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Name	Class	Group	Scientific Name
Alligator Gar	Fish	Gar	Atractosteus spatula
Alligator Snapping Turtle	Reptiles	Turtles	Macrochelys temminckii
American Alligator	Reptiles	Alligator	Alligator Mississippiensis
American Black Duck	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas rubripes
American Coot	Waterfowl	Coots	Fulica americana
American Wigeon	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas Americana
Beaver	Mammals	Furbearers	Castor canadensis
Black Bear	Mammals	Bears	Ursus americanus
Black Bullhead Catfish	Fish	Catfish	Ameriurus melas
Black Crappie	Fish	Crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black Rat Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Pantherophis obsoleta
Black-bellied Whistling Duck	Waterfowl	Whistling Ducks	Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-tailed Jackrabbit	Mammals	Rabbits	Lepus californicus
Blue Catfish	Fish	Catfish	Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill	Fish	Sunfish	Lepomis macrochirus
Blue-winged Teal	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas discors
Bobcat	Mammals	Furbearers	Lynx rufus
Broad-banded Water Snake	Reptiles	Water Snakes	Nerodia fasciata
Brook Trout	Fish	Trout	Salvenius fontinalis
Brown Bullhead Catfish	Fish	Catfish	Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Storeria dekayi
Brown Trout	Fish	Trout	Salmo trutta
Bufﬂehead	Waterfowl	Diving Ducks	Bucephala albeola
Canada Goose	Waterfowl	Geese	Branta Canadensis
Canvasback	Waterfowl	Diving Ducks	Aythya valisineria
Channel Catfish	Fish	Catfish	Ictalurus punctatus
Coachwhip Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Masticophis flagellum
Common Garter Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldeneye	Waterfowl	Diving Ducks	Bucephala clangula
Copperhead Snake	Reptiles	Venomous Snakes	Agkistrodon contrortix
Cottonmouth Snake	Reptiles	Venomous Snakes	Agkistrodon piscivorus
Coyote	Mammals	Furbearers	Canis latrans
Cutthroat Trout	Fish	Trout	Oncorhynchus clarkii
Diamondback Water Snake	Reptiles	Water Snakes	Nerodia rhombifer
Eastern and Western Worm Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Carphophis amoenus & Carphophis vermis
Eastern Box Turtle	Reptiles	Turtles	Terrapene carolina
Eastern Chipmunk	Mammals	Squirrels	Tamias striatus
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit	Mammals	Rabbits	Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Hognose Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Spotted Skunk	Mammals	Furbearers	Spilogale putorius
Elk	Mammals	Cervids (Deer and Elk)	Cervus elaphus
Feral Pig	Mammals	Pigs	Order Artiodactyla
Flathead Catfish	Fish	Catfish	Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Tantilla gracilis
Fox Squirrel	Mammals	Squirrels	Sciurus niger
Gadwall	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas strepera
Glossy Crayﬁsh Snake	Reptiles	Crayfish/Mud Snakes	Regina rigida
Graham’s Crayﬁsh Snake	Reptiles	Crayfish/Mud Snakes	Regina grahamii
Gray Fox	Mammals	Furbearers	Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Squirrel	Mammals	Squirrels	Sciurus carolinensis
Great Plains Rat Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Pantherophis emoryi
Greater Scaup	Waterfowl	Diving Ducks	Aythya marila
Greater White-fronted Goose	Waterfowl	Geese	Anser albifrons
Green Sunfish	Fish	Sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus
Green-winged Teal	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas crecca
Ground Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Sonora semiannulata
Hooded Merganser	Waterfowl	Mergansers	Lophodytes cucullatus
Hybrid Striped Bass	Fish	Temperate Bass	Morone saxatilis X Morone chrysops
Largemouth Bass	Fish	Black Bass	Micropterus salmoides
Lesser Scaup	Waterfowl	Diving Ducks	Aythya affinis
Longear Sunfish	Fish	Sunfish	Lepomis megalotis
Mallard	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas platyrhynchos
Milk Snake	Reptiles	Coral Snake Mimics	Lampropeltis triangulum
Mink	Mammals	Furbearers	Mustela vison
Mississippi Green Water Snake	Reptiles	Water Snakes	Nerodia cyclpion
Mottled Duck	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas fulvigula
Mud Snake	Reptiles	Crayfish/Mud Snakes	Farancia abacura
Muskrat	Mammals	Furbearers	Ondatra zibethicus
Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammals	Armadillos	Dasypus novemcinctus
Northern Pintail	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Anas Clypeata
Northern Water Snake	Reptiles	Water Snakes	Nerodia sipedon
Nutria	Mammals	Furbearers	Myocastor coypus
Ornate Box Turtle	Reptiles	Turtles	Terrapene ornata
Ozark Bass	Fish	Sunfish	Ambloplites constellatus
Paddlefish	Fish	Paddlefish	Polyodon spathula
Plainbelly Water Snake	Reptiles	Water Snakes	Nerodia erythrogaster
Prairie Kingsnake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Lampropeltis calligaster
Queen Snake	Reptiles	Crayfish/Mud Snakes	Regina septemvittata
Raccoon	Mammals	Furbearers	Procyon loto
Racer Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Coluber constrictor
Rainbow Trout	Fish	Trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Fox	Mammals	Furbearers	Vulpes vulpes
Redbelly Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Storeria occipitomaculata
Redear Sunfish	Fish	Sunfish	Lepomis microlophus
Red-eared Slider	Reptiles	Turtles	Trachemys scripta
Redhead	Waterfowl	Diving Ducks	Aythya americana
Ringneck Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Diadophis punctatus
Ring-necked Duck	Waterfowl	Diving Ducks	Aythya collaris
River Otter	Mammals	Furbearers	Lontra canadensis
Ross’ Goose	Waterfowl	Geese	Chen rossii
Rough Earth Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Virginia striatula
Rough Green Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Opheodrys aestivus
Ruddy Duck	Waterfowl	Stiff-Tailed Ducks	Oxyura jamaicensis
Scarlet Snake	Reptiles	Coral Snake Mimics	Cemophora coccinea
Shovelnose Sturgeon	Fish	Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Smallmouth Bass	Fish	Black Bass	Micropterus dolomieui
Smooth Earth Snake	Reptiles	Woodland Snakes	Virginia valeriae
Snow Goose	Waterfowl	Geese	Chen caerulescens
Southern Painted Turtle	Reptiles	Turtles	Chrysemys dorsalis
Speckled Kingsnake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Lampropeltis getula
Spiney Softshell Turtle	Reptiles	Turtles	Apolone spinifera
Spotted Bass	Fish	Black Bass	Micropterus punctulatus
Striped Bass	Fish	Temperate Bass	Morone saxatilis
Striped Skunk	Mammals	Furbearers	Mephitis mephitis
Swamp Rabbit	Mammals	Rabbits	Sylvilagus aquaticus
Texas Coral Snake	Reptiles	Venomous Snakes	Micrurus tener
Timber Rattlesnake	Reptiles	Venomous Snakes	Crotalus horridus
Virginia Opossum	Mammals	Furbearers	Didelphis virginiana
Walleye	Fish	Perch	Stizostedion vitreum
Warmouth	Fish	Sunfish	Lepomis gulosus
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Reptiles	Venomous Snakes	Crotalus atrox
Western Pigmy Rattlesnake	Reptiles	Venomous Snakes	Sistrurus miliarius
Western Ribbon Snake	Reptiles	Terrestrial Snakes	Thamnophis proximus
White Bass	Fish	Temperate Bass	Morone chrysops
White Crappie	Fish	Crappie	Pomoxis annularis
White-tailed Deer	Mammals	Cervids (Deer and Elk)	Odocoileus virginianus
Wood Duck	Waterfowl	Dabbling Ducks	Aix sponsa
Woodchuck	Mammals	Furbearers	Marmota monax
Yellow Bass	Fish	Temperate Bass	Morone mississippiensis
Yellow Bullhead Catfish	Fish	Catfish	Ictalurus natalis