Published on Georgia DNR - Wildlife Resources Division (http://georgiawildlife.com)

Rare Reptile Species Profiles

 

Scientific Name:

Caretta caretta [4] (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
Chelonia mydas [5] (Green Sea Turtle)
Clemmys guttata [6] (Spotted Turtle)
Dermochelys coriacea [7] (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Drymarchon couperi [8] (Eastern Indigo Snake)
Eretmochelys imbricata [9] (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
Glyptemys muhlenbergii [10] (Bog Turtle)
Gopherus polyphemus [11] (Gopher Tortoise)
Graptemys barbouri [12] (Barbour's Map Turtle)
Graptemys geographica [13] (Map Turtle)
Graptemys pulchra [14] (Alabama Map Turtle)
Heterodon simus [15] (Southern Hognose Snake)
Lepidochelys kempii [16] (Kemp's Or Atlantic Ridley)
Macrochelys temminckii [17] (Alligator Snapping Turtle)
Malaclemys terrapin centrata [18] (Carolina Diamond-backed Terrapin)
Ophisaurus mimicus [19] (Mimic Glass Lizard)
 
 

Common Name:

Alabama Map Turtle [14] (Graptemys pulchra)
Alligator Snapping Turtle [17] (Macrochelys temminckii)
Barbour's Map Turtle [12] (Graptemys barbouri)
Bog Turtle [10] (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
Carolina Diamond-backed Terrapin [18] (Malaclemys terrapin centrata)
Eastern Indigo Snake [8] (Drymarchon couperi)
Gopher Tortoise [20] (Gopherus polyphemus)
Green Sea Turtle [5] (Chelonia mydas)
Hawksbill Sea Turtle [9] (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Kemp's Or Atlantic Ridley [16] (Lepidochelys kempii)
Leatherback Sea Turtle [7] (Dermochelys coriacea)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle [4] (Caretta caretta)
Map Turtle [13] (Graptemys geographica)
Mimic Glass Lizard [19] (Ophisaurus mimicus)
Southern Hognose Snake [15] (Heterodon simus)
 [21]
Spotted Turtle [6] (Clemmys guttata)
 
 

Additional Links:

Reptile identification guide and glossary [22]
Georgia's Sea Turtles [23]
Is it a Water Moccasin? [24]
Loggerheads: The Epic Journey (video) [25]
Nest Monitoring System/GA DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program [26]
Sea Turtle FAQ (via Sea Turtle Conservancy) [27]
Snakes of Georgia and South Carolina [28]
Venomous Snakes of Georgia [29]

Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
2070 U.S. Hwy. 278, SE, Social Circle, GA 30025

Source URL: http://georgiawildlife.com/RareReptiles

Links:
[1] http://georgiawildlife.com/RareReptiles#Scientific_Name
[2] http://georgiawildlife.com/RareReptiles#Common_Name
[3] http://georgiawildlife.com/RareReptiles#Additional_Links
[4] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/caretta_caretta.pdf
[5] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/chelonia_mydas.pdf
[6] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/clemmys_guttata.pdf
[7] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/dermochelys_coriacea.pdf
[8] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/drymarchon_couperi.pdf
[9] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/eretmochelys_imbricata.pdf
[10] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/glyptemys_muhlenbergii.pdf
[11] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/gopherus_polyphemus.pdf
[12] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/graptemys_barbouri.pdf
[13] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/graptemys_geographica.pdf
[14] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/graptemys_pulchra.pdf
[15] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/heterodon_simus.pdf
[16] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/lepidochelys_kempii.pdf
[17] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/macrochelys_temminckii.pdf
[18] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/malaclemys_terrapin_centrata.pdf
[19] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/ophisaurus_mimicus.pdf
[20] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/reptiles/gopherus_polyphemus.pdf
[21] http://georgiawildlife.com/SnakeFacts
[22] http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/glossaries/herp_glossary.pdf
[23] http://www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org/our-patients/georgias-sea-turtles/
[24] http://www.parcplace.org/images/stories/pdfs/cmflier.pdf
[25] http://www.gpb.org/georgia-outdoors/season-19/episode/loggerheads-the-epic-journey
[26] http://www.seaturtle.org/nestdb/?view=3
[27] http://www.conserveseaturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php?page=seaturtle-faq#7
[28] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/497
[29] http://www.georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/VenomousSnakesBrochure_0.pdf