Below is a checklist of amphibians and reptiles that can be found in the Texas coastal counties of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Jefferson, compiled by Mark Scheuermann, 1995.

AMPHIBIANSerpe

CLASS AMPHIBIA		AMPHIBIANS  
  ORDER CAUDATA	SALAMANDERS  
    SIRENIDAE		SIRENS  
     Siren intermedia                   	Western Lesser Siren  
    SALAMANDRIDAE	NEWTS  
     Notophthalmus viridescens          	Central E. Newt  
    AMPHIUMIDAE	AMPHIUMAS  
     Amphiuma tridactylum               	Three-toed Amphiuma  
    AMBYSTOMIDAE	MOLE SALAMANDERS  
     Ambystoma opacum				Marbled Salamander  
     Ambystoma texanum				Smallmouth Salamander
     Ambystoma tigrinum				Eastern Tiger Salamander
    PLETHODONTIDAE  LUNGLESS SALAMANDERS  
     Desmognathus auriculatus			Southern Dusky Salamander
     Eurycea quadrididigitata			Dwarf Salamander
   ORDER SALIENTIA	FROGS AND TOADS  
    PELOBATIDAE 	SPADEFOOTS  
     Scaphiopus holbrookii			Hurter's Eastern Spadefoot
    RANIDAE		TRUE FROGS  
     Rana areolata				Southern Crawfish Frog
     Rana catesbeiana				Bullfrog  
     Rana clamitans				Bronze Frog  
     Rana grylio				Pig Frog  
     Rana palustris				Pickerel Frog  
     Rana utricularia				Southern Leopard Frog  
    MICROHYLIDAE	NARROW-MOUTHED TOADS  
     Gastrophryne carolinensis			Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
     Gastrophryne olivacea			Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad
    BUFONIDAE		TOADS  
     Bufo valliceps				Gulf Coast Toad  
     Bufo woodhousii				Woodhouse's Toad  
    HYLIDAE		TREEFROGS  
     Acris crepitans				Northern Cricket Frog  
     Hyla chrysoscelis				Cope's Gray Treefrog  
     Hyla cinerea				Green Treefrog  
     Hyla squirella				Squirrel Treefrog  
     Hyla versicolor				Gray Treefrog  
     Pseudacris crucifer			Northern Spring Peeper  
     Pseudacris feriarum			Upland Chorus Frog  
    LEPTODACTYLIDAE	LEPTODACTYLID FROGS  
     Syrrhophus cystignathoides			Rio Grande Chirping Frog** 

REPTILES

CLASS REPTILIA		REPTILES  
  ORDER TESTUDINES	TURTLES  
    CHELYDRIDAE	SNAPPING TURTLES  
     Chelydra serpentina			Common Snapping Turtle  
     Macroclemys temminckii			Alligator Snapping Turtle      
    KINOSTERNIDAE	MUSK AND MUD TURTLES  
     Kinosternon subrubrum			Mississippi Mud Turtle  
     Sternotherus carinatus			Razorback Musk Turtle  
     Sternotherus odoratus			Common Musk Turtle  
    EMYDIDAE		POND TURTLES  
     Deirochelys reticularia			Western Chicken Turtle  
     Graptemys kohnii				Mississippi Map Turtle  
     Malaclemys terrapin			Texas Diamondback Terrapin
     Pseudemys floridana			Missouri Cooter  
     Pseudemys texana				Texas River Cooter  
     Terrapene carolina				Three-toed Box Turtle  
     Terrapene ornata				Ornate Box Turtle  
     Trachemys scripta				Red-eared Slider  
    CHELONIDAE		SEA TURTLES  
     Caretta caretta				Loggerhead  
     Chelonia mydas				Green Turtle  
     Eretmochelys imbricata			Hawksbill  
     Lepidochelys kempii			Atlantic Ridley  
    DERMOCHELYIDAE	LEATHERBACK TURTLES  
     Dermochelys coriacea			Leatherback  
    TRIONYCHIDAE	SOFTSHELL TURTLES  
     Apalone mutica				Midland Smooth Softshell
     Apalone spinifera				Pallid Spiny Softshell
  ORDER CROCODILIA	CROCODILES  
    CROCODYLIDAE	CROCODILES  
     Alligator mississippiensis			American Alligator  
  ORDER SQUAMATA  
   SUBORDER LACERTILIA	LIZARDS  
    GEKKONIDAE		GECKOS  
     Hemidactylus turcicus			Mediterranean Gecko**
    IGUANIDAE		IGUANIDS  
     Anolis carolinensis			Green Anole  
     Phrynosoma cornutum			Texas Horned Lizard  
     Sceloporus undulatus			Northern Fence Lizard  
    ANGUIDAE		ANGUID LIZARDS  
     Ophisaurus attenuatus			Western Slender Glass Lizard
    TEIIDAE		WHIPTAILS  
     Cnemidophorus sexlineatus			Six-lined Racerunner  
    SCINCIDAE		SKINKS  
     Eumeces fasciatus				Five-lined Skink  
     Eumeces laticeps				Broadhead Skink  
     Eumeces septentrionalis       		Southern Prairie Skink
     Scincella lateralis			Ground Skink  
   SUBORDER SERPENTES	SNAKES  
    COLUBRIDAE		COLUBRID SNAKES  
     Cemophora coccinea				Nothern Scarlet Snake
     Coluber constrictor			Buttermilk Racer  
						Tan Racer
						Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer
     Diadophis punctatus			Mississippi Ringneck Snake  
     Elaphe guttata				Great Plains Rat Snake  
     Elaphe obsoleta				Texas Rat Snake  
     Farancia abacura				Western Mud Snake  
     Heterodon nasicus				Dusty Western Hognose Snake
     Heterodon platirhinos			Eastern Hognose Snake  
     Lampropeltis calligaster			Prairie Kingsnake  
     Lampropeltis getula			Speckled Kingsnake  
     Lampropeltis triangulum			Louisiana Milk Snake  
     Masticophis flagellum			Coachwhip  
     Nerodia clarkii				Gulf Salt Marsh Snake  
     Nerodia cyclopion				Green Water Snake  
     Nerodia erythrogaster			Yellow-bellied Water Snake
     Nerodia rhombifer				Diamondback Water Snake  
     Opheodrys aestivus				Rough Green Snake  
     Opheodrys vernalis				Western Smooth Green Snake
     Regina grahamii				Graham's Crayfish Snake  
     Regina rigida				Gulf Glossy Crayfish Snake  
     Storeria dekayi				Brown Snake  
     Storeria occipitomaculata			Northern Redbelly Snake  
     Tantilla gracilis				Flathead Snake
     Thamnophis proximus			Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake  
     Thamnophis sirtalis			Eastern Garter Snake  
     Virginia striatula				Rough Earth Snake  
    ELAPIDAE		CORAL SNAKES  
     Micrurus fulvius				Texas Coral Snake  
    VIPERIDAE		VIPERS  
     Agkistrodon contortrix			Southern Copperhead  
     Agkistrodon piscivorus			Western Cottonmouth  
     Crotalus atrox				Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
     Crotalus horridus				Timber Rattlesnake  
     Sistrurus miliarius			Western Pigmy Rattlesnake

** Introduced Species 

Scientific and common names from J. T. Collins, Standard common and current scientific names for North American amphibians and reptiles, Third Edition, Soc. Study Amph. & Rept. Herp. Circular No. 19, 1990. Order of families from J. L. Behler and F. W. King, The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians, Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.