Snakes

Common Name Latin Name
Coluber constrictor priapusSouthern Black RacerRead More
Diadophis punctatus acricusKey Ringneck SnakeRead More
Elaphe guttata guttataCorn SnakeRead More
Elaphe guttata rosaceaRosy Rat SnakeRead More
Nerodia fasciata compressicaudaMangrove Water SnakeRead More
Opheodrys aestivusRough Green SnakeRead More
Storeria dekayi victaFlorida Brown SnakeRead More
Thamnophis sauritus sackeniPeninsula Ribbon SnakeRead More

Marine Turtles

Common Name Latin Name
Caretta caretta carettaAtlantic LoggerheadRead More
Chelonia mydas mydasAtlantic Green TurtleRead More
Dermochelys coriacea coriaceaAtlantic LeatherbackRead More
Lepidochelys kempiiAtlantic RidleyRead More
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricataAtlantic HawksbillRead More
Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarumMangrove Terrapin

Freshwater Turtles

Common Name Latin Name
Deirochelys reticulariaChicken TurtleRead More
Chelydra serpentinaSnapping TurtleRead More
Pseudemys floridana peninsularisPeninsula CooterRead More
Kinosternon baurii bauriiKey Mud TurtleRead More
Terrapene carolina bauriFlorida Box TurtleRead More
Trachemys scripta scriptaYellow-bellied SliderRead More
Trachemys scripta elegansRed-eared SliderRead More

Crocodillians`

Common Name Latin Name
Crocodylus acutusAmerican CrocodileRead More

Lizards

Common Name Latin Name
Anolis carolinensis carolinensisGreen AnoleRead More
Anolis sagreiBrown AnoleRead More
Hemidactylus turcicus turcicusMediterranean Gecko
Sphaerodactylus notatus notatusFlorida Reef Gecko
Sphaerodactylus elegansAshy Gecko
Anolis cristatellusCrested Anole
Scincella lateralisGround SkinkRead More

Introduced Reptiles

Common Name Latin Name
Gekko geckoTokay Gecko
Anolis equestrisCuban Night Anole
Iguana iguanaGreen IguanaRead More
Gonatodes albogularis fuscusYellowhead Gecko
Sphaerodactylus argus argusOcellated Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotiiIndo-Pacific Gecko
Anolis distichus dominicensisGreen Bark Anole

Source: Stephen Hodges
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1983. Mammals, reptiles, and amphibians of the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unpaginated.