What lives near me

Find the reptiles and amphibians around you.

Type a ZIP or postal code, use your location, pick a place from the lists or explore the map, and get the snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs and salamanders on record for your county, parish or local area: the standard names, the names people actually use, and how sure we are about each one. Built from museum records, iNaturalist observations and published range maps. Free, and in beta.

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World map of the countries What Lives Near Me covers Covered: Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin and Sint Maarten, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The table below has the figures. Argentina: 60,040 records Australia: 3,376,732 records Bahamas: 12,933 records Belize: 12,631 records Bolivia: 10,606 records Botswana: 8,478 records Brazil: 404,878 records Burundi: 371 records Cameroon: 8,891 records Canada: 668,691 records Chile: 26,436 records China: 53,181 records Colombia: 408,727 records Costa Rica: 180,250 records Cuba: 15,995 records Dominican Republic: 27,978 records Ecuador: 159,323 records Egypt: 5,565 records El Salvador: 5,328 records Eritrea: 567 records Eswatini: 3,432 records Finland: 23,459 records France: 1,279,439 records French Guiana: 21,840 records Gambia: 2,080 records Ghana: 6,488 records Guatemala: 23,480 records Guyana: 7,129 records Haiti: 22,054 records Honduras: 30,834 records India: 64,854 records Indonesia: 60,878 records Iran: 16,351 records Ireland: 9,820 records Israel: 61,674 records Jamaica: 7,785 records Japan: 46,996 records Kazakhstan: 6,673 records Kenya: 26,254 records Latvia: 851 records Lesotho: 777 records Liberia: 2,702 records Libya: 153 records Madagascar: 34,363 records Malawi: 9,958 records Mexico: 734,387 records Mongolia: 1,932 records Morocco: 14,392 records Namibia: 30,939 records New Zealand: 7,682 records Nicaragua: 8,602 records Nigeria: 2,384 records Pakistan: 1,757 records Panama: 42,074 records Paraguay: 6,078 records Peru: 48,876 records Philippines: 57,278 records Portugal: 93,930 records Puerto Rico: 45,533 records Romania: 11,480 records Russia: 95,708 records Rwanda: 1,331 records Saudi Arabia: 4,820 records Sierra Leone: 957 records South Africa: 263,271 records South Sudan: 494 records Spain: 483,206 records Sri Lanka: 14,085 records Sudan: 336 records Suriname: 7,530 records Tanzania: 16,146 records Trinidad and Tobago: 14,368 records Uganda: 7,144 records United Kingdom: 522,448 records United States: 6,801,911 records Uruguay: 7,174 records Venezuela: 7,779 records Zambia: 18,904 records Zimbabwe: 7,791 records Greenland: no native reptiles or amphibians Falkland Islands (Malvinas): no native reptiles or amphibians Iceland: no native reptiles or amphibians Andorra: 1,243 records Anguilla: 1,080 records Antigua and Barbuda: 1,176 records Aruba: 2,516 records Bahamas: 12,933 records Barbados: 932 records Belize: 12,631 records Bermuda: 1,385 records Bolivia: 10,606 records Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba: 4,934 records Botswana: 8,478 records British Virgin Islands: 2,298 records Burundi: 371 records Cameroon: 8,891 records Cayman Islands: 3,821 records Costa Rica: 180,250 records Cuba: 15,995 records Curaçao: 3,531 records Dominica: 2,329 records Dominican Republic: 27,978 records Ecuador: 159,323 records Egypt: 5,565 records El Salvador: 5,328 records Eritrea: 567 records Eswatini: 3,432 records Finland: 23,459 records French Guiana: 21,840 records Gambia: 2,080 records Ghana: 6,488 records Gibraltar: 417 records Grenada: 1,742 records Guadeloupe: 4,076 records Guatemala: 23,480 records Guernsey: 81 records Guyana: 7,129 records Haiti: 22,054 records Honduras: 30,834 records Ireland: 9,820 records Isle of Man: 2,793 records Israel: 61,674 records Jamaica: 7,785 records Jersey: 904 records Kenya: 26,254 records Latvia: 851 records Lesotho: 777 records Liberia: 2,702 records Libya: 153 records Madagascar: 34,363 records Malawi: 9,958 records Malta: 2,431 records Martinique: 4,333 records Mauritius: 1,753 records Monaco: 224 records Montserrat: 407 records Morocco: 14,392 records Namibia: 30,939 records Nicaragua: 8,602 records Nigeria: 2,384 records Panama: 42,074 records Paraguay: 6,078 records Portugal: 93,930 records Puerto Rico: 45,533 records Romania: 11,480 records Rwanda: 1,331 records Saint Barthélemy: 206 records Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: 58 records Saint Kitts and Nevis: 632 records Saint Lucia: 730 records Saint Martin and Sint Maarten: 1,718 records Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 33 records Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2,473 records Seychelles: 3,749 records Sierra Leone: 957 records South Sudan: 494 records Spain: 483,206 records Sri Lanka: 14,085 records Sudan: 336 records Suriname: 7,530 records Tanzania: 16,146 records Trinidad and Tobago: 14,368 records Turks and Caicos Islands: 853 records U.S. Virgin Islands: 4,941 records Uganda: 7,144 records Uruguay: 7,174 records Zambia: 18,904 records Zimbabwe: 7,791 records
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Where it works 111 countries and territories so far, and growing. Open the country listClose the country list

Every shaded country has its own species lists, place by place, built from the records behind them. New countries are added as their data is checked.

Coverage by country
CountryPlacesSpeciesRecords
Andorra 7 parishes 23 1,243
Anguilla 2 islands 17 1,080
Antigua and Barbuda 3 islands 17 1,176
Argentina 526 departments 511 60,040
Aruba 1 islands 25 2,516
Australia 547 council areas 1,194 3,376,732
Bahamas 32 districts 52 12,933
Barbados 1 islands 15 932
Belize 25 constituencies and atolls 151 12,631
Bermuda 1 island groups 9 1,385
Bolivia 112 provinces 368 10,606
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 3 islands 28 4,934
Botswana 10 districts 191 8,478
Brazil 514 immediate regions and islands 1,798 404,878
British Virgin Islands 4 islands 30 2,298
Burundi 18 provinces 66 371
Cameroon 10 regions 305 8,891
Canada 293 census divisions 137 668,691
Cayman Islands 3 islands 25 3,821
Chile 57 provinces and islands 115 26,436
China 358 prefecture-level areas 755 53,181
Colombia 36 departments and islands 1,149 408,727
Costa Rica 85 cantons 403 180,250
Cuba 16 provinces 175 15,995
Curaçao 1 islands 22 3,531
Dominica 1 islands 17 2,329
Dominican Republic 155 municipalities 78 27,978
Ecuador 231 cantons and islands 938 159,323
Egypt 27 governorates 90 5,565
El Salvador 44 municipalities 95 5,328
Eritrea 6 regions 42 567
Eswatini 4 regions 148 3,432
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) have no native reptiles or amphibians.
Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands have no native reptiles or amphibians.
Finland 308 municipalities 14 23,459
France 320 arrondissements 78 1,279,439
French Guiana 22 communes 301 21,840
Gambia 8 local government areas 88 2,080
Ghana 16 regions 231 6,488
Gibraltar 1 territories 12 417
Greenland Greenland has no native reptiles or amphibians.
Grenada 2 islands 29 1,742
Guadeloupe 7 islands 28 4,076
Guatemala 22 departments 264 23,480
Guernsey 1 bailiwicks 8 81
Guyana 10 regions 300 7,129
Haiti 45 arrondissements and islands 116 22,054
Honduras 20 departments and islands 308 30,834
Iceland Iceland has no native reptiles or amphibians.
India 734 districts 866 64,854
Indonesia 516 regencies and cities 771 60,878
Iran 31 provinces 244 16,351
Ireland 26 counties 13 9,820
Isle of Man 1 islands 6 2,793
Israel 14 subdistricts 89 61,674
Jamaica 14 parishes 58 7,785
Japan 1,747 municipalities 128 46,996
Jersey 1 islands 10 904
Kazakhstan 20 regions 55 6,673
Kenya 47 counties 382 26,254
Latvia 42 municipalities and state cities 16 851
Lesotho 10 districts 47 777
Liberia 15 counties 154 2,702
Libya 3 regions 34 153
Madagascar 120 districts 524 34,363
Malawi 28 districts 231 9,958
Malta 68 local councils 12 2,431
Martinique 1 islands 21 4,333
Mauritius 12 districts and islands 24 1,753
Mexico 2,478 municipios 1,366 734,387
Monaco 1 places 5 224
Mongolia 22 aimags 29 1,932
Montserrat 1 islands 9 407
Morocco 70 provinces and prefectures 93 14,392
Namibia 14 regions 319 30,939
New Zealand 69 districts, cities and islands 17 7,682
Nicaragua 19 departments and islands 225 8,602
Nigeria 37 states 209 2,384
Pakistan 7 provinces 146 1,757
Panama 84 districts 361 42,074
Paraguay 18 departments 226 6,078
Peru 25 departments 887 48,876
Philippines 87 provinces 414 57,278
Portugal 308 municipalities 66 93,930
Puerto Rico 80 municipios 75 45,533
Romania 3,186 communes and towns 40 11,480
Russia 84 federal subjects 99 95,708
Rwanda 5 provinces 109 1,331
Saint Barthélemy 1 islands 13 206
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 3 islands and island groups 6 58
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 islands 18 632
Saint Lucia 2 islands 22 730
Saint Martin and Sint Maarten 1 islands 22 1,718
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 island groups 2 33
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 islands 25 2,473
Saudi Arabia 14 provinces and islands 125 4,820
Seychelles 13 islands and island groups 29 3,749
Sierra Leone 4 regions 104 957
South Africa 213 municipalities 513 263,271
South Sudan 10 states 106 494
Spain 63 provinces and islands 118 483,206
Sri Lanka 25 districts 172 14,085
Sudan 19 states 78 336
Suriname 10 districts 245 7,530
Tanzania 31 regions 423 16,146
Trinidad and Tobago 2 islands 124 14,368
Turks and Caicos Islands 6 districts 15 853
U.S. Virgin Islands 3 islands 27 4,941
Uganda 4 regions 257 7,144
United Kingdom 361 local authority areas 28 522,448
United States 3,144 counties 786 6,801,911
Uruguay 19 departments 103 7,174
Venezuela 30 states and islands 390 7,779
Zambia 116 districts 275 18,904
Zimbabwe 10 provinces 222 7,791
All18,07023,394*16,660,451

Records are GBIF records placed in a place (museum specimens and other datasets, plus iNaturalist research-grade observations counted by place); species are those listed as documented, expected, reported or historical somewhere in that country. *A species found in two countries counts once in each. Madagascar’s frog list is provisional: many Malagasy frogs were described only recently, so names and ranges may change. Guyana, Indonesia, Morocco, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Suriname have provisional amphibian lists: built from open sources without a national checklist, so names and ranges may change. Pack of 2026-11-09. Map outlines: Natural Earth (public domain).

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A Rainbow Snake seen head-on, its glossy black head marked with orange and yellow and its striped body coiled behind it. Photo by Adrian Bara-Popa.
Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma): a harmless, secretive snake of southeastern USA wetlands that is seldom seen above ground. Photo by Adrian Bara-Popa.

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Knowing what lives near you is the first step in identifying it.

Most identification mistakes start with a list that is too long. If you know which six watersnakes and two pitvipers actually occur in your parish, a snake at the pond edge becomes a much smaller puzzle. This finder is meant to shorten that list quickly, show its work, and send you to the best places to learn more.

Every species links to iNaturalist (including sightings in your own area), to the CNAH species account for North American species, and to AmphibiaWeb or the Reptile Database. In the United States and Canada, frogs and toads also carry a Hear the call button and a note on when they call in your state; What’s Calling Near Me is the same list laid out for listening. If something looks wrong, the Something wrong? link on each species goes straight to us.

Found a shed instead of a snake? Whose Shed Is This? starts from this same county list and narrows it using the scales a shed keeps. The same goes for a turtle or its shell (Whose Shell Is This?), a toad (Which Toad Is This?) and a skink (Which Skink Is This?). These keys cover the United States and Canada for now.

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