The images at this site are divided systematically instead of alphabetically. The taxonomy and scientific names presented here are based on the Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles (3rd edition), by Joseph T. Collins (1990), Published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (Herpetological Circular No. 19).

You can move from one page to the next using the forward arrow, or if you know what you are looking for you can jump to either the beginning of that group from the list below, or directly to the jpeg by using the alphabetical list in the index.

Want to learn more about the vertebrate class Amphibia? Have a look at the Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley's Amphibian pages.

The geographic area covered by this guide includes the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and the southeastern part of Texas.

Interested in more Herpetological information? See our reference page

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Amphibian Orders
  • Salientia - Frogs and Toads
  • Caudata - Salamanders and Newts
  • Gymnophiona - Caecilians
Reptile Orders
  • Testudines (Chelonia) - Turtles
  • Squamata Suborder Lacertilia (Sauria) - Lizards
  • Squamata Suborder Serpentes - Snakes
  • Crocodilia - Crocodiles and Alligators

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Georgia Museum of Natural History
September 11, 1996