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| CNAH: North American Herpetofauna: Texas | |
| The Amphibians, Reptiles, Turtles, and Crocodilians of Texas
Strecker, John K., Jr. 1915. Reptiles and amphibians of Texas. Baylor University Bulletin 18(4):1–82. Brown, Arthur Edwin. 1903. Texas reptiles and their faunal relations. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 55:543-558.Dixon, James R. 2000.
Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas:
With Keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. 432 pp. Dixon, James R., and John E. Werler. 2005.
Texas Snakes: A Field Guide
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. 384 pp.
Garrett, Judith M., and David G. Barker. 1987.
A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Texas
Austin, TX: Texas Monthly Press. 225 pp. Tennant, Alan. 2005.
Lone Star Field Guide to Texas Snakes
“3d ed.” [rev. ed. of A Field Guide to Texas Snakes]
Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing.
Werler, John E., and James R. Dixon. 2000.
Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. 437 pp. |
Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
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Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 - Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 - True Toads
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Anaxyrus Tschudi, 1845 - North American Toads
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Incilius Cope, 1863 - Central American Toads
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Rhinella Fitzinger, 1826 - South American Toads
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Craugastoridae Hedges, Duellman, & Heinicke, 2008 - Flesh-bellied Frogs
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Eleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954 - Free-toed Frogs
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Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 - Treefrogs
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Acris Duméril & Bibron, 1841 - Cricket Frogs
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Hyla Laurenti, 1768 - Holarctic Treefrogs
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Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 - Chorus Frogs
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P. clarkii (Baird, 1854) - Spotted Chorus Frog
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P. crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
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P. fouquettei Moriarty Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins & Cannatella, 2008 - Cajun Chorus Frog
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P. streckeri Wright & Wright, 1933 - Strecker's Chorus Frog
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Smilisca Cope, 1865 - Mexican Treefrogs
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S. baudinii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) - Mexican Treefrog
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Leptodactylidae Werner, 1838 - Neotropical Thin-toed Frogs
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Microhylidae Gunther, 1843 - Microhylid Frogs & Toads
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Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 - True Frogs
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Lithobates Ftizinger, 1843 - American Water Frogs
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L. areolatus (Baird & Girard, 1852) - Crawfish Frog
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L. berlandieri (Baird, 1859) - Rio Grande Leopard Frog
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L. blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown & Brown, 1973) - Plains Leopard Frog
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L. catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
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L. clamitans (Latreille, 1801) - Green Frog
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L. grylio (Stejneger, 1901) - Pig Frog
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L. palustris (LeConte, 1825) - Pickerel Frog
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L. sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
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Rhinophrynidae Gunther, 1858 - Burrowing Toads
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Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 - North American Spadefoots
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Scaphiopus Holbrook, 1836 - North American Spadefoots
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Spea Cope, 1866 - Western Spadefoots
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Caudata Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
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Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 - Mole Salamanders
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Amphiumidae Gray, 1825 - Amphiumas
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Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 - Lungless Salamanders
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Desmognathus Baird, 1850 - Dusky Salamanders
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Eurycea Rafinesque, 1822 - Brook Salamanders
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E. chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis 2000 - Salado Salamander
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E. latitans Smith & Potter, 1946 - Cascade Caverns Salamander
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E. nana Bishop, 1941 - San Marcos Salamander
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E. naufragia Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis 2000 - Georgetown Salamander
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E. neotenes Bishop & Wright, 1937 - Texas Salamander
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E. pterophila Burger, Smith & Potter, 1950 - Fern Bank Salamander
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E. quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842) - Dwarf Salamander
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E. rathbuni (Stejneger, 1896) - Texas Blind Salamander
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E. robusta (Longley, 1978) - Blanco Blind Salamander
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E. sosorum Chippindale, Price & Hillis, 1993 - Barton Springs Salamander
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E. tonkawae Chippindale, Price, Wiens & Hillis, 2000 - Jollyville Plateau Salamander
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E. tridentifera Mitchell & Reddell, 1965 - Comal Blind Salamander
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E. troglodytes Baker, 1957 - Valdina Farms Salamander
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E. waterlooensis Hillis, Chamberlain, Wilcox & Chippindale 2001 - Austin Blind Salamander
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Plethodon Tschudi, 1838 - Woodland Salamanders
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Proteidae Gray, 1825 - Mudpuppies and Waterdogs
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Necturus Rafinesque, 1819 - Waterdogs & Mudpuppies
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Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 - Newts
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Sirenidaeclick Gray, 1825 - Sirens
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Siren Österdam, 1766 - Sirens
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Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
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Crocodylia Wermuth, 1953 - Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimans, & Gavials
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Alligatoridae Gray, 1844 - Alligators and Caimans
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Cryptodira Cope, 1868 - Turtles
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 - Sea Turtlesclick
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Caretta Rafinesque, 1814 - Loggerhead Sea Turtles
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C. caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Loggerhead Sea Turtle
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Chelonia Brongniart, 1800 - Green Sea Turtles
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C. mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) - Green Sea Turtle
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Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Hawksbill Sea Turtles
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Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Ridley Sea Turtles
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L. kempii (Garman, 1880) - Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
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Chelydridae Gray, 1870ef=" - Snapping Turtles
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Chelydra Schweigger, 1812 - Snapping Turtles
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Macrochelys Gray, 1855 - Alligator Snapping Turtles
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M. temminckii (Troost in Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle
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Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843 - Leatherback Sea Turtles
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Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
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Chrysemys Gray, 1844 - Painted Turtles
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Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles
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D. reticularia (Latreille, in Sonnini and Latreille 1801) - Chicken Turtle
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Graptemys Agassiz, 1857 - Map Turtles
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Malaclemys Gray, 1844 - Diamond-backed Terrapins
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Pseudemys Gray, 1855 - Cooters
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Terrapene Merrem, 1820 - American Box Turtles
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Trachemys Agassiz, 1857 - Sliders
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T. gaigeae (Hartweg, 1939) - Mexican Plateau Slider
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T. scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) - Pond Slider
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Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 - Mud and Musk Turtles
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Testudinidae Gray, 1825 - Tortoises
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Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832 - Gopher Tortoises
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Trionychidae Bell, 1828 - Softshells
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Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 - North American Softshells
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Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 - Lizards
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Anguidae Gray, 1825 - Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards
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Crotaphytidae Smith & Brodie, 1982 - Collared and Leopard Lizards
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Dactyloidae Fitzinger, 1843 - Anoles
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Eublepharidae Boulenger, 1883 - Eyelid Geckos
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Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 - Spiny Lizards
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Cophosaurus Troschel, 1852 “1850” - Greater Earless Lizards
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C. texanus Troschel, 1852 “1850” - Greater Earless Lizard
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Holbrookia Girard, 1851 - Lesser Earless Lizards
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Phrynosoma Wiegmann, 1828 - Horned Lizards
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Sceloporus Wiegmann, 1828 - Spiny Lizards
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Urosaurus Hallowell, 1854 - Tree & Brush Lizards
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U. ornatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Ornate Tree Lizard
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Uta Baird & Girard, 1852 - Side-blotched Lizards
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U. stansburiana Baird and Girard in Stansbury 1852 - Common Side-blotched Lizard
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Scincidae Gray, 1825 - Skinks
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Teiidae Gray, 1827 - Whiptails, Racerunners & Ameivas
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Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 - Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 - Harmless Egg-Laying Snakes
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Arizona Kennicott, 1859 - Glossy Snakes
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A. elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 - Glossy Snake
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Bogertophis Dowling & Price, 1988 - Desert Ratsnakes
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Cemophora Cope, 1860 - Scarletsnakes
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Coluber Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racers, Coachwhips, and Whipsnakes
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Drymarchon Fitzinger, 1843 - Indigo Snakes
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D. melanurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1853) - Central American Indigo Snake
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Drymobius Fitzinger, 1843 - Neotropical Racers
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Ficimia Gray, 1849 - Eastern Hook-nosed Snakes
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Gyalopion Cope, 1860 - Western Hook-nosed Snakes
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G. canum Cope, 1861 “1860” - Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake
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Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843 - Kingsnakes
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Opheodrys Fitzinger, 1843 - Greensnakes
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Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843 - North American Ratsnakes
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Pituophis Holbrook, 1842 - Bullsnakes, Pinesnakes, and Gophersnakes
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Rhinocheilus Baird & Girard, 1853 - Long-nosed Snakes
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Salvadora Baird & Girard, 1853 - Patch-nosed Snakes
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S. grahamiae Baird & Girard, 1853 - Eastern Patch-nosed Snake
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Sonora Baird & Girard, 1853 - North American Groundsnakes
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Tantilla Baird & Girard, 1853 - Black-headed, Crowned, and Flat-headed Snakes
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T. atriceps (Günther, 1895 in Salvin and Godman, 1885-1902) - Mexican Black-headed Snake
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T. cucullata Minton, 1956 - Trans-Pecos Black-headed Snake
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T. gracilis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Flat-headed Snake
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T. hobartsmithi Taylor, 1937 - Smith’s Black-headed Snake
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T. nigriceps Kennicott, 1860 - Plains Black-headed Snake
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Trimorphodon Cope, 1861 - Lyresnakes
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Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 - Pitvipers
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Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - American Moccasins
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Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Rattlesnakes
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C. atrox Baird & Girard, 1853 - Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
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C. horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
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C. lepidus (Kennicott, 1861) - Rock Rattlesnake
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C. molossus Baird & Girard, 1853 - Black-tailed Rattlesnake
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C. scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861) - Mohave Rattlesnake
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C. viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) - Prairie Rattlesnake
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Sistrurus Garman, 1883 - Massasauga and Pygmy Rattlesnakes
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Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Rear-Fanged Snakes
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Carphophis Gervais, 1843 - North American Wormsnakes
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C. vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
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Coniophanes Hallowell, 1860 - Black-striped Snakes
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Diadophis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Ring-necked Snakes
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Farancia Gray, 1842 - Mudsnakes and Rainbow Snakes
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F. abacura (Holbrook, 1836) - Red-bellied Mudsnake
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Heterodon Latreille, 1801 - North American Hog-nosed Snakes
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Hypsiglena Cope, 1860 - North American Nightsnakes
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H. jani (Dugès, 1865) - Chihuahuan Nightsnake
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Leptodeira Fitzinger, 1843 - Cat-eyed Snakes
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Elapidae Boie, 1827 - Coral Snakes, Cobras & Kraits
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Micrurus Wagler, 1824 - American Coralsnakes
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M. tener (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Texas Coralsnake
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Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1891 - Threadsnakes
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Rena Baird & Girard, 1853 - Threadsnakes
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R. dissectus (Cope, 1896) - New Mexico Threadsnake
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R. dulcis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Texas Threadsnake
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R. humilis Baird & Girard, 1853 - Western Threadsnake
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Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes
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Nerodia Baird & Girard, 1853 - North American Watersnakes
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Regina Baird & Girard, 1853 - Crayfish Snakes
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R. grahamii Baird & Girard, 1853 - Graham's Crayfish Snake
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Storeria Baird & Girard, 1853 - North American Brownsnakes
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Thamnophis Fitzinger, 1843 - North American Gartersnakes
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T. cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860) - Black-necked Gartersnake
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T. marcianus (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Checkered Gartersnake
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T. proximus (Say in James, 1822) - Western Ribbonsnake
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T. radix (Baird & Girard, 1853) - Plains Gartersnake
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T. sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
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Tropidoclonion Cope, 1860 - Lined Snakes
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Virginia Baird & Girard, 1853 - North American Earthsnakes
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