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Table 5.9--The relationships of reptiles to physiographic features and other habitat elements. Data summarized from species accounts presented in Wilson (1995)

	Habitat Element	Turtles		Lizards		Snakes		Alligators/ crocodiles
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Physiographic Feature	Sandhills	1	2	8	40	14	25
	Flatwoods	1	2	4	20	12	21
	Narrow Stream Margins	2	5	1	5	7	12
	Broad Stream Margins	11	27	1	5	18	32	1	50
	Swamps	14	34	0	0	13	23	1	50
	Cypress Strands	2	5	0	0	8	14
	Cypress Ponds	3	7	0	0	6	11
	Cypress Drains	1	2	0	0	4	7
	Willow Heads	1	2	0	0	3	5
	Bays and Pocosins	3	7	1	5%	9	16
	Rivers and Streams	21	51	0	0	10	18	1	50
	Permanent Ponds	12	29	0	0	9	16	1	50
	Vernal Ponds	3	7	0	0	2	4
	Lakes	15	37	0	0	8	14	2	100
	Marshes	13	32	0	0	16	28	1	50
Specific Requirement	Closed Canopy	0	0	0	0	5	9
	Open Canopy	29	71	14	70	43	75	2	100
	Forest Openings	3	7	10	50	8	14
	Shrub Thickets	1	2	2	10	4	7
	Moist Soil	5	12	3	15	11	19
	Sandy or Friable Soils	36	88	12	60	18	32
	Leaf Litter	3	7	11	55	34	60
	Snags	0	0	4	70	3	5
	Fallen Logs	0	0	11	55	35	61
	Rock Outcrops	0	0	4	70	4	7
	Crevices and/or Caves	0	0	1	5	5	9
	Seepages	4	10	0	0	1	2
	Potholes	1	2	0	0	3	5
	Aquatic Rocks and/or Logs	23	56	0	0	12	21	1	50%
	Aquatic Vegetation	17	42	0	0	13	23	2	100%

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