Gulf Islands National Seashore Reptiles

A guide to the lizards, snakes, turtles, and alligators of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Prepared for the Gulf Islands National Seashore Bioblitz on May 21, 2016.

All 20

American Alligator ¹
Alligator mississippiensis

Green Anole ²
Anolis carolinensis

Eastern Glass Lizard ³
Ophisaurus ventralis

Eastern Fence Lizard ⁴
Sceloporus undulatus

Little Brown Skink ⁵
Scincella lateralis

Common Five-lined Skink ⁵
Plestiodon fasciatus

Broad-headed Skink ⁶
Plestiodon laticeps

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner ⁷
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus

Scarlet Snake ⁸
Cemophora coccinea

Ribbon Snake ⁹
Thamnophis sauritus

Gray Ratsnake ¹⁰
Pantherophis spiloides

Cottonmouth ¹¹
Agkistrodon piscivorus

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake ¹²
Crotalus adamanteus

Pigmy Rattlesnake ⁹
Sistrurus miliarius

Green Sea Turtle ¹³
Chelonia mydas

Loggerhead Sea Turtle ¹⁴
Caretta caretta

Leatherback Sea Turtle ¹⁵
Dermochelys coriacea

Pond Slider ¹⁶
Trachemys scripta

Common Box Turtle ¹⁷
Terrapene carolina

Gopher Tortoise ¹⁸
Gopherus polyphemus

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Gulf Islands National Seashore Reptiles

American Alligator 1 Alligator mississippiensis

Green Anole 2 Anolis carolinensis

Eastern Glass Lizard 3 Ophisaurus ventralis

Eastern Fence Lizard 4 Sceloporus undulatus

Little Brown Skink 5 Scincella lateralis

Common Five-lined Skink 5 Plestiodon fasciatus

Broad-headed Skink 6 Plestiodon laticeps

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner 7 Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus

Scarlet Snake 8 Cemophora coccinea

Ribbon Snake 9 Thamnophis sauritus

Gray Ratsnake 10 Pantherophis spiloides

Cottonmouth 11 Agkistrodon piscivorus

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake 12 Crotalus adamanteus

Pigmy Rattlesnake 9 Sistrurus miliarius

Green Sea Turtle 13 Chelonia mydas

Loggerhead Sea Turtle 14 Caretta caretta

Leatherback Sea Turtle 15 Dermochelys coriacea

Pond Slider 16 Trachemys scripta

Common Box Turtle 17 Terrapene carolina

Gopher Tortoise 18 Gopherus polyphemus