BY 256L Exam 2 Family Names

Family Bufonidae (True Toads)

American Toad
Southern Toad
Fowler's Toad

Family Ranidae (True Frogs)

Wood Frog
Goliath Frog
Bull Frog
Leopard Frog

Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs)

Grey Frog
Green Frog
White's Frog
Squirrel Frog

Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)

Eastern Frog

Family: Scaphiopodidae (Spadefoot Toads)

Western
Common
Eastern Spadefoot

Family Dendrobatidae (Poison Frogs)

Golden Poison Frog

Family Protidae

Necturus (Mudpuppy)

Family Sirenidae (Sirens)

Sirens

Family Amphiumidae (Amphiumas)

Amphiumas

Family Ambystomatidae (Mole Salamanders)

Tiger Salamander
Spotted Salamander
Marbled Salamander

Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)

Dusky Salamander
2-Lined Salamander
3-Lined Salamander
Red Salamander
Zig-Zag Salamander
Green Salamander
Slimy Salamander

Family Salamandridae (Newts)

Eastern Newt

Family Cryptobranchidae (Giant Salamanders)

Hellbender Salamander

Family Amphisbaenidae

Worm Lizards

Family Phyrnosomatidae

Fence Lizard

Family Scincidae (Skinks)

Broad Headed Skink

Family Anguidae

Slender Glass Lizard

Family Varanidae

Monitor Lizards
Gila Monster Lizard

Family Iguanidae/Dactyloidae

Green Anole

Family Gekkonidae (Geckos)

Mediterranean House Gecko

Family Viperidae/Crotiladae (Pit Vipers)

Copperhead Snake
Cottonmouth Snake
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Canebrake/Timber Rattlesnake

Family Elapidae (Coral Snakes)

Mambas
Kraits
Adders
Cobras
Taipans
Sea Snakes

Family Acrochordidae

Wart Snakes

Family Boidae

Boas

Family Colubridae (Colubrids)

Grey Rat Snake
Black King Snake

Family Pythonidae

Pythons

Family Xenopeltidae

Sunbeam Snakes

Family Leptotyphlopidae

Thread Snakes

Family Dipsadidae

Ringneck Snake

Family Natricidae

Little Brown Snake
Green Snake
Garter Snake

Family Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)

American Alligator

Family Kinosternidae (Mud and Musk Turtles)

Flattened Musk Turtle
Mud Turtle
Stinkpot Musk Turtle
Stripe-Neck Musk Turtle

Family Emydidae (Box and Slider Turtles)

Yellow-Bellied Slider
Red-Eared Slider
Diamondback Terrapin
Box Turtle

Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)

Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle

Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Tortoises

Family Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)

Common Snapping Turtle

Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)

Sea Turtles (hard shells)

Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtles)

Leatherback Sea Turtles