Checklists of Reptiles and Amphibians
More than 50 species of reptiles, including 26 species of snakes and 16 species of turtles, have been found in [Everglades] National Park. The reptiles include, of course, the alligator, which is the symbol of the Everglades. Less conspicuous than the reptiles are the 18 species of amphibians that live here. Many are nocturnal. These lists represent species found within the park or nearby. Species considered [exotic] to Everglades National Park are marked with an asterisk (*).
Reptiles
American crocodile Crocodylus acutus American alligator Alligator mississippiensis Florida snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina Striped mud turtle Kinosternum bauri Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus Florida box turtle Terrapene carolina Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin Peninsula cooter Chrysemys floridanis Florida redbelly turtle Chrysemys nelsoni Florida chicken turtle Deirochelys reticularia Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus Atlantic green turtle Chelonia mydas Atlantic hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata Atlantic loggerhead Caretta caretta Atlantic ridley Lepidochelys kempi Florida softshell Trionyx ferox Indopacific gecko Hemidactylus garnoti* Florida reef gecko Shpaerodactylus notatus Green anole Anolis carolinensis Brown anole Anolis sagrai* Knight anole Anolis equestris* Common iguana Iguana iguana* Ground skink Scincella lateralis Eastern glass lizard Ophisaurus ventralis Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus Florida green water snake Nerodia cyclopion Brown water snake Nerodia taxispilota Florida water snake Nerodia fasciata pictiventris [Mangrove] salt [marsh] snake Nerodia fasciata compressicauda South Florida [swamp] snake Seminatrix pygaea Florida brown snake Stoeria dekayi Eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis Peninsula ribbon snake Thamnophis sauritus Striped crayfish snake Regina alleni Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platyrhinos Southern ringneck snake Diadopis punctatus Eastern mud snake Farancia abacura [Everglades] racer Coluber constrictor Eastern coachwhip Masticophis flagellum Rough green snake Opheodrys aestivus Eastern indigo Drymarchon corais Corn snake Elaphe guttata Everglades rat snake Elaphe obsoleta Yellow rat snake Elaphe obsoleta quadrivitatta Florida kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis triangulum Florida scarlet snake Cemophora coccinea Eastern coral snake Micrurus fulvius Florida cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus Dusky pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius Eastern diamondback Crotalus adamanteus
Amphibians
Two-toed amphiuma Amphiuma means Greater siren Siren lacertina [Everglades] dwarf siren Pseudobranchus striatus belli Peninsula newt Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern spadefoot toad Scaphiophus holbrooki Greenhouse frog Eleuthrodactylus planirostris* Southern toad Bufo terrestris Oak toad Bufo quercicus Florida cricket frog Acris gryllus Green treefrog Hyla cinerea Squirrel treefrog Hyla squirella Cuban treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis* Little grass frog Limneaodus ocularis Florida chorus frog Pseudacris nigrita Eastern narrow-mouth toad Gastrophyne carolinesis Pig frog Rana grylio Southern leopard frog Rana spenocephala