Reptile Family Taxonomy Flashcards
1
Q
Chelydridae
A
Snapping turtle
2
Q
Kinosternidae
A
Stinkpot
3
Q
Emydidae
A
Blanding’s turtle, Ornate box turtle, Eastern box turtle, Western painted turtle, Red-eared turtle(pond slider), Map turtle
4
Q
Testudindae
A
Gopher tortoise
5
Q
Trionychidae
A
Spiny softshell, smooth softshell
6
Q
Chameleonidae
A
Chameleon
7
Q
Iguanidae
A
Desert iguana, Green anole, Texas horned lizard
8
Q
Scincidae
A
Northern prairie skink
9
Q
Teiidae
A
Six-lined racerunner
10
Q
Anguidae
A
Slender glass lizard
11
Q
Pythonidae
A
Arboreal python
12
Q
Colubridae
A
Northern brown snake, Northern red-bellied snake, Fox snake, Bullsnake, Eastern garter snake, Eastern milk snake, Prairie ringneck snake, Blue racer, Northern water snake
13
Q
Elapidae
A
Coral snake
14
Q
Viperidae
A
Timber rattler, eastern massasauga
15
Q
Crocodylidae
A
American crocodile
16
Q
Alligatoridae
A
American Alligator
