The Rio Grande Valley's Nature Site

REPTILES and AMPHIBIANS of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas
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Giant Toad - Bufo Marinus

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Rio Grande Chirping Frog - Syrrhophus cystignathoides campi

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Rio Grande Leopard Frog – Rana berlandieri

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American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis

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Mediterranean Gecko - Hemidactylus turcicus

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Reticulate Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris collaris

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Texas Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma cornutum

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Texas Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma cornutum

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Texas Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus olivaceus

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Texas Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus olivaceus

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Texas Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus olivaceus

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Blue Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus cyanogenys

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Blue Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus cyanogenys

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Southern Prairie Lizard - Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus

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Southern Prairie Lizard - Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus

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Rosebelly Lizard - Sceloporus variabilis marmoratus

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Rosebelly Lizard - Sceloporus variabilis marmoratus

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Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis

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Brown Anole - Anolis sagrei

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Four-lined Skink – Eumeces t. tetragrammus

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Texas Spotted Whiptail - Cnemidophorus gularis gularis

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Texas Spotted Whiptail - Cnemidophorus gularis gularis

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Texas Blind Snake - Leptotyphlops d. dulcis

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Mexican Racer - Coluber constrictor oaxaca

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Black-striped Snake - Coniophanes imperialis imperialis

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Texas Indigo Snake - Drymarchon corais erebennus

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Texas Indigo Snake - Drymarchon corais erebennus

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Great Plains Rat Snake - Elaphe guttata emoryi

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Schott's Whipsnake - Masticophuis taeniatus schotti

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Schott's Whipsnake - Masticophuis taeniatus schotti

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Bullsnake - Pituophis melanoleucus sayi

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Bullsnake - Pituophis melanoleucus sayi

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Flat-headed Snake - Tantilla gracilis

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Checkered Garter Snake-Thamnophis marcianus marcianus

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Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis proximus orarius

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Texas Coral Snake - Micrurus fulvius tener

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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox-Bensten-Rio Grande Valley SP-WBC, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX  (~4.5-5 ft. long)

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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox-Bensten-Rio Grande Valley SP-WBC, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX  7/18/08 (~2 ft. long)

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Red-eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans

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Texas Tortoise - Gopherus berlandieri

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Texas Spiny Softshell - Trionyx spiniferus emoryi

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