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Table 5.11--The relationship between forest successional stage and reptile occurrence in the South. Summarized from Wilson (1995)

Taxa Subgroup	Habitat Condition	Successional Stage
		Grass	Sapling	Pole Timber	Sawtimber
Turtlesa	Optimalb	13	0	0	0
	Suitablec	3	8	8	4
	Marginalc	0	7	5	8
Lizardsd	Optimal	10	1	0	1
	Suitable	3	13	14	11
	Marginal	3	6	2	1
Snakese	Optimal	7	1	0	6
	Suitable	33	46	43	29
	Marginal	11	8	6	8
Alligators and Crocodilesf	Optimal	2	0	0	0
	Suitable	0	0	0	0
	Marginal	0	2	1	0

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^a Based on habitat relationships information from 41 species.




^b Habitats in which the species occurs with highest frequency.




^c Habitats in which the species occurs with successively lower frequency.




^d Based on habitat relationships information from 20 species.




^e Based on habitat relationships information from 57 species.




^f Based on habitat relationships information from 2 species.