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Reptiles & Amphibians of Everglades National Park

The reptiles & amphibians most often spotted in Everglades, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

43,574
recent observations
50
species listed
50
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 43,574 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Everglades. The most frequently seen is the American Alligator, with 9,642 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed in Everglades include American Crocodile, Burmese Python and Argentine Black and White Tegu - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

American CrocodileBurmese PythonArgentine Black and White Tegu

Most-observed reptiles & amphibians in Everglades

American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
9,642 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
5,063 observations
Peters's Rock Agama
Agama picticauda
2,931 observations
Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon conanti
2,200 observations
Florida Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys nelsoni
1,713 observations
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
1,700 observations
Florida Softshell Turtle
Apalone ferox
1,629 observations
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
1,430 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
1,329 observations
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
1,308 observations
Cuban Tree Frog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
1,274 observations
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard
Leiocephalus carinatus
946 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
826 observations
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
824 observations
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
598 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
595 observations
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
584 observations
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
497 observations
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
467 observations
Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus
450 observations
Striped Mud Turtle
Kinosternon baurii
447 observations
Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
446 observations
Eastern Ratsnake
Pantherophis quadrivittatus
438 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
422 observations
Knight Anole
Anolis equestris
416 observations
Burmese Python
Python bivittatus
397 observations
Common Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
393 observations
Florida Green Watersnake
Nerodia floridana
382 observations
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
367 observations
Bark Anole
Anolis distichus
304 observations
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
289 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
273 observations
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
236 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
225 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
220 observations · iNaturalist
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
Salvator merianae
209 observations
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
207 observations
Pig Frog
Lithobates grylio
189 observations
Saltmarsh Snake
Nerodia clarkii
185 observations
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
182 observations
Giant Ameiva
Ameiva ameiva
172 observations
Squirrel Tree Frog
Dryophytes squirellus
166 observations · iNaturalist
Crested Anole
Anolis cristatellus
160 observations
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
150 observations
Island Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus compressus
123 observations · iNaturalist
Tokay Gecko
Gekko gecko
122 observations
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
119 observations
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
117 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
108 observations
Striped Swampsnake
Liodytes alleni
104 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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