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Scrub tiger beetle - (INVERT-insect) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Scrub tiger beetle Species name: Cicindela scabrosa Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: insectInsects (from Latin insectum, a calque

Silver Glen Springs cave crayfish - (INVERT-crayfish) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Silver Glen Springs cave crayfish Species name: Procambarus attiguus Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: crayfish Fact: All

Bluenose shiner - (FISH-freshwater) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Bluenose shiner Species name: Pteronotropis welaka Animal type: FISHA fish is any member of a group of

Carolina gopher frog - (HERP-amphibian) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Carolina gopher frog Species name: Lithobates capito Animal type: HERP Subcategory: amphibian Fact: All animals and

Florida long-tailed weasel - (T_MAMMAL-sm_mammal) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Florida long-tailed weasel Species name: Mustela frenata peninsulae Animal type: T_MAMMAL Subcategory: sm_mammal Fact: All animals

Florida privet - (HABITAT-upland) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Florida privet Species name: Forestiera segregata Plant type: HABITATA habitat is an ecological or environmental area that

Tiny leaved buckthorn - (HABITAT-upland) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Tiny leaved buckthorn Species name: Sageretia minutiflora Plant type: HABITATA habitat is an ecological or environmental area

Greenfly orchid - (HABITAT-wetland) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Greenfly orchid Species name: Epidendrum conopseum Plant type: HABITATA habitat is an ecological or environmental area that

Dense-flowered groundsel-tree - (HABITAT-wetland) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Dense-flowered groundsel-tree Species name: Baccharis glomeruliflora Plant type: HABITATA habitat is an ecological or environmental area that