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A comprehensive list of the Reptiles of Texas based off of the CNAH Texas Checklist but updated to reflect taxonomy updates reflected in the SSAR list

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Check list for Reptiles (Class Reptilia)

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American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: American Alligator from Pasadena, TX, US on April 24, 2024 at 05:45 PM by Jill Pickett (View All) | 0 comments
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Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Brown Anole from Houston Arboretum on April 23, 2024 at 02:07 PM by Richard Solberg (View All) | 0 comments
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Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Green Anole from Central Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA on April 24, 2024 at 01:00 PM by Zachary "Galactic Bug Man" Chapman (View All) | 0 comments

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Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Texas Alligator Lizard from ICR Bioblitz, Edwards County, TX on April 13, 2024 at 07:53 PM by Randolph (Randy) King (View All) | 1 comment
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Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Western Slender Glass Lizard in April 2024 by Chris Bentley (View All) | 0 comments
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Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)

Status: Native

Last observation: Eastern Collared Lizard from Midkiff, TX, US on April 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM by Jason Brooks (View All) | 0 comments

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Reticulate Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Reticulate Collared Lizard from Starr County, TX, USA on December 3, 2023 at 10:46 AM by Ken Oeser (View All) | 0 comments
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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)

Last observation: Long-nosed Leopard Lizard from El Paso, TX, US on June 4, 2023 at 11:18 AM by scottliu317 (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)

Status: Native

Last observation: Common Side-blotched Lizard from Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, TX, US on April 23, 2024 at 11:07 AM by gullnoluv (View All) | 0 comments

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Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Ornate Tree Lizard from SH-71, Austin, TX, US on April 24, 2024 at 02:56 PM by Alondra Fleming-Parra (View All) | 0 comments
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Southwestern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus cowlesi)

Status: Native

Last observation: Southwestern Fence Lizard from Dell City, TX 79847, USA on April 23, 2024 at 05:56 PM by Mike Chernicky (View All) | 0 comments
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Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Prairie Lizard from Randall County, TX, USA on April 21, 2024 at 02:05 PM by Derrell T. Dixon (View All) | 0 comments

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Rose-bellied Lizard (Sceloporus variabilis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Rose-bellied Lizard from Applewhite Rd, San Antonio, TX, US on April 22, 2024 at 04:58 PM by Blair Stewart (View All) | 0 comments
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Blue Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus cyanogenys)

Status: Native

Last observation: Blue Spiny Lizard in April 2024 by Emilio Lopez (View All) | 0 comments
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Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii)

Status: Native

Last observation: Crevice Spiny Lizard from Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Fredericksburg, TX, US on April 22, 2024 at 08:11 AM by jcbwtks (View All) | 0 comments

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Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Texas Spiny Lizard from Kessler, Dallas, TX, USA on April 24, 2024 at 05:18 PM by Jennifer Wester (View All) | 0 comments
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Canyon Lizard (Sceloporus merriami)

Status: Native

Last observation: Canyon Lizard in April 2024 by Dale Noonkester (View All) | 0 comments
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Graphic Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Graphic Spiny Lizard in April 2024 by Jon McIntyre (View All) | 0 comments

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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Dunes Sagebrush Lizard in March 2023 by Arica Shields (View All) | 0 comments
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Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Texas Earless Lizard from West Oak Hill, Austin, TX, USA on April 24, 2024 at 02:19 PM by Preston Jones (View All) | 0 comments
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Roundtail Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum)

Status: Native

Last observation: Roundtail Horned Lizard from McCamey, TX, US on April 23, 2024 at 12:49 PM by Jason Brooks (View All) | 0 comments

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Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)

Last observation: Greater Short-horned Lizard in October 2023 by Nick Loveland (View All) | 0 comments
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Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)

Status: Native

Last observation: Texas Horned Lizard in April 2024 by melissasoto10 (View All) | 0 comments
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Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua)

Status: Native

Last observation: Keeled Earless Lizard from Padre Island National Seashore, TX, US on April 15, 2024 at 05:16 PM by Paul Crump (View All) | 0 comments

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Western Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Western Earless Lizard from Marathon, TX, US on April 6, 2024 at 10:56 AM by Chris (CP) and Pamela (PP) Pipes (View All) | 0 comments
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Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Little Brown Skink from Old Hempstead Rd, Magnolia, TX, US on April 23, 2024 at 09:05 PM by netviper (View All) | 0 comments
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Many-lined Skink (Plestiodon multivirgatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Variable Skink in April 2024 by Joe Girgente (View All) | 0 comments

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Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus)

Last observation: Southern Coal Skink in April 2019 by mattbuckingham (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Common Five-lined Skink from Humble, TX 77338, USA on April 23, 2024 at 11:39 AM by gyniebee (View All) | 0 comments
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Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)

Status: Native

Last observation: Broad-headed Skink from Rowlett, TX, US on April 19, 2024 at 04:28 PM by jackerson92 (View All) | 1 comment

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Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Great Plains Skink from Dunbar-Manhattan Heights, Lubbock, TX, USA on April 16, 2024 at 10:01 AM by Joe Girgente (View All) | 0 comments
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Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Southern Prairie Skink from Alvarado, TX 76009, USA on March 18, 2024 at 03:58 PM by jrcrowder (View All) | 0 comments
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Four-lined Skink (Plestiodon tetragrammus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Four-lined Skink from 600 Sunset Dr, McAllen, TX 78503, USA on April 20, 2024 at 11:28 AM by antshrike1 (View All) | 0 comments

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Keeled Rock Gecko (Cyrtopodion scabrum)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Keeled Rock Gecko in September 2023 by Chris Bentley (View All) | 0 comments
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Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Mediterranean House Gecko from Alpine on April 24, 2024 at 12:01 AM by Tiff Alanis (View All) | 0 comments
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Texas Banded Gecko (Coleonyx brevis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Texas Banded Gecko in April 2024 by David Hernandez (View All) | 0 comments

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Reticulated Gecko (Coleonyx reticulatus)

Last observation: Reticulated Gecko in October 2023 by sofiagglad (View All) | 0 comments
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New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidoscelis neomexicanus)

Last observation: New Mexico Whiptail from Upper Valley, El Paso, TX, US on September 14, 2023 at 09:49 AM by Diego Meneses (View All) | 0 comments
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Marbled Whiptail (Aspidoscelis marmoratus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Marbled Whiptail from Big Bend National Park, Alpine, TX, US on April 20, 2024 at 11:38 AM by Sam Moore (View All) | 0 comments

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Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Six-lined Racerunner from County Road 124, Floresville, TX, US on April 22, 2024 at 06:06 PM by franz_herpman (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Checkered Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tesselatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Common Checkered Whiptail from Presidio County, US-TX, US on April 23, 2024 at 10:39 AM by Tom Forwood Jr. (View All) | 0 comments
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Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis exsanguis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail from Marathon, TX 79842, USA on September 15, 2023 at 12:27 PM by Sean Daniels (View All) | 0 comments

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Common Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Common Spotted Whiptail from Cedar Park, TX 78613, USA on April 24, 2024 at 02:58 PM by dylanbot (View All) | 0 comments
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Laredo Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis laredoensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Laredo Striped Whiptail from Laredo, TX, USA on May 17, 2023 at 12:44 PM by Jose Sanchez (View All) | 0 comments
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Plateau Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis scalaris)

Last observation: Plateau Spotted Whiptail in October 2023 by debm (View All) | 0 comments

Source: Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2008. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, pp. 1–84. SSAR Herpetological Circular 37. (Link)

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