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51 Cards in this Set
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Carphophus Ameoenus Colubridae Worm Snake Nearctic Colubridae |
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Coluber constrictor Smooth/shiny No keels White chin Gray ventrally Nearctic Colubridae |
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Diadophus punctatus ring neck Nearctic Colubridae |
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Pantherophis Guttatus Keeled scales Anal scale divided Nearctic Colubridae |
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Pantherophis Alleganiensis Oviparous Nearctic Colubridae |
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Heterodon Platyrhinos hognose snake Enlarged anterior ribs→ pretends to be a cobra to ward off predators Tapered down to tail Nearctic Colubridae |
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Lampropeltis Getula Smooth scales Single anal Nearctic Colubridae |
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Lampropeltis Triangulum Tan & orange checkered underbelly Y on head Nearctic Colubridae |
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Lampropeltis elapsoides Checkered underbelly Nearctic Colubridae |
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Nerodia Sipedon Viviparous Nearctic Colubridae |
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Pituophis melanoleucas 4 pre frontal scales "Bald" neck Nearctic Colubridae |
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Storeria dekayi Viviparous Nearctic Colubridae |
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•Storeria occipitmaculata 3 dots on head Viviparous Nearctic Colubridae |
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•Thamnophis sauritis Ribbon Snake scales row 3 and 4 - 1st long stripe Viviparous Nearctic Colubridae |
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•Thamnophis sirtalis Garter Snake Scale row 2-3 long defined stripe Viviparous Nearctic Colubridae |
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Micrurus fulvius Venomous Coral Snake Nearctic Elapidae |
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•Agkistrodon contortrix Hour glass pattern Venomous Nearctic Viperidae |
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•Crotalus adamanteus Diamondback Venomous Nearctic Viperidae |
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•Crotalus horridus Rattle at tail (tiber rattlers) Huge quadrates Arrow head shape Nearctic Viperidae |
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•Crotalus atrox Pronounced rattle Washed away compared to adamanteus Nearctic Viperidae |
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•Typhlops Consolidated skull (primitive) Eyes under scales (burrower) Typhlopoidea |
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Boa constrictor Reduced ventrals No colubroid head scales Aglyph dentition Nearctic Boidae --> Boinae |
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Candoia Ovoviviparous Short tail Reduced ventrals No colubroid head scales Aglyph dentition Australian Boidae --> Boinae |
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Eryx No colubroid head scale Sand boa Reduced ventrals Ovoviviparous Aglyph dentition Ethiopian Boidae --> Erycinae |
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•Pythonregius Ball python reduced ventrals no colubroid head scales Aglyph dentition Oriental Boidae --> Pythoninae |
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Ahaetulla Opisthoglyph dentition Arborial (tree snake) Really long tail Indentation between eye and snout Oriental Colubridae |
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•Erpeton tentaculatum Opisthoglyph dentition Sensory tentacles at snout Rear fanged Oriental Colubridae |
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Hydrophis Laterally compressed tail (sea snake) Dorsal nostrils and eyes small ventral scutes Striped Australian Elapidae |
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Notechis Tiger stripes (white & dark bands) One hemipene out Australia Elapidae |
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•OphiophagusHannah King Cobra (baby) Oviparous Eat snakes Huge eyes Oriental Elapidae |
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•Bitis nasicornis Scales coming off nose No loreal pit Ethiopian Viperidae |
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Anolis carolinensis Pleurodont Flap under neck green or brown Subcaudals Nearctic Iguania --> Iguanidae |
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Crotaphytus collaris Defined collar Squamate (two hemipenes) Nearctic Iguania --> Iguanidae |
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Iguana iguana Chin scale Scale by eye Regular Iguana Nearctic Iguania --> Iguanidae |
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Phrynosoma cornutum Spiky Blood circles near eyes Toxic Nearctic Iguania --> Iguanidae |
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Phrynosoma solare Spines around head (look like sun) Darker than cornutum Toxic Nearctic Iguania --> Iguanidae |
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Sceleporus undulatus Bright blue underbelly (males) Sexual dimorphism Dorsal scales point backwards Nearctic Iguania --> Iguanidae |
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Agamid Acrodont dentition Ecological equivalent to Iguanids Palearctic Iguania --> Agamidae |
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Chameleo sp. Laterally compressed body Prehensile tail Toes fuse to each other Ethiopian Iguania --> Chamaelonidae |
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Coleonyx Leopard gekko eyelids Autotomizes its tail Nearctic Scleroglossa --> Gekkonidae |
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Gekko No eyelids Spectacle Fat tail Fracture plane after hemipenes Lamellae on feet Neotropical Scleroglossa --> Gekkonidae |
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Ptychodactylus "Crazy toes" No eyelids Dorso-ventrally flattened Scleroglossa --> Gekkonidae |
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Corucia Arborial (Prehensile tail) Long nails skink Big head Very little skin between scales Australian Scleroglossa --> Scincidae |
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Eumeces 5 - line skink Same scales dorsally and ventrally Nearctic Scleroglossa --> Scincidae |
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Tiliqua Blue tongue skink (white now) Australian Scleroglossa --> Scincidae |
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Xantusia Very small Nocturnal External ear opening Ventral scutes Sandpaper scales dorsally Nearctic Scleroglossa --> Xantusiidae |
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Teiid (small) & Lacertid (big) Pointed snout Long fingers & toes Sandpaper dorsally Plates ventrally |
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Gerrhonotus Bipartide tongue Expansion groove (extra flap of skin) Chopped tail Nearctic Scleroglossa --> Anguidae |
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Ophisaurus ventralis Bipartide tongue Small expansion groove Burrowing lizard Long tail Nearctic Scleroglossa --> Anguidae |
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Heloderma suspectum Nearctic "Helomonster" Scleroglossa --> Helodermatidae |
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Varanus Long neck Doesn't autotomize its tail Pointy snout Forked tongue Oriental/Ethiopian/Australian Scleroglossa --> Varanidae |
