ART AREA 2.5X3.5 INCHES LIVE AREA 2.25X3.25 INCHES · Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Reptilia OOrder Testudines Suborder Cryptodira Family Emydidae Subfamily Deirochelyinae

ART AREA 2.5X3.5 INCHES

LIVE AREA 2.25X3.25 INCHES



Large Aquatic Carnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 3 Running or Standing Water regions:: 3 Forest or Grassland regions:: 1 Plant:: 1 Plant:: 1 Invertebrate:: 2 Animals

Note: American Alligator is also considered a Large Land Carnivore

Kingdom AnimaliaPPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaSuperorder CrocodylomorphaOrder CrocodiliaFamily AlligatoridaeGenus AlligatorSpecies A. mississippiensis

13 AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

ANIMALPHOTO CREDIT: NPS / Leslie Velarde



Small Land Herbivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Water region:: 1 Forest or Grassland region:: 1 Plant or Fungi

Note:Note: Florida Marsh Rabbit is also considered a Small Aquatic Herbivore

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder LagomorphaFFamily LeporidaeGenus SylvilagusSpecies S. palustrisSubspecies S. p. paludicola

4 FLORIDA MARSH RABBIT

ANIMALPHOTO CREDIT: NPS / R. Cammauf



Small Aquatic Herbivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Water region:: 2 Plants

Note:Note: The Florida Red-Bellied Turtle is also considered a Small Land Herbivore.

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataClass ReptiliaOOrder TestudinesSuborder CryptodiraFamily EmydidaeSubfamily DeirochelyinaeGenus PseudemysSpecies P. nelsoni

4 FLORIDA RED-BELLIED TURTLE

ANIMALPHOTO CREDIT: NPS



Lard Aquatic Herbivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 3 Running or Standing Water regions:: 3 Salt Water regions:: 3 Plants

KingdomKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder SireniaFamily TrichechidaeGenus TrichechusSpecies T. manatus

14 WEST INDIAN MANATEE

ANIMAL (VULNERABLE)

PHOTO CREDIT: NPS



Medium Flying Herbivore

REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region:: 1 Canopy Plant from the Division Magnoliophyta

Kingdom AnimaliaPPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SaturniidaeGenus AntheraeaSpecies A. polyphemus

4 POLYPHEMUS MOTH

INVERTEBRATEPHOTO CREDIT: NPS



Canopy Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Standing Water, Running Water or Grassland region

Kingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdomSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClassClass Magnoliopsida – DicotyledonsSubclass RosidaeOrder SapindalesFamily Burseraceae – Frankincense familyGenusGenus Bursera Jacq. ex L. – burseraSpecies Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. – gumbo limbo

2 GUMBO LIMBO TREE

PLANTPHOTO CREDIT: NPS / R. Cammauf



Groundcover Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Standing Water, Running Water or Grassland region

Kingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdomSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClassClass Liliopsida – MonocotyledonsSubclass CommelinidaeOrder CyperalesFamily Cyperaceae – Sedge familyGenusGenus Cladium P. Br. – sawgrassSpecies Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl – swamp sawgrassSubspeciesSubspecies Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük. – Jamaica swamp sawgrass

2 JAMAICA SWAMP SAWGRASS

PLANTPHOTO CREDIT: NPS / S. Diaz



Canopy Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Salt Water region:: 1 Standing Water or Running Water region

Kingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdomSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClassClass Magnoliopsida – DicotyledonsSubclass RosidaeOrder MyrtalesFamily Combretaceae – Indian Almond familyGenusGenus Laguncularia C.F. Gaertn. – lagunculariaSpecies Laguncularia racemosa (L.) C.F. Gaertn. – white mangrove

3 WHITE MANGROVE

PLANTPHOTO CREDIT: NPS / G. Gardner




REQUIREMENTS:: 3 Salt Water regions:: 2 Microbes or Aquatic Invertebrates:: 3 Tiny, Small or :: 3 Tiny, Small or Medium Aquatic Animals:: Coral Reef

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder PerciformesFFamily SerranidaeGenus EpinephelusSpecies E. itajara

33 ATLANTIC GOLIATH GROUPER

ANIMAL (CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)

PHOTO CREDIT: NPS



Small Land Carnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region except Sub-Zero regions:: 1 Plant:: 1 Tiny or Small :: 1 Tiny or Small Invertebrate or Tiny Animal

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFFamily DactyloidaeGenus AnolisSpecies A. sagrei

5 BROWN ANOLE





REQUIREMENTS:: 3 Salt Water regions:: 2 Aquatic Animals

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClassClass MammaliaOrder ArtiodactylaInfraorder CetaceaFamily DelphinidaeGenus TursiopsSpecies T. truncatus

10 COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN





REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region except Sub-Zero regions:: 1 Tiny, Small or Medium Invertebrate:: 1 Tiny or Small Animal:: 1 Tiny or Small Animal

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataClass ReptiliaSubclass LepidosauriaOrder SquamataSuboSuborder SerpentesFamily ColubridaeSubfamily ColubrinaeTribe LampropeltiniGenus PantherophisSpecies P. guttatus

7 CORN SNAKE





REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region accept Sub-Zero regions:: 1 Plant:: 1 Tiny or Small Animal

KingdomKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily ElapidaeGenusGenus MicrurusSpecies M. fulvius

6 EASTERN CORAL SNAKE




Medium Land Carnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: Any 2 regions:: 1 Invertebrate:: 1 Tiny or Small Animal

Kingdom AnimaliaPPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily ColubridaeTribe LampropeltiniGenus PantherophisSpecies P. alleghaniensis

8 EASTERN RAT SNAKE




Large Land Carnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 3 Forest, Grassland or Arid regions:: 2 Salt Water, Running :: 2 Salt Water, Running Water or Standing Water regions:: 2 Animals

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOOrder CarnivoraFamily FelidaeGenus PumaSpecies P. concolorSubspecies P. c. coryi

20 FLORIDA PANTHER

ANIMAL (CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)

PHOTO CREDIT: NPS / Rodney Cammauf



Medium Flying Carnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Grassland, Arid or Forest region:: 1 Running, Standing or Salt Water region:: 1 Plant:: 1 Plant:: 1 Tiny, Small or Medium Invertebrate:: 1 Tiny or Small Animal

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOOrder PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeGenus ArdeaSpecies A. albaSubspecies A. a. egretta

9 GREAT EGRET





REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region except Sub-Zero regions:: 1 Plant:: 1 Tiny or Small :: 1 Tiny or Small Invertebrate or Tiny Animal

Note: If Brown Anole (A. sagrei) is played, Green Anole requires an Understory or Canopy Plant to stay in play

KingdomKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily DactyloidaeGenus AnolisSpecies A. carolinensis

5 GREEN ANOLE




Small Flying Omnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region except Sub-Zero regions:: 1 Plant from the Division: Magnoliophyta:: 1 Tiny or Small Flying :: 1 Tiny or Small Flying or Land Invertebrate

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily CardinalidaeGenusGenus PasserinaSpecies P. cyanea

6 INDIGO BUNTING





REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Forest or Grassland region:: 2 Invertebrates

Kingdom AnimaliaPPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily AnguidaeGenus OphisaurusSpecies O. attenuatusSubspecies O. a. longicaudus

6 SLENDER GLASS LIZARD




Tiny Aquatic Carnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Running or Standing Water region:: 1 Invertebrate or Tiny Animal

KingdomKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataClass AmphibiaOrder AnuraFamily RanidaeGenus LithobatesSpeciesSpecies L. sphenocephalus

4 SOUTHERN LEOPARD FROG




Understory Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Forest or Grassland region

Kingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdomSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClassClass Magnoliopsida – DicotyledonsSubclass RosidaeOrder SapindalesFamily Anacardiaceae – Sumac familyGenusGenus Schinus L. – peppertreeSpecies Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi – Brazilian peppertree

2 BRAZILIAN PEPPERTREE

PLANTPHOTO CREDIT: NPS



Canopy Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Salt Water region:: 1 Running Water, :: 1 Running Water, Standing Water, Grassland, Arid or Forest region

Kingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSupeSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClass Magnoliopsida – DicotyledonsSubclass RosidaeOOrder RhizophoralesFamily Rhizophoraceae – Red Mangrove familyGenus Rhizophora L. – mangroveSpecies Rhizophora mangle L. – red mangrove

3 RED MANGROVE




Groundcover Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Salt Water region:: 1 Forest, Grassland or Arid region

Kingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdomSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClassClass Magnoliopsida – DicotyledonsSubclass CaryophyllidaeOrder CaryophyllalesFamily Aizoaceae – Fig-marigold familyGenusGenus Sesuvium L. – seapurslaneSpecies Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. – shoreline seapurslane

3 SEA PURSLANE




Canopy Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Forest or Grassland region:: 1 Running or Standing Water region

KingdomKingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Coniferophyta – ConifersClassClass PinopsidaOrder PinalesFamily Pinaceae – Pine familyGenus Pinus L. – pineSpecies Pinus elliottii Engelm. – slash pine

3 SLASH PINE

PLANTPHOTO CREDIT: NPS / Sarah Zenner



Aquatic Groundcover Plant

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Salt Water region

Note: Note: When Turtlegrass is played you may locate and play one aquatic herbivore directly from your deck or discard pile.

Kingdom Plantae – PlantsSubkingdomSubkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClassClass Liliopsida – MonocotyledonsSubclass AlismatidaeOrder HydrocharitalesFamily Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass familyGenusGenus Thalassia Banks & Sol. ex K.D. Koenig – thalassiaSpecies Thalassia testudinum Banks & Sol. ex Koenig – turtlegrass

2 TURTLEGRASS




REQUIREMENTS:: None

Note: Florida Bay provides:

:: 3 Salt Water regions:: 1 Running Water region:: 1 Grassland region:: 1 Grassland region:: Coral Reef

-13 FLORIDA BAY

SPECIAL REGIONPHOTO CREDIT: NPS



REQUIREMENTS:: None

Note: Long Pine Key provides:

:: 1 Forest region:: 1 Grassland region

Note:Note: When Long Pine Key is played you may locate and play Slash Pine from your deck or discard pile.

0 LONG PINE KEY

SPECIAL REGIONPHOTO CREDIT: NPS



REQUIREMENTS:: None

Note: River of Grass provides:

:: 2 Running Water regions:: 2 Grassland regions

-2 RIVER OF GRASS

SPECIAL REGIONPHOTO CREDIT: NPS / G. Gardner



DID YOU KNOW: Certain plants like American ginseng are shade obligated and will not survive if the forest is timbered.

1 FOREST WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Temperate deciduous forests have four distinct seasons.

1 FOREST WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Trees are important constituents of the ecosystem by absorbing carbon and producing oxygen.

1 FOREST WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Poverty, over Poverty, over population and unequal land access are the primary reasons for today’s deforestation practices.

1 FOREST WATER

REGION



Small Flying Herbivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Forest or Grassland region:: 1 Running, Standing or Salt Water region:: 1 Plant from the :: 1 Plant from the Division: Magnoliophyta

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenusGenus HeliconiusSpecies H. charithoniaSubspecies H. c. tuckeri

4 ZEBRA LONGWING BUTTERFLY





REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region except Salt Water regions:: 1 Plant from the Division: Magnoliophyta

KingdomKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus LimenitisSpecies L. archippus

4 VICEROY BUTTERFLY





REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region except Sub-Zero regions:: 1 Plant from the Division: Magnoliophyta

KingdomKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeTribe DanainiGenus DanausSpeciesSpecies D. gilippus

4 QUEEN BUTTERFLY





REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Forest or Grassland region:: 1 Running, Standing or Salt Water region:: 1 Plant from the :: 1 Plant from the Division: Magnoliophyta

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily PapilionidaeGenusGenus PapilioSpecies P. palamedes

4 PALAMEDES SWALLOWTAIL




Small Land Herbivore

REQUIREMENTS:: 1 Forest, Grassland or Arid region:: 1 Water region:: 1 Canopy or Understory :: 1 Canopy or Understory Plant

Note: Liguus Tree Snail also counts as a Small Aquatic Herbivore

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClassClass GastropodaSuperfamily OrthalicoideaFamily OrthalicidaeSubfamily OrthalicinaeGenus LiguusSpecies L. fasciatus

4 LIGUUS TREE SNAIL











REQUIREMENTS:: Any 1 region except Sub-Zero regions:: 1 Plant from the Division: Magnoliophyta

KingdomKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeTribe HeliconiiniGenus AgraulisSpeciesSpecies A. vanillae

4 GULF FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY




DID YOU KNOW: Reefs in the Florida Keys are home to five species of sea turtles.

1 SALT WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Eight whale species frequent the icy waters of Alaska.

1 SALT WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Warmer than usual Warmer than usual water temperatures are bleaching coral reefs around the globe, crippling the ecosystems they support.

1 SALT WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: 93% of the Great Barrier Reef has some level of coral bleaching.

1 SALT WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Acid mine drainage Acid mine drainage and large-scale pollution can destroy a river’s ecological system within a few weeks. Many species rely on river water staying at a steady pH staying at a steady pH level.

1 RUNNING WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: As of December 2014, As of December 2014, the National System within the United States protects 12,709 miles of 208 rivers in 39 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico.

1 RUNNING WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: The longest river in the world is the Nile River in Egypt at roughly 4,132 miles in length.

1 RUNNING WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: The second longest river in the world is the Amazon River at roughly 4,000 miles in length.

1 RUNNING WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: A watershed is a large valley where water collects. Some streams begin at the base of watersheds.

1 RUNNING WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Most of the rain in the temperate grasslands occurs in the late spring and early summer months.

1 GRASSLAND WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Temperate grasslands have cold winters and hot summers.

1 GRASSLAND WATER

REGION



DID YOU KNOW: Bison once dominated the Great Plains of North America.

1 GRASSLAND WATER

REGION



REQUIREMENTS:: 5 Salt Water regions

10 CORAL REEF

CONDITION



DID YOU KNOW: Many grassland grasses grow from 3 to 6 feet high.

1 GRASSLAND WATER

REGION



REQUIREMENTS:: None

Note:Discard Next Generation Discard Next Generation directly from your hand. Play one Human card directly from the discard pile.

NEXT GENERATION0

MULTI-PLAYERPHOTO CREDIT: Ashley Hegburg



REQUIREMENTS:: None

Note:All players draw cards All players draw cards equal to the number of Species currently in play within their ecosystem.

Maximun number of Maximun number of cards any one player can draw is 8 cards, even if they have more than 8 Species in play.

BURST OF LIFE0

MULTI-PLAYER



Large Land Omnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: None

STANDING ACTION:While Two Sisters in the While Two Sisters in the Wild is in play, your ecosystem is protected from Extinction.

SPECIAL ACTION:If Two Sisters in the Wild If Two Sisters in the Wild is discarded, all players draw three cards.

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder PrimatesSuboSuborder HaplorhiniFamily HominidaeGenus HomoSpecies H. sapiens

0 TWO SISTERS IN THE WILD

HUMAN



Large Land Omnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: None

STANDING ACTION:While Grandma Strohm is While Grandma Strohm is in play, draw an extra card at the beginning of your turn.

Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOOrder PrimatesSuborder HaplorhiniFamily HominidaeGenus HomoSpecies H. sapiens

0 GRANDMA STROHM

HUMAN



Large Land Omnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: None

STANDING ACTION:When Grandma Moore is When Grandma Moore is in play, you no longer need to discard at the end of your turn.


0 GRANDMA MOORE

HUMAN



Large Land Omnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: None

STANDING ACTION:While the Entomologist is While the Entomologist is in play, the ecosystem is protected from one invasive invertebrate. Discard after use.

SPECIAL ACTION:Locate and play one Locate and play one invertebrate from the deck or discard pile. Discard after use.


0 ENTOMOLOGIST

HUMAN



Large Land Omnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: None

STANDING ACTION:When Marine Zoologist is When Marine Zoologist is in play, Aquariums can support two additional Salt Water species.

SPECIAL ACTION:Locate and play one Locate and play one species card from your deck or discard pile that requires Salt Water. Discard Marine Zoologist if used in this way.

Kingdom AnimaliaPPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder PrimatesSuborder HaplorhiniFamily HominidaeGenus HomoSpecies H. sapiens

MARINE ZOOLOGIST0

HUMAN



Large Land Omnivore

REQUIREMENTS:: None

STANDING ACTION:While the biologist is in While the biologist is in play, the ecosystem is protected from Invasive Animal species. Discard after use.

SPECIAL ACTION:Locate and play one Locate and play one animal from the deck or discard pile. Discard after use.


0 BIOLOGIST

HUMAN





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ART AREA 2.5X3.5 INCHES LIVE AREA 2.25X3.25 INCHES · Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Reptilia OOrder Testudines Suborder Cryptodira Family Emydidae Subfamily Deirochelyinae