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Table 4--Reptile species within the South with global rankings of G1^a, G2^b, and G3^c. (NatureServe 2000)

Scientific name	Common name	Areas of occurrence
Turtles
G1
Lepidochelys kempii	Kemp's or Atlantic Ridley	AL, FL, GS, LA, MS, NC, TX, VA
Pseudemys alabamensis	Alabama redbelly turtle	AL, FL, MS
G2
Sternotherus depressus	Flattened musk turtle	AL
Graptemys barbouri	Barbour's map turtle	AL, FL, GA
Graptemys ernsti	Escambia map turtle	AL, FL
Graptemys flavimaculata	Yellow-blotched map turtle	MS
Graptemys oculifera	Ringed map turtle	LA, MS
G3
Macroclemys temminckii	Alligator snapping turtle	AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN, TX
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA
Chelonia mydas	Green turtle	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX, VA
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback; Tinglar	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, TX, VA
Kinosternon hirtipes	Mexican mud turtle	TX
Clemmys muhlenbergii	Bog turtle	GA, NC, SC, TN, VA
Gopherus polyphemus	Gopher tortoise	AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC
Graptemys caglei	Cagle's map turtle	TX
Graptemys gibbonsi	Pascagoula map turtle	LA, MS
Graptemys nigrinoda	Black-knobbed map turtle	AL, MS
Trachemys gaigeae	Big Bend slider	TX
Lizards
G2
Sceloporus arenicolus	Sand dune lizard	TX
Neoseps reynoldsi	Sand skink	FL
G3
Crotaphytus reticulatus	Reticulate collared lizard	TX
Holbrookia lacerata	Spot-tailed earless lizard	TX
Holbrookia propinqua	Keeled earless lizard	TX
Sceloporus woodi	Florida scrub lizard	FL
Coleonyx reticulatus	Reticulated gecko	TX
Cnemidophorus dixoni	Gray-checkered whiptail	TX
Ophisaurus compressus	Island glass lizard	FL, GA, SC
Ophisaurus mimicus	Mimic glass lizard	AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC
Snakes
G1
Tantilla oolitica	Rim Rock crowned snake	FL
G2
Clonophis kirtlandii	Kirtland's snake	KY
Heterodon simus	Southern hognose snake	AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC
Nerodia harteri	Brazos water snake	TX
Nerodia paucimaculata	Concho water snake	TX
G3
Pituophis ruthveni	Louisiana pine snake	LA, TX
Stilosoma exenuatum	Short-tailed snake	FL
Tantilla atriceps	Mexican blackhead snake	TX
Sistrurus catenatus	Massasauga	OK, TX
Other reptiles
G2
Crocodylus acutus	American crocodile	FL
G3
Caiman crocodilus	Spectacled caiman	FL, GA

^a Critically imperiled.

^b Imperiled.

^c Vulnerable.

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