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A guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Travis County, TX

This is a guide to the reptiles (snakes, lizards and turtles) of Travis County, Texas.

This guide includes reptiles and amphibians that have been verified for Travis County on iNaturalist. There are a number of species that could occur here that are not on this list. They will be added ...more ↓

Woodhouse's Toad 1
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Gulf Coast Toad 2
Incilius nebulifer
Blanchard's Cricket Frog 3
Acris blanchardi
Spotted Chorus Frog 4
Pseudacris clarkii
Strecker's Chorus Frog 5
Pseudacris streckeri
Green Tree Frog 6
Hyla cinerea
Cope's Gray Tree Frog 7
Hyla chrysoscelis
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 8
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad 1
Gastrophryne olivacea
Rio Grande Leopard Frog 9
Lithobates berlandieri
American Bullfrog 10
Lithobates catesbeianus
Southern Leopard Frog 11
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Rio Grande Chirping Frog 12
Eleutherodactylus campi
Cliff Chirping Frog 13
Eleutherodactylus marnockii
Greenhouse Frog 14
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Small-mouthed Salamander 15
Ambystoma texanum
Western Slimy Salamander 3
Plethodon albagula
Barton Springs Salamander 16
Eurycea sosorum
Jollyville Plateau Salamander 17
Eurycea tonkawae
Austin Blind Salamander 16
Eurycea waterlooensis
Green Anole 18
Anolis carolinensis
Brown Anole 19
Anolis sagrei
Texas Alligator Lizard 20
Gerrhonotus infernalis
Eastern Collared Lizard 21
Crotaphytus collaris
Ornate Tree Lizard 22
Urosaurus ornatus
Prairie Lizard 15
Sceloporus consobrinus
Blue Spiny Lizard 23
Sceloporus cyanogenys
Texas Spiny Lizard 20
Sceloporus olivaceus
Greater Earless Lizard 24
Cophosaurus texanus
Little Brown Skink 25
Scincella lateralis
Common Five-lined Skink 26
Plestiodon fasciatus
Four-lined Skink 12
Plestiodon tetragrammus
Mediterranean House Gecko 27
Hemidactylus turcicus
Common Spotted Whiptail 28
Aspidoscelis gularis
Smooth Earthsnake 29
Virginia valeriae
Lined Snake 13
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Black-necked Gartersnake 30
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Checkered Garter Snake 1
Thamnophis marcianus
Western Ribbon Snake 31
Thamnophis proximus
Common Garter Snake 32
Thamnophis sirtalis
Dekay's Brownsnake 15
Storeria dekayi
Plain-bellied Watersnake 33
Nerodia erythrogaster
Banded Watersnake 34
Nerodia fasciata
Diamondback Watersnake 35
Nerodia rhombifer
Rough Earthsnake 36
Haldea striatula
Eastern Hognose Snake 37
Heterodon platirhinos
Coachwhip 13
Masticophis flagellum
Striped Whipsnake 38
Masticophis taeniatus
North American Racer 29
Coluber constrictor
Flat-headed Snake 13
Tantilla gracilis
Ground Snake 39
Sonora semiannulata
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake 30
Salvadora grahamiae
Gopher Snake 40
Pituophis catenifer
Rough Greensnake 41
Opheodrys aestivus
Prairie Kingsnake 42
Lampropeltis calligaster
Speckled Kingsnake 43
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Great Plains Ratsnake 33
Pantherophis emoryi
Western Ratsnake 44
Pantherophis obsoletus
Texas Coralsnake 45
Micrurus tener
Broad-banded Copperhead 46
Agkistrodon laticinctus
Northern Cottonmouth 47
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake 48
Crotalus atrox
Texas Blind Snake 49
Rena dulcis
Brahminy Blindsnake 50
Indotyphlops braminus
Spiny Softshell Turtle 51
Apalone spinifera
Snapping Turtle 52
Chelydra serpentina
Eastern Musk Turtle 53
Sternotherus odoratus
Yellow Mud Turtle 31
Kinosternon flavescens
Common Box Turtle 54
Terrapene carolina
Ornate Box Turtle 31
Terrapene ornata
Common Slider 55
Trachemys scripta
River Cooter 56
Pseudemys concinna
Texas Cooter 57
Pseudemys texana
False Map Turtle 58
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Texas Map Turtle 57
Graptemys versa
Texas Tortoise 59
Gopherus berlandieri

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