Everglades National Park, FL Wildlife Guide

Wildlife in and around Everglades National Park

People most often report Brown Anole, White Ibis, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron and Great Egret in and around Everglades National Park. Birds lead the list with 16 species, followed by 13 fish and 8 plants.

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Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 68 in the full guide.

Lucania parva

Rainwater Killifish

Very Common4,313.22 obs.

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Thor floridanus

Very Common2,905.9 obs.

Hippolyte zostericola

Very Common2,281.41 obs.

Gobiosoma robustum

Code Goby

Very Common1,137.02 obs.

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Alpheus normanni

Green Snapping Shrimp

Very Common615.7 obs.

Microgobius gulosus

Clown Goby

Common593.18 obs.

Alpheus heterochaelis

Bigclaw Snapping Shrimp

Common398.18 obs.

Alligator mississippiensis

Gator

Common354.35 obs.

Opsanus beta

Gulf Toadfish

Common327 obs.

Lagodon rhomboides

Bream

Common311 obs.

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Ogyrides alphaerostris

Common308 obs.

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Diplogrammus pauciradiatus

Spotted Dragonet

Occasional256.73 obs.

Anolis sagrei

Brown Anole

Occasional255.82 obs.

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Hippocampus zosterae

Dwarf Seahorse

Occasional221.79 obs.

Eudocimus albus

White Ibis

Occasional173.34 obs.

Floridichthys carpio

Ocellated Killifish

Occasional153 obs.

Anhinga anhinga

Anhinga

Occasional145 obs.

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Rare122 obs.

Microgobius microlepis

Banner Goby

Rare117 obs.

Siderastrea siderea

Massive Starlet Coral

Rare110.18 obs.

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Wildlife in and around Everglades National Park

Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 68 in the full guide.

Lucania parva

Rainwater Killifish

Very Common4,313.22 obs.

No image

Thor floridanus

Very Common2,905.9 obs.

Hippolyte zostericola

Very Common2,281.41 obs.

Gobiosoma robustum

Code Goby

Very Common1,137.02 obs.

No image

Alpheus normanni

Green Snapping Shrimp

Very Common615.7 obs.

Microgobius gulosus

Clown Goby

Common593.18 obs.

Alpheus heterochaelis

Bigclaw Snapping Shrimp

Common398.18 obs.

Alligator mississippiensis

Gator

Common354.35 obs.

Opsanus beta

Gulf Toadfish

Common327 obs.

Lagodon rhomboides

Bream

Common311 obs.

No image

Ogyrides alphaerostris

Common308 obs.

No image

Diplogrammus pauciradiatus

Spotted Dragonet

Occasional256.73 obs.

Anolis sagrei

Brown Anole

Occasional255.82 obs.

No image

Hippocampus zosterae

Dwarf Seahorse

Occasional221.79 obs.

Eudocimus albus

White Ibis

Occasional173.34 obs.

Floridichthys carpio

Ocellated Killifish

Occasional153 obs.

Anhinga anhinga

Anhinga

Occasional145 obs.

Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Rare122 obs.

Microgobius microlepis

Banner Goby

Rare117 obs.

Siderastrea siderea

Massive Starlet Coral

Rare110.18 obs.