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Reptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
Identification
Melanerpes formicivorus (acorn woodpecker)
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Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) inhabit Ponderosa Pine/Oak forest in the Western US. They eat many insects and nuts, but show a particular fondness for ants (the name means ant-eater) and acorns. This sample is of a pair talking to one another while foraging around a tall Pine in Big Sur State Park, California.
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Douglas Von Gausig (recordist; copyright holder), Naturesongs.com
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Sarcopterygii lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
- Class Reptilia turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
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- Species Acrochordus granulatus Little filesnake, Marine File Snake
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- Family Agamidae
- Species Agkistrodon contortrix Southern Copperhead
- Species Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
- Species Ameiva ameiva
- Family Anguidae
- Family Anniellidae
- Family Anomochilidae
- Species Antaresia perthensis
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- Species Bitis nasicornis Rhinoceros Viper
- Species Boa constrictor Boa Constrictor
- Species Bothriechis schlegelii Eyelash Viper
- Species Bothriopsis bilineata Green Jararaca
- Species Bothriopsis punctata
- Species Bothrops asper Terciopelo
- Species Bothrops atrox Barba Amarilla, Fer-de-Lance, common lancehead
- Species Cerastes cerastes Desert Horned Viper
- Family Chamaeleonidae
- Species Charina trivirgata
- Species Clonophis kirtlandii
- Species Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
- Species Cnemidophorus sonorae
- Species Coleonyx brevis Texas Banded Gecko
- Species Coluber constrictor Eastern Racer
- Species Contia tenuis Sharptail Snake
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- Order Crocodylia
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- Species Crotalus atrox Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
- Species Crotalus cerastes Sidewinder
- Species Crotalus horridus Timber rattlesnake (atricaudatus)
- Species Crotalus molossus Black Tailed Rattlesnake
- Species Crotalus tigris Tiger Rattlesnake
- Species Crotalus unicolor
- Species Crotalus viridis viridis
- Family Crotaphytidae
- Species Deinagkistrodon acutus Chinese Moccasin
- Species Dendroaspis polylepis Black Mamba
- Species Diadophis punctatus arnyi
- Species Dispholidus typus Boomslang
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- Species Eunectes murinus Anaconda, Green Anaconda
- Species Eunectes notaeus Yellow Anaconda
- Infraspecies Farancia abacura reinwardtii
- Species Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
- Species Gehyra vorax
- Species Gekko gecko Tokay Gecko
- Family Helodermatidae
- Species Heterodon nasicus nasicus
- Species Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake
- Species Heterodon simus
- Family Hoplocercidae
- Species Hypsiglena torquata Night Snake
- Family Iguanidae
- Species Imantodes cenchoa Blunthead Tree Snake
- Species Lachesis muta South American Bushmaster
- Species Lampropeltis getula Common Kingsnake
- Species Lampropeltis triangulum Scarlet kingsnake
- Species Lampropeltis zonata California Mountain Kingsnake
- Family Lanthanotidae
- Species Laticauda colubrina Colubrine or yellow-lipped sea krait
- Species Leptodeira septentrionalis septentrionalis
- Family Leptotyphlopidae
- Species Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip
- Species Masticophis taeniatus
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- Species Naja naja Indian Cobra
- Species Nerodia erythrogaster Plainbelly Water Snake
- Species Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake
- Species Nerodia taxispilota Brown Water Snake
- Species Opheodrys aestivus Rough greensnake
- Species Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Green Snake
- Species Ophiophagus hannah Hamadryad, King Cobra
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- Species Pantherophis obsoletus Eastern Rat Snake
- Species Pantherophis vulpinus Western Fox Snake
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- Family Phrynosomatidae
- Species Pituophis catenifer
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- Species Plestiodon fasciatus
- Species Plestiodon laticeps
- Species Plestiodon obsoletus
- Family Polychrotidae
- Species Python molurus Indian Python
- Species Python regius Ball Python, Royal Python
- Species Python reticulatus Reticulated Python
- Species Python sebae African Rock Python
- Species Regina alleni
- Species Regina septemvittata Queen Snake
- Species Rhacodactylus ciliatus
- Species Rhadinaea flavilata Pine Woods Snake
- Species Sistrurus catenatus Massasauga
- Species Sistrurus miliarius Pigmy Rattlesnake
- Family Sphenodontidae
- Species Storeria dekayi Brown Snake
- Species Storeria occipitomaculata Redbelly Snake
- Order Testudines
- Species Thamnophis butleri Butler's Garter Snake
- Species Thamnophis radix Plains Garter Snake
- Species Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbonsnake
- Species Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake
- Species Thelotornis kirtlandii Forest Vine Snake, Bird Snake, Twig Snake
- Species Tiliqua nigrolutea
- Species Tiliqua rugosa Shingleback Lizard, Shingle-Back, Stumpy Tail Lizard, Pinecone lizard, Sleepy Lizard
- Species Tiliqua scincoides
- Species Tropidoclonion lineatum
- Family Tropiduridae
- Family Varanidae
- Species Vipera berus Adder, Northern Viper
- Family Xenosauridae
- Species Zootoca vivipara Viviparous Lizard
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