Editing Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

===Fauna===

[[White-tailed deer]] are found in nearly all counties of Georgia. The [[northern mockingbird]] and [[brown thrasher]] are among the 160 bird species that live in the state.<ref name="city-data">{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/states/Georgia-Flora-and-fauna.html |title=Georgia—Flora and fauna |publisher=City-data.com |access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref>

Reptiles include the [[eastern diamondback]], [[Agkistrodon contortrix|copperhead]], and [[Agkistrodon piscivorus|cottonmouth]] snakes as well as [[alligator]]s; amphibians include [[salamander]]s, [[frog]]s and [[toad]]s. There are about 79 species of reptile and 63 amphibians known to live in Georgia.<ref name="city-data"/> The Argentine black and white tegu is currently an invasive species in Georgia. It poses a problem to local wildlife by chasing down and killing many native species and dominating habitats.<ref>Tegus - Georgia Invasive Species Task Force {{Full citation needed|date=December 2021}}</ref>

The most popular freshwater game fish<!-- not sure "gamefish" should be here per se. More under tourism perhaps. --> are [[trout]], [[bream]], [[bass (fish)|bass]], and [[catfish]], all but the last of which are produced in state hatcheries for restocking. Popular saltwater game fish include [[red drum]], [[spotted seatrout]], [[flounder]], and [[tarpon]]. [[Porpoise]]s, whales, [[shrimp]], [[oyster]]s, and [[Callinectes sapidus|blue crabs]] are found inshore and offshore of the Georgia coast.<ref name="city-data"/>