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This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in Texas that I have photographed, and a few additional photographs from other people.
This is not a complete list of all of the amphibians and reptiles found in Texas.
Click on a name link to see more photos.
Click on a picture for a larger view.
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Original Description |
Picture |
Sounds |
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Anura
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Frogs |
Duméril, 1806 (as Anoures) |
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Acris |
Cricket Frogs |
Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
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Acris blanchardi
(formerly A. crepitans) |
Blanchard's Cricket Frog |
Harper, 1947 |
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Sounds |
Anaxyrus |
North American Toads |
Tschudi, 1845 |
Bufo |
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Anaxyrus houstonensis
(= Bufo houstonensis) |
Houston Toad |
(Sanders, 1953) |
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Sounds |
Anaxyrus punctatus
(= Bufo punctatus) |
Red-spotted Toad |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Sounds |
Anaxyrus speciosus
(= Bufo speciosus) |
Texas Toad |
(Girard, 1854) |
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Sounds |
Anaxyrus woodhousii |
Woodhouse's Toad |
(Girard, 1854) |
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(Hybrids of A. woodhousii x A. fowleri)
(Formerly Anaxyrus woodhousii velatus) |
East Texas Toad |
? |
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Eleutherodactylus |
Rain Frogs |
Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
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Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides |
Rio Grande Chirping Frog |
(Cope, 1877) |
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Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi
(= Syrrhophus cystignathoides campi)
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Rio Grande Chirping Frog |
Stejneger, 1915 |
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Sounds |
Eleutherodactylus marnockii
(= Syrrhophus marnockii) |
Cliff Chirping Frog |
(Cope, 1878) |
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Sounds |
Gastrophryne |
North American Narrow-mouthed Toads |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Gastrophryne olivacea |
Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad |
(Hallowell, 1857 “1856”) |
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Sounds |
Hyla |
Holarctic Treefrogs |
Laurenti, 1768 |
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Hyla cinerea
(Dryophytes cinereus)
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Green Treefrog |
Schneider, 1799 |
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Sounds |
Hyla squirella |
Squirrel Treefrog |
Bosc, 1800 |
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Sounds |
Hyla versicolor |
Gray Treefrog |
LeConte, 1825 |
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Sounds |
Hypopachus |
Sheep Frogs |
Keferstein, 1867 |
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Hypopachus variolosus |
Sheep Frog |
(Cope, 1866) |
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Sounds |
Incilius |
Central American Toads |
Cope, 1875 |
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Incilius nebulifer (valliceps)
(= Bufo nebulifer) |
Gulf Coast Toad (Coastal Plain Toad) |
(Girard, 1854) |
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Sounds |
Lithobates |
American Water Frogs |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Lithobates berlandieri (= Rana berlandieri) |
Rio Grande Leopard Frog |
(Baird, 1854) |
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Sounds |
Lithobates catesbeianus
(= Rana catesbeiana) |
American Bullfrog |
(Shaw, 1802) |
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Sounds |
Lithobates clamitans
(= Bronze Frog - Rana clamitans clamitans) |
Green Frog |
(Latreille, 1801) |
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Sounds |
Lithobates sphenocephalus
(= Rana sphenocephala) |
Southern Leopard Frog |
(Cope, 1886) |
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Sounds |
Pseudacris |
Chorus Frogs |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Pseudacris clarkii |
Spotted Chorus Frog |
(Baird, 1854) |
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Sounds |
Pseudacris streckeri |
Strecker's Chorus Frog |
Wright and Wright, 1933 |
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Sounds |
Rhinella |
South American Toads |
Fitzinger, 1826 |
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Rhinella marina
(=Bufo marinus) |
Cane Toad |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Smilisca |
Mexican Treefrogs |
Cope, 1865 |
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Smilisca baudinii |
Mexican Treefrog |
(Duméril and Bibron, 1841) |
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Sounds |
Scaphiopus |
North American Spadefoots |
Holbrook, 1836 |
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Scaphiopus couchii |
Couch's Spadefoot |
Baird, 1854 |
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Baird, 1854 |
Scaphiopus hurterii |
Hurter's Spadefoot |
Strecker, 1910 |
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Spea |
Western Spadefoots |
Cope, 1866 |
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Spea bombifrons |
Plains Spadefoot |
(Cope, 1863) |
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Caudata
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Salamanders |
Scopoli, 1777 |
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Eurycea |
Brook Salamanders |
Rafinesque, 1822 |
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Eurycea nana |
San Marcos Salamander |
Bishop, 1941 |
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Eurycea sosorum |
Barton Springs Salamander |
Chippindale, Price and Hillis, 1993 |
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Eurycea troglodytes complex |
(Spring Salamander) |
Baker, 1957 |
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Eurycea rathbuni |
Texas Blind Salamander |
(Stejneger, 1896) |
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Notophthalmus |
Eastern Newts |
Rafinesque, 1820 |
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Notophthalmus meridionalis |
Black-spotted Newt |
(Cope, 1880) |
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Notophthalmus meridionalis meridionalis |
Texas Black-spotted Newt |
(Cope, 1880) |
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Plethodon |
Woodland Salamanders |
Tschudi, 1838 |
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Plethodon albagula |
Western Slimy Salamander |
Grobman, 1944 |
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Squamata
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Lizards |
Oppel, 1811 |
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Anolis |
Anoles |
Daudin, 1802 |
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Anolis carolinensis |
Green Anole |
(Voigt, 1832) |
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Anolis carolinensis carolinensis |
Northern Green Anole |
(Voigt, 1832) |
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Anolis sagrei |
Cuban Brown Anole |
Duméril and Bibron, 1837 |
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Aspidoscelis |
Whiptails |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Cnemidophorus |
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Aspidoscelis gularis |
Common Spotted Whiptail |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Aspidoscelis gularis gularis |
Texas Spotted Whiptail |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Aspidoscelis inornata |
Little Striped Whiptail |
(Baird, 1859 “1858”) |
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Aspidoscelis inornata heptagramma
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Trans-Pecos Striped Whiptail |
(Axtell, 1961) |
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Aspidoscelis laredoensis |
Laredo Striped Whiptail |
(McKinney, Kay and Anderson, 1973) |
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Aspidoscelis marmorata |
Marbled Whiptail |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Aspidoscelis marmorata marmorata |
Western Marbled Whiptail |
(Baird and Girard, 1852)
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Aspidoscelis scalaris |
Plateau Spotted Whiptail |
(Cope, 1892) |
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Aspidoscelis scalaris septemvittata
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Big Bend Spotted Whiptail |
(Cope, 1892)
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Aspidoscelis sexlineata |
Six-lined Racerunner |
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata (TX) |
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner |
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Aspidoscelis sexlineata stephensae
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Texas Yellow-headed Racerunner |
(Trauth, 1992) |
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Aspidoscelis tesselata |
Common Checkered Whiptail |
(Say 1823) |
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Coleonyx |
Banded Geckos |
Gray, 1845 |
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Coleonyx brevis |
Texas Banded Gecko |
Stejneger, 1893 |
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Cophosaurus |
Greater Earless Lizards |
Troschel, 1852 “1850” |
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Cophosaurus texanus |
Greater Earless Lizard |
Troschel, 1852 “1850”
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Cophosaurus texanus scitulus |
Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard |
(Peters, 1951) |
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Cophosaurus texanus texanus |
Texas Greater Earless Lizard |
Troschel, 1852 |
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Crotaphytus |
Collared Lizards |
Holbrook, 1842 |
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Crotaphytus collaris |
Eastern Collared Lizard |
(Say, 1823) |
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Gerrhonotus |
Eastern Alligator Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
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Gerrhonotus infernalis |
Texas Alligator Lizard |
Baird, 1859 “1858” |
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Hemidactylus |
House Geckos |
Gray, 1825 |
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Hemidactylus turcicus |
Mediterranean House Gecko |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Holbrookia |
Lesser Earless Lizards |
Girard, 1851 |
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Holbrookia propinqua |
Keeled Earless Lizard |
Baird and Girard 1852 |
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Holbrookia propinqua propinqua |
Northern Keeled Earless Lizard |
Baird and Girard 1852 |
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Phrynosoma |
Horned Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
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Phrynosoma cornutum |
Texas Horned Lizard |
(Harlan, 1825) |
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Phrynosoma modestum |
Round-tailed Horned Lizard |
Girard, 1852 |
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Plestiodon |
Toothy Skinks |
Duméril and Bibron, 1839 |
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Plestiodon anthracinus |
Coal Skink |
(Baird, 1850) |
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Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis |
Southern Coal Skink |
(Cope, 1880) |
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Plestiodon fasciatus |
Common Five-lined Skink |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Plestiodon tetragrammus |
Four-lined Skink |
Baird, 1859 “1858” |
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Plestiodon tetragrammus tetragrammus |
Long-lined Skink |
(Cope, 1880) |
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Sceloporus |
Spiny Lizards |
Wiegmann, 1828 |
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Sceloporus bimaculosus |
Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard |
Phelan and Brattstrom, 1955 |
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Sceloporus consobrinus |
Prairie Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Sceloporus (serrifer) cyanogenys |
Blue Spiny Lizard |
Cope, 1885 |
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Sceloporus merriami |
Canyon Lizard |
Stejneger, 1904
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Sceloporus merriami annulatus |
Big Bend Canyon Lizard |
Smith, 1937 |
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Sceloporus merriami longipunctatus |
Presidio Canyon Lizard |
Olson, 1973 |
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Sceloporus merriami merriami |
Merriam's Canyon Lizard |
Stejneger, 1904 |
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Sceloporus olivaceous |
Texas Spiny Lizard |
Smith, 1934 |
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Sceloporus poinsetti |
Crevice Spiny Lizard |
Baird and Girard, 1852
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Sceloporus poinsettii axtelli |
Texas Crevice Spiny Lizard |
Webb, 2006 |
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Sceloporus variabilis |
Rose-bellied Lizard |
Wiegmann, 1834
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Sceloporus variabilis marmoratus
(Sceloporus marmoratus marmoratus)
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Texas Rose-bellied Lizard |
Hallowell, 1852 |
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Scincella |
Ground Skinks |
Mittleman, 1950 |
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Scincella lateralis |
Little Brown Skink |
(Say in James, 1823) |
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Urosaurus |
Tree and Brush Lizards |
Hallowell, 1854 |
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Urosaurus ornatus |
Tree Lizard |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Urosaurus ornatus ornatus |
Texas Tree Lizard |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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Urosaurus ornatus schmidti |
Big Bend Tree Lizard |
(Mittleman, 1940) |
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Uta |
Side-blotched Lizards |
Baird and Girard in Stansbury 1852 |
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Uta stansburiana |
Side-blotched Lizards |
Baird and Girard, 1852 |
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Uta stansburiana stejnegeri |
Eastern Side-blotched Lizard |
Schmidt, 1921 |
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Squamata
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Snakes |
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Agkistrodon |
American Moccasins |
Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 |
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Agkistrodon contortrix |
Eastern Copperhead |
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Agkistrodon laticinctus |
Broad-banded Copperhead |
Gloyd and Conant, 1934 |
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Agkistrodon piscivorus |
Cottonmouth |
(Lacépède, 1789) |
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Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
(Agkistrodon piscivorus) |
Western Cottonmouth
(Northern Cottonmouth) |
(Troost, 1836) |
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Arizona |
Glossy Snakes |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
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Arizona elegans |
Glossy Snake |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
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Arizona elegans elegans |
Kansas Glossy Snake |
Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 |
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Bogertophis |
Desert Ratsnakes |
Dowling and Price, 1988 |
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Bogertophis subocularis |
Trans-Pecos Ratsnake |
(Brown, 1901) |
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Bogertophis subocularis subocularis |
Northern Trans-Pecos Ratsnake |
(Brown, 1901) |
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Coluber |
North American Racers,
Coachwhips and Whipsnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Coluber constrictor |
North American Racer |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Coluber constrictor oaxaca |
Mexican Racer |
(Jan, 1863) |
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Coluber flagellum |
Coachwhip |
Shaw, 1802 |
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Coluber (= Masticophis) flagellum testaceus |
Western Coachwhip |
Say, in James, 1823 |
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Crotalus |
Rattlesnakes |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Crotalus atrox |
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Crotalus lepidus |
Rock Rattlesnake |
(Kennicott, 1861) |
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Crotalus lepidus lepidus |
Mottled Rock Rattlesnake |
(Kennicott, 1861) |
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Crotalus ornatus |
Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake |
Hallowell, 1854 |
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Drymarchon |
Indigo Snakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Drymarchon melanurus |
Central American Indigo Snake |
(Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) |
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Drymarchon melanurus erebennus |
Texas Indigo Snake |
(Cope, 1860) |
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Gyalopian |
Western Hook-nosed Snakes |
Cope, 1861 |
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Gyalopion canum |
Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake |
Cope, 1861 “1860” |
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Hypsiglena |
North American Nightsnakes |
Cope, 1860 |
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Hypsiglena jani |
Chihuahuan Nightsnake |
(Duges, 1866) |
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Hypsiglena jani texana |
Texas Nightsnake |
(Stejneger, 1893) |
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Lampropeltis |
Kingsnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Lampropeltis alterna |
Gray-banded Kingsnake |
(Blainville, 1835) |
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Lampropeltis gentilis |
Western Milksnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Lampropeltis splendida |
Desert Kingsnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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Nerodia |
North American Watersnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Nerodia erythrogaster
(former ssp. erythrogaster) (TX) |
Plain-bellied Watersnake (Blotched Watersnake) |
(Forster, 1771) |
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Nerodia rhombifer |
Diamond-backed Watersnake |
(Hallowell, 1852) |
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Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer |
Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake |
(Hallowell, 1852) |
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Pantherophis |
North American Ratsnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
Elaphe |
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Pantherophis bairdi
(=Elaphe bairdi) |
Baird's Ratsnake |
(Yarrow, in Cope, 1880) |
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Pantherophis emoryi
(= Elaphe emoryi emoryi &
E. e. meahllmorum) |
Great Plains Ratsnake
(Northern Plains Ratsnake & Southern Plains Ratsnake or Southwestern Ratsnake) |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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Pantherophis obsoletus
(=Elaphe lindenheimeri) |
Western Ratsnake
(=Texas Ratsnake) |
(Say, 1823) |
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Pituophis |
Bull Snakes, Pine Snakes,
and Gopher Snakes |
Holbrook, 1842 |
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Pituophis catenifer |
Gopher Snake |
(Blainville, 1835) |
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Pituophis catenifer affinis |
Sonoran Gopher Snake |
(Hallowell, 1852) |
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Rena |
Threadsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
Blindsnakes |
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Rena dulcis |
Texas Threadsnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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Rena dulcis dulcis |
Plains Threadsnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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Rhinocheilus |
Long-nosed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Rhinocheilus lecontei (tesselatus) |
(Texas) Long-nosed Snake |
Long-nosed Snake |
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Salvadora |
Patch-nosed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Salvadora grahamiae |
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Salvadora grahamiae lineata |
Texas Patch-nosed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Salvadora hexalepis |
Western Patch-nosed Snake |
(Cope, 1866) |
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Salvadora hexalepis deserticola
(Salvadora deserticola)
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Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake |
Schmidt, 1940 |
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Sonora |
North American Groundsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Sonora semiannulata
(including Sonora episcopa) |
Variable Groundsnake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Storeria |
North American Brownsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Storeria dekayi |
Dekay's Brownsnake |
(Holbrook, 1836) |
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Storeria dekayi texana |
Texas Brownsnake |
Trapido, 1944 |
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Tantilla |
Black-headed, Crowned,
and Flat-headed Snakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Tantilla gracilis |
Flat-headed Snake |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Thamnophis |
North American Gartersnakes |
Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Thamnophis cyrtopsis |
Black-necked Gartersnake |
(Kennicott, 1860) |
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Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus |
Eastern Black-necked Gartersnake |
(Cope, 1880) |
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Thamnophis marcianus |
Checkered Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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Thamnophis marcianus marcianus |
Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake |
(Baird and Girard, 1853) |
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Thamnophis proximus |
Western Ribbonsnake |
(Say, 1823) |
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Thamnophis proximus orarius |
Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake |
Rossman, 1963 |
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Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus |
Red-striped Ribbon Snake |
Rossman, 1963 |
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Virginia |
North American Earthsnakes |
Baird and Girard, 1853 |
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Virginia striatula |
Rough Earth Snake |
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Testudines
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Turtles |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Apalone |
North American Softshells |
Rafinesque, 1832 |
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Apalone spinifera |
Spiny Softshell |
(LeSueur, 1827) |
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Apalone spinifera guadalupensis |
Guadalupe Spiny Softshell |
(Webb, 1962) |
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Chelydra |
Snapping Turtles |
Schweigger, 1812 |
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Chelydra serpentina |
Snapping Turtle |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Gopherus |
Gopher Tortoises |
Rafinesque, 1832 |
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Gopherus berlandieri |
Texas Tortoise |
(Agassiz, 1857) |
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Graptemys |
Map Turtles |
Agassiz, 1857 |
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Graptemys versa |
Texas Map Turtle |
Stejneger, 1925 |
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Kinosternon |
American Mud Turtles |
Spix, 1824 |
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Kinosternon flavescens |
Yellow Mud Turtle |
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Kinosternon subrubrum |
Eastern Mud Turtle |
(Lacépède, 1788) |
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Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis |
Mississippi Mud Turtle |
Gray, 1855 |
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Pseudemys |
Cooters |
Gray, 1856 |
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Pseudemys texana |
Texas Cooter |
Baur, 1893 |
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Sternotherus |
Musk Turtles |
Gray, 1825 |
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Sternotherus odoratus |
Eastern Musk Turtle |
(Latreille, in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) |
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Terrapene |
American Box Turtles |
Merrem, 1820 |
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Terapene ornata |
Ornate Box Turtle |
(Agassiz, 1857) |
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Terrapene ornata luetola |
Desert Box Turtle |
Smith and Ramsey, 1952 |
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Trachemys |
Sliders |
Agassiz, 1857 |
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Trachemys gaigeae |
Mexican Plateau Slider |
(Hartweg, 1939) |
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Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae |
Big Bend Slider |
(Hartweg, 1939) |
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Trachemys scripta |
Pond Slider |
(Schoepff, 1792) |
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Trachemys scripta elegans |
Red-eared Slider |
(Wied-Neuwied, 1838) |
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Crocodylus
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Crocodilians |
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Alligator |
Alligators |
Cuvier, 1807 |
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Alligator mississipiensis |
American Alligator |
(Daudin, 1802 “1801”) |
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