Reptiles

class Sauropsida

Reptiles are thick-skinned and most are covered by scales.  They are cold-blooded (ectothermic) and must move between sun and shade to regulate their body temperature.  

Snake Identification Guide - If you live in Florida and you would like to know more about the snake you found in your backyard, or in your swimming pool, or the one you saw in the pine flatwoods, or crossing the road, this Guide will answer your questions. Please click here for an informational guide to help keep you safe and enlightening you to the natural world that surrounds us.  

 

 REPTILES  STATUS IN THE WILD 
 Aldabra Tortoise     
 Amazonian Palm Viper  
 American Alligator  Threatened
 American Crocodile  Endangered
 Aruba Island Rattlesnake  Endangered *SSP
 Black Breasted Leaf Turtle    
 Black Caiman       
 Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake    
 East African Green Mamba    
 Eastern Coral Snake    
 Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake    
 Eastern Hognose  
 Egyptian Cobra    
 Eyelash Viper    
 Florida Cottonmouth    
 Florida Pine Snake  Species of Special Concern
 Gila Monster  Protected
 Grand Cayman Island Rock Iguana      Endangered *SSP
 Green Tree Python  
 Jungle Carpet Python  
 King Cobra    
 Lance-headed Rattlesnake     
 Long Nose Viper     
 Madagascar Tree Boa  Threatened
 Neuwied's Lancehead Snake    
 New Caledonian Giant Gecko    
 New Guinea Crocodile Monitor  Undetermined
 Prehensile-tailed Skink  
 Red Rat Snake    
 Red Spitting Cobra     
 Scarlet Kingsnake    
 Southern Copperhead    
 Sri Lankan Tree Viper    
 Tiger Viper     
 Timber Rattlesnake     
 Two-striped Forest Pit Viper    
 West African Mamba  
 Yellow Rat Snake