Endangered and Threatened Reptiles and Amphibians in Texas and the United States
Turtles | Lizards | Salamanders | Frogs and Toads
| Turtles | State Status | Federal Status (Listed) |
|---|---|---|
|
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta |
Threatened | Threatened |
|
Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas |
Threatened | Threatened |
|
Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata |
Endangered | Endangered |
|
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle  (PDF 311.4 KB)Lepidochelys kempii |
Endangered | Endangered |
| Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii |
Threatened | |
| Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea |
Endangered | Endangered |
| Cagle's Map Turtle Graptemys caglei |
Threatened | |
| Chihuahuan Mud Turtle Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi |
Threatened | |
| Texas Tortoise (PDF 4.8 MB) Gopherus berlandieri |
Threatened | |
| Lizards | State Status | Federal Status (Listed) |
| Reticulated Gecko Coleonyx reticulatus |
Threatened | |
| Reticulate Collared Lizard Crotaphytus reticulatus |
Threatened | |
| Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum |
Threatened | |
| Mountain Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi |
Threatened | |
| Snakes | State Status | Federal Status (Listed) |
| Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea |
Threatened | |
| Black-striped Snake Coniophanes imperialis |
Threatened | |
| Texas Indigo Snake Drymarchon melanurus erebennus |
Threatened | |
| Speckled Racer Drymobius margaritiferus |
Threatened | |
| Northern Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira septentrionalis |
Threatened | |
| Brazos Water Snake Nerodia harteri |
Threatened | |
|
Concho Water Snake Concho Water Snake (PDF 335.9 KB)Nerodia paucimaculata |
Threatened - Proposed for Delisting | |
| Smooth Green Snake Liochlorophis vernalis |
Threatened | |
| Louisiana Pine Snake Pituophis ruthveni |
Threatened | Federal Candidate for Listing |
| Trans-Pecos Black-headed Snake Tantilla cucullata |
Threatened | |
| Chihuahuan Desert Lyre Snake Trimorphodon vilkinsonii |
Threatened | |
| Timber (Canebrake) Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus |
Threatened | |
| Salamanders |
State Status | Federal Status (Listed) |
| Cascade Caverns Salamander Eurycea latitans |
Threatened | |
|
San Marcos Salamander San Marcos Salamander (PDF 468.3 KB)Edwards Aquifer Species Management (PDF 81.8 KB)Eurycea nana |
Threatened | Threatened |
| Comal Blind Salamander Eurycea tridentifera |
Threatened | |
|
Barton Springs Salamander (PDF 66.1 KB) Eurycea sosorum |
Endangered | Endangered |
|
Texas Blind Salamander Texas Blind Salamander (PDF 468.3 KB)Edwards Aquifer Species Management (PDF 81.8 KB)Eurycea rathbuni |
Endangered | Endangered |
| Blanco Blind Salamander Eurycea robusta |
Threatened | |
| Black-spotted Newt Notophthalmus meridionalis |
Threatened | |
| South Texas Siren (large form) Siren sp. 1 |
Threatened | |
| Frogs and Toads |
State Status | Federal Status (Listed) |
|
Houston Toad Houston Toad (PDF 301.2 KB)Houston Toad Management (PDF 70.6 KB)Anaxyrus houstonensis |
Endangered | Endangered |
| Mexican Treefrog Smilisca baudinii |
Threatened | |
| White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus fragilis |
Threatened | |
| Sheep Frog Hypopachus variolosus |
Threatened | |
| Mexican Burrowing Toad Rhinophrynus dorsalis |
Threatened |
Contact Information:
For additional information on Texas Threatened and Endangered Species, please call (512) 389-8111.
