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Systematic list - part 26: Reptiles and Amphibians

Most of these were not identified in the field but I have attempted to identify them from photos using various online sources. As with anything else, please contact me if I have got any wrong! So far I haven't found the online sources very helpful when it comes to turtles so most of these are still missing names - any help filling the gaps would be most welcome.

 

American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis

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American Alligators, Tamiami Trail Loop Road, 14th April

 

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adult and baby American Alligators, Green Cay, 25th April

 

American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus

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American Crocodile, Fort Jefferson moat, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, 21st April - with these views I'm not sure I'd have identified it on appearance, but you don't get freshwater Alligators out here on Dry Tortugas!

 

Florida Water Snake Nerodia fasciata pictiventris

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Florida Water Snake, Corkscrew Swamp, 16th April - at the time this was identified by a staff member as one of the venmous species, Cottonmouth I think, but the detail of the head pattern seems to confirm it as the similar (and often confused) Water Snake

 

Southern Black Racer Coluber constrictor priapus

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Southern Black Racers, Tamiami Trail Loop Road, 14th April

 

Eastern Corn Snake Pantherophis guttatus

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Eastern Corn Snake, Babcock-Webb, 16th April

 

Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius barbouri

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Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake, Seminole Reservation, 25th April

 

Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans

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Red-eared Slider, Key West Botanical Gardens, 22nd April

 

Florida Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys nelsoni

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Florida Red-bellied Turtle, Tamiami Trail Loop Road, 14th April - thanks to Brennan for the ID

 

Turtle sp. (unidentified)

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unidentified Turtle, Washington Loop Road, 14th April

 

Turtle sp. (unidentified)

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unidentified Turtles, Green Cay, 25th April

 

Turtle sp. (unidentified)

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unidentified Turtle, Corkscrew Swamp, 15th April

 

Turtle sp. (unidentified)

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unidentified Turtle, Blue Hole, Big Pine Key, 19th April

 

Green Iguana Iguana iguana

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Green Iguanas, Summerland Key (left) and Key West Botanical Garden (right), 19th April

 

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Green Iguanas, Key West Botanical Garden, 22nd April

 

Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus

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Southeastern Five-lined Skink, Mahogany Hammock, Everglades, 18th April

 

Green Anole Anolis carolinensis

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Green Anole, Corkscrew Swamp, 15th April

 

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Green Anole, Corkscrew Swamp, 16th April

 

Brown Anole Anolis sagrei

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Brown Anoles, Hathaway Park, Washington Loop Road (left) and Tamiami Trail Loop Road (right), 14th April

 

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Brown Anoles, Corkscrew Swamp, 15th April

 

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Brown Anoles, Bill Baggs, 24th April (left) and Markham Park, 25th April (right)

 

Greenhouse Frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris

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possible Greenhouse Frog, Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, 22nd April - I'm by no means sure about the ID and can't find any lists of amphibians that are supposed to occur here

 

Pig Frog Rana grylio

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Pig Frogs, Green Cay, 25th April - 3 seen here were the only ones seen but several heard at other locations

 

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