Vertebrate Zoology: Laboratory Reptiles List

What superclass are reptiles found in?

Gnathostomata

What class are reptiles found in?

Reptilia

What order are snakes and lizards in?

Squamata

What suborder are lizards in?

Lacertilia

What family are Anoles found in?

Dactyloidae

What is the species name for the Green Anole?

Anolis carolinensis

What family are Horned Lizards in?

Phrynosomatidae

What is the species name for the Eastern Fence Lizard?

Sceloporus undulatus

What family are Racerunners in?

Teiidae

What is the species name for the Six-Lined Racerunner?

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

What family are Skinks in?

Scincidae

What is the species name for the Five-lined Skink?

Plestiodon fasciatus

What is the species name for the Little Brown Skink?

Scincella lateralis

What family are glass lizards in?

Anguidae

What is the species name for the Eastern Glass Lizard?

Ophisaurus ventralis

What family are geckos in?

Gekkonidae

What is the species name for the Mediterranean Gecko?

Hemidactylus turcicus

What suborder are snakes in?

Serpentes

What family are nonvenomous snakes found in?

Colubridae

What is the species name for the Black Rat Snake?

Pantherophis obsoletus

What is the species name for the Black Racer?

Coluber constrictor

What is the species name for the Eastern Kingsnake?

Lampropeltis getula

What is the species name for the Eastern Hognose Snake?

Heterodon simus

What is the species name for the Eastern Garter Snake?

Thamnophis sirtalis

What is the species name for the Northern Watersnake?

Nerodia sipedon

What is the species name for the Eastern Indigo Snake?

Drymarchon couperi

What family are coral snakes in?

Elapidae

What is the species name for the Eastern Coral Snake?

Micrurus fulvius

What family are vipers in?

Viperidae

What is the species name for the Copperhead?

Agkistrodon contortrix

What is the species name for the Cottonmouth/Water Moccasin?

Agkistrodon piscivorus

What is the species name for the Timber "Canebreak" Rattlesnake?

Crotalus horridus

What is the species name for the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake?

Crotalus adamanteus

What order are turtles in?

Testudines

What family are Snapping Turtles in?

Chelydridae

What is the species name for the Common Snapping Turtle?

Chelydra serpentina

What is the species name for the Alligator Snapping Turtle?

Macrochelys temminckii

What family are Mud & Musk Turtles found in?

Kinosternidae

What is the species name for the Common Musk Turtle?

Sternotherus odoratus

What family are Tortoises in?

Testudinidae

What is the species name for the Gopher Tortoise?

Gopherus polyphemus

What family are Softshells in?

Trionychidae

What is the species name for the Spiny Softshell Turtle?

Apalone spinifera

What family are Terrapins and Pond Turtles in?

Emydidae

What is the species name for the Painted Turtle?

Chrysemys picta

What is the species name for the River Cooter?

Pseudemys concinna

What is the species name for the Box Turtle?

Terrapene carolina

What is the species name for the Pond Slider?

Trachemys scripta

What order are crocodiles?

Crocodilia

What family are alligators in?

Alligatoridae

What is the species name for the American Alligator?

Alligator mississippiensis