Reptiles, amphibians, and turtles are common at the Nature Center. In order to find them, you must think like a “cold-blooded” creature. They come out in the sun to get warm and go into the shade to cool down. Walk slowly and quietly and keep an eye out for sudden movement.

Reptiles, Amphibians, and Turtles of the Nature Center

Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders
Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana)
Canyon Tree Frog (Hyla arenicolor)
Couch’s Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus couchi)
Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii)

Lizards
Chihuahuan-spotted Whiptail Lizard (Aspidoscelis exanguis)
Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)
Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus poinsetti)
Four-lined Skink (Eumeces tetragrammus)
Great Plains Lizard (Eumeces obsoletus)
Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus)
Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
Southwestern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus cowlesi)
Texas Banded Gecko(Coleonyx brevis)
Texas Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis)
Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)

Snakes
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Baird’s Rat Snake (Elaphe bairdi)
Black-necked Garter Snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis)
Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus)
Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
Gray-banded Kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna)
Great Plains Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata emoryi)
Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
Mountain Patchnose Snake (Salvadora grahamiae)
Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata)
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus)
Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus)
Trans-Pecos Rat Snake (Bogertophis subocularis)
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

Turtles
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)