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.

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Taxonomy
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- Lizards Suborder Sauria

Green Anole ¹
Anolis carolinensis

Eastern Glass Lizard ²
Ophisaurus ventralis

Eastern Fence Lizard ³
Sceloporus undulatus

Little Brown Skink ⁴
Scincella lateralis

Common Five-lined Skink ⁴
Plestiodon fasciatus

Broad-headed Skink ⁵
Plestiodon laticeps

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner ⁶
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus

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Gulf Islands National Seashore Reptiles

Green Anole 1 Anolis carolinensis

Eastern Glass Lizard 2 Ophisaurus ventralis

Eastern Fence Lizard 3 Sceloporus undulatus

Little Brown Skink 4 Scincella lateralis

Common Five-lined Skink 4 Plestiodon fasciatus

Broad-headed Skink 5 Plestiodon laticeps

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner 6 Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus