Reptiles & Amphibians of Dallas, Texas
The reptiles & amphibians most often spotted near Dallas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed reptiles & amphibians near Dallas
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
8,930 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
8,270 observations
Texas Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus olivaceus
5,975 observations
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
3,757 observations
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
2,110 observations
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
1,976 observations · iNaturalist
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
1,893 observations
Rough Earthsnake
Virginia striatula
1,880 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
1,760 observations · iNaturalist
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
1,705 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
1,529 observations
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
1,389 observations
Broad-banded Copperhead
Agkistrodon laticinctus
1,357 observations
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
1,322 observations
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
1,302 observations
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
1,214 observations
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
1,160 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
1,150 observations
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
1,043 observations
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
871 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
792 observations
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
782 observations
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
726 observations
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene triunguis
554 observations · iNaturalist
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
462 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
455 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
434 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
423 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
327 observations
Rio Grande Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus campi
324 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
249 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
216 observations
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
161 observations · iNaturalist
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
145 observations
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox
139 observations
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
132 observations
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea
127 observations
Texas Cooter
Pseudemys texana
111 observations · iNaturalist
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
102 observations
Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris clarkii
95 observations · iNaturalist
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
88 observations
Graham's Crawfish Snake
Regina grahamii
83 observations · iNaturalist
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
82 observations · iNaturalist
Common Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum
74 observations
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
71 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
65 observations
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
60 observations
Common Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis gularis
60 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
57 observations · iNaturalist
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus
56 observations