Reptiles & Amphibians

Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)

Found on a ranch road in South Texas

Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

Found just south of Tucson, AZ

Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus)

Found near LaPryor, Texas on a private ranch. The Jays and mockingbirds let me know there was something in the tree so I looked up and saw this guy about 15 feet up. I grabbed my camera and claimed the next tree over to get this shot.

Northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon)

Found in the mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway VA

Sonoran Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes cercobombus)

Found in SW Arizona

Western Coachwhip - Masticophis flagellum testacous

I was out working in the brush and felt like something was watching me. I looked around and sw this guy sticking his head out of some nearby brush watching every move I made. Who say's snakes aren't thinking animals? Found in Zavala County Texas

Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus)

Found in Brewster County, Texas

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox

View large to get the full creepy effect :)

American Bullfrog sitting in duck weed.

Texas Coral Snake - Micrurus tener

Texas' most venomous snake. In the same family as cobra's, mamba's, kraits, etc. DO NOT HANDLE

Gulf Coast Toad - Bufo nebulifer (juvenile)

Uvalde, Texas

Bullsnake - Pituophis catinefer sayi

Found near Batesville, Texas

Baird's Ratsnake - Pantherophis bairdi

Near Comstock, Texas

Western Diamondback Rattle Snake - Crotalus atrox

Found near Batesville, Texas

Western Diamondback Rattle Snake - Crotalus atrox

a little selective color

Reticulate Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus)

A somewhat rarely seen lizard found only in scattered populations in the southernmost portions of Texas. They are protected by law and cannot be collected without a scientific permit.

Texas tortoise - Gopherus berlandieri

Near Batesville, TX