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Fauna of Broward County, Florida

This is a non-exhaustive list of possible species to be found in Broward County Florida. This is a companion piece for the Broward county BioBlitz program to help guide possible identifications

American Alligator 1
Alligator mississippiensis
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard 2
Leiocephalus carinatus
Green Anole 3
Anolis carolinensis
Hispaniolan Green Anole 4
Anolis chlorocyanus
Crested Anole 5
Anolis cristatellus
Hispaniolan Stout Anole 4
Anolis cybotes
Bark Anole 6
Anolis distichus
Knight Anole 7
Anolis equestris
Brown Anole 8
Anolis sagrei
Eastern Glass Lizard 9
Ophisaurus ventralis
Chameleon sp. 10
Chamaeleo
Brown Basilisk 11
Basiliscus vittatus
Spiny-tailed Iguanas 12
Ctenosaura
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana 13
Ctenosaura similis
Green Iguana 14
Iguana iguana
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 15
Plestiodon inexpectatus
House Geckos
Hemidactylus
Tropical House Gecko 16
Hemidactylus mabouia
Flat-tailed House Gecko 17
Hemidactylus platyurus
Mediterranean House Gecko 18
Hemidactylus turcicus
Tokay Gecko 19
Gekko gecko
Giant Ameiva 20
Ameiva ameiva
Six-lined Racerunner 9
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu 21
Salvator merianae
Banded Watersnake 22
Nerodia fasciata
Florida Watersnake 23
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
Florida Green Watersnake 9
Nerodia floridana
Brown Watersnake 9
Nerodia taxispilota
Southern Ringneck Snake 24
Diadophis punctatus punctatus
North American Racer 25
Coluber constrictor
Everglades Racer 22
Coluber constrictor paludicola
Southern Black Racer 26
Coluber constrictor priapus
Corn Snake 22
Pantherophis guttatus
Eastern Rat Snake 27
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Brahminy Blindsnake 28
Indotyphlops braminus
Burmese Python 29
Python bivittatus
Florida Softshell 30
Apalone ferox
Common Snapping Turtle 31
Chelydra serpentina
Striped Mud Turtle 32
Kinosternon baurii
Eastern Box Turtle 33
Terrapene carolina carolina
Common Slider 34
Trachemys scripta
Red-eared Slider 35
Trachemys scripta elegans
Yellow-bellied Slider 36
Trachemys scripta scripta
Florida Red-bellied Cooter 37
Pseudemys nelsoni
Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
Gopher Tortoise 38
Gopherus polyphemus

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