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The American alligator is the state reptile of Florida. This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population (large breeding population, numerous specimens caught, invasive, etc.).
This list of amphibians of Florida includes species native to or documented in the U.S. state of Florida. [1] [2] Amphibians ... List of reptiles of Florida;
Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp., 47 color plates, 207 figures. ISBN 978-0-544-12997-9. (Sceloporus woodi, p. 299 + Plate 27). Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification.
Florida is moving to restrict 16 invasive reptile species that have wreaked havoc in the Everglades and across the state. Burmese pythons, in particular, have been especially destructive to native ...
[6] [24] The loggerhead sea turtle was named by South Carolina as state reptile, while Florida chose it as state saltwater reptile. [nb 13] [14] [45] Florida also named an official tortoise, the gopher tortoise, the same animal as Georgia's state reptile. [12] [16] [17] Four genera are represented with different species in the list.
Other basins, particularly in the panhandle and northern central of the state contain 12 species. North Florida has the third richest turtle fauna in the world. [34] The state's native species has 31 turtles, 15 lizards, 2 crocodilians, and 40 snakes.
From 1991-2007, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued incidental take permits (ITPs) allowing land owners to pay a fee that would allow them to legally “take” tortoises. ...
Some reptiles, including the turtle species Yellow-bellied Slider, appeared to be using the pipes as corridors between ponds, scientists said. The study suggests several animals are using the ...