More than 50 species of reptiles, including 26 species of snakes and 16 species of turtles, have been found in Everglades National Park. The reptiles include, of course, the alligator, which is the symbol of the Everglades. Less conspicuous than the reptiles are the 18 species of amphibians that live here. Many are nocturnal. These lists represent species found within the park or nearby. Species considered exotic to Everglades National Park are marked with an asterisk (*). Reptiles American crocodile _Crocodylus acutus_ American alligator _Alligator mississippiensis_ Florida snapping turtle _Chelydra serpentina_ Striped mud turtle _Kinosternum bauri_ Stinkpot _Sternotherus odoratus_ Florida box turtle _Terrapene carolina_ Diamondback terrapin _Malaclemys terrapin_ Peninsula cooter _Chrysemys floridanis_ Florida redbelly turtle _Chrysemys nelsoni_ Florida chicken turtle _Deirochelys reticularia_ Gopher tortoise _Gopherus polyphemus_ Atlantic green turtle _Chelonia mydas_ Atlantic hawksbill _Eretmochelys imbricata_ Atlantic loggerhead _Caretta caretta_ Atlantic ridley _Lepidochelys kempi_ Florida softshell _Trionyx ferox_ Indopacific gecko _Hemidactylus garnoti_* Florida reef gecko _Shpaerodactylus notatus_ Green anole _Anolis carolinensis_ Brown anole _Anolis sagrai_* Knight anole _Anolis equestris_* Common iguana _Iguana iguana_* Ground skink _Scincella lateralis_ Eastern glass lizard _Ophisaurus ventralis_ Island glass lizard _Ophisaurus compressus_ Florida green water snake _Nerodia cyclopion_ Brown water snake _Nerodia taxispilota_ Florida water snake _Nerodia fasciata pictiventris_ Mangrove salt marsh snake _Nerodia fasciata compressicauda_ South Florida swamp snake _Seminatrix pygaea_ Florida brown snake _Stoeria dekayi_ Eastern garter snake _Thamnophis sirtalis_ Peninsula ribbon snake _Thamnophis sauritus_ Striped crayfish snake _Regina alleni_ Eastern hognose snake _Heterodon platyrhinos_ Southern ringneck snake _Diadopis punctatus_ Eastern mud snake _Farancia abacura_ Everglades racer _Coluber constrictor_ Eastern coachwhip _Masticophis flagellum_ Rough green snake _Opheodrys aestivus_ Eastern indigo _Drymarchon corais_ Corn snake _Elaphe guttata_ Everglades rat snake _Elaphe obsoleta_ Yellow rat snake _Elaphe obsoleta quadrivitatta_ Florida kingsnake _Lampropeltis getulus_ Scarlet kingsnake _Lampropeltis triangulum_ Florida scarlet snake _Cemophora coccinea_ Eastern coral snake _Micrurus fulvius_ Florida cottonmouth _Agkistrodon piscivorus_ Dusky pygmy rattlesnake _Sistrurus miliarius_ Eastern diamondback _Crotalus adamanteus_ Amphibians