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Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Anolis carolinensis or green anole is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. A small to medium-sized lizard, the green anole is a trunk-crown ecomorph and can change its color to several shades from brown to green.
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Knight Anole
Anolis equestris
The knight anole is the largest species of anole in the Dactyloidae family. Other common names include Cuban knight anole or Cuban giant anole, highlighting its native country, but it has also been introduced to Florida. In its native Cuba, this large anole is called chipojo or chupacocote.
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Frilled Dragon
Chlamydosaurus kingii
Frilled Dragon (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
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Sulcata Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Sulcata Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
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Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
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Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca)
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Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
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Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
The northern map turtle, also known as the common map turtle, is an aquatic turtle in the family Emydidae. It is endemic to North America.
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Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
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Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
The eastern mud turtle or common mud turtle is a common species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the United States. There are two recognized subspecies.
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Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
The common snapping turtle is a species of large, freshwater turtles in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia, and Florida. The present-day C. serpentina population in the Middle Rio Grande suggests that the common snapping turtle has been present in this drainage since at least the 17th century and is likely native. The three species of Chelydra and the larger alligator snapping turtles are the only extant chelydrids, a family now restricted to the Americas. The common snapping turtle, as its name implies, is the most widespread.
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Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
The spiny softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, spinifera (spine-bearing), refer to the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of the carapace, which are not scutes (scales).
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Leopard Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
The leopard tortoise is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan to the southern Cape Province. It is the only extant member of the genus Stigmochelys, although in the past, it was commonly placed in Geochelone. This tortoise is a grazing species that favors semiarid, thorny to grassland habitats. In both very hot and very cold weather, it may dwell in abandoned fox, jackal, or aardvark burrows. The leopard tortoise does not dig other than to make nests in which to lay eggs. Given its propensity for grassland habitats, it grazes extensively upon mixed grasses. It also favors succulents and thistles.
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Redfoot Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
The red-footed tortoise is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average 30 cm (12 in) as adults, but can reach over 40 cm (16 in). They have dark-colored, “loaf”-shaped carapaces with a lighter patch in the middle of each scute, and a somewhat lighter-colored plastron (underbelly). They also have dark limbs dotted with brightly-colored scales, from which they get their name, that range from pale yellow to vivid or dark red. Visible differences are noted between red-footed tortoises from varying eco-regions. They are closely related to the more easterly-distributed yellow-footed tortoise of the Amazon Basin.
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Yellowfoot Tortoise
Chelonoidis denticulatus
The yellow-footed tortoise, also known as the Brazilian giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and is closely related to the red-footed tortoise. It is found in the Amazon Basin of South America. The species name has often been misspelled as denticulata, an error introduced in the 1980s when Chelonoidis was elevated to genus and mistakenly treated as feminine, an error recognized and fixed in 2017.
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Pancake Tortoise
Malacochersus tornieri
The pancake tortoise is a species of flat-shelled tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Tanzania and Kenya. There are also small populations in northern Zambia. Its common name refers to the flat shape of its shell.
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Star Tortoise
Geochelone elegans
Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
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Marginated Tortoise
Testudo marginata
Marginated Tortoise (Testudo marginata)
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Elongated Tortoise
Indotestudo elongata
Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
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Yellow-Bellied Slider
Trachemys scripta scripta
Yellow-Bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
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