Amphibians and Reptiles of Alachua County
(Compiled by Paul Moler, herpetologist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Nomenclature follows Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding (2000) by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, with Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico: Update (2003), available online at, respectively, http://www.ssarherps.org/pdf/Crother.pdf and http://www.ssarherps.org/pdf/Crotherupdate.pdf ), and modified by the American Museum of Natural History's "Amphibian Species of the World Database", online at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php)
X = not native to Florida
AMPHIBIANS
Frogs and Toads
Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)
Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)
Florida Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus dorsalis)
Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)
Pine Woods Treefrog (Hyla femoralis)
Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)
Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) X
Southern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer bartramiana)
Southern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris nigrita nigrita x Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa intergrades)
Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis)
Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii)
Florida Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito aesopus)
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Bronze Frog (Lithobates clamitans clamitans)
Pig Frog (Lithobates grylio)
River Frog (Lithobates heckscheri)
Florida Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus sphenocephalus)
Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) X
Salamanders
Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum)
Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)
Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus)
Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)
Southeastern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon grobmani)
Rusty Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus floridanus)
Central Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis)
Peninsula Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens piaropicola)
Striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)
Narrow-striped Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus axanthus axanthus)
Broad-striped Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus striatus)
Eastern Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia intermedia)
Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)
REPTILES
Alligators
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Turtles
Florida Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina osceola)
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
Florida Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia chrysea)
Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis)
Florida Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni)
Suwannee Cooter (Pseudemys suwanniensis)
Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri)
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) X
Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
Florida Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri)
Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor minor)
Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus)
Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Florida Softshell (Apalone ferox)
Lizards
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus)
Island Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus compressus)
Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) X
Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnoti) X
Northern Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis)
Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) X
Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)
Peninsula Mole Skink (Plestiodon egregius onocrepis)
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) (?)
Southeastern Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon inexpectatus)
Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)
Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana)
Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata)
Nonvenomous Snakes
Northern Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea copei)
Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus)
Southern Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus punctatus)
Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)
Red Cornsnake (Elaphe guttata)
Eastern (=Yellow) Ratsnake (Elaphe alleghaniensis)
Eastern Mudsnake (Farancia abacura abacura)
Common Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
Southern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon simus)
Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula x Lampropeltis getula floridana intergrades)
Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides)
Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum)
Red-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster)
Florida Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)
Florida Green Watersnake (Nerodia floridana)
Brown Watersnake (Nerodia taxispilota)
Northern Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus aestivus)
Florida Pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus)
Striped Crayfish Snake (Regina alleni)
Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida rigida)
Pine Woods Littersnake (Rhadinaea flavilata)
Northern Florida Swampsnake (Seminatrix pygaea pygaea)
Short-tailed Snake (Stilosoma extenuatum)
Florida Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata obscura)
Florida Brownsnake (Storeria victa)
Central Florida Crowned Snake (Tantilla relicta neilli)
Peninsula Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus sackenii)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Rough Earthsnake (Virginia striatula)
Eastern Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae valeriae)
Brahminy Blindsnake (Ramphotyphlops raminus) X
Venomous Snakes
Harlequin Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius)
Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti)
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
Timber (= Canebrake) Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri)