WILDLIFE

Reptiles & Amphibians (Herps)

What is a herp?

From the Greek herpeton (to creep), herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. “Herps” is the name given to those groups lumped together.

Florida’s numerous ecosystems provides habitat for hundreds of herps, including these that you might find at Harmony:

 
Alligator American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
 Photo courtesy of Jennifer J.W. Vann.

 

 Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
 
Photo courtesy of the South Florida Water Management District.

 

 Florida softshell turtle
Apolone ferox
 Photo courtesy of Travis Blunden. Green anole
Anolis carolinensis
 
Photo courtesy of Travis Blunden.

 

 Southern fence lizardSceloporus undulatus undulatus

Photo courtesy of Scott Ballard.

 Broadhead skink
Eumeces laticeps
 
Spadefoot Toad Eastern spadefoot toad
Scaphiopus holbrookii holbrookii
Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey.
 Southern toad
Bufo terrestris
 
Photo courtesy of Dave Lattart, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 Southern leopard frog
Rana sphenocephala utriculata
Photo courtesy of Travis Blunden.
 Squirrel tree frog
Hyla squirella
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