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The southern tip of Texas is home to a diverse and unique ecosystem. Many species of plants and animals seen here are simply not found elsewhere in the United States. The area is a Mecca for birders, who flock to our two famous wildlife refuges and other locales to view avian species virtually unknown outside of an easy mornings’ drive either west or north of Brownsville. Although somewhat less well recognized, even among reptile and amphibian enthusiasts, the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas also supports a spectacular array of herptiles - some also found almost nowhere else. The tropical racer Drymobius m margaritiferus, the cat-eyed snake Leptodeira s septentrionalis and the lined snake Coniophanes i imperialis top the list of snake species whose range in the US is restricted to the area. The burrowing toad Rhinophrynus dorsalis , the Mexican treefrog Smilisca baudini and the spotted newt Notopthalmus meridionalis call this area home. Lepidochelys kempi , the endangered Ridley turtle, navigates the warm waters of the coast and is frequently seen. Perhaps serving as a signpost of how unique the area is the tropical spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura pectinata has a small foothold in the region, topping a list of twenty-one (21) lizards found in deep South Texas. These lizards, along with ten (10) chelonians, thirty-four (34) types of snakes, twenty-four (24) species of amphibians and the American alligator make the four county area of the southern tip of Texas one of the most herpetologically unique and diverse of the United States. Fauna
and Flora of Brownsville and Deep
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Rio Bravo Reptiles breeds top quality
boa constrictors including
redtail, insular, island
and dwarf boas. We also offer selected captive
crotalids. You'll
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