List of Texas reptiles 4072690 208814906 2008-04-28T19:08:09Z Jwinius 141528 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 208780450 by [[Special:Contributions/68.43.233.213|68.43.233.213]] ([[User talk:68.43.233.213|talk]]) due to vandalism. {{portalpar|Texas|Texasflaginstate.PNG}} This is a '''list of Texas reptiles''', including all [[snake]]s, [[lizard]]s, [[crocodilian]]s, and [[turtle]]s native to the state of [[Texas]]. {{TOCright}} The state of Texas has a large variety of [[habitat (ecology)|habitats]], from [[swamp]]s, coastal [[marsh]]es and pine [[forest]]s in the east, rocky hills and [[limestone]] [[karst]] in the center, [[desert]] in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and [[grassland]] [[prairie]] in the north. This vast contrast in [[biome]]s makes Texas home to an extremely wide variety of [[herpetology|herpetofauna]]. Its central position in the [[United States]] means that species found primarily in either the western or eastern reaches of the country often have their ranges meeting in the state. Its proximity to [[Mexico]] is such that many species found there and into [[Central America]] range as far north as Texas. The abundance of [[reptile]]s makes the state a prime area for research, and most species found in Texas have been well studied. Texas state law protects several reptile species; [[threatened species]] denoted as (T) and [[endangered species]] denoted as (E). The moderate climate of Texas has also lead to some species being introduced to the state and establishing a permanent population, denoted as (I). <div style="float:right;width:150px;"> [[Image:Gatrhole.jpg|thumb|150px|[[American Alligator]]]] [[Image:Gerrhonotus infernalis.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Alligator Lizard]]]] [[Image:Xvisionxgecko2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Green Anole]]]] [[Image:Collared lizard in Zion National Park.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Common Collared Lizard]]]] [[Image:Hemidactylus turcicus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Mediterranean Gecko]]]] [[Image:Slender glass lizard.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Western Slender Glass Lizard]]]] [[Image:Texashornedlizard.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Horned Lizard]]]] [[Image:Phrynosoma modestum2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Roundtail Horned Lizard]]]] [[Image:Sceloporus olivaceus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Spiny Lizard]]]] [[Image:Urosaurus ornatus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Tree Lizard]]]] [[Image:Eumeces fasciatus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Five-lined Skink]]]] [[Image:Scincella lateralis.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Ground Skink]]]] [[Image:Cnemidophorus inornatus heptagrammus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Trans Pecos Spotted Whiptail]]]] [[Image:Cnemidophorus uniparens (Buffalo Zoo).jpg|thumb|150px|[[Desert Grassland Whiptail]]]] [[Image:Leptotyphlops dulcis.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Plains Blind Snake]]]] [[Image:Coluber constrictor flaviventris.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Eastern Yellowbelly Racer]]]] [[Image:Diadophis punctatus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Regal Ringneck Snake]]]] [[Image:Drymarchon corais erebennus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Indigo Snake]]]] [[Image:Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Rat Snake]]]] [[Image:Heterodon platirhinos2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Eastern Hognose Snake]]]] [[Image:Hypsiglena torquata jani.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Night Snake]]]] [[Image:Lampropeltis alterna.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Grey-Banded Kingsnake]]]] [[Image:Lampropeltis triangulum annulata.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Mexican Milk Snake]]]] [[Image:Masticophis flagellum.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Western Coachwhip]]]] [[Image:Nerodia rhombifer.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Diamondback Water Snake]]]] [[Image:Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Long-nosed Snake]]]] [[Image:Storeria dekayi texana.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Brown Snake]]]] [[Image:Thamnophis sirtalis annectens.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Garter Snake]]]] [[Image:Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Red-stripe Ribbon Snake]]]] [[Image:Trimorphodon biscutatus vilkinsonii.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Lyre Snake]]]] [[Image:Micrurus tener.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Coral Snake]]]] [[Image:Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma|Western Cottonmouth]]]] [[Image:Crotalus horridus atricaudatus2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Canebrake Rattlesnake]]]] [[Image:Hawksbill turtle doeppne-081.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Hawksbill Turtle]]]] [[Image:LeatherbackTurtle.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Leatherback Sea Turtle]]]] [[Image:Sternotherus odoratus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Common Musk Turtle]]]] [[Image:Deirochelys reticularia.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Chicken Turtle]]]] [[Image:Malaclemys terrapin.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Diamondback Terrapin]]]] [[Image:Ornate and desert.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Ornate Box Turtle|Ornate]] & [[Desert Box Turtle]]]] [[Image:Pseudemys texana.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas River Cooter]]]] [[Image:Alligator Snapping Turtle.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Alligator Snapping Turtle]]]] [[Image:Apalone spinifera.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Spiny Softshell Turtle]]]] [[Image:Gopherus berlandieri.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Texas Tortoise]]]] </div> __NOEDITSECTION__ ==Crocodilians== '''Family''' [[Alligatoridae]] *'''Genus''' ''[[Alligator]]'' **''[[Alligator mississippiensis]]'' (American Alligator) ==Lizards== ===Alligator lizards=== '''Family''' [[Anguidae]] (Anguid Lizards) *'''Genus''' ''[[Gerrhonotus]]'' **''[[Gerrhonotus infernalis]]'' (Texas Alligator Lizard) ===Anoles=== '''Family''' [[Polychrotidae]] (Anoles) *'''Genus''' ''[[Anolis]]'' **''[[Anolis carolinensis]]'' (Green Anole) **''[[Anolis sagrei]]'' (Brown Anole) ===Collared lizards=== '''Family''' [[Crotaphytidae]] (Collared and Leopard Lizards) *'''Genus''' ''[[Crotaphytus]]'' (Collared Lizards) **''[[Crotaphytus collaris]]'' (Eastern Collared Lizard) **''[[Crotaphytus reticulatus]]'' (Reticulate Collared Lizard) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Gambelia]]'' (Leopard Lizards) **''[[Gambelia wislizenii]]'' (Longnose Leopard Lizard) ===Geckos=== '''Family''' [[Gekkonidae]] (Geckos) *'''Genus''' ''[[Coleonyx]]'' **''[[Coleonyx brevis]]'' (Texas Banded Gecko) **''[[Coleonyx reticulatus]]'' (Reticulated Gecko) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Cyrtodactylus]]'' **''[[Cyrtopodion scabrum]]'' (Rough-tailed Gecko) *'''Genus''' ''[[Hemidactylus]]'' **''[[Hemidactylus turcicus]]'' (Mediterranean Gecko) (I) ===Iguanas=== '''Family''' [[Iguanidae]] (Iguanas) *'''Genus''' ''[[Ctenosaura]]'' **''[[Ctenosaura pectinata]]'' (Spinytail Iguana) ===Legless lizards=== *'''Genus''' ''[[Ophisaurus]]'' **''[[Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus]]'' (Western Slender Glass Lizard) ===Spiny & Horned lizards=== '''Family''' [[Phrynosomatidae]] (Sand, Horned, and Spiny Lizards) *'''Genus''' ''[[Cophosaurus]]'' **''[[Cophosaurus texanus]]'' (Greater Earless Lizard) *'''Genus''' ''[[Holbrookia]]'' **''[[Holbrookia lacerata|Holbrookia lacerata lacerata]]'' (Spot-tailed Earless Lizard) **''[[Holbrookia lacerata subcaudalis]]'' (Southern Earless Lizard) **''[[Holbrookia maculata approximans]]'' (Speckled Earless Lizard) **''[[Holbrookia maculata|Holbrookia maculata maculata]]'' (Eastern Earless Lizard) **''[[Holbrookia maculata perspicua]]'' (Prairie Earless Lizard) **''[[Holbrookia propinqua]]'' (Keeled Earless Lizard) *'''Genus''' ''[[Phrynosoma]]'' (Horned Lizards) **''[[Phrynosoma cornutum]]'' (Texas Horned Lizard) (T) **''[[Phrynosoma douglassii]]'' (Short-horned Lizard) (T) **''[[Phrynosoma modestum]]'' (Roundtail Horned Lizard) *'''Genus''' ''[[Sceloporus]]'' **''[[Sceloporus graciosus]]'' (Sagebrush Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus grammicus]]'' (Mesquite Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus magister]]'' (Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus merriami annulatus]]'' (Big Bend Canyon Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus merriami longipunctatus]]'' (Presidio Canyon Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus merriami|Sceloporus merriami merriami]]'' (Canyon Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus olivaceus]]'' (Texas Spiny Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus poinsettii]]'' (Crevice Spiny Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus serrifer]]'' (Blue Spiny Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus]]'' (Southern Prairie Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus undulatus garmani]]'' (Northern Prairie Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus]]'' (Northern Fence Lizard) **''[[Sceloporus variabilis]]'' (Rosebelly Lizard) *'''Genus''' ''[[Urosaurus]]'' **''[[Urosaurus ornatus|Urosaurus ornatus ornatus]]'' (Texas Tree Lizard) **''[[Urosaurus ornatus schmidti]]'' (Big Bend Tree Lizard) *'''Genus''' ''[[Uta (genus)|Uta]]'' **''[[Uta stansburiana]]'' (Desert Side-blotched Lizard) ===Skinks=== '''Family''' [[Scincidae]] (Skinks) *'''Genus''' ''[[Eumeces]]'' **''[[Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis]]'' (Southern Coal Skink) **''[[Eumeces fasciatus]]'' (Five-lined Skink) **''[[Eumeces laticeps]]'' (Broadhead Skink) **''[[Eumeces multivirgatus epipleurotus]]'' (Variable Skink) **''[[Eumeces obsoletus]]'' (Great Plains Skink) **''[[Eumeces septentrionalis obtusirostris]]'' (Southern Prairie Skink) **''[[Eumeces tetragrammus brevilineatus]]'' (Short-lined Skink) **''[[Eumeces tetragrammus tetragrammus]]'' (Four-Lined Skink) *'''Genus''' ''[[Scincella]]'' **''[[Scincella lateralis]]'' (Ground Skink) ===Whiptails=== '''Family''' [[Teiidae]] (Whiptails) *'''Genus''' ''[[Cnemidophorus]]'' **''[[Cnemidophorus dixoni]]'' (Gray Checkered Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus exsanguis]]'' (Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus gularis]]'' (Texas Spotted Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus inornatus heptagrammus]]'' (Trans-Pecos Striped Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus laredoensis]]'' (Laredo Striped Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus marmoratus]]'' (Marbled Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus neomexicanus]]'' (New Mexico Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus septemvittatus]]'' (Plateau Spotted Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus]]'' (Eastern Six-lined Racerunner) **''[[Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis]]'' (Prairie Racerunner) **''[[Cnemidophorus tesselatus]]'' (Checkered Whiptail) **''[[Cnemidophorus uniparens]]'' (Desert Grassland Whiptail) ==Snakes== ===Blind Snakes=== '''Family''' [[Leptotyphlopidae]] (Blind Snakes) *'''Genus''' ''[[Leptotyphlops]]'' (Blind Snakes) **''[[Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus]]'' (New Mexico Blind Snake) **''[[Leptotyphlops dulcis dulcis]]'' (Plains Blind Snake) **''[[Leptotyphlops humilis segregus]]'' (Trans-Pecos Blind Snake) ===Colubrids=== '''Family''' [[Colubridae]] *'''Genus''' ''[[Arizona (genus)|Arizona]]'' (Glossy Snakes) **''[[Arizona elegans arenicola]]'' (Texas Glossy Snake) **''[[Arizona elegans elegans]]'' (Kansas Glossy Snake) **''[[Arizona elegans philipi]]'' (Painted Desert Glossy Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Bogertophis]]'' **''[[Bogertophis subocularis]]'' (Trans-Pecos Rat Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Carphophis]]'' (Worm Snakes) **''[[Carphophis vermis]]'' (Western Worm Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Cemophora]]'' (Scarlet Snakes) **''[[Cemophora coccinea copei]]'' (Northern Scarlet Snake) **''[[Cemophora coccinea lineri]]'' (Texas Scarlet Snake) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Coluber]]'' (Racers) **''[[Coluber constrictor anthicus]]'' (Buttermilk Racer) **''[[Coluber constrictor etheridgei]]'' (Tan Racer) **''[[Coluber constrictor flaviventris]]'' (Eastern Yellowbelly Racer) **''[[Coluber constrictor oaxaca]]'' (Mexican Racer) **''[[Coluber constrictor priapus]]'' (Southern Black Racer) *'''Genus''' ''[[Coniophanes]]'' **''[[Coniophanes imperialis]]'' (Black-striped Snake) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Diadophis]]'' (Ringneck Snakes) **''[[Diadophis punctatus arnyi]]'' (Prairie Ringneck Snake) **''[[Diadophis punctatus regalis]]'' (Regal Ringsnake Snake) **''[[Diadophis punctatus stictogenys]]'' (Mississippi Ringneck Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Drymarchon]]'' (Indigo Snakes) **''[[Drymarchon corais erebennus]]'' (Texas Indigo Snake) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Drymobius]]'' **''[[Drymobius margaritiferus]]'' (Speckled Racer) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Elaphe]]'' ([[Rat Snake]]s) **''[[Elaphe bairdi]]'' (Baird's Rat Snake) **''[[Elaphe guttata emoryi]]'' (Great Plains Rat Snake) **''[[Elaphe guttata guttata]]'' (Corn Snake) **''[[Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri]]'' (Texas Rat Snake) **''[[Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta]]'' (Black Rat Snake) **''[[Elaphe slowinskii]]'' (Slowinski's Corn Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Farancia]]'' (Mud Snakes) **''[[Farancia abacura]]'' (Mud Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Ficimia]]'' **''[[Ficimia streckeri]]'' (Mexican Hooknose Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Gyalopion]]'' **''[[Gyalopion canum]]'' (Western Hooknose Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Heterodon]]'' ([[Hognose]] Snakes) **''[[Heterodon kennerlyi]]'' (Mexican Hognose Snake) **''[[Heterodon nasicus gloydi]]'' (Dusty Hognose Snake) **''[[Heterodon nasicus nasicus]]'' (Western Hognose Snake) **''[[Heterodon platirhinos]]'' (Eastern Hognose Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Hypsiglena]]'' (Night Snakes) **''[[Hypsiglena torquata jani]]'' (Texas Night Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Lampropeltis]]'' ([[Kingsnake]]s and [[Milk Snake]]s) **''[[Lampropeltis alterna]]'' (Grey-Banded Kingsnake) **''[[Lampropeltis calligaster]]'' (Prairie Kingsnake) **''[[Lampropeltis getula holbrooki]]'' (Speckled Kingsnake) **''[[Lampropeltis getula splendida]]'' (Desert Kingsnake) **''[[Lampropeltis triangulum amaura]]'' (Louisiana Milk Snake) **''[[Lampropeltis triangulum annulata]]'' (Mexican Milk Snake) **''[[Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops]]'' (New Mexico Milk Snake) **''[[Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis]]'' (Central Plains Milk Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Leptodeira]]'' (Cat-eyed Snakes) **''[[Leptodeira septentrionalis]]'' (Northern Cat-eyed Snake) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Masticophis]]'' ([[coachwhip (snake)|Coachwhip]] Snakes and Whipsnakes) **''[[Masticophis flagellum flagellum]]'' (Eastern Coachwhip) **''[[Masticophis flagellum testaceus]]'' (Western Coachwhip) **''[[Masticophis schotti schotti]]'' (Schott's Whipsnake) **''[[Masticophis schotti ruthveni]]'' (Ruthven's Whipsnake) **''[[Masticophis taeniatus girardi]]'' (Central Texas Whipsnake) **''[[Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus]]'' (Desert Striped Whipsnake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Nerodia]]'' (Water Snakes) **''[[Nerodia clarkii]]'' (Gulf Salt Marsh Snake) **''[[Nerodia cyclopion]]'' (Mississippi Green Water Snake) **''[[Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster]]'' (Red-bellied Water Snake) **''[[Nerodia erythrogaster transversa]]'' (Blotched Water Snake) **''[[Nerodia fasciata confluens]]'' (Broad-banded Water Snake) **''[[Nerodia fasciata pictiventris]]'' (Florida Water Snake) **''[[Nerodia harteri]]'' (Brazos Water Snake) (T) **''[[Nerodia paucimaculata]]'' (Concho Water Snake) (T) **''[[Nerodia rhombifer]]'' (Diamondback Water Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Opheodrys]]'' (Green Snakes) **''[[Opheodrys aestivus]]'' (Rough Green Snake) **''[[Opheodrys vernalis]]'' (Smooth Green Snake) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Pituophis]]'' (Gopher Snakes) **''[[Pituophis catenifer affinis]]'' (Sonoran Gopher Snake) **''[[Pituophis catenifer sayi]]'' (Bull Snake) **''[[Pituophis ruthveni]]'' (Louisiana Pine Snake) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Regina (genus)|Regina]]'' (Crayfish Snakes) **''[[Regina grahamii]]'' (Graham's Crayfish Snake) **''[[Regina rigida]]'' (Gulf Crayfish Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Rhinocheilus]]'' (Longnose Snakes) **''[[Rhinocheilus lecontei tessallatus]]'' (Texas Longnose Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Patchnose snake|Salvadora]]'' (Patchnose Snakes) **''[[Salvadora deserticola]]'' (Big Bend Patchnose Snake) **''[[Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae]]'' (Mountain Patchnose Snake) **''[[Salvadora grahamiae lineata]]'' (Texas Patchnose Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Sonora (genus)|Sonora]]'' (Ground Snakes) **''[[Sonora semiannulata]]'' (Ground Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Storeria]]'' **''[[Storeria dekayi limnetes]]'' (Marsh Brown Snake) **''[[Storeria dekayi texana]]'' (Texas Brown Snake) **''[[Storeria occipitomaculata]]'' (Redbelly Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Tantilla]]'' **''[[Tantilla atriceps]]'' (Mexican Blackhead Snake) **''[[Tantilla cucullata]]'' (Big Bend Blackhead Snake) (T) **''[[Tantilla gracilis]]'' (Flathead Snake) **''[[Tantilla hobartsmithi]]'' (Southwestern Blackhead Snake) **''[[Tantilla nigriceps]]'' (Plains Blackhead Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Thamnophis]]'' (Garter and Ribbon Snakes) **''[[Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis]]'' (Blackneck Garter Snake) **''[[Thamnophis marcianus]]'' ([[Checkered Garter Snake]]) **''[[Thamnophis proximus diabolicus]]'' (Arid Land Ribbon Snake) **''[[Thamnophis proximus orarius]]'' (Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake) **''[[Thamnophis proximus proximus]]'' (Western Ribbon Snake) **''[[Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus]]'' (Redstripe Ribbon Snake) **''[[Thamnophis radix]]'' (Plains Garter Snake) **''[[Thamnophis sirtalis annectens]]'' (Texas Garter Snake) **''[[Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis]]'' (New Mexico Garter Snake) **''[[Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis]]'' (Common Garter Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Trimorphodon]]'' (Lyre Snakes) **''[[Trimorphodon biscutatus vilkinsonii]]'' (Texas Lyre Snake) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Tropidoclonion]]'' **''[[Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum]]'' (Texas Lined Snake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Virginia (genus)|Virginia]]'' (Earth Snakes) **''[[Virginia striatula]]'' (Rough Earth Snake) **''[[Virginia valeriae]]'' (Western Earth Snake) ===Elapids=== '''Family''' [[Elapidae]] *'''Genus''' ''[[Micrurus]]'' (Coral Snakes) **''[[Micrurus tener]]'' (Texas Coral Snake) ===Viperids=== '''Family''' [[Viperidae]] (Vipers) *'''Genus''' ''[[Agkistrodon]]'' **''[[Agkistrodon contortrix|Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix]]'' (Southern Copperhead) **''[[Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus]]'' (Broad-banded Copperhead) **''[[Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster]]'' (Trans-Pecos Copperhead) **''[[Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma]]'' (Western Cottonmouth) *'''Genus''' ''[[Crotalus]]'' **''[[Crotalus atrox]]'' (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake) **''[[Crotalus horridus]]'' (Timber Rattlesnake) (T) **''[[Crotalus lepidus klauberi]]'' (Banded Rock Rattlesnake) **''[[Crotalus lepidus lepidus]]'' (Mottled Rock Rattlesnake) **''[[Crotalus molossus|Crotalus molossus molossus]]'' (Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake) **''[[Crotalus scutulatus]]'' (Mojave Rattlesnake) **''[[Crotalus viridis|Crotalus viridis viridis]]'' (Prairie Rattlesnake) *'''Genus''' ''[[Sistrurus]]'' **''[[Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii]]'' (Desert Massasauga) **''[[Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus]]'' (Western Massasauga) **''[[Sistrurus miliarius streckeri]]'' (Western Pigmy Rattlesnake) ==Turtles & Tortoises== ===Marine turtles=== '''Family''' [[Cheloniidae]] (Marine Turtles) *'''Genus''' ''[[Caretta]]'' **''[[Caretta caretta]]'' (Loggerhead Sea Turtle) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Chelonia]]'' **''[[Chelonia mydas]]'' (Green Turtle) (T) *'''Genus''' ''[[Eretmochelys]]'' **''[[Eretmochelys imbricata]]'' (Hawksbill) (E) *'''Genus''' ''[[Lepidochelys]]'' **''[[Lepidochelys kempii]]'' (Atlantic Ridley) (E) '''Family''' [[Dermochelidae]] (Leatherback Turtles) *'''Genus''' ''[[Dermochelys]]'' **''[[Dermochelys coriacea]]'' (Leatherback) (E) ===Mud & Musk turtles=== '''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) ===Pond & Box turtles=== '''Family''' [[Emydidae]] (Water and Box Turtles) *'''Genus''' ''[[Chrysemys]]'' (Painted Turtles) **''[[Chrysemys picta bellii]]'' (Western Painted Turtle) **''[[Chrysemys picta dorsalis]]'' (Southern Painted Turtle) *'''Genus''' ''[[Deirochelys]]'' (Chicken Turtles) **''[[Deirochelys reticularia]]'' (Chicken Turtle) *'''Genus''' ''[[Graptemys]]'' (Map Turtles) **''[[Graptemys caglei]]'' (Cagle's Map Trtle) **''[[Graptemys ouachitensis]]'' (Oachita Map Turtle) **''[[Graptemys pseudogeographica]]'' (False Map Turtle) **''[[Graptemys versa]]'' (Texas Map Turtle) *'''Genus''' ''[[Malaclemys]]'' (Diamondback Terrapins) **''[[Malaclemys terrapin]]'' (Diamondback Terrapin) *'''Genus''' ''[[Pseudemys]]'' (River Cooters) **''[[Pseudemys concinna gorzugi]]'' (Rio Grande River Cooter) **''[[Pseudemys concinna metteri]]'' (Missouri River Cooter) **''[[Pseudemys texana]]'' (Texas River Cooter) *'''Genus''' ''[[Terrapene]]'' (Box Turtles) **''[[Terrapene carolina carolina]]'' (Eastern Box Turtle) **''[[Terrapene ornata luteola]]'' (Desert Box Turtle) **''[[Terrapene ornata ornata]]'' (Ornate Box Turtle) *'''Genus''' ''[[Trachemys]]'' (Sliders) **''[[Trachemys gaigeae]]'' (Big Bend Slider) **''[[Trachemys scripta elegans]]'' (Red-eared Slider) ===Snapping turtles=== '''Family''' [[Chelydridae]] (Snapping Turtles) *'''Genus''' ''Chelydra'' **''[[Common Snapping Turtle|Chelydra serpentina]]'' (Common Snapping Turtle) *'''Genus''' ''[[Macrochelys]]'' **''[[Macrochelys temminckii]]'' (Alligator Snapping Turtle) ===Softshell turtles=== '''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=== '''Family''' [[Testudinidae]] (Gopher Tortoises) *'''Genus''' ''[[Gopherus]]'' **''[[Gopherus berlandieri]]'' (Texas Tortoise) (T) == See also == *[[List of Texas amphibians]] ==References== *[http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/ Texas Memorial Museum: Herps of Texas] *[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/?c=endangered Texas Parks & Wildlife: Endangered and Threatened Species of Texas] *[http://www.itis.usda.gov Integrated Taxonomic Information System] [[Category:Texas-related lists|Reptiles]] [[Category:Regional reptiles lists|Texas]] [[Category:Fauna of the United States|*]]