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It is the American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, that is the state reptile of Florida. They also have the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, as their saltwater reptile.
Ever since The Everglades was discovered
It is the Alligator.
Northern alligator lizards
The American Alligator is the official state reptile for Mississippi.
1987
Florida, by far
The Sunshine StateThe Sunset SateThe Lightning Capital of the WorldThe Alligator StateThe Orange State(If meaning the state exactly)
Texas, Florida, both Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas.
The state of Virginia does not have an official state reptile. However, the state of West Virginia has the timber rattlesnake as the state reptile.
garder snake
The painted turtle is official state reptile of Illinois.