This is a List of all of the Different Types of Turtles, Worm Lizards,
and Crocodilians Shown on this Web Site, from California and Elsewhere
If there is more than one page for a species, there are additional links to the right of the scientific name.
This list is alphabetized by genus. Species are listed alphabetically under genus.
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| Scientific Name | Common Name | Original Description | Picture | Alternate Name |
| Order Testudines | Turtles | Linnaeus, 1758 | Chelonii | |
| Actinemys | Western Pond Turtles | Agassiz, 1857 | Clemmys, and Emys | |
| Actinemys marmorata (CA) + (NW) | Northwestern Pond Turtle | (Baird and Girard, 1852) |  © Jackson Shedd |
Northern Western Pond Turtle Western Pond Turtle - Actinemys marmorata; Clemmys marmorata |
| Actinemys pallida (CA) + (BC) | Southwestern Pond Turtle | (Seeliger 1945) |  |
Southern Western Pond Turtle Western Pond Turtle - Actinemys marmorata; Clemmys marmorata |
| Apalone | North American Softshells | Rafinesque, 1832 | ||
| Apalone ferox | Florida Softshell | (Schneider, 1783) |  |
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| Apalone spinifera | Spiny Softshell | (LeSueur, 1827) | ||
| Apalone spinifera emoryi | Texas Spiny Softshell | (Agassiz, 1857) |  |
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| Apalone spinifera guadalupensis | Guadalupe Spiny Softshell | (Webb, 1962) |  |
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| Caretta | Loggerhead Sea Turtles | Rafinesque, 1814 | ||
| Caretta caretta | Loggerhead Sea Turtle | (Linnaeus, 1758) |  |
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| Chelodina | Long-necked Turtles | Fitzinger, 1826 | ||
| Chelodina longicollis | Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | (Shaw, 1794) |  |
Eastern Long-necked Turtle |
| Chelonia | Green Sea Turtles | Brongniart, 1800 | ||
| Chelonia mydas (CA) + (BC) | Green Sea Turtle | (Linnaeus, 1758) |  |
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| Chelydra | Snapping Turtles | Schweigger, 1812 | ||
| Chelydra serpentina (CA) + (MISC) | Snapping Turtle | (Linnaeus, 1758) |  |
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| Chrysemys | Painted Turtles | Gray, 1844 | ||
| Chrysemys picta | Painted Turtle | (Schneider, 1783) | ||
| Chrysemys picta bellii (CA) + (NW) + (MISC) | Western Painted Turtle | (Gray, 1831) |   |
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| Chrysemys picta picta | Eastern Painted Turtle | (Schneider, 1783) |  |
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| Clemmys | Spotted Turtles | Ritgen, 1828 | ||
| Clemmys guttata | Spotted Turtle | (Schneider, 1792) |  |
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| Dermochelys | Leatherback Sea Turtles | Blainville, 1816 | ||
| Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback Sea Turtle | (Vandelli, 1761) |  |
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| Eretmochelys | Hawksbill Sea Turtles | Fitzinger 1843 | ||
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill Sea Turtle | (Linnaeus, 1766) | ||
| Eretmochelys imbricata bissa | Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtle | (Rüppell, 1835) |  |
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| Geochelone | Typical Tortoises | Fitzinger, 1835 | ||
| Geochelone elegans | Indian Star Tortoise | Schoepf, 1795 |  |
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| Gopherus | Gopher Tortoises | Rafinesque, 1832 | ||
| Gopherus agassizii (CA) + (SW) | Desert Tortoise | (Cooper, 1863) |  |
(Agassiz's Desert Tortoise) |
| Gopherus berlandieri | Texas Tortoise | (Agassiz, 1857) |   |
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| Gopherus polyphemus | Gopher Tortoise | (Daudin, 1802) |  |
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| Graptemys | Map Turtles | Agassiz, 1857 | ||
| Graptemys versa | Texas Map Turtle | Stejneger, 1925 |  |
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| Kinosternon | American Mud Turtles | Spix, 1824 | ||
| Kinosternon arizonense |
Arizona Mud Turtle | (Gilmore, 1922) |  |
Kinosternon stejnegeri Kinosternon flavescens stejnegeri Kinosternon flavescens arizonense |
| Kinosternon flavescens (TX) | Yellow Mud Turtle | (Agassiz, 1857) |  |
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| Kinosternon sonoriense | Sonora Mud Turtle | LeConte, 1854 | ||
| Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense (CA) + (SW) | Desert Mud Turtle | LeConte, 1854 |  |
Sonora Mud Turtle Sonoran Mud Turtle |
| Kinosternon subrubrum | Eastern Mud Turtle | (Lacépède, 1788) | ||
| Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis | Mississippi Mud Turtle | Gray, 1855 |  |
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| Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum | Southeastern Mud Turtle | (Lacepede, 1788) |  |
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| Lepidochelys | Ridley Sea Turtles | Fitzinger, 1843 | ||
| Lepidochelys olivacea | Olive Ridley Sea Turtle | (Eschscholtz, 1829) |  |
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| Malaclemys | Terrapin | Gray, 1844 | ||
| Malaclemys terrapin | Diamond-backed Terrapin | (Schoepff, 1793) | ||
| Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota | Ornate Diamond-backed Terrapin | (Hay, 1904) |  |
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| Pseudemys | Cooters | Gray, 1856 | ||
| Pseudemys nelsoni | Florida Red-bellied Cooter | Carr, 1938 |  |
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| Pseudemys peninsularis | Peninsula Cooter | Carr, 1938 |  |
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| Pseudemys rubriventris | Northern Red-bellied Cooter | (LeConte, 1830) |  |
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| Pseudemys texana | Texas Cooter | Baur, 1893 |  |
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| Sternotherus | Musk Turtles | Gray, 1825 | ||
| Sternotherus odoratus (TX) + (Misc) | Eastern Musk Turtle | (Latreille, in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) |  |
Common Musk Turtle |
| Terrapene | American Box Turtles | Merrem, 1820 | ||
| Terrapene carolina | Eastern Box Turtle | (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Terrapene carolina carolina | Woodland Box Turtle | (Linnaeus, 1758) |  |
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| Terapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | (Agassiz, 1857) | ||
| Terrapene ornata luteola (SW) + (TX) | Desert Box Turtle | Smith and Ramsey, 1952 |   |
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| Trachemys | Sliders | Agassiz, 1857 | ||
| Trachemys gaigeae | Mexican Plateau Slider | (Hartweg, 1939) | ||
| Trachemys gaigeae gaigeae | Big Bend Slider | (Hartweg, 1939) |  |
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| Trachemys nebulosa | Baja California Slider | (Van Denburgh, 1895) |  |
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| Trachemys scripta | Pond Slider | (Schoepff, 1792) | ||
| Trachemys scripta elegans (CA) + (TX) + (NW) + (MISC) | Red-eared Slider | (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) |  |
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| Trachemys scripta scripta | Yellow-bellied Slider | (Schoepff, 1792) |  |
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| Wollumbinia | Saw-shelled Turtles | Wells, 2007 | ||
| Wollumbinia bellii | Bell’s Turtle | (Gray, 1844) |  |
Bald Rock Creek Turtle Elseya belli Elseya latisternum Myuchelys bellii |
| Wollumbinia latisternum | Saw-shelled Turtle | Gray, 1867 |  |
Elseya latisternum |
| Amphisbaenidae | Worm Lizards | |||
| Bipedidae | Two-legged Worm Lizards | Taylor, 1951 | ||
| Bipes | Two-legged Worm Lizard | Latreille, 1801 | ||
| Bipes biporus | Five-toed Worm Lizard | Cope, 1894 |   |
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| Crocodilia | Crocodilians | |||
| Alligator | Alligators | Cuvier, 1807 | ||
| Alligator mississipiensis (TX) + (MISC) | American Alligator | (Daudin, 1802 “1801”) |   |
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| Caiman | Caimans | Spix, 1825 | ||
| Caiman crocodilus | Spectacled Caiman | (Linnaeus, 1758) |  |
White Caiman, Common Caiman |
| Crocodylus | Crocodiles | Laurenti, 1768 | ||
| Crocodylus acutus | American Crocodile | Cuvier, 1807 |  |
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| If an animal is listed more than once, one of the symbols below will be added to indicate which region the listing covers. CA = California page BC = Baja California page NW = Northwest page TX = Texas page SW = Southwest Page MISC = Any areas not listed above |
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