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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

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard 1
Leiocephalus carinatus
Green Anole 2
Anolis carolinensis
Hispaniolan Green Anole 3
Anolis chlorocyanus
Crested Anole 4
Anolis cristatellus
Hispaniolan Stout Anole 3
Anolis cybotes
Bark Anole 5
Anolis distichus
Knight Anole 6
Anolis equestris
Brown Anole 7
Anolis sagrei
Eastern Glass Lizard 8
Ophisaurus ventralis
Chameleon sp. 9
Chamaeleo
Brown Basilisk 10
Basiliscus vittatus
Spiny-tailed Iguanas 11
Ctenosaura
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana 12
Ctenosaura similis
Green Iguana 13
Iguana iguana
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 14
Plestiodon inexpectatus
House Geckos
Hemidactylus
Tropical House Gecko 15
Hemidactylus mabouia
Flat-tailed House Gecko 16
Hemidactylus platyurus
Mediterranean House Gecko 17
Hemidactylus turcicus
Tokay Gecko 18
Gekko gecko
Giant Ameiva 19
Ameiva ameiva
Six-lined Racerunner 8
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu 20
Salvator merianae
Banded Watersnake 21
Nerodia fasciata
Florida Watersnake 22
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
Florida Green Watersnake 8
Nerodia floridana
Brown Watersnake 8
Nerodia taxispilota
Southern Ringneck Snake 23
Diadophis punctatus punctatus
North American Racer 24
Coluber constrictor
Everglades Racer 21
Coluber constrictor paludicola
Southern Black Racer 25
Coluber constrictor priapus
Corn Snake 21
Pantherophis guttatus
Eastern Rat Snake 26
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Brahminy Blindsnake 27
Indotyphlops braminus
Burmese Python 28
Python bivittatus

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