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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 |
| ALLIGATORS |
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| Alligator mississippiensis |
Alligator |
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| TURTLES |
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| Apalone mutica |
Smooth softshell turtle |
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| Apalone spinifera |
Spiny softshell turtle |
X |
| Chelydra serpentina |
Common snapping turtle |
X |
| Chrysemys picta |
Eastern painted turtle |
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| Deirochelys reticularia |
Eastern chicken turtle |
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| Graptemys pulchra |
Alabama map turtle |
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| Kinosternon subrubrum |
Eastern mud turtle |
X |
| Macroclemys temminckii |
Alligator snapping turtle |
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| Pseudemys concinna |
Eastern river cooter |
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 |
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| Anolis carolinensis |
Green anole |
X |
| Cnemidophorus sexlineatus |
Six-lined racerunner |
X |
| Eumeces anthracinus |
Coal skink |
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| Eumeces egregius |
Mole 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 |
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| Ophisaurus ventralis |
Eastern glass lizard |
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| Sceloporus undulatus |
Fence lizard |
X |
| Scincella lateralis |
Ground skink |
X |
| SNAKES |
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| Agkistrodon contortrix |
Copperhead |
X |
| Agkistrodon piscivorus |
Cottonmouth |
X |
| Carphophis amoenus |
Worm snake |
X |
| Cemophora coccinea |
Scarlet snake |
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| Coluber constrictor |
Black racer |
X |
| Crotalus horridus |
Canebrake rattlesnake |
X |
| Diadophis punctatus |
Ringneck snake |
X |
| Elaphe guttata |
Corn snake |
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| Elaphe obsoleta |
Rat snake |
X |
| Farancia abacura |
Mud snake |
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| Heterodon platirhinos |
Eastern hognose snake |
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| Heterodon simus |
Southern hognose snake |
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| Lampropeltis calligaster |
Mole kingsnake |
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| Lampropeltis getula |
Eastern kingsnake |
X |
| Lampropeltis triangulum |
Scarlet kingsnake or milksnake |
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| Masticophis flagellum |
Coachwhip |
X |
| Nerodia erythrogaster |
Plainbelly water snake |
X |
| Nerodia rhombifer |
Diamondback water snake |
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| Nerodia sipedon |
Northern banded water snake |
X |
| Nerodia taxispilota |
Brown water snake |
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| Opheodrys aestivus |
Rough green snake |
X |
| Pituophis melanoleucus |
Pine snake |
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| Regina septemvittata |
Queen snake |
X |
| Sistrurus miliarius |
Pigmy rattlesnake |
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| Storeria dekayi |
Brown snake |
X |
| Storeria occipitomaculata |
Redbelly snake |
X |
| Tantilla coronata |
Southeastern crowned snake |
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| Thamnophis sauritus |
Ribbon snake |
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| Thamnophis sirtalis |
Garter snake |
X |
| Virginia striatula |
Rough earth snake |
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| Virginia valeriae |
Smooth earth snake |
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| TOTALS | 56 |
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Table updated march 2003
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