Reptile and Amphibian Taxonomy

Animal Taxonomy
Reptiles and Amphibians by Picture

Class: Amphibia (amphibians)

Order: Anura (frogs and toads)

Family: Bufonidae (toads)

• Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer)

Family: Eleutherodactylidae (direct-developing frogs)

Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae

• Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides)

Class: Reptilia (reptiles)

Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles)

Suborder: Iguania (lizards related to iguanas)

Family: Iguanidae

Subfamily: Polychrotinae (disputed)

• Carolina Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
• Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)

Suborder: Gekkota (geckos and some limbless "snake-lizards")

Family: Gekkonidae (most geckos)

• Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)

Suborder: Autarchoglossa

Family: Scincidae (Skinks)

• Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)