Florida Herp List
February - April 2004
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Crocodilians
Alligatoridae — Alligators and Caimans
Alligator mississippiensis
American Alligator
Crocodylidae — Crocodiles
Crocodylus acutus
American Crocodile
Lizards
Anolidae — Anoles
Anolis carolinensis
Green Anole
Anolis cristatellus cristatellus
Puerto Rican Crested Anole
Anolis distichus floridanus
Florida Bark Anole
Anolis equestris equestris
Western Knight Anole
Anolis sagrei sagrei
Cuban Brown Anole
Corytophanidae — Casque-headed Lizards
Basiliscus vittatus
Brown Basilisk
Gekkonidae — Typical Geckos
Hemidactylus mabouia
Tropical House Gecko
Iguanidae — Iguanas
Ctenosaura similis
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Iguana iguana
Green Iguana
Leiocephalidae — Curly-tailed Lizards
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
Sceloporus undulatus
Eastern Fence Lizard
Scincidae — Skinks
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Sphaerodactylidae — Dwarf Geckos
Sphaerodactylus notatus notatus
Florida Reef Gecko
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Coluber constrictor paludicola
Everglades Racer
Thamnophis saurita sackenii
Peninsula Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Eastern Gartersnake
Dipsadidae — Rear-fanged Snakes
Typhlopidae — Blind Snakes
Turtles and Tortoises
Emydidae — Box and Pond Turtles
Pseudemys nelsoni
Florida Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
Peninsula Cooter
Trachemys scripta elegans
Red-eared Slider
Kinosternidae — American Mud and Musk Turtles
Testudinidae — Tortoises
Trionychidae — Softshells
Apalone ferox
Florida Softshell
Frogs and Toads
Eleutherodactylidae — Rain Frogs
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Greenhouse Frog
Hylidae — Treefrogs
Ranidae — True Frogs
Lithobates grylio
Pig Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus sphenocephalus
Florida Leopard Frog
Salamanders and Newts
Plethodontidae — Lungless Salamanders
Summary
Crocodilians:
Lizards:
Snakes:
Turtles and Tortoises:
Frogs and Toads:
Salamanders and Newts:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
2
18
11
7
4
1
43
13
5