fiddler crab

Name: Uca ocypodidae
Location found: Grand isle
habitat: slat marshes

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Sheepshead

Name: Archosargus probatocephalus
location found: Grand isle
habitat: mid-Atlantic to texas

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The red-eared slider

Name: Trachemys scripta elegans
Location found: bayou lacome.
Habitat: wetland areas.

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ribbon snake

name: Thamnophis sauritus
Location found: City park
Habitat: most grassy areas and forest's

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The Whooping Crane

name:Grus americana
Location found: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Habitat: wetlands
picture provided by Elizabeth boutall.
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Green head mallard

Name: Anas platyrhynchos
location found: City park
Habitat: Most bodies of water and water ways.

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ringneck mallard

Name: Anas platyrhynchos
Location found: City park
Habitat:most water ways.

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The Great Blue Heron

Name: Ardea herodias
Location found: Manshac
Habitat: wetlands.

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Horseshoe crab

Name: Limulus polyphemus
Location found: biloxi beach
Habitat: gulf of mexico


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Mole crab

Name: hippoidea
Location found: Grand Isle
Habitat: Sandy beaches


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The Cattle Egret

Name: Bubulcus ibis
Location found: Audubon park
Habitat: jungle, tropical, and wetland areas.


Native to Africa, this stocky heron first invaded South America before invading the U.S. via the tropics.


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Monk parakeet

Name: Myiopsitta monachus
Location found: City park
Habitat: warm climates.

An agricultural pest in its native South American range, the Monk Parakeet was first brought to the U.S. as a cage bird. They were so popular that over 60,000 were imported between 1969 and 1972. By the 1980's it had already been released in many parts of the country and had established small breeding colonies.

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Barred Owl

Name: Strix varia
Location found: heard around manshac
Habitat: wetland and forest areas.

are nocturnal predatory birds with a range that extends into the wetlands of Louisiana. Few animals hunt barred owls, with the exception of the great horned owl and humans. Elusive and shy, they are seldom seen, but their distinctive call is often heard.

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Cotton mouth

Name: Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Location found: Big branch trip number 2
Habitat: Almost anywhere water is found.

is an aquatic, heavy-boded snake with hemotoxic venom, meaning that it breaks down blood and tissue cells, causing hemorrhaging. Thriving in the warm, moist environment of the wetlands, the western cottonmouth reproduces rapidly and is among the most common reptile species in southern Louisiana.

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The Great White Egret

Name: Ardea alba
Location found: Manshac
Habitat: wetland areas

The Great Egret feeds in shallow water or drier habitats, feeding mainly on fish ,frogs , small mammals, and occasionally small reptiles and insects, spearing them with its long, sharp bill most of the time by standing still and allowing the prey to come within its striking distance of its bill which it uses as a spear. It will often wait motionless for prey, or slowly stalk its victim.

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Nutria

Name: Myocastor coypus
Location found: spill-way
Habitat: almost any stretch of water.

Coypus live in burrows alongside stretches of water. They feed on river plants, and waste close to 90% of the plant material while feeding on the stems.

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Gulf Coast toad

Name: Incilius valliceps
location found: City park
Habitat:open grasslands, semi-arid regions, light forest, and even suburban backyards.


The Gulf Coast Toad is a medium sized toad species, ranging from 2 to 4 in,in length. Their back varies in color from nearly black, to shades of brown and gray with a distinctive white or yellowish colored stripe down the center, and sometimes lighter colored patches on the sides. Their underside is yellow or cream colored. Their back is covered in small tubercles, while their underside is normally devoid of them.


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Red drum

Name: Sciaenops ocellatus
Location found: Grand isle
Habitat: Coastal waters



Red Drum usually occur along coastal waters. Three year-old red drum typically weigh six to eight pounds. The most distinguishing mark on the red drum is one large black spot on the upper part of the tail base. Having multiple spots is not uncommon for this fish but having no spots is extremely rare. As the fish with multiple spots grow older they seem to lose their excess spots. Scientists believe that the black spot near their tail helps fool predators into attacking the red drum's tail instead of their head, allowing the red drum to escape.

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Harris mud crab

Name: Rhithropanopeus harrisii
Location found: bayou st.john/ city park.
Habitat: brackish and fresh water

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coontail-hornwort

Name: Ceratophyllum demersum L. (Ceratophyllaceae)
Location found: Manshac
Habitat: fresh marsh

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