Louisiana Herps Lab Practical

eastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius

midland water snake, Nerodia spideodon pleuralis

De Kay’s brown snake, Storeria dekayi

eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus

timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus

northern cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus

broad-banded water snake, Nerodia fasciata

rough green snake, Opheodrys aestivus

pine snake, Pituophis melanoleucus

coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum

common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis

chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia

Mississippi mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis

loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta

alligator, alligator mississippiensis

alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii

common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera

spiny softshell turtle, apalone spinifera

ornate box turtle, Tenapene ornata ornata

pascagoula map turtle, Graptemys gibbonsi

marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum

mole salamander, ambystoma talpoideum

red spotted newt, Notophthalmus viridescens

northern two-lined salamander, Eurycea bislineata

three-toed amphiuma, amphiuma tridactylum

louisiana waterdog, Necturus louisianensis

6-lined racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus

Clark’s Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus clarkii clarkii

brown anole, anolis sagrei

slender glass lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus

what are four traits that distinguish legless lizards from snakes?

eyelids, external ear opennings, inflexible jaws, longer tail

broadhead skink, Eumeces laticeps

5-lined skink, Eumeces fasciatus

southern five-line skink, Eumeces inexpectatus

ground skink, Scincella lateralis

gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor

oak toad, Bufo quercicus

barking treefrog, hyla gratiosa

gulf coast toad, Incilius (Bufo) valliceps

eastern spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus holbrookii

narrowmouth toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis

squirrel treefrog, hyla squirella

northern cricket frog, acris crepitans / gryllus

american bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana

southern leopard frog, Rana sphenocephala

spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer

green treefrog, hyla cinerea

wood frog, Rana sylvatica