Southeastern Coastal Network

HERPETOLOGICAL INVENTORY

OF THE

SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Amphibians of Chattahoochee

Reptiles of Chattahoochee

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REPTILES

The species listed below are likely to occur within or near the vicinity of the park. However, the park itself may or may not support viable populations of all species due to localized distribution patterns or to lack of appropriate habitat within the park boundaries. Species recorded from the park are indicated with an "X."

Scientific name	Common name	Record for park
TURTLES
Apalone spinifera	Spiny softshell turtle	X
Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle	X
Chrysemys picta	Eastern painted turtle	X
Kinosternon subrubrum	Eastern mud turtle	X
Pseudemys concinna	Eastern river cooter	X
Pseudemys nelsoni*	Florida red-bellied turtle	X
Sternotherus minor	Loggerhead musk or stripeneck musk turtle	X
Sternotherus odoratus	Common musk turtle	X
Terrapene carolina	Eastern box turtle	X
Trachemys scripta	Yellow-bellied slider	X
LIZARDS
Anolis carolinensis	Green anole	X
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus	Six-lined racerunner
Eumeces anthracinus	Coal skink	X
Eumeces fasciatus	Five-lined skink	X
Eumeces inexpectatus	Southeastern five-lined skink	X
Eumeces laticeps	Broadhead skink	X
Ophisaurus attenuatus	Slender glass lizard	X
Ophisaurus ventralis	Eastern glass lizard	X
Sceloporus undulatus	Fence lizard	X
Scincella lateralis	Ground skink	X
SNAKES
Agkistrodon contortrix	Copperhead	X
Agkistrodon piscivorus	Cottonmouth
Carphophis amoenus	Worm snake	X
Cemophora coccinea	Scarlet snake	X
Coluber constrictor	Black racer	X
Crotalus horridus	Canebrake rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck snake	X
Elaphe guttata	Corn snake	X
Elaphe obsoleta	Rat snake	X
Heterodon platirhinos	Eastern hognose snake	X
Lampropeltis calligaster	Mole kingsnake	X
Lampropeltis getula	Eastern kingsnake	X
Lampropeltis triangulum	Scarlet kingsnake or milksnake	X
Nerodia erythrogaster	Plainbelly water snake	X
Nerodia sipedon	Northern banded water snake	X
Nerodia taxispilota	Brown water snake
Opheodrys aestivus	Rough green snake	X
Pituophis melanoleucus	Pine snake
Regina septemvittata	Queen snake	X
Sistrurus miliarius	Pigmy rattlesnake
Storeria dekayi	Brown snake	X
Storeria occipitomaculata	Redbelly snake	X
Tantilla coronata	Southeastern crowned snake	X
Thamnophis sauritus	Ribbon snake	X
Thamnophis sirtalis	Garter snake	X
Virginia valeriae	Smooth earth snake	X
TOTALS	45	41

Table updated November 2002 (* = introduced species)

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