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Alligator

David Albeck's Photos of Reptiles

Air-breathing vertebrates with scaly skin. Most lay eggs on land (some have live births).
So far I have photos of Alligators, Snakes & Lizards, and turtles.

Click a thumbnail to see a full-size photo. Click the label below the thumbnail to see the original gallery for each photo.    

Alligators & Crocodiles (Order Crocodilia)

Animalia > Chordata > Reptilia > Crocodilia

Large semi-aquatic carnivores.

Spectacled Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
Costa Rica
Alligator
Alligator missisippiensis
Merritt Island
Alligator
Alligator missisippiensis
Everglades
Alligator
Alligator missisippiensis
Everglades
Alligator
Alligator missisippiensis
Loxahatchee
Alligator
Alligator missisippiensis
Loxahatchee
Alligator
Alligator missisippiensis
Loxahatchee

 

Snakes & Lizards (Order Squamata)

Animalia > Chordata > Reptilia > Squamata

Small scaly reptiles.

Plumed Basilisk
Basiliscus plumifrons
Costa Rica
Lizard
Gumbo Limbo
Iguana
Everglades
Iguana
Florida
  Garter Snake
Moat Mountain
Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Garter Snake
Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Signs of Spring
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Local Pond
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Garden in the Woods

 

Turtles (Order Testudinae)

Animalia > Chordata > Reptilia > Testudinae

Reptiles covered with a bony "shell".

Snapping Turtles (family Chelydridae)

South American snapper
Chelydra acutirostris
Costa Rica
snapping turtles mating
Chelydra serpentina
(no album)
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
(no album)
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
(no album)
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
(no album)
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Local Pond
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Turtle
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Local Pond
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Hatchlings
snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Hatchlings

Pond Turtles (family Emydidae)


Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
Local Pond
Spotted Turtle
Ponkapoag
unidentified Turtle
Turtle Life
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Local Pond
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Blue Hills
turtles
Loxahatchee
Painted turtle
Chrysemys picta
Signs of Spring
Painted turtles
Charles River