floridensis
janson jones
Category: North Florida
Papilio palamedes, 23 April 2016
Papilio palamedes, the Palamedes swallowtail; Nassau county, Florida (23 April 2016). In its caterpillar from, the Palamedes swallowtail has a bit of trickery in its patterning, right? sort of looks like a pudgy snake with an exaggerated, massive head. Check out how vividly patterned… Continue Reading “Papilio palamedes, 23 April 2016”
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus, 29 April 2013
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus, the Eastern six-lined racerunner; Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013). The Eastern six-lined racerunner is exactly that: A wickedly fast, super-speedy subspecies ranging throughout the Eastern United States (mostly in the southeast). These little speedsters are tough to catch up to.… Continue Reading “Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus, 29 April 2013”
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 23 April 2016
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, the Florida banded watersnake; Nassau county, Florida (23 April 2016). Check out this young Florida banded watersnake. So young and already such attitude — as it should be. Truth be told, the Florida banded watersnake isn’t the smartest species we have… Continue Reading “Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 23 April 2016”
Hyla chrysoscelis, 12 April 2014
Hyla chrysoscelis, the Cope’s grey treefrog; Gilchrist county, Florida (12 April 2014). Cope’s grey treefrog (or gray treefrog, if you prefer it with an “a”) is a damn fine species. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite range to my home territory in Volusia County. Fortunately, however,… Continue Reading “Hyla chrysoscelis, 12 April 2014”
Hyla cinerea, 12 April 2014
Hyla cinerea, the American green treefrog; Gilchrist county, Florida (12 April 2014). With its bright yellow freckles in full bloom, this American green treefrog was pretty easy to spot from afar. This particular weekend in Gilchrist county was absolutely wild. I camped out there… Continue Reading “Hyla cinerea, 12 April 2014”
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 09 September 2006
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, the Florida banded watersnake; Alachua county, Florida (09 September 2006). This is a caramello (as I call it) variant of the non-venomous and entirely unaggressive Florida banded watersnake, a highly variable subspecies of the Banded watersnake. I tend to mostly see… Continue Reading “Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 09 September 2006”
Hyla chrysoscelis, 12 April 2014
Hyla chrysoscelis, the Cope’s gray treefrog; Gilchrist county, Florida (12 April 2014). Cope’s gray treefrog doesn’t quite range to my neighborhood in Volusia County, but they’re quite abundant west and north of here. This splashy, noisy individual was photographed in Gilchrist county on a… Continue Reading “Hyla chrysoscelis, 12 April 2014”
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 17 May 2009
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, the Eastern rat snake; Columbia county, Florida (17 May 2009). The Yellow rat snake is one of several regional variants of the Eastern rat snake. In much of peninsular Florida, this is the typical appearance of the Eastern rat snake — Yellow… Continue Reading “Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 17 May 2009”
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