Florida Herp List
February - April 2004
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Crocodilians
Alligatoridae — Alligators and Caimans
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04020807PD_alligator.jpg)
Alligator mississippiensis
American Alligator
Crocodylidae — Crocodiles
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04022103PD_crocodiles.jpg)
Crocodylus acutus
American Crocodile
Lizards
Anolidae — Anoles
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04020703PD_green_anole.jpg)
Anolis carolinensis
Green Anole
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04021108PD_A_cristatellus.jpg)
Anolis cristatellus cristatellus
Puerto Rican Crested Anole
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04021403PD_bark_anole.jpg)
Anolis distichus floridanus
Florida Bark Anole
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04031103PD_Knight_anole.jpg)
Anolis equestris equestris
Western Knight Anole
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04030704PD_brown_anole.jpg)
Anolis sagrei sagrei
Cuban Brown Anole
Corytophanidae — Casque-headed Lizards
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04021118PD_basilisk.jpg)
Basiliscus vittatus
Brown Basilisk
Gekkonidae — Typical Geckos
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04020719PD_house_gecko.jpg)
Hemidactylus mabouia
Tropical House Gecko
Iguanidae — Iguanas
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04030604PD_Ctenosaur.jpg)
Ctenosaura similis
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04020404PD_iguana.jpg)
Iguana iguana
Green Iguana
Leiocephalidae — Curly-tailed Lizards
Phrynosomatidae — Spiny Lizards
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04030145PD_S_undulatus.jpg)
Sceloporus undulatus
Eastern Fence Lizard
Scincidae — Skinks
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04022203PD_skink.jpg)
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Sphaerodactylidae — Dwarf Geckos
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04021107PD_reef_gecko.jpg)
Sphaerodactylus notatus notatus
Florida Reef Gecko
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04041701PD_racerunner.jpg)
Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04022822PD_racer.jpg)
Coluber constrictor paludicola
Everglades Racer
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04031328PD_ribbonsnake.jpg)
Thamnophis saurita sackenii
Peninsula Ribbonsnake
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04040402PD_Eastern_garter.jpg)
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Eastern Gartersnake
Dipsadidae — Rear-fanged Snakes
Typhlopidae — Blind Snakes
Turtles and Tortoises
Emydidae — Box and Pond Turtles
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04022212PD_red-belly.jpg)
Pseudemys nelsoni
Florida Red-bellied Cooter
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04020412PD_peninsula_cooter.jpg)
Pseudemys peninsularis
Peninsula Cooter
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04033101PD_turtle.jpg)
Trachemys scripta elegans
Red-eared Slider
Kinosternidae — American Mud and Musk Turtles
Testudinidae — Tortoises
Trionychidae — Softshells
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04020408PD_softshell.jpg)
Apalone ferox
Florida Softshell
Frogs and Toads
Eleutherodactylidae — Rain Frogs
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04020708PD_greenhouse_frog.jpg)
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Greenhouse Frog
Hylidae — Treefrogs
Ranidae — True Frogs
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04041123PD_frog.jpg)
Lithobates grylio
Pig Frog
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/04040903PD_leopard_frog.jpg)
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