Amphibians & Reptiles of the Florida Panhandle

Northwest Florida Environmental Conservancy, Part 2

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Amphibians & Reptiles of the Florida Panhandle - A Checklist

Herpetofauna occurring within the Florida Panhandle between the Perdido and Suwannee Rivers

Prepared by Karl R. Studenroth Jr. Compiled October 1986. List revised 22 November, 2008.

Amphibia:

Anura-Frogs and Toads

Pelobatidae/Spadefoot Toads

1) Scaphiopus h. holbrooki

E. Spadefoot Toad

Bufonidae/Toads

2) Bufo quercicus	Oak Toad
3) Bufo terrestris	S. Toad
4) Bufo woodhousei fowleri	Fowler’s Toad

Hylidae/Cricket, Tree and Chorus Frogs

5) Acris c. crepitans	N. Cricket Frog
6) Acris g. gryllus 6b) A. g. dorsalis	S. Cricket Frog Florida Cricket Frog
7) Hyla andersonii	Pine Barrens Treefrog
8) Hyla avivoca	Bird-voiced Treefrog
9) Hyla chrysoscelis	Gray Treefrog
10) Hyla cinerea	Green Treefrog
11) Hyla femoralis	Pine Woods Treefrog
12) Hyla gratiosa	Barking Treefrog
13) Hyla squirella	Squirrel Treefrog
14) Pseudacris c. crucifer	N. Spring Peeper
15) Pseudacris n. nigrita	S. Chorus Frog
16) Pseudacris ocularis	Little Grass Frog
17) Pseudacris ornata	Ornate Chorus Frog
18) Pseudacris triseriata feriarum	Upland Chorus Frog

Ranidae/True Frogs

19) Rana capito sevosa

Dusky Gopher Frog

20) Rana catesbeiana

Bullfrog

21) Rana c. clamitans

Bronze Frog

22) Rana grylio

Pig Frog

23) Rana heckscheri

River Frog

24) Rana okaloosae

Florida Bog Frog

25) Rana palustris

Pickerel Frog

26) Rana utricularia

S. Leopard Frog

Michrohylidae/Narrowmouth Frogs

27) Gastrophryne carolinensis

E. Narrowmouth Frog

Caudata-Salamanders

Proteidae/Mudpuppies and Waterdogs

1) Necturus alabamensis

Alabama Waterdog

Amphiumidae/Amphiumas

2) Amphiuma means	Two-toed Amphiuma
3) Amphiuma pholeter	One-toed Amphiuma

Sirenidae/Sirens

4) Pseudobranchus striatus spheniscus	Slender Dwarf Siren
5) Siren i. intermedia	E. Lesser Siren
6) Siren lacertina	Greater Siren

Salamandridae/Newts

7) Notophthalmus perstriatus	Striped Newt
8) Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis	Louisiana Newt

Ambystomatidae/Mole Salamanders

9) Ambystoma bishopi	Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander
10) Ambystoma cingulatum	Frosted Flatwoods Salamander
11) Ambystoma opacum	Marbled Salamander
12) Ambystoma talpoideum	Mole Salamander

13) Ambystoma t. tigrinum

E. Tiger Salamander

Plethodontidae/Lungless Salamanders

14) Desmognathus apalachicolae	Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
15) Desmognathus auriculatus	S. Dusky Salamander
16) Desmognathus fuscus conanti	Spotted Dusky Salamander
17) Desmognathus monticola	Seal Salamander
18) Eurycea cirrigera	S. Two-lined Salamander
19) Eurycea longicauda guttolineata	Three-lined Salamander
20) Eurycea quadridigitata	Dwarf Salamander
21) Haideotriton wallacei	Georgia Blind Salamander
22) Hemidactylium scutatum	Four-toed Salamander
23) Plethodon grobmani	SE. Slimy Salamander
24) Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus 24b) P. m. floridanus	Gulf Coast Mud Salamander Florida Mud Salamander
25) Pseudotriton ruber vioscai	S. Red Salamander

Reptilia

Crocodylia-Alligators and Crocodiles

Alligatoridae/Alligators

1) Alligator mississippiensis

American Alligator

Testudines-Turtles

Chelydridae/Snapping Turtles

1) Chelydra s. serpentina

1b) C. s. osceola

Common Snapping Turtle

Florida Snapping Turtle

2) Macroclemys temmincki

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Kinosternidae/Musk and Mud Turtles

3) Kinosternon bauri

Striped Mud Turtle

4) Kinosternon s. subrubrum

E. Mud Turtle

5) Sternotherus m. minor

5b) S. m. peltifer

Loggerhead Musk Turtle

Stripeneck Musk Turtle

6) Sternotherus odoratus

Common Musk Turtle (Stinkpot)

Emydidae/Box and Water Turtles

7) Clemmys guttata

Spotted Turtle

8) Deirochelys r. reticularia

E. Chicken Turtle

9) Graptemys barbouri

Barbour’s Map Turtle

10) Graptemys ernesti

Escambia Map Turtle

11) Graptemys sp.

Undescribed species in Choctawhatchee R.

12) Malaclemys terrapin pileata

12b) M. t. macrospilota

Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin

Ornate Diamondback Terrapin

13) Pseudemys c. concinna

13b) P. c. suwanniensis

E. River Cooter

Suwannee Cooter

14) Pseudemys f. floridana

Florida Cooter

15) Pseudemys nelsoni

Florida Redbelly Turtle

16) Terrapene carolina major

16b) T. c. triunguis

16c) T. c. carolina

Gulf Coast Box Turtle

Three-toed Box Turtle

E. Box Turtle

17) Trachemys s. scripta

Yellow-bellied Slider

Testudines/Tortoises

18) Gopherus polyphemus

Gopher Tortoise

Trionychidae/Softshell Turtles

19) Apalone ferox

Florida Softshell Turtle

20) Apalone mutica calvata

Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell Turtle

21) Apalone spinifera aspera

Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle

Cheloniidae/Sea Turtles

22) Caretta c. caretta

Atlantic Loggerhead Sea Turtle

23) Chelonia m. mydas

Atlantic Green Sea Turtle

24) Lepidochelys kempi

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle

Dermochelyidae/Leatherback Sea Turtle

25) Dermochelys c. coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Squamata-Lizards and Snakes

Lacertilia-Lizards

Polychridae/Anoles

1) Anolis carolinensis

Green Anole

Phrynosomatidae/Spiny Lizards

2) Sceloporus u. undulatus

E. Fence Lizard

Teidae/Whiptails

3) Cnemidophorus s. sexlineatus

Six-lined Racerunner

Scincidae/Skinks

4) Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis

S. Coal Skink

5) Eumeces egregius similis

N. Mole Skink

6) Eumeces fasciatus

Five-lined Skink

7) Eumeces inexpectatus

SE. Five-lined Skink

8) Eumeces laticeps

Broad-headed Skink

9) Scinella lateralis

Ground Skink

Anguidae/Glass Lizards

10) Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus

E. Slender Glass Lizard

11) Ophisaurus compressus

Island Glass Lizard

12) Ophisaurus mimicus

Mimic Glass Lizard

13) Ophisaurus ventralis

E. Glass Lizard

Serpentes - Snakes

Colubridae/Nonvemous Snakes

1) Cemorpha coccinea copei	N. Scarlet Snake
2) Coluber constrictor priapus 2b) C. c. helvigularis	S. Black Racer Brownchin Racer
3) Diadophis p. punctatus	S. Ringneck Snake
4) Drymarchon corais couperi	E. Indigo Snake
5) Elaphe g. guttata	Corn Snake
6) Elaphe obsoleta spiloides	Gray Rat Snake
7) Farancia a. abacura	E. Mud Snake
8) Farancia e. erytrogramma	Rainbow Snake
9) Heterodon platirhinos	E. Hognose Snake
10) Heterodon simus	S. Hognose Snake
11) Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata	Mole Kingsnake
12) Lampropeltis g. getula	E. Kingsnake (Apalachicola phase also)
13) Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides	Scarlet Kingsnake
14) Masticophis f. flagellum	E. Coachwhip
15) Nerodia clarki	Gulf Salt Marsh Snake
16) Nerodia cyclopion	Mississippi Green Water Snake
17) Nerodia e. erythrogaster 17b) N. e. flavigaster	Red-bellied Water Snake Yellow-bellied Water Snake
18) Nerodia f. fasciata	Banded Water Snake
19) Nerodia floridana	Florida Green Water Snake
20) Nerodia sipedon pleuralis	Midland Water Snake
21) Nerodia taxispilota	Brown Water Snake
22) Opheodrys aestivus	Rough Green Snake
23) Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus	Florida Pine Snake
24) Regina alleni	Striped Crayfish Snake
25) Regina r. rigida 25b) R. r. sinicola	Glossy Crayfish Snake Gulf Crayfish Snake
26) Regina septemvittata	Queen Snake
27) Rhadinaea flavilata	Pine Woods Snake
28) Seminatrix p. pygaea	N. Florida Swamp Snake
29) Storeria dekayi wrightorum 29b) S. d. limnetes	Midland Brown Snake Marsh Brown Snake
30) Storeria occipitomaculata obscura	Florida Redbelly Snake
31) Tantilla coronata	SE. Crowned Snake
32) Thamnophis s. sauritus 32b) T. s. nitae	E. Ribbon Snake Bluestripe Ribbon Snake
33) Thamnophis s. sirtalis 33b) T. s. similis	E. Garter Snake Bluestripe Garter Snake
34) Virginia striatula	Rough Earth Snake
35) Virginia v. valeriae	E. Smooth Earth Snake

Elapidae/Coral Snakes

36) Micrurus f. fulvius

E. Coral Snake

Viperidae/Vipers, Crotalinae/Pit Vipers

37) Agkistrodon c. contortrix	S. Copperhead
38) Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti	Florida Cottonmouth
39) Crotalus adamanteus	E. Diamondback Rattlesanke
40) Crotalus horridus	Canebrake (Timber) Rattlesnake
41) Sistrurus miliarius barbouri	Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake

Summary Totals:

27 Anura-Frogs and Toads (2 subspecies)

25 Caudata-Salamanders (1 subspecies)

01 Crocodylia/Alligators and Crocodiles

25 Testudines-Turtles (5 subspecies)

13 Lacertilia-Lizards

41 Serpentes/Snakes (5 subspecies)

132 Total Species (145 + total forms)

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