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Amphibians & Reptiles

Dasypus novemcintus

Salamanders

Ambystoma texanum Smallmouth Salamander
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt
Siren intermedia Lesser Siren

 

Frogs and Toads

Acris crepitans Cricket Frog
Bufo houstonensis Houston Toad
Bufo valliceps Gulf Coast Toad
Bufo woodhousii Woodhouse's Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad
Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog
Hyla squirella Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysosclis Cope's Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris clarki Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata Upland Chorus Frog
Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog
Rana clamitans Bronze Frog
Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog

 

Crocodilians

Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator

 

Turtles

Apalone (Trionyx) spinifera Spiny Softshell
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia Chicken Turtle
Gopherus berlandieri Texas Tortoise (probably escaped pet)
Kinosternon odoratum Stinkpot
Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern Mud Turtle
Pseudemys texana Texas River Cooter
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta Slider

 

Lizards

Anolis carolinensis Green Anole
Eumeces fasciatus Five-lined Skink
Eumeces septentionalis Southern Prairie Skink
Hemidactylus turcicus Mediterranean Gecko
Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum Texas Horned Lizard
Scincella lateralis Ground Skink

 

Snakes

Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus Cottonmouth
Coluber constrictor Eastern Racer
Crotalus atrox Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake
Elaphe obsoleta Eastern Rat Snake
Farancia abacura Mud Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum Milk Snake
Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip
Micrurus fulvius Eastern Coral Snake
Nerodia cyclopion Green Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster Blotched Water Snake
Nerodia fasciata Broad-Banded Water Snake
Nerodia rhombifer Diamondback Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake
Regina grahami Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina rigida Glossy Crayfish Snake
Sistrurus miliarius Pygmy Rattlesnake
Storeria dekayi Brown Snake
Thamnophis proximus orarius Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake
Virginia striatula Rough Earth Snake

Check list based on the Texas A & M Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections and Brazos Bend State Park Amphibian Population Assessment Report by John H. Malone. Compiled by D. Heinicke, Brazos Bend State Park, from the above and ammended from park sightings, county records, and field guides. Last Revision: 24 Dec 1998.


Updated: Nov 29, 2012