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Coastal Herpetofauna

We have compiled a partial collection of common herpetofauna species (reptiles and amphibians) found along the coastal plain of the southeastern United States. For a list of species that can be found throughout the entire Southeast, please refer to the Savannah River Ecology Lab website. 

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Snakes- 15 species

NON-VENOMOUS

  1. black racer (Coluber constrictor)

  2. yellow rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)

  3. rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus)

  4. eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

  5. corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

  6. banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata)

  7. Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)

  8. Eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus)

  9. ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus)

  10. red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)

  11. scarlet snake (Cemophora coccinea)

  12. coachwhip (Coluber flagellum)

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  1. cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

  2. eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

  3. timber/canebrake rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

 

VENOMOUS

Turtles - 16 species

  1. yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)

  2. diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)

  3. Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina)

  4. Florida softshell (Apalone ferox)

  5. red-eared slider (non-native) (Trachemys scripta elegans)

  6. common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

  7. chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)

  8. river cooter (Pseudemys concinna)

  9. Eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)

  10. three-toed box turtle (non-native) (Terrapene carolina triunguis)

  11. Florida red-belllied cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni) 

 

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  1. loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

  2. Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

  3. green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)

  4. leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) 

  5. hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochleys imbricata)

SEA TURTLES

Frogs & Toads - 12 species

  1. green treefrog (Hyla cinerea)

  2. squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella)

  3. greenhouse frog (non-native) (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)

  4. southern toad (Bufo [Anaxyrus] terrestris)

  5. eastern narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)

  6. southern leopard frog (Rana [Lithobates] sphenocephala)

  7. little grass frog (Pseudacris ocularis)

  8. eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrookii)

  9. barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)

  10. pine woods treefrog (Hyla femoralis)

  11. Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)

  12. Cuban treefrog (non-native) (Osteopilus septentrionalis)

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