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Wildlife in Congaree National Park

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

6,353
recent observations
30
species listed
10
reptiles & amphibians
10
plants
4
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 6,353 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Congaree. The most frequently seen is the Golden Silk Spider, with 480 recorded sightings.

Reptiles & Amphibians account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by plants (10).

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Most-observed species in Congaree

Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
480 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
312 observations
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
310 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
294 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
293 observations
Barred Owl
Strix varia
286 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
270 observations
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
269 observations
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
249 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
243 observations
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
229 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
226 observations
Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans
210 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
198 observations
Butterweed
Packera glabella
194 observations · iNaturalist
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
176 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
176 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
163 observations · iNaturalist
lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
163 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
159 observations
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
157 observations
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
157 observations · iNaturalist
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
154 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
154 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
149 observations
Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona domiciliorum
144 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
141 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
133 observations
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
132 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
132 observations

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