List Of Amphibians And Reptiles Biology Reference Sheet - Science Olympiad
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Official National List of Amphibians and Reptiles
Class
Order
•
Family
o Genus (species-none listed) -
common name
Class Reptilia
Crocodylia –
crocodiles and alligators
•
Crocodylidae -
crocodiles
•
Alligatoridae –
alligators and caiman
Testudines (Chelonia) -
turtles
•
Chelydridae -
snapping turtles
•
Kinosternidae -
musk and mud turtles
•
Emydidae -
box, pond and marsh turtles
o Terrapene -
box turtles
o Actinemys –
western pond turtles
o Malaclemys -
diamondback terrapins
o Graptemys -
map turtles
o
Trachemys-
sliders
o Chrysemys -
painted turtles
o Pseudemys –
cooters and redbellies
o Clemmys –
spotted turtle
Glyptemys –
o
Sculptured Turtles (wood and bog turtle)
o Deirochelys –
chicken turtle
o Emydoidea –
Blanding’s turtle
•
Testudinidae -
tortoises
•
Cheloniidae -
sea turtles
•
Trionychidae –
soft shelled turtles
Squamata –
lizards and snakes
SUBORDER LACERTILA OR SAURIA - LIZARDS
•
Gekkonidae –
gecko lizards
•
Polychridae –
anoles
o Anolis -
anoles
•
Iguanidae –
iguanids
o Iguana –
green iguana
o Dipsosaurus –
desert iguana
o Sauromalus –
chuckwalla
•
Crotaphytidae –
Collared lizards
•
Phrynosomatidae –
earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards
o Sceloporus –
spiny lizards
o Cophosaurus and Holbrookia –
earless lizards
o Uma –
fringe toed lizards
o Urosaurus and Uta –
tree and side blotched lizards
o Phrynosoma –
horned lizards
•
Lacertidae –
wall lizards
•
Teiidae –
whiptails
o Cnemidophorus –
racerunners and whiptails
•
Scincidae –
skinks
o Eumeces –
skinks
•
Anguidae –
glass lizards and alligator lizard
o Ophisaurus –
glass lizards
o Gerrhonotus –
alligator lizard
•
Helodermatidae –
gila monster
SUBORDER SERPENTES (Ophidia) - SNAKES
•
Typhlopidae
o Ramphotyphlops –
Brahminy blind snake
Last updated 08/24/17
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