The Official GA List of Amphibians and Reptiles Class Reptilia Order Family - Genus (species-none listed) common name Crocodylia Crocodylidae - crocodiles Alligatoridae alligators and caimans – Testudines (Chelonia) turtles – Chelydridae - snapping turtles Kinosternidae - musk and mud turtles Emydidae - box, pond and marsh turtles Terrapene - box turtles Malaclemys - diamondback terrapins Graptemys - map turtles Trachemys- sliders Chrysemys - painted turtles Pseudemys cooters and redbellies – Clemmys spotted turtle – Deirochelys chicken turtles – Testudinidae - tortoises Cheloniidae - sea turtles Trionychidae soft shelled turtles – Squamata lizards and snakes – SUBORDER LACERTILA OR SAURIA - LIZARDS Phrynosomatidae earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards – Sceloporus spiny lizards – Teiidae whiptails – Cnemidophorus racerunners and whiptails – Scincidae skinks – Eumeces skinks – Anguidae glass lizards and alligator lizard – Ophisaurus glass lizards – SUBORDER SERPENTES (Ophidia) - SNAKES Colubridae typically harmless snakes – Nerodia water snakes and salt marsh snakes – Storeria brown snakes and redbelly snakes – Thamnophis garter, ribbon, lined snakes – Heterodon hog-nosed snakes – Diadophis ringneck snakes – Coluber racers – Masticophis coachwhips and whipsnakes – Opheodrys green snakes – Elaphe rat snakes – Pituophis pine, bull and gopher snakes – Lampropeltis king and milk snakes – Elapidae coral snakes – Viperidae (subfamily viperinae) pit vipers – Agkistrodon copperhead and cottonmouths – Sistrurus massasaugas and pigmy rattlesnakes – Crotalus rattlesnakes –
The Official GA List of Amphibians and Reptiles Class Reptilia Order Family Genus (species-none listed) - common name Crocodylia Crocodylidae - crocodiles Alligatoridae – alligators and caimans Testudines (Chelonia) – turtles Chelydridae - snapping turtles Kinosternidae - musk and mud turtles Emydidae - box, pond and marsh turtles Terrapene - box turtles Malaclemys - diamondback terrapins Graptemys - map turtles Trachemys- sliders Chrysemys - painted turtles Pseudemys – cooters and redbellies Clemmys – spotted turtle Deirochelys – chicken turtles Testudinidae - tortoises Cheloniidae - sea turtles Trionychidae – soft shelled turtles Squamata – lizards and snakes SUBORDER LACERTILA OR SAURIA - LIZARDS Phrynosomatidae – earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards Sceloporus – spiny lizards Teiidae – whiptails Cnemidophorus – racerunners and whiptails Scincidae – skinks Eumeces – skinks Anguidae – glass lizards and alligator lizard Ophisaurus – glass lizards SUBORDER SERPENTES (Ophidia) - SNAKES Colubridae – typically harmless snakes Nerodia – water snakes and salt marsh snakes Storeria – brown snakes and redbelly snakes Thamnophis – garter, ribbon, lined snakes Heterodon – hog-nosed snakes Diadophis – ringneck snakes Coluber – racers Masticophis – coachwhips and whipsnakes Opheodrys – green snakes Elaphe – rat snakes Pituophis – pine, bull and gopher snakes Lampropeltis – king and milk snakes Elapidae – coral snakes Viperidae – (subfamily viperinae) pit vipers Agkistrodon – copperhead and cottonmouths Sistrurus – massasaugas and pigmy rattlesnakes Crotalus – rattlesnakes
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