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Reptiles of Louisiana

A grouping of all of the reptiles found in Louisiana, including historical records and introduced species. I included only subspecies that are used commonly, excluding some from this guide.

Green Anole 1
Anolis carolinensis
Brown Anole 2
Anolis sagrei
Slender Glass Lizard 3
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Eastern Glass Lizard 4
Ophisaurus ventralis
Prairie Lizard 5
Sceloporus consobrinus
Texas Horned Lizard 6
Phrynosoma cornutum
Little Brown Skink 7
Scincella lateralis
Coal Skink 3
Plestiodon anthracinus
Common Five-lined Skink 8
Plestiodon fasciatus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 9
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Broadhead Skink 10
Plestiodon laticeps
Prairie Skink 11
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Spotted House Gecko 12
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
Mediterranean House Gecko 13
Hemidactylus turcicus
Six-lined Racerunner 4
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

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