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Extirpated

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ceases to exist in chosen area

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Reptiles Ranked by Species Richness (least to greatest)

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Tuataras
Crocodilians
Turtles
Squamates

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oviparous

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egg layers

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viviparous

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live bearers

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parthenogenesis

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asexual females

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Major Reptile Groups

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testudines
crocodylia
sphenodontida
squamata

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where is the order testudines?

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cosmopolitan; terrestrial, fresh & marine waters

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where if the order crocodylia

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tropics and subtropics globa

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where is the order sphenodontida?

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small islands around New Zeland

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where is the order squamata?

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cosmopolitan

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osteoderms

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bony plates on back and tail

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carapace

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upper turtle shell

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plastron

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lower turtle shell

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tomium

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turtle beak (no teeth)

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terrestrial turtle

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tortoise

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semiaquatic turtle

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terrapin

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cryptodires (turtles)

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hidden-neck

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pleurodires (turtles)

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side-neck

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Lepidosaurs (reptile suborder)

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tuataras & squamates

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ecdysis

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shedding

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Acrodont

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teeth attached on top

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Pleurodont

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teeth attached on side

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Thecodont

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teeth attached inside (crocs)

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tympanum

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eardrum

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relicts
living fossils
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caudal autotomy
voluntarily amputating the tail
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difference between snakes & lizzards
snakes are missing ear openings
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weer fishing (gators)
creating a dam with body. animals have to pass snout
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families and species of crocs in FL:
2 families, 2 species
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families and species of chelonians in FL:
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families and species of squamates (lizards):
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families and species of squamates (snakes):
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family alligatoridae
wide snouts with separated nostrils. overbite
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American Alligator
habitats: mostly fresh water range: statewide other: males can grow to 14 ft. mainly nocturnal. vocal. create wallows during low water. threatened in '70s
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family crocodylidae
narrow snout. interlocking jaw. nostrils are together
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American Crocodile
Habitat: fresh water & estuaries range: southern FL coasts other: males can grow to 15 ft. nocturnal. federally threatened
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family rhineuridae
worm lizards: look like pink worms
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Florida Worm Lizard
range: almost endemic, central/north peninsula other: completely fossorial. not well known
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family anguidae
glass lizards: pleat/groove runs length of body. legless
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Eastern Glass Lizard
habitat: open and grassy areas range: entire state other: burrow in grasses and sandy soils
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family gekkonidae
geckos: lack eyelids dorsoventrally flattened toes with lamellae (1 native but 12 introduced)
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FL reef gecko
tiny and brown. yellow and brown stripes on head smallest native lizard lay single eggs year round
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family phrynosomatidae
spiny lizards (FL scrub and eastern fence) keeled pointed scales blocky heads males have blue bellies
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eastern fence lizard
gray with chevrons
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FL scrub lizard
broad brown lateral band | endemic
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family dactyloidae (polychroditae)
anoles (1 native, 10 introduced) granular scales dewlap can change color
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green anole
range:entire state | ability to change from green to brown
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family scincidae
skinks (7 species) most species rich lizard smooth scales w/ osteoderms underneath
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caudal autonomy
ability to drop tail
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dewlap
throat pouch
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mole skink
brown/beige bodies and colored tails range: most of state pocket gopher mounds
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FL sand skink
dark flecks and eye stripe endemic Habitat: scrub "sandswimmer"
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southeastern 5-lined skink
5 thin stripes (not male... males have a red head during breeding)
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broad-headed skink
jowls are bright orange/red when breeding central FL mother broods eggs
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little brown skink
dark dorsolateral stripes and yellow belly terrestrial.. moves like a serpent mother does NOT brood eggs
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family teiidae
whiptails | six-lined racerunner
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six-lined racerunner
brown/black with 6 stripes white belly females and juvys bluish belly males "sandstreak" very fast
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family chelydridae
snapping turtles reduced plastron strong claws 4 species
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snapping turtle
long neck, relatively wide snout
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alligators snapping turtle
north FL largest freshwater turtle in NA worm-like lure in mouth
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family emydidae
basking/pond turtles | 11 native species
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chicken turtle
olive carapace with net-like markings, yellow plastron
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barbours map turtle
greenish/brown "sawback" carapace range: specific panhandle rivers extreme sexual dimorphism threatened by pet trade
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diamond backed terrapin
grey skin with black flecks coastline of entire state turtle soup, crab traps, and pet trade
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eastern box turtle
highly domed shell, orange/yellow dashes panhandle most terrestrial FL emydid males have a concave plastron
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Florida box turtle
highly domed shell thin yellow lines south FL and keys / statewide
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Suwannee cooter
dark carapace with a "C" on most scutes | west/central FL
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peninsular cooter
dark carapace peninsula often killed on roads
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Fl red-bellied cooter
reddish bar on costal scutes mainly in peninsula live close to alligators
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family Kinosternidae
``` mud and musk turtles distinct head stripes muds: "K" on kinged plastron musks: reduced plastron 4 species aquatic "bottom walkers" ```
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striped mud turtle
brown carapace w/ 3 light stripes | statewide but not in far west panhande
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loggerhead musk turtle
brown carapace w/ dark flecks not in southern half of peninsula fully aquatic
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family testudinidae
tortoises terrestrial burrower 1 species
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gopher tortoise
state-wide minus everglades
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family trionychidae
soft shells long necks and snorkel like snout 3 species in FL
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Florida softshell
brown unmarked carapace | most heavily harvested species
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spiny softshell
spiny tubercles in nuchal region | panhandle rivers
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family cheloniidae
hard shelled sea turtles flippers 4 species in FL
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green sea turtle
named for green fat not outer appearance
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loggerhead sea turtle
most abundant in FL | uses altering gate on land
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family dermochelyidae
leatherback sea turtles black/grey teardrop shaped shell 1 species in FL
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leatherback sea turtle
black with white blotches | mouth and throat lines with spines
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family colubridae
non-venomous ~20 species in FL shakes tail
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scarletsnake
red-black-cream bands
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black racer / north American racer
white chin throat
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coachwhip
scale pattern resembles braided bullwhip
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eastern indigo snake
black/blue with reddish chin and grey belly
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red cornsnake
reddish blotches outlined in black, "V" on head
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eastern ratsnake / yellow ratsnake
dark yellow with 4 dark longitudinal stripes
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gray ratsnake
grey/brown with blotches and weakly keeled scales
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scarlet kingsnake
rounded red snout, alternating red-black-yellow bands (around entire body)
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short-tailed snake
slender, grey body with dark brown blotches, short tail
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pine snake
tan/grayish body, brown/gray blotches on sides
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rough green snake
thin body, bright green back, yellow belly
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FL crowned snake
thin reddish-tan with black head | endemic
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rim rock crowned snake
pinkish tan with black cap on head/neck | endemic
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family dipsadidae
``` previously in colubridae oviparous rear fanged produce mild venom that is not harmful to humans relatively small 5 species in FL ```
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ring-necked snake
small, glossy black/gray with orange/yellow belly and orange/yellow collar
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mud snake
glossy black with red/black checkerboard pattern on sides
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eastern hognose
turned up snout | plays dead when harassed
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pinewoods snake
"yellow-lipped snake" small/thin yellowish-brown body and darker head
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family natricidae
``` previously in colubridae semi-aquatic, live-bearers mild venom- not harmful to humans strongly keeled scales ~20 species in FL ```
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banded watersnake
variable pattern/color
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FL green watersnake
olive green with small dark flecks/bars
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brown water snake
brown body with alternating black blotches | *confused with cottonmouth
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striped crayfish snake
dark brown with 3 faint stripes on back
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black swamp snake
small shiny and black
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Florida brown snake
very small, gray/reddish brown body. faint stripes and "collar"
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eastern ribbon snake
very slender w/ long tail and 3 light stripes on back and sides
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common gartersnake
greenish body with numerous dashes given a checkerboard look

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