The Florida Fairy Shrimp (Dexteria floridana) and the South Florida Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma seminola) have been declared officially extinct.
Two Florida Species Declared Extinct
Two Florida Species Declared Extinct
Two Florida endemics declared officially extinct
- Thread starter Surroundx
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Only three specimens of the Southern Florida Rainbow Snake were ever collected, between 1949 and 1952. But the two paratypes seem to have been lost.
FLMNH - Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma seminola)
FLMNH - Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma seminola)
Meaghan Edwards
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What a shame, they were beautiful.
"Feds May Have Prematurely Declared [Rainbow snake] Extinct"
Reward Offered for Sighting of South Florida Rainbow Snake
Reward Offered for Sighting of South Florida Rainbow Snake