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 feroxÂ
- Diet: Snails, insects, fish, crustaceans, small birdsÂ
- Range: Southeastern U.S.
- Conservation: Least ConcernÂ
poison dart frog
Dendrobates spp.Â
- Diet: Insects and small invertebratesÂ
- Range: Central and South American RainforestsÂ
- Conservation: Least ConcernÂ
common musk turtle
Sternotherus odoratusÂ
- Diet: Fish, mollusks, crustaceans, insects, worms, tadpoles and algaeÂ
- Range: Much of Eastern U.S. and Southeastern CanadaÂ
- Conservation: Least ConcernÂ
spotted turtle
Clemmys guttataÂ
- Diet: Aquatic plants, small fish, mollusks, worms, insects, tadpoles, and crustaceans
- Range: The Great Lakes Region and along much of the Eastern U.S.Â
- Conservation: EndangeredÂ
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolorÂ
- Diet: Insects, arachnids, snails, slugs, and even smaller frogsÂ
- Range: Northeastern U.S. and Southeastern Canada with a small portion branching down to Eastern TexasÂ
- Conservation: Least ConcernÂ
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanusÂ
- Diet: Insects, worms, arachnids, slugs, and snailsÂ
- Range: Most of Eastern North America, excluding much of the Southeastern portionÂ
- Conservation: Least ConcernÂ