Reptiles of Florida
- Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
- Black Racer (Coluber constrictor)
- Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)
- Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
- Corn Snake or Rat Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
- Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
- Florida Cooter (Pseudemys concinna floridana)
- Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox)
- Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
- Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)
- Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)
- Southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
Southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
Although your likelihood of seeing one of these in Sarasota is remote, their numbers are increasing in Florida. … [Read more...]
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program has documented sea turtle nesting activity and the status of shoreline habitat for more than three decades along 35 miles of Sarasota County beaches. Their findings contribute to the statewide understanding of nesting trends. … [Read more...]