Wildlife – Page 11 – River Island Conservancy

Least Concern

Snowberry Clearwing

Hemaris diffinis

This moth often gets mistaken for a large bumblebee due to its color and flight pattern. The moth&#8...

Least Concern

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum

An attractive ornamental with a rounded crown of spreading branches, drooping clusters of flowers re...

Least Concern

Southeastern Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum spp. subrubrum

A small freshwater turtle measuring 3-4 inches. Its carapace (the upper portion of the shell) lacks ...

Least Concern

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Southern Leopard Frogs are slender frogs, with long legs and sharply pointed heads. They are green o...

Least Concern

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

One of the most beautiful native trees with large, shiny, dark green leaves, a straight trunk, conic...

Least Concern

Southern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea cirrigera

A small, thin salamander of a yellow orange to rusted color with two dark-brown stripes running the ...

Least Concern

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

The Striped Bass, also known as the Rockfish, is a long fish with a blue-green back, silver sides wi...

Least Concern

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

The most common, widespread skunk that is abundant along forest and field edges. Although the patte...

Least Concern

Swamp Rose Mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos

A striking, perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. It has large, heart-shaped leav...

Least Concern

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

An attractive, native ornamental with a smooth trunk, a narrow, rounded crown, thick, leathery leave...

Least Concern

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

This attractive, native ornamental is popular for its fragrant flowers borne over a long period, sho...

Invasive Least Concern

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

Taro, also known as Elephant ear, is thought to be native to Southern India and Southeast Asia. It i...

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