Southeastern Coastal Network

HERPETOLOGICAL INVENTORY

OF THE

SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS

Ocmulgee National Monument

Amphibians of Ocmulgee

Reptiles of Ocmulgee

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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
Alligator mississippiensis	Alligator	X
TURTLES
Apalone spinifera	Spiny softshell turtle
Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle	X
Chrysemys picta	Eastern painted turtle	X
Clemmys guttata	Spotted turtle
Gopherus polyphemus	Gopher tortoise
Kinosternon subrubrum	Eastern mud turtle	X
Pseudemys concinna	Eastern river cooter	X
Pseudemys floridana	Florida cooter
Sternotherus minor	Loggerhead musk or stripeneck musk turtle
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	X
Eumeces egregius	Mole skink
Eumeces fasciatus	Five-lined skink	X
Eumeces inexpectatus	Southeastern five-lined skink	X
Eumeces laticeps	Broadhead skink	X
Ophisaurus attenuatus	Slender glass lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis	Eastern glass lizard
Sceloporus undulatus	Fence lizard	X
Scincella lateralis	Ground skink	X
SNAKES
Agkistrodon contortrix	Copperhead	X
Agkistrodon piscivorus	Cottonmouth	X
Carphophis amoenus	Worm snake	X
Cemophora coccinea	Scarlet snake
Coluber constrictor	Black racer	X
Crotalus horridus	Canebrake rattlesnake	X
Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck snake	X
Elaphe guttata	Corn snake	X
Elaphe obsoleta	Rat snake	X
Farancia abacura	Mud snake
Farancia erytrogramma	Rainbow snake
Heterodon platirhinos	Eastern hognose snake
Heterodon simus	Southern hognose snake
Lampropeltis calligaster	Mole kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula	Eastern kingsnake	X
Lampropeltis triangulum	Scarlet kingsnake or milksnake
Masticophis flagellum	Coachwhip
Nerodia erythrogaster	Plainbelly water snake	X
Nerodia fasciata	Banded water snake	X
Nerodia sipedon	Northern banded water snake
Nerodia taxispilota	Brown water snake	X
Opheodrys aestivus	Rough green snake	X
Pituophis melanoleucus	Pine snake
Sistrurus miliarius	Pigmy rattlesnake
Storeria dekayi	Brown snake	X
Storeria occipitomaculata	Redbelly snake
Tantilla coronata	Southeastern crowned snake
Thamnophis sauritus	Ribbon snake	X
Thamnophis sirtalis	Garter snake
Virginia striatula	Rough earth snake
**Virginia valeriae**	Smooth earth snake	X
TOTALS	53	31

Table updated 30 August 2002

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