Georgia tops that list as well, at 170, with California a close second at 165. However, even adding just the undescribed salamanders pushes California to close to 250. There are many species pending revision or upgrade. These will only increase a state count when more than one occurs in a given state [Such as prairie and northern ringneck snakes in Minnesota]. Count on many state counts increasing, especially California. Note for instance the recent recognition of two species of western pond turtle, two species of rubber boa, two species of rosy boa, granite/sandstone night lizards, Sierra/coast newts, long- and short-tailed sharptail snakes, four additional legless lizards, the pending three-way split of California tiger salamanders, a three-way split for California ringnecks, etc. Florida's count is 'only' 146, but that state has well over 100 introduced herps, many documented as breeding. It also has undescribed snakes, sirens, dusky salamanders, possibly worm lizards, etc. I doubt they'll beat CA.
