.

Known Reptiles & Amphibians

in the

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Lists: Alligator | Turtles | Lizards | Snakes | Amphibians (T=threatened, E=endangered , SSC=species of special concern)

Special pages: Frogs & Toads | Turtles | Snakes | Lizards | Alligators

Alligators

Crocodylidae

• American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - T/federal, SSC/state

Turtles

Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)

• Florida Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina osceola)

Emydidae (Pond & Box Turtles)

• Florida Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia chrysea)
• Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys floridana peninsularis)
• Florida Red-bellied Turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni)
• Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri)
• Yellow-bellied Turtle (Trachemys scripta scripta)

Kinosternidae (Musk & Mud Turtles)

• Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon bauri)
• Florida Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri)
• Stinkpot Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)

Testudinidae (Tortoises)

• Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) T/state

Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)

• Florida Softshell (Apalone ferox)

Lizards

Gekkonidae (Geckos)

• Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnoti)

Iguanidae (Iguanids)

• Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
• Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)

Phrynosomatidae (Tree & Spiny Lizards)

• Florida Scrub Lizard (Sceloporus woodi) - rare

Scincidae (Skinks)

• Southeastern 5-Lined Skink (Eumeces inexpectatus)
• Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)

Anguidae (Legless Lizards)

• Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
• Island Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus compressus)
• Eastern Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus)

Snakes

Colubridae (Colubrid Snakes)

• Florida Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)
• Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota)
• Florida Green Water Snake (Nerodia floridana)
• South Florida Black Swamp Snake (Seminatrix pygaea cyclas)
• Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
• Bluestripe Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis similis)
• Peninsula Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sackenii)
• Florida Brown Snake (Storeria dakayi victa)
• Southern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus punctatus)
• Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
• Florida Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea)
• Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)
• Eastern Mud Snake (Farancia abacura abacura)
• Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus)
• Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum)
• Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais superi) T/federal & state
• Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata)
• Red Rat Snake / Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata)
• Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides)
• Florida Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula floridana)
• Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)

Elapidae (Coral Snake)

• Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius fulvius)

Viperidae (Pit Vipers)

• Florida Cottonmouth / Water Mocassin (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti)
• Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri)
• Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

Amphibians

Toads

• Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii)
• Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris)
• Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus)

Frogs

• Pig Frog (Rana grylio)
• Southern Leopard Frog (Rana utricularia)
• Eastern Narrow-mouthed Frog (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
• Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)
• Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
• Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)
• Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
• Pinewoods Treefrog (Hyla femoralis)
• Little Grass Frog (Limnaoedus ocularis)
• Florida Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus dorsalis)
• Florida Chorus Frog (Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa)

Newts

• Peninsula Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens piaropicola)

Sirens & Amphiumas

• Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)
• Everglades Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus belli)
• Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)