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| Science Olympiad Reptiles and Amphibians |
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Genus (species-none listed) - common name CLASS REPTILIA Order Crocodylia Crocodylidae - crocodiles Alligatoridae � alligators and caiman Order Testudines Chelydridae - snapping turtles Kinosternidae - musk and mud turtles Emydidae - box, pond and marsh turtles Terrapene - box turtles Malaclemys - diamondback terrapins Graptemys - map turtles Chrysemys - painted turtles, cooters, sliders & redbelly) Pseudemys � cooters Clemmys � spotted, bog, and wood turtles Deirochelys � chicken turtle Emydoidea � Blanding�s turtle Testudinidae - tortoises Cheloniidae - sea turtles Trionychidae � soft shelled turtles Order Squamata SUBORDER LACERTILA OR SAURIA - LIZARDS <---- see this link for a huge list! Gekkonidae � gecko lizards Polychridae � anoles Anolis - anoles Iguanidae � iguanids Iguana � green iguana Dipsosaurus � desert iguana Sauromalus � chuckwalla Crotaphytidae � Collared lizards Phrynosomatidae � earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards Sceloporus � spiny lizards Cophosaurus and Holbrookia � earless lizards Uma � fringe toed lizards Urosaurus and Uta � tree and side blotched lizards Phrynosoma � horned lizards Lacertidae � wall lizards Teiidae � whiptails Cnemidophorus � racerunners and whiptails Scincidae � skinks Eumeces � skinks Anguidae � glass lizards and alligator lizard Ophisaurus � glass lizards Gerrhonotus � alligator lizard Helodermatidae � gila monster |
CLASS AMPHIBIA Order Caudata (Urodela) Cryptobranchidae � hellbenders Dicamptodontidae � giant salamanders Proteidae � mud puppies and water dogs Rhyacotritonidae � torrent or seep salamanders Amphiumidae � amphiumas Sirenidae � sirens Ambystomatidae � mole salamanders Salamandridae � newts Plethodontidae � lungless salamanders Desmognathus � dusky salamanders & kin Plethodon � woodland salamanders & kin Ensatina - ensatina Aneides � green/climbing salamanders Batrachoseps � slender salamanders Hydromantes � web-toed salamanders Hemidactylium � four-toed salamanders Gyrinophilus � spring salamander Pseudotriton � red and mud salamanders Eurycea � brook salamanders Typhlomolge � Texas and Blanco blind salamanders Order Anura (Salientia) Pelobatidae � spadefoots Scaphiopus or Spea Bufonidae � toads Hylidae � tree frogs Hyla - tree frogs Pseudacris � chorus frogs Acris � cricket frogs Ranidae � true frogs Microhylidae � narrow mouth toads |
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SUBORDER SERPENTES - SNAKES Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops � Brahminy blind snake Leptotyphlopidae � blind snakes Boidae Charina � rubber boa and rosy boa 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 Tantilla � crowned and blackhead snakes Elapidae � coral snakes Hydrophiidae � sea snakes Viperidae � (subfamily viperinae) pit vipers Agkistrodon � copperhead and cotton mouths Sistrurus � pigmy and massasauga rattlesnakes Crotalus � rattlesnakes |