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Reptiles of Jekyll Island, GA

A complete list of all identified reptile species on Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA. Animals were accurately identified by research biologist with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and University of Georgia.

American Alligator 1
Alligator mississippiensis
Eastern Ribbonsnake 2
Thamnophis sauritus
Cottonmouth 3
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake 4
Crotalus adamanteus
Eastern Garter Snake 5
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Timber Rattlesnake 6
Crotalus horridus
Eastern Rat Snake 7
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Corn Snake 3
Pantherophis guttatus
Common Kingsnake 2
Lampropeltis getula
Scarlet Snake 8
Cemophora coccinea
Rough Greensnake 9
Opheodrys aestivus
Banded Water Snake 3
Nerodia fasciata
Ringneck Snake 8
Diadophis punctatus
Redbelly Snake 10
Storeria occipitomaculata
Pond Slider 11
Trachemys scripta
Red-eared Slider 12
Trachemys scripta elegans
Southern Black Racer 13
Coluber constrictor priapus
Eastern Box Turtle 14
Terrapene carolina carolina
Coachwhip 15
Coluber flagellum
Three-toed Box Turtle 16
Terrapene carolina triunguis
Eastern Chicken Turtle 17
Deirochelys reticularia reticularia
Eastern Mud Turtle 9
Kinosternon subrubrum
Carolina Diamondback Terrapin 18
Malaclemys terrapin centrata
Florida Softshell Turtle 19
Apalone ferox
Common Snapping Turtle 20
Chelydra serpentina
Florida Red-bellied Cooter 21
Pseudemys nelsoni
Kemp's Ridley 22
Lepidochelys kempii
Loggerhead Sea Turtle 23
Caretta caretta
Green Sea Turtle 24
Chelonia mydas
Leatherback Sea Turtle 25
Dermochelys coriacea
Mediterranean House Gecko 8
Hemidactylus turcicus
Green Anole 26
Anolis carolinensis
Brown Anole 27
Anolis sagrei
Broadhead Skink 28
Plestiodon laticeps
Little Brown Skink 8
Scincella lateralis
Eastern Glass Lizard 3
Ophisaurus ventralis
Six-lined Racerunner 3
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Common Five-lined Skink 29
Plestiodon fasciatus
Hawksbill Sea Turtle 30
Eretmochelys imbricata
River Cooter 31
Pseudemys concinna
Yellow-bellied Slider 32
Trachemys scripta scripta
Eastern River Cooter 33
Pseudemys concinna concinna
Eastern Fence Lizard 34
Sceloporus undulatus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 8
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Little Brown Skink 35
Scincella lateralis

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