Florida Trip

[ont_herper]

Hey,

Basically I had no set plan for the trip except to drive around Florida and see what I could find. Drove about 5300km during the trip. We found 53 species and sub-species of herps, lots of the Frogs were ID based on their calls. More photo's once I scan them.

Mangrove Water Snake

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Florida Box Turtle

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Am. Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus
Indo-Pacific Gecko, Hemidactylus garnotii
Tropical House Gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia
Mediterranean Gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus

Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis
Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei

S. Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undalatus undulauts
Florida Scrub Lizard, Sceloporous woodi

Ground Skink, Scincella lateralis
S.E. Five-lined Skink, Eumeces inexpectatus
Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus
Broad-headed Skink, Eumeces laticeps

Barbour’s Map Turtle, Grapemys barbouri
Ornate Diamonbacked Terrapin, Malacemys terrapin macrospilota
Florida Cooter, Pesudemys floridana floridana
Peninsula Cooter, Pesudemys floridana peninsularis
Florida Red-bellied Turtle, Pesudemys nelsoni
Florida Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina bauri
Yellow-bellied Slider, Trachemys scripta scripta
Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus
Florida Softshelled Turtle, Trionyx Ferox

S. Black Racer, Coluber constrictor
Yellow Rat Snake, Elaphe obsolete
Red-bellied Water Snake, Nerodia e. ethrogaster
Banded Water Snake, Nerodia f. fasciata
Florida Banded Water Snake, Nerodia f. pictiventris
Mangrove Water Snake, Nerodia f. compressicauda
Brown Water Snake, Nerodia taxispilota
Blue-striped Ribbon, Thamnophis saurtis nitar
E. Garter Snake, Thamnophis saurtis

Oak Toad, Bufo quercicus
S. Toad, Bufo terriestris
N. Cricket Frog, Acris c. crepitans
Florida Cricket Frog, Acris gryllus porsalis
Barking Treefrog, Hyla gratiosa
Squirrel Treefrog, Hyla squirrella
S. Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer bartramiana
N. Spring Peeper, Pseudacris c. crucifer
S. Chorus Frog, Pseudacris nigrita
Florida Chorus Frog, Pseudacris verrulcosa
Ornate Chorus Frog, Pseudacris ornate
Upland Chorus Frog, Pseudacris triseriata feriarum
Little Grass Frog, Pseudacris ocu
Greenhouse Frog, eleutherodactylus p. planirostris
Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana
Pig Frog, Rana grylio
S. Leopard Frog, Rana s. uticularia
Florida Leopard Frog, Rana s. sphenocephala

Three-lined Salamander, eurycea guttolineata
S.E. Slimy Salamander, Plethodon grobmani