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Appendix H

PROTECTED SPECIES LIST1

LEE COUNTY PROTECTED SPECIES LIST

Scientific
Name		Common
Name		FLUCCSMonth
Beginning		Month
Ending		Rec.
Buffer
Guidelines
(feet)		Buffer ForAspects
to be
Included
in Survey
**1. Reptile.
Alligator mississipiensis American alligator 500 series, 610, 621, 630, 641, 653 500 Nest Nests, sunning areas
Crocodylus acutus American crocodile 642, 651 500 Nests Nests, sunning areas
Drymarchon corais couperi Eastern indigo snake 320 series, 411, 412, 414, 421, 425, 426, 427, 428 150 Gopher tortoise burrows Burrows, feeding
Gopherus polyphemus Gopher tortoise 320 series, 411,*412, 421, 426, 427, 432, 743 150 Burrows Burrows, feeding
Rana areolata Gopher frog 320 series, 411, 412, 421, 426, 560, 620, 630 150 Gopher tortoise burrows Burrows, feeding paths to wetlands
**2. Bird.
Ajaia ajaja Roseate spoonbill 500 series, 612, 642, 652, 653, 654 250 Feeding Feeding
Aphelocoma coerulescens coerulescens Florida scrub jay 412, 421, 432 500 Nest Feeding, nests
Aramus guarauna Limpkin 500 series, 617, 621, 630, 641, 643 150 Nests Feeding (harbor apple snails), nests
Athene cunicularia floridana Burrowing owl 191, 192, 310 150 Burrows Burrows
Charadrius alexandrinus tenitrostris Southeastern snowy plover 651, 652, 710 250 Nests Nests, feeding
Charadrius melodus Piping plover 651, 652, 710 Dec. May 250 Nests Nest, feeding
Egretta caerulea Little blue heron 500 series, 600 series 250 Nests Nests, feeding
Egretta rufescens Reddish egret 500 series, 610, 640, 650 250 Nests Nests, feeding
Egretta thula snowy egret 500 series, 600 series 250 Nests Nests, feeding
Egretta tricolor Tricolored heron 500 series, 600 series 250 Nests Nests, feeding
Falco peregrinus tundrius Arctic peregrine falcon 620, 650 Sept. April 150 Feeding Feeding
Falco sparverius paulus Southeastern American kestrel 321, 411, 435 March July 500 Nests Nests, feeding
Grus canadensis pratensis Florida sandhill crane (211, 212)**, 310, 321, 641 500 Nests Nests, feeding
Haematopus palliatus American oystercatcher 651, 652, 645, 710 250 Nests Nests, feeding
Mycteria americana Wood stork 560, 610, 621, 630, 640, 650 500 Nests Nests, feeding
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican 612, 650 250 Nests Nests
Picoides borealis Red-cockaded woodpecker 411 750 Nests Nests, feeding
Polyborus plancus audubonii Audobon's crested caracara 321, 428 750 Nests Nests, feeding
Rostrhamus sociabilis Snail kite 520, 641, 643 250 Feeding Feeding (harbor apple snails areas)
Sterna antillarum Least tern 191, 261, 651, 652 April Sept. 250 Nests Nests, feeding
Sterna douballii Roseate tern 651, 652, 710 Jan. April 250 Feeding Feeding
**3. Mammal.
Felis concolor coryi Florida panther (211)***, 212, 411, 414, 425, 427, 428, 434, 617, 621, 624, 630 750 Dens Dens, feeding
Mustela vison evergladensis Everglades mink 500 series, 620, 630, 641, 643 250 Dens Dens, feeding
Sciurus niger avicennia Big Cypress fox squirrel 411, 610, 620 125 Nests Nests, feeding
Ursus americanus floridanus Florida black bear 321, 411, 414, 425, 427, 428, 438, 612, 617, 621, 624, 630 750 Dens Dens, feeding
**4. Plant.
Asclepias curtissii Curtis milkweed 320 series 10 Plant Sighting
Burmannia flava Fakahatchee burmannia 320 series, 411, 412 10 Plant Sighting
Celtis iguanaea Iguana hackberry 322, 426 10 Plant Sighting
Celtis pallida Spiny hackberry 322, 426 10 Plant Sighting
Cereus gracillis Prickly-apple 322, 426, 612 10 Plant Sighting
Chrysophyllum olivaeforme Satinleaf 411, 426 10 Plant Sighting
Deeringothamnus pulchellus Beautiful pawpaw 321, 411 10 Plant Sighting
Eragrostis tracyi Sanibel love grass 710 10 Plant Sighting
Erondia littoralis Golden creeper 322 10 Plant Sighting
Gossypium hirsutum Wild cotton 611 10 Plant Sighting
Jacquina keyensis Joewood 322, 426 10 Plant Sighting
Myrcianthes fragrans var. simpsonii Simpon's stopper 427, 428 10 Plant Sighting
Ophioglossum palmatum Hand adder's tongue fern 427 10 Plant Sighting
Tillandsia flexuosa Twisted air plant 426, 427, 610 10 Plant Sighting
Zamia floridana Florida coontie 320 series, 411, 412, 421, 426 10 Plant Sighting

 

*Mesic and xeric 411 only.

**Only when associated with vegetated, nonforested wetlands.

***Only when associated with large adjacent woodlands.

Footnotes:
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Editor's note— Printed herein is Appendix H to the Land Development Code, being Ordinance No. 94-10, § 8, April 20, 1994. Amendments are indicated by parenthetical history notes following amended provisions. The absence of a history note indicates that the provision remains unchanged from the original. Obvious misspellings and punctuation errors have been corrected without notation. For stylistic purposes, a uniform system of headings, catchlines and expression of numbers in text has been used. Additions made for clarity are indicated by brackets.