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Wildlife in Cincinnati Nature Center

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in the Cincinnati Nature Center right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

2,665
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
6
reptiles & amphibians
7
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 2,665 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in the Cincinnati Nature Center. The most frequently seen is the American Bullfrog, with 155 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (6).

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Most-observed species in the Cincinnati Nature Center

American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
155 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
148 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
125 observations
Winter Aconite
Eranthis hyemalis
118 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
116 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
112 observations · iNaturalist
lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
103 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
101 observations
white fawnlily
Erythronium albidum
98 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
93 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
90 observations
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
88 observations
Italian arum
Arum italicum
87 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
86 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
85 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
80 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
78 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
77 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
76 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
73 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
72 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
70 observations
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
70 observations
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
69 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
66 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
66 observations
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
66 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
66 observations
Zabulon Skipper
Lon zabulon
66 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
65 observations

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