The eight team members in the herpetology group documented 24 species throughout the day. Many of the species identified are fairly common in Jones Park, but the two highlights for the day were the Central Newt and the Buttermilk Racer.
Number of amphibian and reptile species1 identified at the 2010 Bio-Blitz: 24
Coastal Plains Toad (Gulf Coast Toad)
Rio Grande Chirping Frog
Cricket Frog
Green Tree Frog
Cajun Chorus Frog
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
Bronze Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
Central Newt
Common Snapping Turtle
Eastern River Cooter
Red-eared Slider
Common Musk Turtle
Pallid Spiny Softshell Turtle
Northern Green Anole
Five-lined Skink
Ground Skink
Mediterranean Gecko
Buttermilk Racer
Southern Copperhead
Texas Coral Snake (DOR)
Yellowbelly Water Snake
Broad-banded Water Snake
Texas Brown Snake
1All amphibian and reptile common and scientific names as written by Joseph Collins and Travis Taggart, Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, & Crocodilians, 6th edition, for The Center for North American Herpetology.
