Pictures of Florida's Wild Animals
Pictures of Florida's Wild Animals
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Frog and Toad Frogs and Toads inhabit much of the world and are extrememly common in Florida. Florida even boasts many non-native species such as the huge BUFO toad, an enormous variety that is actually poisonous! Frogs and Toads are very important environmental indicators as there populations are so sensitive to environmental change, weather change, and polution, and are widely studied. As a matter of fact, it's very easy to sign up for volunteer classes where you listen to the number of different "croaks" per hour and chart what species live near you. Finally, these animals are EXTEMELY beneficial to man as they eat all manner of obnoxious insects such as mosquitoes.
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Commonality list This is my list of the likelihood of seeing various creatures based on my experiences. Of course, you have to be in the right habitat, the odds of seeing a Dolphin in the forest are not very good. Also, these are based a lot on my local area of Hillsborough County (Tampa). A hyperlink means some kind of info and probably some photos are available. Common If you are in the appropriate habitat, you should run into one of these. In many cases, you can't avoid them.
Uncommon These are harder to find. You'll have to spend some time outdoors and probably look a little for these. However, odds are you'll find one after a little effort.
Rare Difficult to find. Usually, it's just luck to find one, or you'll have to look very hard. You'll probably only see one every six months.
Ultra Rare Very difficult to find. Most people, even people who spend a fair amount of time outdoors, like me, never see one. Consider yourself truely priviledged if you do catch a glimpse of one in the wild.
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