydidae (Water & Box turtles): ?4) Texas Map turtle - Graptemys versa 5) Rio Grande cooter - Pseudemys gorzugi 6) Texas river cooter - Pseudemys texana 7) Ornate box turtle - Terrapene o. ornata 8) Red-eared slider - Trachemys scripta elegans
Chelydridae (Snapping turtles): 9) Common snapping turtle - Chelydra s. serpentina
Trionychidae (Softshell turtles): 10) Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle - Apalone spinifera guadalupensis
Testudinidae (Gopher tortoises): 11) Texas tortoise - Gopherus berlandieri Lizards:
Anguidae (Legless Lizards): ?1) Texas Alligator Lizard - Gerrhonotus infernalis ?2) Western Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus a. attenuatus
Polychrotidae (Anoles): 3) Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis
Crotaphytidae (Collared & Leopard Lizards): 4) Eastern Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris 5) Reticulate Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus reticulatus
Gekkonidae (Geckos): 6) Texas Banded Gecko - Coleonyx brevis
Phrynosomatidae (Sand, Horned & Spiny Lizards): 7) Texas Greater Earless Lizard - Cophosaurus texanus 8) Southern Earless Lizard - Holbrookia lacerata subcaudalis 9) Texas Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma cornutum ?10) Roundtail Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma modestum 11) Sagebrush Lizard - Sceloporus graciosus ?12) Canyon Lizard - Sceloporus merriami 13) Texas Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus olivaceus ?14) Crevice Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus poinsettii 15) Blue Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus serrifer 16) Southern Prairie Lizard - Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus 17) Rosebelly Lizard - Sceloporus variabilis 18) Eastern/Texas Tree Lizard - Urosaurus o. ornatus
Scincidae (Skinks): 19) Great Plains Skink - Plestiodon obsoletus 20) Short-lined Skink - Plestiodon tetragrammus brevilineatus 21) Ground Skink - Scincella lateralis
Teiidae (Whiptails): 22) Texas Spotted Whiptail - Cnemidophorus gularis ?23) Trans-Pecos Striped Whiptail - Cnemidophorus inornatus heptagrammus ?24) Laredo Striped Whiptail - Cnemidophorus laredoensis ?25) Marbled Whiptail - Cnemidophorus marmoratus 26) Prairie Racerunner - Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis Snakes:
Leptotyphlopidae (Blind Snakes): 1) Plains Blind Snake - Leptotyphlops d. dulcis ?2) Trans-Pecos Blind Snake - Leptotyphlops humilis segregus
Colubridae: 3) Texas Glossy Snake - Arizona elegans arenicola 4) Trans-Pecos Rat Snake - Bogertophis subocularis 5) Eastern Yellowbelly Racer - Coluber constrictor flaviventris 6) Prairie Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus arnyi 7) Texas Indigo Snake - Drymarchon corais erebennus 8) Baird's Rat Snake - Elaphe bairdi 9) Great Plains Rat Snake - Elaphe guttata emoryi ?10) Texas Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri ?11) Western Hooknose Snake - Gyalopion canum 12) Dusty Hognose Snake - Heterodon nasicus gloydi 13) Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos 14) Texas Night Snake - Hypsiglena torquata jani ?15) Grey-Banded Kingsnake - Lampropeltis alterna ?16) Prairie Kingsnake - Lampropeltis c. calligaster 17) Desert Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula splendida 18) Mexican Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum annulata 19) Western Coachwhip - Masticophis flagellum testaceus 20) Schott's Whipsnake - Masticophis s. schotti 21) Central Texas Whipsnake - Masticophis taeniatus girardi 22) Blotched Water Snake - Nerodia erythrogaster transversa 23) Diamondback Water Snake - Nerodia rhombifer 24) Rough Green Snake - Opheodrys aestivus 25) Bull Snake - Pituophis catenifer sayi 26) Texas Longnose Snake - Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus 27) Texas Patchnose Snake - Salvadora grahamiae lineata 28) Ground Snake - Sonora semiannulata 29) Texas Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi texana 30) Flathead Snake - Tantilla gracilis 31) Southwestern Blackhead Snake - Tantilla hobartsmithi 32) Plains Blackhead Snake - Tantilla nigriceps 33) Eastern Blackneck Garter Snake - Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus 34) Checkered Garter Snake - Thamnophis marcianus 35) Redstripe Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus 36) Texas Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis annectens 37) Texas Lined Snake - Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum 38) Rough Earth Snake - Virginia striatula ?39) Western Earth Snake - Virginia valeriae
Elapidae: 40) Texas Coral Snake - Micrurus fulvuis tenere
Viperidae (Vipers), Crotalinae (Pit-Vipers): 41) Broad-banded Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus 42) Western Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma 43) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox 44) Mottled Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus l. lepidus 45) Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake - Crotalus m. molossusFrogs & Toads:
Bufonidae (True Toads): 1) Eastern Green Toad – Bufo (Anaxyrus) d. debilis 2) Red-spotted Toad – Bufo (Anaxyrus) punctatus 3) Texas Toad - Bufo (Anaxyrus) speciosus 4) Gulf Coast Toad – Bufo(Ollotis) nebulifer
Hylidae (Treefrogs): 5) Blanchard’s Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans blanchardi 6) Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis ?7) Green Treefrog - Hyla cinerea 8) Spotted Chorus Frog - Pseudacris clarkii ?9) Strecker's Chorus Frog - Pseudacris streckeri
Leptodactylidae (Tropical Frogs): 10) Eastern Barking Frog - Eleutherodactylus augusti 11) Cliff Chirping Frog - Eleutherodactylus marnockii
Microhylidae (Narrowmouth Toads): 12) Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad - Gastrophryne olivacea
Pelobatidae (Spadefoot Toads): 13) Couch's Spadefoot Toad - Scaphiopus couchii
Ranidae (True Frogs): 14) Rio Grande Leopard Frog - Rana berlandieri 15) Bullfrog - Rana catesbeianaSalamanders
Sirenidae: ?1) Rio Grande Lesser Siren – Siren intermedia texana
Ambystomatidae (Mole Salamanders): ?2) Eastern Tiger Salamander - Ambystoma t. tigrinum
Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders): ?3) Cascade Caverns Salamander - Eurycea latitans 4) Texas Salamander - Eurycea neotenes 5) Valdina Farms Salamander - Eurycea troglodytes 6) Western Slimy Salamander - Plethodon albagula Exotics/Non-native species:
Gekkonidae (Geckos): 1) Mediterranean Gecko - Hemidactylus turcicus
Turtles: 11, Lizards: 26, Snakes: 45, Salamanders: 6, Frogs: 15, Exotics: 1. Total = 104 species of herpetofauna in Uvalde County!
References:
A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Texas. Judith M. Garrett & David G. Barker. 1987. Texas Monthly Press.
Herps of Texas. 2013. www.herpsoftexas.org/
Peterson Field Guides. Reptiles and Amphibians Eastern/Central North America. Roger Conant & Joseph T. Collins. 1998. Third edition, expanded. Houghton Mifflin.
Rare, Threatened & Endangered Species by County. Texas Parks & Wildlife. 2013. www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/land/maps/gis/ris/endangered_species/
Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles & Crocodilians. 6th edition. Joseph T. Collins & Travis W. Taggart. 2009. The Center for North American Herpetology. The Snakes of Texas. Alan Tennant. 1984. Texas Monthly Press. ========================================================================
Mammals of Uvalde County, Texas Mammals residing in Uvalde County, Texas are quit varied and diverse. They range from a variety of rodents, rabbits, skunks, weasels, raccoons, badgers, porcupines, deer, a variety of bats and many more. Various species play different roles in ecosystems and some are beneficial to the environment and humans. For example, bats are extremely beneficial to humans and agriculture because one bat can consume up to 3,000 insects in one night! Bats also consume insects that carry dangerous diseases such as West Nile virus. When the balance of nature is offset by human activities some species can be harmful in ecosystems, detrimental to agricultural crops and potentially dangerous to humans. For example, when rodent populations increase they can consume tons of crops, carry disease and cause fires by chewing on electrical wiring in buildings. Exotic, or non-native species, often present as a result of human activities, can also greatly alter the balance of nature. For example, feral pigs consume thousands of small, native animals and are extremely destructive to ecosystems. This checklist can be used to document Mammals you observe in Uvalde County. Some species can be easily observed, such as squirrels and rabbits. Other species are very secretive or nocturnal and are rarely seen by humans (like weasels). Some species leave signs of their presence, such as tracks or mark their territory by leaving clues such as scratches, scat or various musk and odors (i.e., bobcats, foxes, skunks, bears & coyotes). Good luck in your Mammal observations! ? Indicates a species that may occur in the county or area X Indicates the species is non-native or introduced (Not all possible exotic species have been included, such as several possible rodents). 1) Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana 2) Least Shrew, Cryptotis parva 3) Desert Shrew Notiosorex crawfordi 4) ? Eastern Mole, Scalopus aquaticus 5) X Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus 6) Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii 7) Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus 8) Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus 9) Mexican Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus mexicanus 10) Spotted Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus spilosoma 11) Rock Squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus 12) Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus 13) Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger 14) Botta’s Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae 15) Llano Pocket Gopher, Geomys texensis 16) Merriam’s Pocket Mouse, Perognathus merriami 17) Hispid Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus 18) ? Nelson's Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus nelsoni 19) American Beaver, Castor Canadensis 20) Fulvous Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens 21) Plains Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus 22) Texas Mouse, Peromyscus attwateri 23) White-footed Mouse, Peromyscus leucopus 24) Deer Mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus 25) White-ankled Mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis 26) Northern Pygmy Mouse, Baiomys taylori 27) Northern Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys leucogaster 28) Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus 29) White-throated Woodrat, Neotoma albigula 30) ? Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma floridana 31) Southern Plains Woodrat, Neotoma micropus 32) ? Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys compactus 33) ? Ord's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii 34) ? Woodland Vole, Microtus pinetorum 35) Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum  36) X Nutria, Myocastor coypus 37) X Coyote, Canis latrans 38) ? X Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes 39) Common Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus 40) ? Black Bear, Ursus americanus 41) Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus 42) Common Raccoon, Procyon lotor 43) Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata 44) American Badger, Taxidea taxus 45) White-nosed Coati, Nasua narica 46) Western Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis 47) ? Eastern Spotted Skunk, Spilogale putorius 48) Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis 49) Common Hog-nosed Skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus 50) Mountain Lion, Felis concolor 51) Ocelot, Felis pardalis 52) Bobcat, Lynx rufus 53) ? Collared Peccary, Tayassu tajacu 54) White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus 55) ? Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana 56) Cave Myotis, Myotis velifer 57) ? Yuma Myotis, Myotis yumanensis 58) Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans 59) Ghost-faced Bat, Mormoops megalophylla 60) Western Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hesperus 61) Eastern Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus 62) ? Townsend's Big-eared Bat, Plecotus townsendii 63) Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis 64) Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus 65) Evening Bat, Nycticeius humeralis 66) Big Free-tailed Bat, Nyctinomops macrotis 67) Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus 68) Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis ======================================================================== Hummingbirds of Uvalde County, Texas 1) ? Allen’s - Selasphorus sasin 2) Anna’s - Calypte anna 3) Black-Chinned - Archilochus
alexandri 4)
Blue-Throated - Lampornis clemenciae 5) Broad-Billed - Cynanthus latirostris 6) Broad-Tailed - Selasphorus platycercus 7) Buff-Bellied - Amazilia yucatanensis 8) ? Calliope - Stellula calliope 9) ? Green-Breasted Mango - Anthracothorax prevostii 10) Green Violet-Ear - Colibri thalassinus 11) Lucifer - Calothorax lucifer 12) Ruby-Throated - Archilochus
colubris 13)
Rufous - Selasphorus rufus 14) ? Violet-Crowned - Amazilia violiceps 15) ? White-Eared - Hylocharis leucotis |
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