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 Last updated on August 25, 2017

eDNA Marker Species List
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Chinese giant salamander Andrias  davidianus Fukuomoto, 2015 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Freshwater; China
Japanese giant salmander Andrias japonicus Fukuomoto, 2015 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Freshwater; Japan
Rocky Mountain tailed frog Ascaphus montanus Goldberg, 2011 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Aquatic; freshwater
Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Olson, 2012; Spear, 2015 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Freshwater; Eastern North America
Idaho giant salamander Dicamptodon aterrimus Goldberg, 2011 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Freshwater, Terrestrial; North Central Idaho and Western Montana
Black Warrior Waterdog Necturus alabamensis deSouza, 2016 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Freshwater; Alabama; Endangered
Japanese clawed salamander Onychodactylus japonicus Katano, 2017 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Terrestrial/Aquatic; Native to Japan
Common Spadefoot Toad Pelobates fuscus Thomsen, 2012 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Terrestrial; Native to Europe
Golden Tree Frog Phytotriades auratus Torresdal, 2017 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Terrestrial; Native to Trinidad and Tobago; Critically endangered
Blind cave salamander Proteus anguinus Goricki, 2017 Amphibian Vertebrate, Amphibian Aquatic; Caves in Europe
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Ficetola, 2008 Amphibian Vertebrate; Amphibian Terrestrial, Freshwater; Native to North America; Introduced elsewhere
Northern Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Thomsen, 2012; Biggs, 2015 Amphibian Vertebrate, Amphibian Terrestrial, Freshwater; Europe
Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser baerii Dejean, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Acipenser Freshwater rivers; Siberia
Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Bronnenhuber, 2013 Fish Vertebrate; Acipenser Freshwater; US Great Lakes
Green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Brandl, 2014; Bergman, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Acipenser Marine; Pacific Ocean
White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Brandl, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Acipenser Anadramous; West Coast North America
Barred grunter Amniataba percoides Loh, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; Australia
American Eel Anguilla rostrata Bronnenhuber, 2013 Fish Vertebrate; Anguilliformes Facultative catadramous
Northern snubnose garfish Arrhamphus sclerolepis Loh, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Beleniformes Amphidromous
Crucian carp Carassius carassius Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Northern Europe
Northern Snakehead Channa argus Bronnenhuber, 2013; Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; Asia
Redside dace Clinostomus elongatus Bronnenhuber, 2013 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; North America
Pacific herring Clupea pallasii Deagle, 2006; Bowles, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Pacific Ocean
Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Overdyk, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater; North America
Fly-speckled hardyhead Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum Loh, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Atheriniformes Freshwater; Australia
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Bronnenhuber, 2013; Mahon, 2013; Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Eastern Asia; Invasive in North America
Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; North America
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Takahara, 2012; Barnes, 2014; Eichmiller, 2014; Minamoto, 2016; Hinlo, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Frashwater; Europe, Asia; Introduced to North America
Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense Brandl, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Freshwater; North and Central America
Australian anchovy Engraulis australis Murray, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Marine; Southwest Pacific Ocean
European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Albaina, 215 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Marine; Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean, Black and Azov Seas
Northern Anchovy Engraulis mordax Sassoubre, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Marine; Pacific Coast of North America
Northern Pike Esox lucius Olsen, 2015-2016 Fish Vertebrate; Esociformes Freshwater; Northern Hemisphere
Atlantic cod Gadus morhua Herrero, 2010 Fish Vertebrate; Gadiformes Marine; North Atlantic and Arctic
Three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Thomsen, 2012 Fish Vertebrate; Gasterosteiformes  Inland coastal or freshwater; North America
Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua Tucker, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Europe and Asia
African jewelfish Hemichromis letourneuxi Diaz-Ferguson, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater, Brackish, Benthopelagic; Africa
Sandy sprat Hyperlophus vittatus Murray, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Marine; Western Pacific Ocean
Wakasagi smelt Hypomesus nipponensis Baerwald, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Anadramous; Native to Asia
Surf smelt Hypomesus pretiosus Deagle, 2006 Fish Vertebrate; Osmeriformes Marine, brackish, benthopelagic; Native to Western Pacific
Delta smelt Hypomesus transpacificus Baerwald, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Osmeriformes Anadramous; Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta California
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Farrington, 2015; Erickson, 2017; Merkes, 2014; Jerde, 2012; Roy 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freswater; Native to China and Eastern Siberia; Invasive in North America
Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Farrington, 2015; Erickson, 2017; Merkes, 2014; Jerde, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freswater; Native to China; Invasive in North America
Chestnut Lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus Gingera, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Petromyzontiformes Freshwater; Native to North America
Northern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor Gingera, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Petromyzontiformes Freshwater; Native to North America
Silver Lamprey Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Gingera, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Petromyzontiformes Freshwater; Native to North America
Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Liu, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Tropical and warm temperate 
Ide Leuciscus idus Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate, Cypriniformes Freshwater; Native to Northern Europe to Siberia; Introduced to North America
Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum Dalama, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Tropical and temperate 
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus Boothroyd, 2016; Bronnenhuber, 2013 Fish Vertebrate; Lepisosteiformes  Freshwater; North America
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Takahara, 2013 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; North America
American Brook Lamprey Lethenteron appendix Gingera, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Petromyzontiformes Freshwater; Native to North America
Macquarie perch Macquaria australasica Piggott, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; Australia
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Brandl, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; North America
Japanese weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Hinlo, 2017; Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Native to Asia
European Weatherfish Misgurnus fossilis Thomsen, 2012 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Native to Europe
Striped bass Morone saxatilis Brandl, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Anadramous; Western Atlantic
Hybrid striped bass Morone saxatilis x chrysops Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes
Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus Mahon, 2013; Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Native to Asia
Bony bream Nematalosa erebi Loh, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Native to Oceania and Asia
Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus Bronnenhuber, 2013; Nathan, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Amphidromous; Native to Europe and Asia; Introduced to North America
Yellowstone cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri Wilcox, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater; Native to the Intermountain West
Westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi Wilcox, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater; Native to Idaho and Montana
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta Feng, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Anadromous
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Brandl, 2014; Wilcox, 2015; Feng, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater or Anadromous
Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Deagle, 2006; Feng, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Anadromous
Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Brandl, 2014; Laramie, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Anadromous
Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus Robson, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Amphidromous; Native to southern Africa
Redfin perch Perca fluviatilis Hinlo, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; Native to Europe
Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater, Brackish, Demersal; Native to Asia; Introduced to North America
Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus Gustavson, 2015; Gingera, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Petromyzontiformes Anadramous; Ntive to Europe, Africa, USA, Canada
European flounder Platichthys flesus Thomsen, 2012 Fish Vertebrate; Pleuronectiformes Marine; Native to Europe and Mediterranean
Ayu or sweetfish Plecoglossus altivelis Doi, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Osmeriformes Amphidromous; Northern Pacific
Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Albaina, 2010 Fish Vertebrate; Pleuronectiformes Marine; Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea
Sacramento splittail Pogonichthys macrolepidotus Brandl, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater, brackish, benthopelagic; Sacramento San Joaquin Delta, California
Topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva Davison, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Native to Asia
Sacramento pikeminnow Ptychocheilus grandis Brandl, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Northern California
Oilfish, Escolar Ruvettus pretiosus Dalama, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Herrero, 2011; Feng, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Anadramous; Europe, Iceland, Greenland
Brown trout Salmo trutta Gustavson, 2015; Carim, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater; Native to Europe
Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus Wilcox, 2013 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater; Native to US and Canada
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis Wilcox, 2013; Jane, 2015; Baldigo, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater or Anadromous; Native to North America; Invasive in places
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush Lacoursiere-Roussel, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater; North America
Sauger Sander canadensis Dysthe, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; North America
Walleye Sander vitreus Dysthe, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; North America
Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagax Murray, 2011; Sassoubre, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Marine; Eastern Pacific
Common Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus Bronnenhuber, 2013 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Eurasia
Pacific Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus Sassoubre, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Pacific ocean perch Sebastes alutus Bowles, 2011 Fish Vertebrates; Scorpaeniformes Marine; North Pacific
Rosethorn rockfish Sebastes helvomaculatus Bowles, 2011 Fish Vertebrates; Scorpaeniformes Marine; Eastern Pacific
Wels catfish Silurus glanis Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrates; Siluriformes Freshwater; Eurasia
Mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi Roy, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Freshwater; China
Blue sprat Spratelloides robustus Murray, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Clupeiformes Marine; Eastern Indian Ocean
Longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys Brandl, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Osmeriformes Anadromous; North Pacific
Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Bowles, 2011 Fish Vertebrate; Osmeriformes Anadramous; North Pacific Ocean
Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga Liu, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Tropical and temperate oceans
Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Liu, 2015; Bojolly, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Tropical and sub-tropical oceans
Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii Liu, 2015 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine;  Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; Critically endangered
Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus Liu, 2015; Bojolly, 2017 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Tropical and temperate oceans
Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus Carim, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Salmoniformes Freshwater; Northern Hemisphere
Japanese jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus Yamamoto, 2016 Fish Vertebrate; Perciformes Marine; Northern Pacific
Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus Ley, 2014 Fish Vertebrate; Cypriniformes Freshwater; Colorado River Basin; Critically endangered
Tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus Schneider, 2016 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Tropical and sub-tropical SE Asia
Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus Schneider, 2016 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Invasive in North America
Aedes koreicus Schneider, 2016 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Indigenous to Korea
Scarce Olive Baetis buceratus Machler, 2014 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Aquatic/Terrestrial Europe
Brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys Valentin, 2016 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Native to Asia; Agricultural pest
Glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca vitripennis Waite, 2017 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Native to Northeastern Mexico; Agricultural pest in USA
Large white-faced darter Leucorrhinia pectoralis Thomsen, 2012 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Native to Europe
Caddis fly Tinodes waeneri Machler, 2014 Insect Invertebrate; Insect Freshwater, Terrestrial; Europe, Northern Asia
River limpet Ancylus fluviatilis Machler, 2014 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Freshwater; Europe
Waterlouse Asellus aquaticus Machler, 2014 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater
Northern Pacific seastar Asterias amurensis Richardson, 2016 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Echinoderm Coastal Asia
Spiny waterflea Bythotrephes longimanus Bronnenhuber, 2013 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater
Japanese sea nettle Chrysaora pacifica Minamoto, 2017 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Cnidarian Northern Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean
North River Crangonyctid Crangonyx pseudogracilis Machler, 2014 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater; Eastern North America
Freshwater waterflea Daphnia longispina Deiner, 2014 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater; Eurasia
Quagga Mussel Dreissena bugensis Bronnenhuber, 2013; De Ventura, 2017 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Freshwater; Native to Ukraine; Invasive in North America
Zebra Mussel Dreissena polymorpha Bronnenhuber, 2013; De Ventura, 2017 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Freshwater, Native to Russia and Ukraine, Invasive in North America
Gammarus pulex Machler, 2014 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater; Europe
Bloody-red shrimp Hemimysis anomala Bronnenhuber, 2013 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater; Native to Eastern Europe; Invasive in North America 
Tadpole Shrimp Lepidurus apus Thomsen, 2012 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater
Golden mussel Limnoperma fortunei Pie, 2017 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Freshwater; Native to China and Southeast Asia
California market squid Loligo opalescens Bowles, 2011 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Marine; Eastern Pacific Ocean
Pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera Stoeckle, 2015 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Freshwater; Northern Hemisphere; Endangered
Chilean mussel Mytilus chilensis Garaziano, 2017 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Marine; Native to coasts of Chile and Falkland Islands
Common octopus Octopus vulgaris Mavisseau, 2017 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Marine; Cosmopolitan
Rusty Crayfish Orconectes rusticus Dougherty, 2016 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Crustacean Freshwater; Native to Ohio and Kentucky; Invasive in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ontario
Cauliflower or lace coral Pocillopora damicornis Thomas, 2016 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Cnidarian Coastal marine; Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
New Zealand mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum Merkes, 2015; Goldberg, 2013 Invertebrate Invertebrate, Mollusk Freshwater
Cambarid freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii Cai, 2017 Invertebrate Invertebrate, Crustacean Freshwater; Native to Mexico and Southeatern US; Invasive in other parts of US and in Hawaii
North American Wedge Clam Rangia cuneata Ardura, 2015 Invertebrate Invertebrate; Mollusk Estuaries; Native to Gulf Coast; Invsive in Chesapeake Bay
Swollen River Mussel Unio tumidus Deiner, 2014 Invertebrate Invertebrate, Mollusk Freshwater; Europe
Anaerobic gram+ bacterium Atopobium spp. Rinttila, 2004 Microbe Bacteria
Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Boyle, 2004 Microbe Fungi Freshwater
Anaerobic gram+ bacterium Bifidobacterium spp. Rinttila, 2004 Microbe Bacteria
California sea lion adenovirus 1 California sea lion adenovirus 1 Cortes-Hinojosa, 2017 Microbe Virus
Valley fever (soil borne pathogen) Coccidioides immitis Mitchell, 2015 Microbe Fungus Soil; US Southwest deserts
Red tide dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides Lee. 2017 Microbe Dinoflagellate Marine
Didymo or Rock snot Didymosphenia geminata Keller, 2017; Tiam, 2017 Microbe Diatom Freshwater; Northern Europe and Northern North America
E. coli Escherichia coli Highmore, 2017; Weber, 2017 Microbe Bacteria
Nitrogen-fixing soil actinobacter Frankia spp Ben Tekaya, 2017 Microbe Bacteria
White-nose syndrome fungus Geomyces (Pseudogymnoascus) destructans Muller, 2013; Janicki, 2015 Microbe Fungi; Ascomycota May have originated in Europe
Toxin-producing cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa Manali, 2016; Lehman; 2017 Microbe Bacteria Freshwater
Bovine tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis Barbier, 2017 Microbe Bacteria
Whirling disease parasite Myxobolus cerebralis Cavender, 2004 Microbe Myxozoan Freshwater; Introduced to North America
Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri Qvarnstrom, 2006 Microbe Percolozoan Warm, freshwater
Microsporidian parasite of salmonids Nucleospora salmonis Foltz, 2009 Microbe Microsporidian Freshwater, Brackish, Marine
Potato blight oomycete Phytophthora infestans Llorente, 2010 Microbe Oomycota Terrestrial
Sudden Oak Death oomycete Phytophthora ramorum USDA-APHIS PPQ, 2013 Microbe Oomycota Terrestrial
Malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum Kamau, 2013 Microbe Protozoan  Parasite associated with mosquitoes
Malaria pathogen Plasmodium spp. Kamau, 2013 Microbe Protozoan  Parasite associated with mosquitoes
Malaria pathogen Plasmodium vivax Kamau, 2013 Microbe Protozoan  Parasite associated with mosquitoes
Myxozoan parasite of freshwater salmonids Tetracapsuloides brysalmonae Fontes, 2017 Microbe Myxozoan
Cholera (infects seafood) Vibrio cholerae Tang, 2017 Microbe Bacteria
Zika  Zika virus Faye, 2013 Microbe Virus
Horse (LAMP) Equus caballus Aartse, 2017 Other Vertebrate; Mammal Domesticated
Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Thomsen, 2012 Other Vertebrate; Mammal Aquatic/Terrestrial; Threatened
Chilean devil ray Mobula tarapacana Gargan, 2017 Other Vertebrate; Myliobatiformes Marine; Circumtropical
Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis  Ma, 2016 Other Vertebrate; Mammal Freshwater to Marine; Native to Asia
Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Foote, 2012 Other Vertebrate; Mammal Marine; Cold-temperate to sub-polar Northern Hemisphere
Feral Swine Sus scrofa Kierepka, 2016; Williams, 2017 Other Vertebrate, Mammal Terrestrial
Trichinosis Trichinella spiralis Alonso, 2011; Cutell, 2012 Other Nematode Mammalian, Reptilian, or Avian hosts
Maugean skate Zearaja maugeana Weltz, 2017 Other Vertebrate; Chondrichthyes Marine; Australia
Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Matsuhashi, 2016; Scriver 2015 Plant Vascular plant Freshwater; Native to South America; Introduced to North America
Common water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Scriver, 2015 Plant Vascular plant Freshwater; Native to Amazon Basin; Invasive in North America
Hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata Matsuhashi, 2016 Plant Vascular plant Aquatic; Native to Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia; Invasive in USA
parrot feather water milfoil Myriophyllum aquaticum Scriver, 2015 Plant Vascular plant Freshwater; Native to Amazon River, South America
Fringed water-lily Nymphoides peltata Scriver, 2015 Plant Vascular plant Freshwater; Native to Eurasia
European olive Olea europaea Alonso- Rebollo, 2017 Plant Vascular plant Terrestrial; Mediterranean, Asia, Africa
Water cabbage Pistia stratiotes Scriver, 2015 Plant Vascular plant Aquatic, freshwater; Invasive in USA
Giant Salvinia Salvinia molesta Scriver, 2015 Plant Vascular plant Freshwater; South America
Water Soldiers Stratiotes aloides Scriver, 2015 Plant Vascular plant Aquatic; Native to Europe; Invasive in North America
Eastern spiny softshell Apalone spinifera Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Freshwater; US  
Boa constrictor Boa constrictor Hunter, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Terrestrial
Atlantic and Mediterranean green turtle Chelonia mydas Encalada, 1996 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Marine; Tropical and Sub-tropical
Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Freshwater; North America
Painted turtle Chrysemys picta Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Freshwater; North America
Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Freshwater; Great Lakes region
Malayan box turtle Cuora amboinensis Asing, 2016 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Freshwater, Terrestrial; Southeast Asia
Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Semi-aquatic; Eastern North America
Green anaconda Eunectes murinus Hunter, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Aquatic/Terrestrial; South America
Yellow anaconda Eunectes notaeus Hunter, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Native to southern South America; Introduced to North America
Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta Davy, 2015; Lacoursiere-Roussel, 2016 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Freshwater/Terrestrial; Northeastern North America
Northern map turtle Graptemys geographica Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Freshwater/Terrestrial; Northeastern North America
Burmese Python Python bivittatus Piaggio, 2014; Hunter, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Terrestrial, Aquatic; Native to Southeast Asia; Declining in home range but invasive in Florida
North African python Python sebae Hunter, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate; Reptile Terrestrial; Africa
Flattened Musk Turtle Sternotherus depressus deSouza, 2016 Reptile Vertebrate, Reptile Terrestrial, Freshwater; Native to Alabama; Crittically endangered
Eastern Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate, Reptile Terrestrial, Freshwater; Central and Eastern US, Southeatern Canada
Red-eared slider Trachemys scripta Davy, 2015 Reptile Vertebrate, Reptile Freshwater; USA
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