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NMFS advises species largely absent from Biscayne Bay, & that preferred patchy
seagrass habitat would not be affected
Reptiles
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis SSC T(S/A) No
Year-round resident, primarily in fresh water or low-salinity waters along west
side of Biscayne Bay; habitat appears to somewhat overlap with Crocodylus
acutus
Atlantic Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta T T No
Primarily summertime visitor, nesting on east-facing ocean beaches, prefers
marine salinities
American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus E E Yes *
All size/ages seem to prefer intermediate (< 20 ppt), salinities, number are few,
distributed from south boundary to Coral Gables area
Atlantic Green Turtle Chelonia mydas mydas E E No
Primarily summertime visitor, nesting on east-facing ocean beaches, prefers
marine salinities
Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacia E E No
Primarily pelagic, except during spring-summer nesting on east-facing ocean
beaches, prefers marine salinities
Eastern Indigo Snake Drymarchon corais
couperi
E E No
Range may include mangrove wetlands west of shoreline, year-round resident,
when present
Red Rat Snake
(Lower Keys Population) Elaphe guttata guttata SSC No
Not documented to occur north of lower Keys.
Atlantic Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
imbricata E E No
Infrequent visitor to Biscayne Bay, feeds primarily on sponges on reefs
Prefers marine salinity regime
Florida Keys Mole Skink Eumeces egregious
egregious
SSC No
Primarily inhabits sandy areas near the shoreline
Northerly extent of range is Key Largo
Atlantic Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys kempi E E No
Migrant around Florida, may be an infrequent visitor to Biscayne Bay, prefers
marine salinities
Table 2
Marine and Estuarine Species that are State-listed and/or Federally-listed Species
and which are known to occur in Biscayne Bay and/or Adjacent Areas
2
Common Name Scientific Name Designation
FL Federal
Potentially
adversely affected
by reductions in
freshwater?
Comments
Birds
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja SSC Yes *
Uncommon year-round resident, foraging & nesting success appear to be
partially dependant on estuarine salinity regimes occurring in suitable
foraging habitats
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus T T No
Occasional passage migrant or winter resident, forages in intertidal zone,
on sandspits, coastal inlets and mud flats
White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala T No
Uncommon year-round resident; primarily inhabits upland tropical
hammocks, feeding on fruit-bearing species, including Ficus and
Metopium.
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea SSC No
Fairly common year-round resident; forages in shallow waters (fresh,
marine and/or estuarine); No apparent salinity preferences
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens SSC No
Uncommon year-round resident; spring-summer nesting in coastal
mangroves
Appears to prefer mesohaline to hypersaline conditions
Snowy Egret Egretta thula SSC No
Fairly common year-round resident; forages in shallow waters (fresh,
marine and/or estuarine); No apparent salinity preferences
Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor SSC No
Fairly common year-round resident; forages in shallow waters (fresh,
marine and/or estuarine); No apparent salinity preferences
White Ibis Eudocimus albus SSC No
Fairly common year-round resident; forages in shallow waters (fresh,
marine and/or estuarine); No apparent salinity preferences
Arctic Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tundris E No
Migrant/winter resident; opportunistic predator, primarily on other birds
No apparent salinity preferences
American Oystercatcher Haemotopus palliatus SSC No
Infrequent visitor, forages on benthic and benthonic organisms, relative
absence may be related to lack of Crassostrea virginica
Bald Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus T T No
Occasional sightings throughout the year; no documented nests within
project area; primarily piscivorous, no salinity regime preference
Wood Stork Mycteria americana E E No
Uncommon winter resident, although year-round in nearby Everglades;
forages primarily in shallow fresh or estuarine waters; Nesting not known
in project area
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis SSC No
Abundant to common year-round resident, but no nesting colonies within
project area; Prefers estuarine/marine salinity regimes
Black Skimmer Rhynchops niger SSC No
Rare to uncommon within project area; forages on small fish near surface,
(e.g., Menidia, Fundulus, Anchoa and Mugil); prefers estuarine/marine
salinity regimes
Least Tern Sterna antillarum T No