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| NPS photo | | Kemp's ridley sea turtles nest at the National Seashore between late March and late July. |
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The following reptiles have been documented at Padre Island National Seashore. The common and scientific names have been given for each.
Sea Turtles
Leatherback sea turtle - Dermochelys coriacea
Green sea turtle - Chelonia mydas
Kemp's Ridley sea turtle - Lepidochelys kempii
Hawksbill sea turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
Loggerhead sea turtle - Caretta caretta
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Terrestrial Turtles
Red-eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans
Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens
Texas Tortoise - Gopherus berlandieri
Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina
Ornate Box Turtle - Terrapene ornata
Texas Diamondback Terrapin - Malaclemys terrapin littoralis
Lizards
Keeled Earless Lizard - Holbrookia propinqua
Western Slender Grass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus
Six-lined Racerunner - Cnemidophorus s sexlineatus
Great Plains Skink - Eumeces obsoletus
Texas Spotted Whiptail - Cnemidophorus gularis
Spot-tailed Earless Lizard - Holbrookia laceretus
Mediterranean Gecko - Hemidactylus tursicus
Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis
Ground Skink - Scincella lateralis
Texas Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma cornutum
Rosebelly Lizard - Sceloporus variabilis marmoratus
Texas Spiny Lizard - Sceloprus olivaceus
Snakes
Western Coachwhip - Masticophis flagellum testaceus
Mexican Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum annulata
Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis proximus orarius
Marcy's Checkered Garter Snake - Thamnophis marcianus
Diamondback Water Snake - Nerodia rhombifera
Texas Glossy Snake - Arizona elegans arenicola
Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos
Racer - Coluber constrictor
Flat Head Snake - Tantilla gracilis
Bullsnake - Pituophis catenifer sayi
Texas Patch Nose Snake - Salvadora rahamiae lineata
Ground Snake - Sonora semiannulata
Gulf Salt Marsh Snake - Nerodia clarkii clarkii
Texas Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii
Great Plains Rat Snake - Elaphe guttata emoryi
Rough Earth Snake - Virginia striatula
Marsh Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi limnetes
Texas Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi texana
Desert Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula splendida
Texas Indigo Snake - Drymarchon Corais erebennus
Texas Blind Snake - Leptotyphlops dulcis
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox
Western Massasauga - Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus
Desert Massasauga - Sistrurus catenatus edwardsi
Texas Coral Snake - Micrurus tener
Alligator
American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis (Windows Media Video-24 seconds)
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