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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Original Description |
Alternate Name |
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Order Testudines |
Turtles |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Chelonii |
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Actinemys |
Western Pond Turtles |
Agassiz, 1857 |
Clemmys, and Emys |
Actinemys marmorata (CA) + (NW) |
Northwestern Pond Turtle |
(Baird and Girard, 1852) |
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 |
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Apalone |
North American Softshells |
Rafinesque, 1832 |
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Apalone ferox |
Florida Softshell |
(Schneider, 1783) |
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Apalone spinifera |
Spiny Softshell |
(LeSueur, 1827) |
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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 |
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Caretta caretta |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Chelodina |
Long-necked Turtles |
Fitzinger, 1826 |
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Chelodina longicollis |
Eastern Snake-necked Turtle |
(Shaw, 1794) |
Eastern Long-necked Turtle |
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Chelonia |
Green Sea Turtles |
Brongniart, 1800 |
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Chelonia mydas (CA) + (BC) |
Green Sea Turtle |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Chelydra |
Snapping Turtles |
Schweigger, 1812 |
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Chelydra serpentina (CA) + (MISC) |
Eastern Snapping Turtle |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Chrysemys |
Painted Turtles |
Gray, 1844 |
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Chrysemys picta |
Painted Turtle |
(Schneider, 1783) |
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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 |
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Clemmys guttata |
Spotted Turtle |
(Schneider, 1792) |
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Dermochelys |
Leatherback Sea Turtles |
Blainville, 1816 |
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Dermochelys coriacea |
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
(Vandelli, 1761) |
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Eretmochelys |
Hawksbill Sea Turtles |
Fitzinger 1843 |
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Eretmochelys imbricata |
Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Eretmochelys imbricata bissa |
Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
(Rüppell, 1835) |
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Geochelone |
Typical Tortoises |
Fitzinger, 1835 |
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Geochelone elegans |
Indian Star Tortoise |
Schoepf, 1795 |
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Gopherus |
Gopher Tortoises |
Rafinesque, 1832 |
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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 |
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Graptemys versa |
Texas Map Turtle |
Stejneger, 1925 |
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Kinosternon |
American Mud Turtles |
Spix, 1824 |
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Kinosternon arizonense
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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 |
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Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense (CA) + (SW) |
Desert Mud Turtle |
LeConte, 1854 |
Sonora Mud Turtle
Sonoran Mud Turtle |
Kinosternon subrubrum |
Eastern Mud Turtle |
(Lacépède, 1788) |
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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 |
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Lepidochelys olivacea |
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle |
(Eschscholtz, 1829) |
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Malaclemys |
Terrapin |
Gray, 1844 |
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Malaclemys terrapin |
Diamond-backed Terrapin |
(Schoepff, 1793) |
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Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota |
Ornate Diamond-backed Terrapin |
(Hay, 1904) |
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Pseudemys |
Cooters |
Gray, 1856 |
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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 |
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Sternotherus odoratus (TX) + (Misc) |
Eastern Musk Turtle |
(Latreille, in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) |
Common Musk Turtle |
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Terrapene |
American Box Turtles |
Merrem, 1820 |
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Terrapene carolina |
Eastern Box Turtle |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Terrapene carolina carolina |
Woodland Box Turtle |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Terapene ornata |
Ornate Box Turtle |
(Agassiz, 1857) |
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Terrapene ornata luteola (SW) + (TX) |
Desert Box Turtle |
Smith and Ramsey, 1952 |
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Trachemys |
Sliders |
Agassiz, 1857 |
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Trachemys gaigeae |
Mexican Plateau Slider |
(Hartweg, 1939) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Amphisbaenidae |
Worm Lizards |
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Bipedidae |
Two-legged Worm Lizards |
Taylor, 1951 |
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Bipes |
Two-legged Worm Lizard |
Latreille, 1801 |
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Bipes biporus |
Five-toed Worm Lizard |
Cope, 1894 |
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Crocodilia |
Crocodilians |
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Alligator |
Alligators |
Cuvier, 1807 |
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Alligator mississipiensis (TX) + (MISC) |
American Alligator |
(Daudin, 1802 “1801”) |
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Caiman |
Caimans |
Spix, 1825 |
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Caiman crocodilus |
Spectacled Caiman |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
White Caiman, Common Caiman |
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Crocodylus |
Crocodiles |
Laurenti, 1768 |
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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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