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AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES

at-home on land and in water

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES

at-home on land and in water

overview

The aquatic world doesn’t just apply to what’s below the surface. The Aquarium is home to several reptiles and amphibians who depend on the water around them to survive.

 

meet our amphibians & reptiles

Our frogs and turtles are some of our visitors’ favorite residents! Some of our turtles even take trips outside of the Aquarium as animal ambassadors in our Educational Outreach programs.

kemp's ridley sea turtle

Lepidochelys kempii

  • Diet: Crabs, fish, jellyfish, mollusks
  • Range: Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic along the East Coast of the United States
  • Conservation: Critically Endangered

florida softshell turtle

Apalone ferox 

  • Diet: Snails, insects, fish, crustaceans, small birds 
  • Range: Southeastern U.S.
  • Conservation: Least Concern 

poison dart frog

Dendrobates spp. 

  • Diet: Insects and small invertebrates 
  • Range: Central and South American Rainforests 
  • Conservation: Least Concern 

common musk turtle

Sternotherus odoratus 

  • Diet: Fish, mollusks, crustaceans, insects, worms, tadpoles and algae 
  • Range: Much of Eastern U.S. and Southeastern Canada 
  • Conservation: Least Concern 

spotted turtle

Clemmys guttata 

  • Diet: Aquatic plants, small fish, mollusks, worms, insects, tadpoles, and crustaceans
  • Range: The Great Lakes Region and along much of the Eastern U.S. 
  • Conservation: Endangered 

Gray Treefrog

Dryophytes versicolor 

  • Diet: Insects, arachnids, snails, slugs, and even smaller frogs 
  • Range: Northeastern U.S. and Southeastern Canada with a small portion branching down to Eastern Texas 
  • Conservation: Least Concern 

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus 

  • Diet: Insects, worms, arachnids, slugs, and snails 
  • Range: Most of Eastern North America, excluding much of the Southeastern portion 
  • Conservation: Least Concern 

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