reptiles lab

Turtles (Chelonia)

Marine Turtles (Cheloniidae)

Caretta caretta, Loggerhead sea turtle

Chelonia mydas, Green sea turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata, Atlantic hawksbill sea turtle

Lepidochelys kempii, Kemp's Ridley sea turtle

Snapping Turtles (Chelydridae)

Chelydra serpentina, Snapping turtle – Snakes are SERPENTS who SNAP

Macrochelys temminckii, Alligator snapping turtle

Leatherback (Dermochelyidae)

Dermochelys coriacea, Leatherback sea turtle

Pond and Marsh Turtles (Emydidae)

Chrysemys dorsalis, Southern painted turtle [NON-NATIVE]

Clemmys guttata, Spotted turtle -He is GLUTTANOES and wants more SPOTTS

Deirochelys reticularia, Chicken turtle

Graptemys barbouri, Barbour's map turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica, False map turtle -PSUEDO means fALSE and

GEOGRAPHIC is MAP, so literally false map

Malaclemys terrapin, Diamondback terrapin

Pseudemys concinna, River cooter

Pseudemys nelsoni, Florida redbelly cooter [NON-NATIVE in part] -His name is

NELSON and hes a fat sourtherner with a RED BELLY

Pseudemys floridana peninsularis, Peninsula cooter [NON-NATIVE in part]

Pseudemys suwanniensis, Suwannee cooter

Terrapene carolina, Eastern box turtle

Trachemys scripta, Pond slider [NON-NATIVE in part]

Musk and Mud Turtles (Kinosternidae)

Kinosternon baurii, Striped mud turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum, Mud turtle

Sternotherus minor, Loggerhead musk turtle

Sternotherus odoratus, Eastern Musk turtle – MUSK is a stinky ODOR

Tortoises (Testudinidae)

Gopherus polyphemus, Gopher tortoise

Softshell Turtles (Trionychidae)

Apalone ferox, Florida softshell [NON-NATIVE in part]

Apalone spinifera, Spiny softshell

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)

Alligators and Caimans (Alligatoridae)

Alligator mississippiensis, American alligator MISSISSIPPI is such an AMERICAN

river

Caiman crocodilus, Spectacled caiman [NON-NATIVE]

Crocodiles (Crocodylidae)

Crocodylus acutus, American crocodile – He is a CROCODILE ACTUALLY

Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenians)

Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineuridae)

Rhineura floridana, Florida worm lizard

Lizards (Sauria)

Dragon Lizards (Agamidae)

Agama agama, African rainbow lizard [NON-NATIVE]

Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards (Anguidae)

Ophisaurus attenuatus, Slender glass lizard – She pays ATTENTION to her diet to stay

SLENDER

Ophisaurus compressus, Island glass lizard -ISLANDS are COMPRESSED

Ophisaurus mimicus, Mimic glass lizard

Ophisaurus ventralis, Eastern glass lizard

Chameleons (Chamaeleonidae)

Chamaeleo calyptratus, Veiled chameleon [NON-NATIVE]

Helmeted Lizards (Corytophanidae)

Basiliscus vittatus, Brown basilisk [NON-NATIVE]

Anoles (Dactyloidae)

Anolis carolinensis, Green anole

Anolis equestris, Knight anole [NON-NATIVE]

Anolis sagrei, Cuban brown anole [NON-NATIVE] – SAGREI is just a gross word like

CUBAN BROWN ANOLES are gross

Typical Geckos (Gekkonidae)

Gekko gecko, Tokay gecko [NON-NATIVE]

Hemidactylus garnotii, Indo-Pacific house gecko [NON-NATIVE] -We GOT INDO-

PACIFIC HOUSE GECKOS IN the house

Hemidactylus mabouia, Tropical house gecko [NON-NATIVE] -HOUSE GECKOS are

MY BOO, YA

Iguanas (Iguanidae)

Iguana iguana, Green iguana [NON-NATIVE]

Curly-Tailed Lizards (Leiocephalidae)

Leiocephalus carinatus, Northern curlytail lizard [NON-NATIVE]

North American Spiny Lizards (Phrynosomatidae)

Sceloporus undulatus, Eastern fence lizard -He goes UNDER the FENCE

Sceloporus woodi, Florida scrub lizard -SCRUBS are WOODI

Skinks (Scincidae)

Plestiodon egregius, Mole skink -MOLES are EGREGIUS

Plestiodon fasciatus, Common five-lined skink -FIVE LINES are FAKE

Plestiodon inexpectatus, Southeastern five-lined skink -I’m NOT ECPECTING a

SOUTHERN version

Plestiodon laticeps, Broadhead skink -He has BROAD LATS #gymbro

Plestiodon reynoldsi, Florida sand skink – His name is REYNOLD

Scincella lateralis, Ground skink -He is LATERAL to the GROUND

Dwarf Geckos (Sphaerodactylidae)

Sphaerodactylus notatus, Florida reef gecko

Whiptail Lizards (Teiidae)

Aspidoscelis sexlineata, Six-lined racerunner -SEX is like SIX

Salvator merianae, Argentine Black & whitet Tegu [NON-NATIVE]

Monitors (Varanidae)

Varanus niloticus, Nile tonitor [NON-NATIVE]

Snakes (Serpentes)

Typical Snakes (Colubridae)

Cemophora coccinea, Scarlet snake

Coluber constrictor, Eastern racer

Coluber flagellum, Eastern coachwhip

Drymarchon couperi, Eastern indigo snake

Lampropeltis calligaster, Mole kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides, Scarlet kingsnake

Lampropeltis extenuata, Short-tailed kingsnake – He wants to EXTEND his tail but its

SHORT

Lampropeltis getula, Common kingsnake -You can GET lots of them since they are

COMMON

Opheodrys aestivus, Rough green snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis, Eastern ratsnake

Pantherophis guttatus, Eastern corn snake -He is also GLUTTANEOS for CORN

Pantherophis spiloides, Gray rat snake

Pituophis melanoleucus, Pine snake

Tantilla coronata, Southeastern crowned snake^ -He was CORRINATED with a

CROWN

Tantilla oolitica, Rim rock crowned snake

Tantilla relicta, Florida crowned snake^ -He is a CROWNED king in FLORIDA with a

RELIC crown

Rear-Fanged Snakes (Dipsadidae)

Diadophis punctatus, Ringneck snake

Farancia abacura, Mud snake -They have fun colors so ABCADABRA! Fun colors!

Farancia erytrogramma, Rainbow snake

Heterodon platirhinos, Eastern hognose snake -He has an upturned NOSE like a RHINO

Heterodon simus, Southern hognose snake -SOUTHERNERS have lots of SINUS issues

from pollen

Rhadinaea flavilata, Pine woods snake

Elapids (Elapidae)

Micrurus fulvius, Eastern coral snake

Water Snakes, Grass Snakes, and Garter Snakes (Natricidae)

Haldea striatula, Rough earth snake

Liodytes alleni, Striped crayfish snake

Liodytes pygaea, Swamp snake

Liodytes rigida, Glossy crayfish snake -He doesn’t have RIDGES since he is GLOSSY

Nerodia clarkii, Salt marsh snake -Names after who found him named CLARK

Nerodia erythrogaster, Plainbelly water snake

Nerodia fasciata, Southern water snake -He is FAKE and lives in the SOUTH

Nerodia floridana, Florida green water snake

Nerodia sipedon, Midland water snake -He SIPS water his he is in the MIDDLE of the

LAND

Nerodia taxispilota, Brown water snake

Regina septemvittata, Queen snake

Storeria dekayi, Brown snake^ -Things DECAY and turn BROWN

Storeria occipitomaculata, Redbelly snake

Storeria victa, Florida brown snake^

Thamnophis sauritus, Eastern ribbon snake

Thamnophis sirtalis, Garter snake

Virginia valeriae, Eastern smooth earth snake -Her name is Valerie

Pythons (Pythonidae)

Python bivittatus, Burmese python [NON-NATIVE]

Blind Snakes (Typhlopidae)

Indotyphlops braminus, Brahminy blind snake [NON-NATIVE]

Vipers (Viperidae)

Agkistrodon contortrix, Copperhead -They like to CONTORT themselves

Agkistrodon piscivorus, Cottonmouth

Crotalus adamanteus, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake -His name is ADAM

Crotalus horridus, Timber rattlesnake -Their bite is HORRIBLE

Sistrurus miliarius, Dusky pigmy rattlesnake