Global Range: (200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)) The range extends from southern New Jersey, Maryland, and Kentucky southward to southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and southern Florida (Conant and Collins 1991, Burbrink 2002). Introduced on Grand Cayman Island and Grand Bahama Island (Buckner and Franz, 1994, Herpetol. Rev. 25:166) and elsewhere in the Caribbean region (e.g., may be established on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Perry et al. 2003).