Missing Herps: September 2018 Update

Wow! You all continue to fill in the gaps! We've pared down this list even more and it's pretty amazing how few species are left to document every native herp species known from Florida. Keep up the good work and, if you have observations of these species that you haven't uploaded, please consider doing so!

Thanks!

AMPHIBIANS:

Seal Salamander (Desmognathus monticola)

Gulf Hammock Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus lustricolus)

Many-lined Salamander (Stereochilus marginatus)

REPTILES:

Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica)

South Florida Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma seminola)

Barbour's Map Turtle (Graptemys barbouri)

Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis)

Mississippi Green Water Snake (Nerodia cyclopion)

Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus)

Mole Skink (Egmont Key Population) (Plestiodon egregius pop. 1)

Florida Red-bellied Turtle (Panhandle Population) (Pseudemys nelsoni pop. 1)

Florida Brown Snake (Lower Keys Population) (Storeia victa pop. 1)

Smooth Earth Snake (Highlands County Population) (Virginia valeriae pop. 1)

Posted on September 26, 2018 01:22 PM by petekleinhenz