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Table 1.4--Reptile species within the South with global rankings of G1^a, G2^b, and G3^c. (NatureServe 2000)

Ranking	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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