verts lab exam 2 - herps --> common names to scientific names

Siren intermedia

lesser siren

Amphiuma tridactylum

three-toed amphiuma “conger eel”

Ambystoma tigrinum

tiger salamander

Necturus maculosus

common mudpuppy

Notophthalmus viridescens

red-spotted newt

Eurycea quadridigitata

dwarf salamander

Scaphiopus couchii

Couch’s spadefoot toad

Incilus nebulifer

gulf coast toad

Acris crepitan

cricket frog

Hyla cinerea

green treefrog

Hyla chrysocelis

Cope’s gray treefrog

Gastrophyrne olivacea

great plains narrowmouth toad

Lithobates sphenocephalus

southern leopard frog

Chelydra serpentina

snapping turtle

Lepidochelys kempii

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

leatherback sea turtle

Kinosternon flavescens

yellow mud turtle

Trachemys scripta

pond slider

Terrapene ornata

ornate box turtle

Apalone spinifera

spiny softshell

Gopherus berlandieri

texas tortoise

Phrynosoma cornutum

texas horned lizard

Sceloporus olivaceus

texas spiny lizard

Anolis carolinensis

green anole

Ctenosaura pectinata

spinytail iguana

Crotaphytus collaris

eastern collared lizard

Hemidactylus turcicus

mediterranean house gecko

Coleonyx brevis

texas banded gecko

Plestiodon obsoletus

great plains skink

Ophisaurus attenuatus

slender glass lizard

Gerrhonotus infernalis

texas alligator lizard

Micrurus tener

texas coral snake

Agkistrodon contortrix

copperhead

Agkistrodon piscivorus

cottonmouth

Crotalus horridus

canebrake rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

western diamondback rattlesnake

Alligator mississippiensis

american alligator

Leptotyphlops dulcis

texas blind snake

Heterodon platirhinos

eastern hognose snake

Thamnophis proximus

western ribbon snake

Lampropeltis triangulum

milksnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

texas ratsnake

Nerodia rhombifer

diamond-backed watersnake