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1 Species Results From Database Search Category Reptiles Common ame Alabama Map Turtle Graptemys pulchra o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Black Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula nigra o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Black Racer Coluber constrictor constrictor o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Bog turtle Clemmys (Glyptemys) muhlen Y o. of States 4 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 1 of 14

2 Category Reptiles Common ame Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps o. of States 5 Category Reptiles Common ame Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus Y o. of States 8 Category Reptiles Common ame Common Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Common Map Turtle Graptemys geographica o. of States 6 Category Reptiles Common ame Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus o. of States 2 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 2 of 14

3 Category Reptiles Common ame Common Ribbonsnake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus o. of States 6 Category Reptiles Common ame Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Corn snake Elaphe guttata guttata o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame Cumberland Slider Trachemys scripta troostii Y o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina o. of States 5 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 3 of 14

4 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Earth Snake Virginia valeriae valeriae o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos o. of States 7 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula getula o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus catenatus o. of States 5 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 4 of 14

5 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum trian o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus o. of States 3 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus o. of States 2 Sandy soils Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 5 of 14

6 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus longica o. of States 3 Sandy soils Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus o. of States 3 Sandy soils Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera o. of States 5 Category Reptiles Common ame Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus amoenus o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus o. of States 1 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 6 of 14

7 Category Reptiles Common ame Flattened musk turtle Sternotherus depressus Y o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Green Anole Anolis carolinensis o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Ground Skink Scincella lateralis o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Hieroglyphic River Cooter Pseudemys concinna o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame Kirtland's Snake Clonophis kirtlandii o. of States 5 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 7 of 14

8 Category Reptiles Common ame Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Midland Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta marginata o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Midland Smooth Softshell Apalone mutica mutica o. of States 3 Category Reptiles Common ame Midwest Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus helenae o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster rhom o. of States 1 Sandy soils Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 8 of 14

9 Category Reptiles Common ame Mountain Earth Snake Virginia valeriae pulchra Y o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Black Racer Coluber constrictor o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Brown Snake Storeria dekayi dekayi o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus anthraci Y o. of States 3 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix mokas o. of States 3 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 9 of 14

10 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus hyacinth o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus o. of States 3 Sandy soils Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Red-bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventris o. of States 3 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata occi o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsi o. of States 1 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 10 of 14

11 Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea copei o. of States 2 Sandy soils Category Reptiles Common ame orthern Water Snake erodia sipedon o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Ouachita Map Turtle Graptemys p. ouachitensis o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Queen Snake Regina septemvittata o. of States 6 Category Reptiles Common ame Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans o. of States 1 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 11 of 14

12 Category Reptiles Common ame Red-spotted ewt otophthalmus viridescens o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame Scarlet Kingsnake Lampropeltis triangulum elaps o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Scarlet snake Cemophora coccinea o. of States 3 Sandy soils Category Reptiles Common ame Shorthead Garter Snake Thamnophis brachystoma Y o. of States 2 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 12 of 14

13 Category Reptiles Common ame Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis o. of States 6 Category Reptiles Common ame Smooth Softshell Turtle Apalone mutica o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata o. of States 4 Category Reptiles Common ame Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus o. of States 2 Category Reptiles Common ame Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata o. of States 12 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 13 of 14

14 Category Reptiles Common ame Stripe-necked Musk Turtle Sternotherus minor peltifer o. of States 1 Category Reptiles Common ame Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus o. of States 14 Rock Outcrop/Talus/Cliff Category Reptiles Common ame Wood Turtle Clemmys (Glyptemys) insculp o. of States 3 Monday, January 28, 2013 Page 14 of 14

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