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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All 72

American Alligator ¹
Alligator mississippiensis

Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus

Eastern Glass Lizard ²
Ophisaurus ventralis

Florida Worm Lizard
Rhineura floridana

Island Glass Lizard ³
Ophisaurus compressus

Garnot's House Gecko ⁴
Hemidactylus garnotii

Brown Anole ⁵
Anolis sagrei

Florida Scrub Lizard ⁶
Sceloporus woodi

Bluetail Mole Skink
Plestiodon egregius lividus

Florida Sand Skink ⁷
Plestiodon reynoldsi

Little Brown Skink ⁸
Scincella lateralis

Florida scarlet snake ⁹
Cemophora coccinea coccinea

Mediterranean House Gecko ⁸
Hemidactylus turcicus

Southeastern Five-lined Skink ⁸
Plestiodon inexpectatus

Northern Green Anole ¹⁰
Anolis carolinensis carolinensis

Eastern Coachwhip
Coluber flagellum flagellum

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner ⁵
Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata

Eastern Mud Snake ¹¹
Farancia abacura abacura

Southern Black Racer ¹²
Coluber constrictor priapus

Florida Watersnake ¹³
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

Southern Ringneck Snake ¹⁴
Diadophis punctatus punctatus

Eastern Hognose Snake ¹⁵
Heterodon platirhinos

Scarlet Milksnake ⁶
Lampropeltis elapsoides

Short-tailed Snake
Lampropeltis extenuata

Florida Rough Greensnake ⁹
Opheodrys aestivus carinatus

Brown Watersnake ²
Nerodia taxispilota

Florida Pine Snake ⁹
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 ¹⁶
Drymarchon couperi

Eastern Garter Snake ¹⁷
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 ¹⁸
Micrurus fulvius

Common Snapping Turtle ¹⁹
Chelydra serpentina

Florida Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia chrysea

Florida Red-bellied Cooter ²⁰
Pseudemys nelsoni

Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis

Florida Box Turtle ²¹
Terrapene carolina bauri

Striped Mud Turtle ²
Kinosternon baurii

Florida Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri

Corn Snake ²
Pantherophis guttatus

Florida Softshell Turtle ²²
Apalone ferox

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake ¹¹
Crotalus adamanteus

Common Musk Turtle ²³
Sternotherus odoratus

Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus

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Herps of Archbold Biological Station, Venus, FL

American Alligator 1 Alligator mississippiensis

Eastern Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus

Eastern Glass Lizard 2 Ophisaurus ventralis

Florida Worm Lizard Rhineura floridana

Island Glass Lizard 3 Ophisaurus compressus

Garnot's House Gecko 4 Hemidactylus garnotii

Brown Anole 5 Anolis sagrei

Florida Scrub Lizard 6 Sceloporus woodi

Bluetail Mole Skink Plestiodon egregius lividus

Florida Sand Skink 7 Plestiodon reynoldsi

Little Brown Skink 8 Scincella lateralis

Florida scarlet snake 9 Cemophora coccinea coccinea

Mediterranean House Gecko 8 Hemidactylus turcicus

Southeastern Five-lined Skink 8 Plestiodon inexpectatus

Northern Green Anole 10 Anolis carolinensis carolinensis

Eastern Coachwhip Coluber flagellum flagellum

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner 5 Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata

Eastern Mud Snake 11 Farancia abacura abacura

Southern Black Racer 12 Coluber constrictor priapus

Florida Watersnake 13 Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

Southern Ringneck Snake 14 Diadophis punctatus punctatus

Eastern Hognose Snake 15 Heterodon platirhinos

Scarlet Milksnake 6 Lampropeltis elapsoides

Short-tailed Snake Lampropeltis extenuata

Florida Rough Greensnake 9 Opheodrys aestivus carinatus

Brown Watersnake 2 Nerodia taxispilota

Florida Pine Snake 9 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 16 Drymarchon couperi

Eastern Garter Snake 17 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 18 Micrurus fulvius

Common Snapping Turtle 19 Chelydra serpentina

Florida Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia chrysea

Florida Red-bellied Cooter 20 Pseudemys nelsoni

Peninsular Cooter Pseudemys peninsularis

Florida Box Turtle 21 Terrapene carolina bauri

Striped Mud Turtle 2 Kinosternon baurii

Florida Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri

Corn Snake 2 Pantherophis guttatus

Florida Softshell Turtle 22 Apalone ferox

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake 11 Crotalus adamanteus

Common Musk Turtle 23 Sternotherus odoratus

Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus