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Herps of Archbold Biological Station, Venus, FL

This guide encompasses the species of reptiles and amphibians identified on the main property of the Archbold Biological Station in Venus, Florida. When consulting this list, please keep in mind that many of these species are uncommon or are seen irregularly.

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Florida Cricket Frog 1
Acris gryllus dorsalis
Oak Toad 2
Anaxyrus quercicus
Southern Toad 3
Anaxyrus terrestris
Cane Toad 4
Rhinella marina
Green Tree Frog 5
Hyla cinerea
Pine Woods Tree Frog 2
Hyla femoralis
Barking Tree Frog 6
Hyla gratiosa
Greenhouse Frog 7
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Gopher Frog 8
Lithobates capito
Squirrel Tree Frog 2
Hyla squirella
Cuban Treefrog 9
Osteopilus septentrionalis
Southern Chorus Frog 2
Pseudacris nigrita
Little Grass Frog 6
Pseudacris ocularis
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 10
Gastrophryne carolinensis
American Bullfrog 9
Lithobates catesbeianus
Florida Leopard Frog 1
Lithobates sphenocephalus sphenocephalus
Two-toed Amphiuma 11
Amphiuma means
Eastern Newt 12
Notophthalmus viridescens
Western Lesser Siren 13
Siren intermedia
American Alligator 11
Alligator mississippiensis
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus
Eastern Glass Lizard 14
Ophisaurus ventralis
Pig Frog 14
Lithobates grylio
Florida Worm Lizard
Rhineura floridana
Island Glass Lizard 15
Ophisaurus compressus
Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Garnot's House Gecko 16
Hemidactylus garnotii
Narrow-striped Mud Siren 6
Pseudobranchus axanthus
Brown Anole 17
Anolis sagrei
Florida Scrub Lizard 6
Sceloporus woodi
Bluetail Mole Skink
Plestiodon egregius lividus
Florida Sand Skink 18
Plestiodon reynoldsi
Little Brown Skink 19
Scincella lateralis
Florida scarlet snake 1
Cemophora coccinea coccinea
Mediterranean House Gecko 19
Hemidactylus turcicus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 19
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Northern Green Anole 20
Anolis carolinensis carolinensis
Eastern Coachwhip
Coluber flagellum flagellum
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner 17
Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata
Eastern Mud Snake 2
Farancia abacura abacura
Southern Black Racer 21
Coluber constrictor priapus
Florida Watersnake 22
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
Southern Ringneck Snake 23
Diadophis punctatus punctatus
Eastern Hognose Snake 24
Heterodon platirhinos
Scarlet Milksnake 6
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Short-tailed Snake
Lampropeltis extenuata
Florida Rough Greensnake 1
Opheodrys aestivus carinatus
Brown Watersnake 14
Nerodia taxispilota
Florida Pine Snake 1
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
Striped Swampsnake 6
Liodytes alleni
Southern Florida Swampsnake
Liodytes pygaea cyclas
Western Rat Snake 6
Pantherophis obsoletus
Peninsula Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus sackenii
Eastern Indigo Snake 25
Drymarchon couperi
Eastern Garter Snake 26
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
Peninsula Crowned Snake
Tantilla relicta relicta
Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Eastern Coral Snake 27
Micrurus fulvius
Common Snapping Turtle 28
Chelydra serpentina
Florida Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia chrysea
Florida Red-bellied Cooter 29
Pseudemys nelsoni
Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
Florida Box Turtle 30
Terrapene carolina bauri
Striped Mud Turtle 14
Kinosternon baurii
Florida Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri
Corn Snake 14
Pantherophis guttatus
Florida Softshell Turtle 31
Apalone ferox
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake 2
Crotalus adamanteus
Common Musk Turtle 32
Sternotherus odoratus
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus

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