Ocmulgee National Monument - Reptiles (U.S. National Park Service)

REPTILES

The species listed below are likely to occur within or near the vicinity of the park. However, the park itself may or may not support viable populations of all species due to localized distribution patterns or to lack of appropriate habitat within the park boundaries. Species recorded from the park are indicated with an "X."

Scientific name	Common name	Record for park
ALLIGATORS
Alligator mississippiensis	Alligator	X
TURTLES
Apalone spinifera	Spiny softshell turtle
Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle	X
Chrysemys picta	Eastern painted turtle	X
Clemmys guttata	Spotted turtle
Gopherus polyphemus	Gopher tortoise
Kinosternon subrubrum	Eastern mud turtle	X
Pseudemys concinna	Eastern river cooter	X
Pseudemys floridana	Florida cooter
Sternotherus minor	Loggerhead musk or stripeneck musk turtle
Sternotherus odoratus	Common musk turtle	X
Terrapene carolina	Eastern box turtle	X
Trachemys scripta	Yellow-bellied slider	X
LIZARDS
Anolis carolinensis	Green anole	X
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus	Six-lined racerunner	X
Eumeces egregius	Mole skink
Eumeces fasciatus	Five-lined skink	X
Eumeces inexpectatus	Southeastern five-lined skink	X
Eumeces laticeps	Broadhead skink	X
Ophisaurus attenuatus	Slender glass lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis	Eastern glass lizard
Sceloporus undulatus	Fence lizard	X
Scincella lateralis	Ground skink	X
SNAKES
Agkistrodon contortrix	Copperhead	X
Agkistrodon piscivorus	Cottonmouth	X
Carphophis amoenus	Worm snake	X