![]() Photo by Kyle Christensen The following reptiles have been documented at Padre Island National Seashore. The common and scientific names have been given for each. ![]() Photo by Kyle Christensen Lizards Western Slender Glass Lizard -Ophisaurus attenuatus Six-lined Racerunner -Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Great Plains Skink -Eumeces obsoletus Texas Spotted Whiptail -Cnemidophorus gularis Spot-tailed Earless Lizard -Holbrookia laceretus Mediterranean Gecko - Hemidactylus turcicus Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis Ground Skink - Scincella lateralis Texas Horned Lizard -Phrynosoma cornutum Rosebelly Lizard -Sceloporus variabilis marmoratus Texas Spiny Lizard -Sceloprus olivaceus ![]() NPS Photo Sea Turtles Leatherback sea turtle - Dermochelys coriacea Green sea turtle - Chelonia mydas Kemp's ridley sea turtle - Lepidochelys kempii Hawksbill sea turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata Loggerhead sea turtle - Caretta caretta
![]() NPS Photo Terrestrial Turtles Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens Texas Tortoise - Gopherus berlandieri Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina Ornate Box Turtle - Terrapene ornata Texas Diamondback Terrapin - Malaclemys terrapin littoralis |
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Last updated: April 2, 2023