Herpetology

• Chelydra serpentina

• Found everywhere

• Macrochelys temminckii

• Very west Kentucky

• Kinosternon subrubrum

• Spotty west/central

• Sternotherus odoratus

• Spotty everywhere

• Apalone spinifera

• Everywhere

• Females larger

• Apalone mutica

• Very west and very north

• Females larger

• Graptemys geographica

• Spotty everywhere

• Females larger

• Graptemys pseudogeographica

• Only western ky

• Females larger

• Graptemys ouachitensis

• Spotty western and south central ky

• Females larger

• pseudemys concinna

• West and south central ky

• Females larger

• trachemys scripta

• everywhere but very east ky

• Females larger

• Chrysemys picta/ dorsalis

• Everywhere but south east ky

• Females larger

• terrapene carolina

• Everywhere

Crocodylidae

Gavialidae

Alligatoridae

Agkistrodon contortrix

Agkistrodon piscivorus

crolatus horridus

sistrurus miliarius

farancia abacura (Dipsadinae)

• single internasal scale

• only in west ky

heterodon platirhinos (Dipsadinae)

• keeled and divided

• Rostral scale turned up

storeria occipitomaculata (Natricinae)

• keeled and divided

• 3 light spots (partial ring) on neck

• viviparious

• black neonates with white collar

storeria dekayi (Natricinae)

• keeled and divided

• 17 scale rows

• light belly

• viviparious

opheodrys aestivus (colubridae)

• weekly keeled scales and divided anal plate

pantherophis guttatus (colubridae)

• mostly smooth/slighly keeled scales

panterophis spiloides (colubridae)

• slightly keeled scales and divided

Regina septemvittata ( natricinae)

• stingly keeled scales

clonophis kirtlandii (natricinae)

• very rare

• keeled scales

nerodia rhombifer (natricinae)

• only in west ky

• eye in contact with labial scales

Nerodia cyclopion (nat)

• only in west ky

• keeled and divided

Nerdia eyrthrogastor (Natricinae)

• west ky

• keeled and divided

• unmarked belly

Nerodia fasciata

• keeled and divided

• venter with square spots

Nerodia sipedon (Natricinae)

• everywhere

• keeled and divided

• venter with moonshaped markings

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pituophis melanoleucus (Colubridae)

• just keeled

• very few counties through out ky

Thamnophis sirtalis (natricinae)

• labial sclaes outlined in black

• just keeled

• everywhere

• viviparious

Thamnophis proximus (natricinae)

• two white spots in top of head

• two counties in west ky

• just keeled

Thamnophis sauritus (natricinae)

• just keeled

• viviparious

cemophora coccinae (colubridae)

• smooth and undivided

• white ventral

• sparse throughout ky

lamppropeltus nigra (colubridae)

• smooth and undivided

• venter usually checkboard patteren

lamppropeltus calligastor (colubridae)

• smooth and undivided

• west ky (praarie kingsnake is common name)

lampropeltus elapsoides (colubridae)

• very sparse through ky

• smooth

• lines extend to venter

lampropeltus triangulum (colubridae)

• smooth

• iris of eye is red to reddish brown

carphophis amoenus (dipsadinae)

• smooth and divided, wormlike

• small spine on tail

• oviparious

virginia valeriae (natricinae)

• smooth to weakly keeled scales

• lighter with dark spots

• viviparious

masticophis flagellum (colubrinae)

• smooth and divided

• dark transistioning to tan

coluber constrictor (colubrinae)

• smooth and divided

diadophis punctatus (dipsadinae)

• smooth and divided

• yellow to cream band around neck

• oviparious

tantilla coronata

• smooth and divided

• dark head with band

• oviparious

• can be alot darker than the picture shown, just look at collar

• Chelydra serpentina

• Found everywhere

• Macrochelys temminckii

• Very west Kentucky

• Kinosternon subrubrum

• Spotty west/central

• Sternotherus odoratus

• Spotty everywhere

• Apalone spinifera

• Everywhere

• Females larger

• Apalone mutica

• Very west and very north

• Females larger

• Graptemys geographica

• Spotty everywhere

• Females larger

• Graptemys pseudogeographica

• Only western ky

• Females larger

• Graptemys ouachitensis

• Spotty western and south central ky

• Females larger

• pseudemys concinna

• West and south central ky

• Females larger

• trachemys scripta

• everywhere but very east ky

• Females larger

• Chrysemys picta/ dorsalis

• Everywhere but south east ky

• Females larger

• terrapene carolina

• Everywhere

Crocodylidae

Gavialidae

Alligatoridae

Iguanidae

Chamaeleonidae

croatphytidae

Anolidae

Varanidae

Helodermatidae

Sceloporus undulatus (Phyrnosomatidae)

• Strongly keeled

• males have the blue blotches

• everywhere

Hemidactylus turcicus (gekkonidae)

• lack eyelids

• restricted to urban settings, very few established pops

Porarcis muralis (lacertidae)

• Only in very north ky

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Teiidae)

• west half of ky

• ventral scales larger than dorsal scales

Ophisaurus attenatus (anguidae

• legless, have external ear openings and eyelids

• few established pops

scincella lateralis (scincidae

• everywhere but bluegrass

plestiodon anthracinus (scincidae)

• Could have blue tail

• mainly in east ky

• single postmental scale on lower jaw; 6-7 labial scales

sparse range

plestiodon inexpectatus (scincidae)

• very small pop

• no enlarged scales in middle row of tail; two postlabial scales

• oviviparous

widespread and fairly common

plestiodon fasciatus (scincidae)

• enlarged scales in middle row of tail; usually four labial scales before eye

• could have blue tail

Plestiodon laticeps (scincidae)

• okay pop through ky

• enlarged scales in middle row of tail; males have large

jaws; usually 5 labial scales

Rhyrnchocephalia - Sphenodontidae

Agkistrodon contortrix

Agkistrodon piscivorus

crolatus horridus

sistrurus miliarius

farancia abacura (Dipsadinae)

• single internasal scale

• only in west ky

heterodon platirhinos (Dipsadinae)

• keeled and divided

• Rostral scale turned up

storeria occipitomaculata (Natricinae)

• keeled and divided

• 3 light spots (partial ring) on neck

• viviparious

• black neonates with white collar

storeria dekayi (Natricinae)

• keeled and divided

• 17 scale rows

• light belly

• viviparious

opheodrys aestivus (colubridae)

• weekly keeled scales and divided anal plate

pantherophis guttatus (colubridae)

• mostly smooth/slighly keeled scales

panterophis spiloides (colubridae)

• slightly keeled scales and divided

Regina septemvittata ( natricinae)

• stingly keeled scales

clonophis kirtlandii (natricinae)

• very rare

• keeled scales

nerodia rhombifer (natricinae)

• only in west ky

• eye in contact with labial scales