Southeastern Coastal Network

HERPETOLOGICAL INVENTORY

OF THE

SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve

Amphibians of Timucuan

Reptiles of Timucuan

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REPTILES

The species listed below are likely to occur within or near the vicinity of the park. However, the park itself may or may not support viable populations of all species due to localized distribution patterns or to lack of appropriate habitat within the park boundaries. Species recorded from the park are indicated with an "X."

Scientific name	Common name	Record for park
ALLIGATORS
Alligator mississippiensis	Alligator	X
AMPHISBAENIANS
Rhineura floridana	Florida worm lizard
TURTLES
Apalone ferox	Florida softshell turtle	X
Apalone spinifera	Spiny softshell turtle
Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle	X
Clemmys guttata	Spotted turtle
Deirochelys reticularia	Eastern chicken turtle
Gopherus polyphemus	Gopher tortoise	X
Kinosternon baurii	Striped mud turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum	Eastern mud turtle
Malaclemys terrapin	Diamondback terrapin
Pseudemys floridana	Florida cooter	X
Pseudemys nelsoni	Florida red-bellied turtle	X
Sternotherus odoratus	Common musk turtle	X
Terrapene carolina	Eastern box turtle	X
Trachemys scripta*	Yellow-bellied slider	X
LIZARDS
Anolis carolinensis	Green anole	X
Anolis sagrei *	Brown anole	X
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus	Six-lined racerunner	X
Eumeces egregius	Mole skink
Eumeces fasciatus	Five-lined skink
Eumeces inexpectatus	Southeastern five-lined skink	X
Eumeces laticeps	Broadhead skink	X
Ophisaurus attenuatus	Slender glass lizard	X
Ophisaurus compressus	Island glass lizard
Ophisaurus mimicus	Mimic glass lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis	Eastern glass lizard	X
Phyrnosoma cornutum*	Texas Horned Lizard	X
Sceloporus undulatus	Fence lizard	X
Scincella lateralis	Ground skink	X
SNAKES
Agkistrodon piscivorus	Cottonmouth	X
Cemophora coccinea	Scarlet snake	X
Coluber constrictor	Black racer	X
Crotalus adamanteus	Eastern diamondback rattlesnake	X
Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck snake	X
Drymarchon corais	Eastern indigo snake	X
Elaphe guttata	Corn snake	X
Elaphe obsoleta	Rat snake	X
Farancia abacura	Mud snake
Farancia erytrogramma	Rainbow snake
Heterodon platirhinos	Eastern hognose snake
Heterodon simus	Southern hognose snake
Lampropeltis getula	Eastern kingsnake	X
Lampropeltis triangulum	Scarlet kingsnake or milksnake	X
Masticophis flagellum	Coachwhip
Micrurus fulvius	Coral snake
Nerodia fasciata	Banded water snake	X
Nerodia floridana	Florida green water snake
Nerodia taxispilota	Brown water snake
Opheodrys aestivus	Rough green snake	X
Pituophis melanoleucus	Pine snake	X
Regina alleni	Striped crayfish snake
Regina rigida	Glossy crayfish snake
Rhadinaea flavilata	Pine woods snake	X
Seminatrix pygaea	Black swamp snake	X
Sistrurus miliarius	Pigmy rattlesnake	X
Storeria dekayi	Brown snake	X
Storeria occipitomaculata	Redbelly snake	X
Thamnophis sauritus	Ribbon snake	X
Thamnophis sirtalis	Garter snake	X
Virginia striatula	Rough earth snake	X
TOTAL	60	40

Table updated March 2003 (* = introduced species)

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