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Reptiles of Texas Alligator Caiman • Small crocodile looking • Brought in as pets and have been turned loose in some areas Crocodiles • Not found in TX!! • Pointed snout Green Anole • Can change colors and therefore is sometimes called a chameleon Collared Lizzard Gecko Glass Lizard • Looks more like a snake • Tail will break off if pulled by predator- it will re-grow Texas Horned lizard (Horny Toad) • State Reptile • Squirts blood out of eyes • Fire ants have hurt Population Feeds on red ants Six lined Racer Gila Monster • Only poisonous lizard in Texas • Found in Rocky terrain Turtle species • Protective shell • Lack teeth-have a sharp break • Most are herbivorous, but some such as snapping turtles are carnivorous • Some eat insects, mollusk, worms, and raw meat Snapping Turtle • Fairly aggressive turtle Softshell turtle • Good to eat • Found in freshwater streams Texas Tortoise • Tortoise is found on land (terrestrial) Red Ear Slider • Very common Stinkpot Turtle Box Turtle • Kept as pets Ridley sea Turtle • Common off Texas Coast Poisonous Snakes Coral Snake • Poisonous and affects the nervous system • Red on Yellow Cottonmouth Water Moccasin • Found around waters edge • Poisonous • Musky smell • White inside Of mouth Very aggressive Western Diamondback Rattlesnake • • • • Most Common Rattler in Tx Black and white bands on tail Some don’t rattle poisonous Copperhead • Very poisonous and common Canebreak Rattlesnake • Found in the Central Post Oak Region of Texas • Poisonous Non Venomous Snakes Blue Indigo • Kills rattlesnakes • Found in South Texas • Up to 10 foot long • They like to rest around ponds Rat Snake Milk Snake • Not poisonous • Red on black • Bigger than coral Water Snake • Non-venemous Ribbon Snake Garter Snake • Very common Amphibians • Begin their life cycle in water and use gills to breath and once mature they have developed lungs and can breath air. • Toads, frogs and salamanders Spotted Salamander American Toad Houston Toad • Endangered • A fungus (Chitrid)common in water is what is killing them Chorus Frog Bullfrog • Commonly eat the legs • Deep sounding croak Leopard Frog • Most common frog in Texas Tadpole • Larval stage of Frogs and toads Newt • Larval stage of salamander • Sometime called water dogs • Bass
