Wildlife – Page 12 – River Island Conservancy

Least Concern

Three-lined Salamander

Eurycea guttolineata

A mid-sized, slender, stream salamander endemic to the southeastern Unite States. It is tan to light...

Dangerous Least Concern

Timber Rattler

Crotalus horridus

Heavy-bodied rattlesnake with variable coloration (yellowish/tan/gray) and dark bands or chevrons; t...

Least Concern

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipfera

One of the tallest and most beautiful eastern hardwoods that is often referred to as a “Yellow Pop...

Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

An eagle-sized black bird with long wings and tail, white beak and legs, and a small, bare, red head...

Least Concern

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus

A medium butterfly with orange and black wings that often gets mistaken for a Monarch. It can be dis...

Least Concern

Virginia Creeper Sphinx

Darapsa myron

A moth with an interesting pattern and named after one of the most common plants in the southeast. T...

Least Concern

Wavy Lined Emerald

Synchlora aerata

The larvae of this moth are loopers (inchworms) and camouflages itself with flower petals and other ...

Least Concern

Waxmyrtle

Morella cerifera

A southern, evergreen, ornamental shrub or tree that is often used for screens, hedges, and landscap...

Least Concern

White Oak

Quercus alba

A classic, eastern shade tree with a rounded crown of wide, spreading branches that are often horizo...

Least Concern

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

A major game species of North America found alone or in small groups. The deer’s coat is reddish-...

Least Concern

Wild Turkey

Melegris gallopavo

A large, familiar-shaped game bird with a dark, iridescent body and a featherless, bluish head with ...

Least Concern

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

A popular street and shade tree with a rounded crown and slender, fine-textured, willow-like foliage...

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