List of Snakes of Alabama

Turtles

Alabama law makes it illegal to take, sell or possess turtles, turtle parts, or turtle eggs from the wild for commercial purposes.

Scientific name	Common name	Family	Conservation concern
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus	loggerhead sea turtle	Cheloniidae	Highest
Chelonia mydas	green sea turtle	Cheloniidae	Highest
Lepidochelys kempii	Atlantic ridley sea turtle	Cheloniidae	Highest/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife lists as endangered
Chelydra serpentina	common snapping turtle	Chelydridae	Lowest
Macrochelys temminckii	alligator snapping turtle	Chelydridae	High
Dermochelys coriacea	leatherback sea turtle	Dermochelyidae	Highest/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife lists as endangered
Chrysemys picta picta	eastern painted turtle	Emydidae	Lowest
Chrysemys picta dorsalis	southern painted turtle	Emydidae	Lowest
Chrysemys picta marginata	midland painted turtle	Emydidae	Lowest
Deirochelys reticularia reticularia	eastern chicken turtle	Emydidae	Low
Graptemys barbouri	Barbour's map turtle	Emydidae	High
Graptemys ernsti	Escambia map turtle	Emydidae	Moderate
Graptemys geographica	northern map turtle	Emydidae	Low
Graptemys nigrinoda delticola	delta map turtle southern black-knobbed sawback	Emydidae	Moderate
Graptemys nigrinoda nigrinoda	black-knobbed map turtle northern black-knobbed sawback	Emydidae	Moderate
Graptemys ouachitensis	Ouachita map turtle	Emydidae	Lowest
Graptemys pulchra	Alabama map turtle	Emydidae	Moderate
Malaclemys terrapin pileata	Mississippi diamondback terrapin	Emydidae	Highest
Pseudemys alabamensis	Alabama red-bellied cooter (Designated as official state reptile)	Emydidae	Highest/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife lists as endangered
Pseudemys concinna concinna	eastern river cooter	Emydidae	Lowest
Pseudemys concinna floridana	coastal plain cooter	Emydidae	Lowest
Trachemys scripta elegans	red-eared slider	Emydidae	Lowest
Trachemys scripta scripta	yellow-bellied slider	Emydidae	Lowest
Terrapene carolina carolina	eastern box turtle	Emydidae	Low
Terrapene carolina major	Gulf Coast box turtle	Emydidae	Low
Terrapene carolina triunguis	three-toed box turtle	Emydidae	Low
Kinosternon subrubrum	eastern mud turtle	Kinosternidae	Lowest
Sternotherus minor minor	loggerhead musk turtle	Kinosternidae	Low
Sternotherus minor peltifer	stripe-necked musk turtle	Kinosternidae	Low
Sternotherus depressus	flattened musk turtle	Kinosternidae	High
Sternotherus odoratus	common musk turtle stinkpot turtle	Kinosternidae	Lowest
Gopherus polyphemus	gopher tortoise	Testudinidae	High
Apalone ferox	Florida softshell turtle	Trionychidae	Moderate
Apalone mutica	smooth softshell turtle	Trionychidae	Low
Apalone spinifera	spiny softshell turtle	Trionychidae	Low

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