Reptiles & Amphibians of Alabama

Species protected by federal law and/or state rules and regulations are noted. Exotic (non-native) species which have escaped or were released and now have (or may have) breeding populations in Alabama are also indicated.

Protected: USFWS = Federally Protected (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed as either Threatened or Endangered) Protected: ADCNR = State Protected (Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources)

Colubrids of Alabama

• Eastern Worm Snake, Carphophis amoenus amoenus
• Midwest Worm Snake, Carphophis amoenus helenae
• Scarlet Snake, Cemophora coccinea
• Northern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor constrictor
• Southern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor priapus
• Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus ssp.
• Eastern Indigo Snake, Drymarchon corais couperi --Protected : ADCNR and USFWS
• Corn Snake, Elaphe guttata guttata
• Gray Rat Snake, Elaphe obsoleta spiloides
• Eastern Mud Snake, Farancia abacura abacura
• Western Mud Snake, Farancia abacura reinwardti
• Rainbow Snake, Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
• Eastern Hognose Snake, Heterodon platirhinos
• Southern Hognose Snake, Heterodon simus --Protected: ADCNR
• Prairie Kingsnake, Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster
• Mole Kingsnake, Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
• Eastern Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula getula
• Speckled Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
• Black Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula niger
• Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum
• Scarlet Kingsnake, Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
• Red Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum syspila
• Eastern Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
• Eastern Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum flagellum --Protected: ADCNR
• Gulf Salt Marsh Snake, Nerodia clarkii clarkii --Protected :ADCNR
• Green Water Snake, Nerodia cyclopion
• Plainbelly Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster ssp.
• Banded Water Snake, Nerodia fasciata fasciata
• Florida Green Water Snake, Nerodia floridana
• Diamondback Water Snake, Nerodia rhombifer
• Midland Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon
• Brown Water Snake, Nerodia taxispilota
• Rough Green Snake, , Opheodrys aestivus
• Black Pine Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi --Protected : ADCNR
• Northern Pine Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus--Protected : ADCNR
• Florida Pine Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus --Protected : ADCNR
• Glossy Water Snake, Regina rigida sinicola
• Queen Snake, Regina septemvittata
• Pine Woods Snake, Rhadinaea flavilata
• North Florida Swamp Snake, Seminatrix pygaea pygaea
• Midland Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi wrightorum
• Northern Red-Bellied Snake, Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
• Southeastern Crowned Snake, Tantilla coronata
• Eastern Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
• Eastern Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
• Rough Earth Snake, Virginia striatula v
• Smooth Earth Snake, Virginia valeriae ssp.

Venomous Snakes of Alabama

Coral Snakes

• Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus fulvius fulvius

Vipers

• Southern Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
• Northern Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix mokeson
• Florida Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
• Western Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
• Eastern Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
• Eastern diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus
• Timber (Canebrake) Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
• Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
• Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius miliarius
• Western Pygmy Rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius streckeri

Lizards of Alabama

Turtles of Alabama

Sea Turtles

• Loggerhead, Caretta caretta --Protected : ADCNR and USFWS
• Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas --Protected : ADCNR and USFWS
• Atlantic Hawksbill , Eretmochelys imbricataimbricata --Protected: ADCNR and USFWS
• Atlantic Ridley, Lepidochelys kempii --Protected: ADCNR and USFWS

Snaping Turtles

• Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina serpentina
• Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macroclemys temminckii --Protected: ADCNR

Leatherback Sea Turtle

• Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea --Protected: ADCNR and USFWS

Box and Water Turtles

• Southern Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta dorsalis
• Midland Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata
• Eastern Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta picta
• Eastern Chicken Turtle, Deirochelys reticularia reticularia
• Barbour's Map Turtle, Graptemys barbouri --Protected: ADCNR
• Ernst's Map Turtle, Graptemys ernsti --Protected : ADCNR
• Common Map Turtle, Graptemys geographica
• Southern Black-Knobbed Sawback, Graptemys nigrinoda delticola
• Northern Black-Knobbed Sawback, Graptemys nigrinoda nigrinoda
• Ouachita Map Turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis
• Alabama Map Turtle, Graptemys pulchra --Protected: ADCNR
• Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin pileata--Protected: ADCNR
• Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle, Pseudemys alabamensis --Protected: ADCNR and USFWS (Alabama's official state reptile)
• River Cooter, Pseudemys concinna concinna
• Florida Cooter, Pseudemys floridana floridana
• Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina ssp. --Protected : ADCNR
• Red-Eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans
• Yellow-Bellied Slider, Trachemys scripta scripta

Mud and Musk Turtles

• Eastern Mud Turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
• Razorback Musk Turtle, Sternotherus carinatus
• Flattened Musk Turtle, Sternotherus depressus --Protected : ADCNR and USFWS
• Loggerhead Musk Turtle, Sternotherus minor minor
• Stripe-Necked Musk Turtle, Sternotherus minor peltifer
• Common Musk Turtle (Stinkpot), Sternotherus odoratus

Tortoises

• Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus --Protected : ADCNR (rangewide) and USFWS (Mobile, Washington, & Choctaw counties)

Softshell Turtles

• Florida Softshell, Apalone ferox
• Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell Turtle, Apalone mutica calvata
• Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle, Apalone mutica mutica
• Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell, Apalone spinifera aspera
• Eastern Spiny Softshell, Apalone spinifera spinifera

Crocodilians of Alabama

Frogs & Toads of Alabama

Salamanders & Newssof Alabama