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CNAH: North American Herpetofauna: Reptilia: Cryptodira

Names that differ in any way from those published in the most most recent joint Society names list (see introduction) have their Standard English name shown in green.

Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles

Cryptodira Cope, 1868 - Turtles

Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 - Sea Turtlesclick

Caretta Rafinesque, 1814 - Loggerhead Sea Turtles

C. caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Chelonia Brongniart, 1800 - Green Sea Turtles

C. mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) - Green Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Hawksbill Sea Turtles

E. imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Hawksbill Sea Turtle

	E. i. bissa (Rüppell, 1835) - Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtle
	E. i. imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Ridley Sea Turtles

	L. kempii (Garman, 1880) - Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
	L. olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) - Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Chelydridae Gray, 1870ef=" - Snapping Turtles

Chelydra Schweigger, 1812 - Snapping Turtles

C. serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle

Macrochelys Gray, 1855 - Alligator Snapping Turtles

	M. apalachicolae Thomas, Granatosky, Bourque, Krysko, Moler, Gamble, Suarez, Leone, Enge, and Roman, 2014 - Apalachicola Alligator Snapping Turtle
	M. suwanniensis Thomas, Granatosky, Bourque, Krysko, Moler, Gamble, Suarez, Leone, Enge, and Roman, 2014 - Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
	M. temminckii (Troost in Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle

Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843 - Leatherback Sea Turtles

Dermochelys Blainville, 1816 - Leatherback Sea Turtles

D. coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) - Leatherback Sea Turtle

Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles

Actinemys Agassiz, 1857 - Western Pond Turtles

	A. marmorata (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Northwestern Pond Turtle
	A. pallida (Seeliger 1945) - Southwestern Pond Turtle

Chrysemys Gray, 1844 - Painted Turtles

C. dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 - Southern Painted Turtle

C. picta (Schneider, 1783) - Painted Turtle

	C. p. bellii (Gray, 1831) - Western Painted Turtle
	C. p. marginata Agassiz, 1857 - Midland Painted Turtle
	C. p. picta (Schneider, 1783) - Eastern Painted Turtle

Clemmys Ritgen, 1828 - Spotted Turtles

C. guttata (Schneider, 1792) - Spotted Turtle

Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles

D. reticularia (Latreille, in Sonnini and Latreille 1801) - Chicken Turtle

	D. r. chrysea Schwartz, 1956 - Florida Chicken Turtle
	D. r. miaria Schwartz, 1956 - Western Chicken Turtle
	D. r. reticularia (Latreille, in Sonnini and Latreille 1801) - Eastern Chicken Turtle

Emydoidea Gray, 1870 - Blanding’s Turtles

E. blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - Blanding's Turtle

Glyptemys Agassiz, 1857 - Sculpted Turtles

	G. insculpta (LeConte, 1830) - Wood Turtle
	G. muhlenbergii (Schoepff, 1801) - Bog Turtle

Graptemys Agassiz, 1857 - Map Turtles

G. barbouri Carr & Marchand, 1942 - Barbour's Map Turtle

G. caglei Haynes & McKown, 1974 - Cagle's Map Turtle

G. ernsti Lovich & McCoy, 1992 - Escambia Map Turtle

G. flavimaculata Cagle, 1954 - Yellow-blotched Map Turtle

G. geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern Map Turtle

G. gibbonsi Lovich & McCoy, 1992 - Pascagoula Map Turtle

G. nigrinoda Cagle, 1954 - Black-knobbed Map Turtle

	G. n. delticola Folkerts & Mount, 1969 - Southern Black-knobbed Map Turtle
	G. n. nigrinoda Cagle, 1954 - Northern Black-knobbed Map Turtle

G. oculifera (Baur, 1890) - Ringed Map Turtle

G. ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle

G. pearlensis Ennen, Lovich, Kreiser, Selman & Qualls, 2010 - Pearl River Map Turtle

G. pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle

	G. p. kohnii (Baur, 1890) - Mississippi Map Turtle
	G. p. pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - Northern False Map Turtle

G. pulchra Baur, 1893 - Alabama Map Turtle

G. sabinensis Cagle, 1953 - Sabine Map Turtle

G. versa Stejneger, 1925 - Texas Map Turtle

Malaclemys Gray, 1844 - Diamond-backed Terrapins

M. terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) - Diamond-backed Terrapin

	M. t. centrata (Latreille, in Sonnini and Latreille 1801) - Carolina Diamond-backed Terrapin
	M. t. littoralis (Hay, 1904) - Texas Diamond-backed Terrapin
	M. t. macrospilota (Hay, 1904) - Ornate Diamond-backed Terrapin
	M. t. pileata (Wied-Neuwied, 1865) - Mississippi Diamond-backed Terrapin
	M. t. rhizophorarum Fowler, 1906 - Mangrove Diamond-backed Terrapin
	M. t. tequesta Schwartz, 1955 - Eastern Florida Diamond-backed Terrapin
	M. t. terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) - Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin

Pseudemys Gray, 1855 - Cooters

P. alabamensis Baur, 1893 - Alabama Red-bellied Cooter

P. concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter

	P. c. concinna (LeConte, 1830) - Eastern River Cooter
	P. c. floridana (LeConte, 1830) - Coastal Plain Cooter

P. gorzugi Ward, 1984 - Rio Grande Cooter

P. nelsoni Carr, 1938 - Florida Red-bellied Cooter

P. peninsularis Carr, 1938 - Peninsula Cooter

P. rubriventris (LeConte, 1830) - Northern Red-bellied Cooter

P. suwanniensis Carr, 1937 - Suwannee Cooter

P. texana Baur, 1893 - Texas Cooter

Terrapene Merrem, 1820 - American Box Turtles

	T. baurii Taylor, 1894 - Florida Box Turtle
	T. carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Woodland Box Turtle
	T. ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
	T. triunguis (Agassiz, 1857) - Three-toed Box Turtle

Trachemys Agassiz, 1857 - Sliders

T. gaigeae (Hartweg, 1939) - Mexican Plateau Slider

T. g. gaigeae (Hartweg, 1939) - Big Bend Slider

T. scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) - Pond Slider

	T. s. elegans (Wied, 1838) - Red-eared Slider
	T. s. scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) - Yellow-bellied Slider
	T. s. troostii (Holbrook, 1836) - Cumberland Slider

Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 - Mud and Musk Turtles

Kinosternon Spix, 1824 - American Mud Turtles

K. arizonense Gilmore, 1922 - Arizona Mud Turtle

K. baurii (Garman, 1891) - Striped Mud Turtle

K. flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) - Yellow Mud Turtle

K. hirtipes (Wagler, 1830) - Rough-footed Mud Turtle

K. h. murrayi Glass & Hartweg, 1951 - Mexican Plateau Mud Turtle

K. sonoriense LeConte, 1854 - Sonora Mud Turtle

	K. s. longifemorale Iverson, 1981 - Sonoyta Mud Turtle
	K. s. sonoriense LeConte, 1854 - Desert Mud Turtle

K. steindachneri (Siebenrock, 1906) - Florida Mud Turtle

K. subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Eastern Mud Turtle

	K. s. hippocrepis Gray, 1855 - Mississippi Mud Turtle
	K. s. subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Southeastern Mud Turtle

Sternotherus Gray, 1825 - Musk Turtles

S. carinatus (Gray, 1855) - Razor-backed Musk Turtle

S. depressus Tinkle & Webb, 1955 - Flattened Musk Turtle

S. minor (Agassiz, 1857) - Loggerhead Musk Turtle

	S. m. minor (Agassiz, 1857) - Eastern Loggerhead Musk Turtle
	S. m. peltifer Smith & Glass, 1947 - Stripe-necked Musk Turtle

S. odoratus (Latreille, 1802) - Eastern Musk Turtle

Testudinidae Gray, 1825 - Tortoises

Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832 - Gopher Tortoises

	G. agassizii (Cooper, 1861) - Mohave Desert Tortoise
	G. berlandieri (Agassiz, 1857) - Texas Tortoise
	G. morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle, 2011 - Sonoran Desert Tortoise
	G. polyphemus (Daudin, 1802) - Gopher Tortoise

Trionychidae Bell, 1828 - Softshells

Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 - North American Softshells

A. ferox (Schneider, 1783) - Florida Softshell

A. mutica (LeSueur, 1827) - Smooth Softshell

	A. m. calvata (Webb, 1959) - Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell
	A. m. mutica (LeSueur, 1827) - Midland Smooth Softshell

A. spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Spiny Softshell

	A. s. aspera (Agassiz, 1857) - Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell
	A. s. emoryi (Agassiz, 1857) - Texas Spiny Softshell
	A. s. guadalupensis (Webb, 1962) - Guadalupe Spiny Softshell
	A. s. pallida (Webb, 1962) - Pallid Spiny Softshell
	A. s. spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell