U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Bond Swamp

National Wildlife Refuge

Amphibians, Fish,

Mammals and

Reptiles List
Bond Swamp

National Wildlife

Refuge was opened to

the public on October

19, 2000. It consists of

6,500 acres of swamp

bottomlands and

some upland pines.

We have three

walking trails open

year round, except

during refuge hunts.

Please call for dates

associated with the

hunts. Occasionally

the refuge will flood,

making some trails

and roads

impassable. Please

use caution on all

roads.
The animals that live at Bond

Swamp are as diverse as the refuge,

from the bats that fly high in the sky

to the frogs that burrow into the

mud. You may not see all the animals

that are listed in this guide, but this

will give you an idea of the animals

that could live in the area. It’s going

to take a keen eye to see some of the

animals as they will probably

see and hear you and hide long

before you see them.

We ask that you observe

the wildlife and plants

here but do not touch.

It is against Federal

Laws to harass,

attempt to feed, or

otherwise disturb

the wildlife here

on the refuge.

So, enjoy your

stay here at the

Swamp. If you

have any questions

or comments, please direct

them to: Refuge Manager, 718

Juliette Road, Round Oak, GA

31038, 478/986 5441.

Bond Swamp

National

Wildlife

Refuge

photo: J. Rorabaugh
Snakes

____Red-Bellied Water Snake (Nerodia

erythrogaster)

____Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota)

____Midland Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)

____Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata)

____Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)

____Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)

____Red-Bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)

____Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus)

____Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

____Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae)

____Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula)

____Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos)

____Southern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus)

____Mud Snake (Farancia abacura)

____Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor

priapus)

____Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)

____Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)

____Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta)

____Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata)

____Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus)

____Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)

____Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea)

____Southeastern Crowned Snake (Tantilla

coronata)

____Eastern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

____Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)

____Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

photo: USFWS
Lizards

____Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)

____Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)

____Mole Skink (Eumeces egregius)

____Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)

____Southeastern Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces

inexpectatus)

____Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)

____Six-Lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus

sexlineatus)

____Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)

____Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)

____Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)

Turtles

____Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

____Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)

____Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor)

____Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)

____Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii)

____Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)

____River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)

____Florida Cooter (Pseudemys floridana)

____Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera))

____Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

____Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macroclemys temmincki)

____Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta)

Alligators

____American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Toads and Frogs

____American Toad (Bufo americanus)

____Fowler’s Toad (Bufo fowleri)

____Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris)

____Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii)

____Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)

____Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca)

____Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)

____Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)

____Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)

____Spring Peeper (Hyla crucifer)

____Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)

____Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus)

____Southern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris nigrita)

____Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)

____Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)

____Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans)

____ Southern Leopard Frog (Rana utricularia)

____Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne

carolinensis)
Salamanders

____Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)

____Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)

____Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

____Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)

____Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)

____Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)

____Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus

conanti)

____Southern Two-Lined Salamander (Eurycea

cirrigera)

____Three-Lined Salamander (Eurycea guttolineata)

____Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)

____Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

____Red Salamander (Psuedotriton ruber)

____Mud Salamander (Psuedotriton montanus)

Mammals

____Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

____Southeastern Shrew (Sorex longirostris)

____Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis)

____Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva)

____Eastern Mole (Scaolpus aquaticus)

____Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)

____Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)

____Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

____Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)

____Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

____Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)

____Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

____Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)

____Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

____Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

____Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

____Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

____Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)

____Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys pinetis)

____Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

____Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

____Swamp Rabbit “Cane Cutter” (Sylvilagus

aquaticus)

____Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris)

____Beaver (Castor canadensis)

____Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)

____Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys

humulis)

____Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)

____Oldfield Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus)

____Golden Mouse (Peromyscus nuttalli)

____Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus)

____Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana)

____Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum)
____Norway Rat “Common Rat” (Rattus norvegicus)

____Black Rat (Rattus rat)

____House Mouse (Mus musculus)

____River Otter (Lutra canadensis)

____Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

____Mink (Mustela vison)

____Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

____Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

____Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

____Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)

____Nutria (Myocastor coypus)

____Coyote (Canis latrans)

____Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

____Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

____Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

____Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

____White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

____Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)

Note:

Observations of unusual species should be filed with

Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge at the address on

the back cover. Other sightings are also welcomed. Please

record number and locations.
Sighting Notes

Date

Time

Weather

Temperature

Wind

Total Species

Observed

Comments

Location

Sky

photo: R. Idenden

photo: F. Eugene Hester
Bond Swamp is one of over 535

refuges in the National Wildlife

Refuge System administered by

the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

The National Wildlife Refuge

System is a network of lands

and waters managed

specifically for the protection of

wildlife and wildlife habitat and

represents the most

comprehensive wildlife resource

management program in the

world. Units of the system

stretch across the United States

from Northern Alaska to the

Florida Keys and include small

islands in the Caribbean and the

South Pacific. The habitat of

refuges is as diverse as the

nation itself.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

also manages National Fish

Hatcheries, and provides federal

leadership in habitat protection,

fish and wildlife research,

technical assistance and the

conservation and protection of

migratory birds, certain marine

mammals and threatened and

endangered species.
Bond Swamp

National Wildlife Refuge

718 Juliette Road

Round Oak, Georgia 31038

Office: 478/986 5441

Fax: 478/986 9646

email: fw4rwpiedmont@fws.gov

http://piedmont.fws.gov/bondswamp.html

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

1 800/344 WILD

September 2001