Reptiles & Amphibians of Dallas, Texas
The reptiles & amphibians most often spotted near Dallas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
60,419
recent observations
50
species listed
50
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 60,419 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Dallas. The most frequently seen is the Green Anole, with 9,421 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Dallas include Graham's Crawfish Snake - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed reptiles & amphibians near Dallas
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
9,421 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
8,456 observations
Texas Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus olivaceus
6,311 observations
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
3,953 observations
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
2,304 observations
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
2,031 observations
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
1,964 observations
Rough Earthsnake
Virginia striatula
1,914 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
1,872 observations · iNaturalist
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
1,766 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
1,594 observations
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
1,420 observations
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
1,407 observations
Broad-banded Copperhead
Agkistrodon laticinctus
1,391 observations
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
1,313 observations
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
1,262 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
1,202 observations
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
1,184 observations
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
1,059 observations
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
908 observations
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
823 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
802 observations
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
752 observations
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene triunguis
569 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
470 observations
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
463 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
451 observations
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
430 observations
Rio Grande Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus campi
356 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
331 observations
Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
252 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
222 observations
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
161 observations
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
146 observations
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox
141 observations
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
134 observations
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea
133 observations
Texas Cooter
Pseudemys texana
112 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
102 observations
Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris clarkii
95 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
94 observations
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
85 observations · iNaturalist
Graham's Crawfish Snake
Regina grahamii
83 observations
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
77 observations
Common Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
75 observations
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
73 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
70 observations
Common Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis gularis
63 observations
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
61 observations
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
61 observations
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