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Appearance
Snapping turtles
[edit]Family Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)
- Genus Chelydra
- Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle)
- Genus Macrochelys
- Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle)
Softshell turtles
[edit]Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
- Genus Apalone
- Apalone mutica (Smooth Softshell Turtle)
- Apalone spinifera emoryi (Texas Spiny Softshell Turtle)
- Apalone spinifera guadalupensis (Guadalupe Spiny Softshell Turtle)
- Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Western Spiny Softshell Turtle)
- Apalone spinifera pallida (Pallid Spiny Softshell Turtle)
Tortoises
[edit]Family Testudinidae (Gopher Tortoises)
- Genus Gopherus
- Gopherus berlandieri (Texas Tortoise) (T)
Family Kinosternidae (Mud and Musk Turtles)
- Genus Kinosternon (Mud Turtles)
- Kinosternon flavescens (Yellow Mud Turtle)
- Kinosternon hirtipes (Mexican Mud Turtle)
- Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis (Mississippi Mud Turtle)
- Genus Sternotherus (Musk Turtles)
- Sternotherus carinatus (Razorback Musk Turtle)
- Sternotherus odoratus (Common Musk Turtle)
Table
[edit]Family | Scientific name | Common name | Range | Conservation status | Photograph | References |
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Cheloniidae | Caretta caretta | Loggerhead sea turtle | X | Endangered | X | |
Cheloniidae | Chelonia mydas | Green sea turtle | X | Endangered | X | |
Cheloniidae | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill turtle | X | Critically Endangered | X | |
Cheloniidae | Lepidochelys kempii | Atlantic Ridley turtle | X | Critically Endangered | X | |
Dermochelidae | Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback turtle | X | Critically Endangered | X | |
Emydidae | Chrysemys picta bellii | Western painted turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Chrysemys picta dorsalis | Southern painted turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Deirochelys reticularia | Chicken turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Graptemys caglei | Cagle's map turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Graptemys ouachitensis | Oachita map turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False map turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Graptemys versa | Texas map turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Malaclemys terrapin | Diamondback terrapin | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Pseudemys concinna gorzugi | Rio Grande River cooter | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Pseudemys concinna metteri | Missouri River cooter | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Pseudemys texana | Texas River cooter | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Terrapene carolina carolina | Eastern box turtleX | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Terrapene ornata luteola | Desert box turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Terrapene ornata ornata | Ornate box turtle | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Trachemys gaigeae | Big Bend slider | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | Trachemys scripta elegans | Red-eared slider | X | X | X | X |
Emydidae | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Book on reptiles and amphibians of Texas
Blair society, need to see what they have, Texas orientation
- Texas Memorial Museum: Herps of Texas
- Texas Parks & Wildlife: Endangered and Threatened Species of Texas
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System