Herpetology Reptiles.

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Herpetology Reptiles

Order: Testudines Family: Chelydridae Family: Kinosternidae Genus: Chelydra Family: Kinosternidae Genus: Sternotherus Family: Emydidae Genus: Clemmys Genus: Glyptemys Genus: Graptemys Genus: Pseudemys Genus: Chrysemys Genus: Terrapene Genus: Trachemys Family: Trionychidae Genus: Apalone

Family: Chelydridae

Eastern Snapping Turtle Chelydra s. serpentina Carapace with large tubercles Plastron with less than 8 plates Tail long Body spiny

Family: Kinosternidae

Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 11 plastron shields Spines covering the body Dome shaped carapace

Family: Emydidae

Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata Spots on each carapace scute Head is spotted Dome shaped carapace

Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta Sculptured carapace No longitudinal stripes on head Notched scutes

Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica Longitudinal stripes on head Keeled carapace Somewhat flattened Triangular spots behind eyes

Ouachita Map Turtle Graptemys o. ouachitensis Very keeled carapace Somewhat flattened Longitudinal stripes on head Square spots behind eyes

Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemys p. picta Boarder around outer part of shell Head with longitudinal stripes Smooth carapace First row of costals and vertebrals line up

Midland Painted Turtle Chrysemys p. marginata First line of vertebrals and costals don’t line up Smooth carapace Head with longitudinal stripes

Eastern River Cooter Pseudemys c. concinna Cusps not prominent Longitudinal stripes on head Longitudinal grooves on carapace

Northern Red-bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventris Prominent cusp on upper jaw Plastron might have pink/red color

Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene c. carolina Dome shaped carapace Orange and red-ish Plastron with movable hinge

Red-eared Turtle Trachemys scripta elegans Spot on each scute of the plastron Longitudinal grooves on the carapace Longitudinal stripes on head

Family: Trionychidae

Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone s. spinifera Spines on the anterior part of the shell Shell is covered with skin Snout projected Pancake like Feet mottled

Midland Smooth Softshell Apalone m. mutica No spines to the anterior of the shell Feet not mottled Nostril rounded Pancake like

Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia

Order: Squamata Family: Phrynosomatidae Family: Teiidae Genus: Sceloporus Family: Teiidae Genus: Cnemidophorus Family: Scincidae Genus: Eumeces Genus: Scincella

Family: Phrynosomatidae

Northern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus Keeled and pointed scales

Family: Teiidae

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus s. sexlineatus Scales are glossy Ventral scales are larger than dorsal 6 lines Black and white

Family: Scincidae

Northern Coal Skink Eumeces a. anthracinus Smooth and glossy scales Ventral and dorsal scales the same size 2 lines dark on the sides Lighter in the middle

Broad-headed Skink Eumeces laticeps Scales smooth and glossy Big 5 labials No large postlabials

Common Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus Smooth glossy scales Scales same on dorsal and ventral 2 postlabials 4 labials Black or brown with five stripes

Little Brown Skink Scincella lateralis Smooth glossy scales Clear window like scale in lower eyelid Brown and black stripes on dorsal