Barry Mansell / Neotropical Fruit Bat (Aritbeus hartii) in flight at night, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Barry Mansell / Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight, Mexico

Barry Mansell / Ringed salamander pair {Ambystoma annulatum} Arkansas, USA

Barry Mansell / Toad {Bufo mazatlanensis} Sonora, Mexico

Barry Mansell / Snow goose {Chen caerulescens} landing amongst flock, New Mexico, USA.

Barry Mansell / Pinewoods tree frog tadpole mimicing leaf {Hyla femoralis}

Barry Mansell / Grey treefrog vocal sac inflated {Hyla versicolor} Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Blue poison arrow frog {Dendrobates azureus} occurs South America

Barry Mansell / Common vampire bat portrait {Desmodus rotundus} Sonora, Mexico, Central America

Barry Mansell / Tri-color Bat (Perimyotis / Pipistrellus subflavus)captive from North America

Barry Mansell / Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) perched, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons), male, High Island, Texas , USA, April

Barry Mansell / Tricolor Heron (Egretta tricolor) juvenile perched, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Solitary Vireo / Blue Headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) perched, High Island, Texas, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) standing in algae covered water, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Rosemary Wolf Spider (Lycosa ericeticola), Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) female, Sanibel Island, South West Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) Everglades, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) balancing on stem, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Eastern pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus subflavus) roosting in cave covered with dew drops. West Florida, USA.

Barry Mansell / Hairy legged myotis (Myotis keaysi) in flight, captive from South America

Barry Mansell / Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) perched on reeds, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), adult perched on reeds, Everglades NP, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Green Heron (Butorides virescens) crouching on branch waiting for prey, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Green Heron (Butorides virescens) crouching on branch waiting for prey, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox), Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA. May

Barry Mansell / Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in breeding plumage, perched on branch, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in breeding plumage, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) on tree trunk, North Florida, USA, June

Barry Mansell / Brown anole (Anolis sagrei) female and male mating, invasive species, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Brown anole (Anolis sagrei) female on rock. Introduced species Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Barry Mansell / Alabama waterdog (Necturus alabamensis) Black Creek, West Florida, USA, March

Barry Mansell / Brazilian / Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) in flight, from Brazil

Barry Mansell / Velvety / Pallas' free-tailed bat (Molossus molossus) feeding on fruit, introduced from Cuba, Florida Keys, USA

Barry Mansell / Kentucky warbler (Oporonis / Geothlypis formosus)male foraging in water, High Island, Texas, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) portrait, Arizona, USA. Captive

Barry Mansell / Common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) North Florida, USA Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Cross between Yellow and Gray rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta) Perdeto key, Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) male displaying, High Island, Texas, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Short-tailed snake (Stilosoma extenuatum) Hernando Co. Florida, USA, Threatened species. Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Short-tailed snake (Stilosoma extenuatum) Hernando Co. Florida, USA, Threatened species

Barry Mansell / Rusty grave digger / Burrowing crayfish (Cambarus miltus) Santa Rosa Co. Florida, USA, March Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Giant / Cane toad (Rhinella marina) introduced species in South Florida, USA.

Barry Mansell / Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) Lake Kissimmee, South Florida, USA. Introduced into the USA from the West Indies. Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Hatchet crayfish (Procambarus kilbyi) speckled phase, Bay Co, Florida, USA. Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Hatchet crayfish (Procambarus kilbyi) striped phase, Bay Co, Florida, USA. Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Fontal dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus schmitti) striped phase, Washington Co, Florida, USA. Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) female perched with nesting material, North Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Afro-american house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) introduced into America from Africa, South Florida, USA Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Afro-american house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) introduced into America from Africa, South Florida, USA Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Ambiguous crayfish (Cambarus striatus) burrowing form (it can burrow into almost any substrate) West Florida, USA Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Hooded Warbler male (Setophaga citrina) High Island , Texas , USA

Barry Mansell / Yellow-throated warbler (Dendroica dominica) male perched, North Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Sunset over Three Lakes State Park, east coast of Central Florida, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Tailed jay butterfly (Graphium agamemnnon) from Southeast Asia. Captive

Barry Mansell / Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in breeding plumage, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Rusty grave digger crayfish (Cambarus miltus) West Florida, USA Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Rusty grave digger / Burrowing crayfish (Cambarus miltus) Santa Rosa Co. Florida, USA, March Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Orange Lake / Blind cave crayfish (Procambarus franzi) Alachua Co, Florida, USA. Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Lavender crayfish (Fallicambarus byersi) Walton Co, Florida, USA. Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in breeding plumage, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Ambiguous crayfish (Cambarus striatus) Florida, USA, February Controlled conditions

Barry Mansell / Dougherty Plain cave crayfish (Cambarus cryptodytes) West Florida, USA, rare in Florida and imperiled in the only site in Georgia

Barry Mansell / Coastal lowland Cave crayfish (Procambarus leitheuseri) Crystal Springs Beach, Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Red rat snake / Corn snake (Elaphe guttata) Florida Keys, USA

Barry Mansell / Black warrior waterdog (Necturus alabamensis) spotted phase larval form, Sipsey Fork, Winston County, Alabama, USA

Barry Mansell / Yellow rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata) North Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Withlacoochee light fleeing cave crayfish (Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus) Sweet Gum Cave, Florida, USA, October

Barry Mansell / Withlacoochee light fleeing cave crayfish (Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus) Sweet Gum Cave, Florida, USA, October

Barry Mansell / Peninsula crowned snake (Tantilla relicta relicta) Central Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) Arizona, USA

Barry Mansell / Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus / Plecotus townsendii) roosting on tree, Arizona, USA

Barry Mansell / Slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) North Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Red electric flame scallop / Rough fileclam (Lima scabra) Indo Pacific

Barry Mansell / Pine woods snake (Rhadinaea flavilata) North Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Ornate chorus frog (Pseudacris ornata) brown and green colour phase, West Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Northern pygmy mouse (Baiomys taylori) Cochise Co, Arizona, USA

Barry Mansell / Northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans crepitans) at the southern limit of its range, Escambia River, West Florida, USA, November

Barry Mansell / Mimic glass lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus) Bay Co. Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Mexican / Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) roosting on cave wall, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico

Barry Mansell / Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) South Arizona, USA

Barry Mansell / Little Mexican toad (Bufo / Anaxyrus kelloggii) very rare, Sonora, Mexico

Barry Mansell / File tail ground snake (Sonora annulata) Arizona, USA

Barry Mansell / Everglades ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni) Everglades, South Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) Eascambia River, West Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) North Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at roost, Sonora, Mexico

Barry Mansell / Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at roost, Sonora, Mexico

Barry Mansell / Coastal lowland Cave crayfish (Procambarus leitheuseri) Crystal Springs Beach, Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Coastal lowland Cave crayfish (Procambarus leitheuseri) Crystal Springs Beach, Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Coastal lowland Cave crayfish (Procambarus leitheuseri) Crystal Springs Beach, Florida, USA, August

Barry Mansell / Cave crayfish (Procambarus pallidus) Madison Co., Florida, USA, found in the Florida aquifer, has eye stalks but no functional eye or eye spot

Barry Mansell / Cave crayfish (Procambarus leitheuseri) Crystal Springs Beach, Florida, USA, August