Common LowCountry Reptiles

Reptiles have scales, are cold blooded, and lay eggs. Have you found a reptile? The following key will help to identify the most common reptiles of southeastern South Carolina. If a species does not fit into these categories, please visit the herpetology page of the Savannah River Ecology Lab for more information and rare species.

1. Is it a turtle? Click here.

2. Is it a snake? Glass lizards have no legs but are not snakes. Snakes have no legs, no ears, or eyelids. If it is a snake, click here.

3. Is it large, found in or near the water, with eyes on the top of its head? American Alligator.

4. The remaining reptiles of the Southeast are lizards; click here.