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List of reptiles of North Carolina facts for kids

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This is a list of reptile species and subspecies found in North Carolina, based mainly on checklists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Common and scientific names are according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles publications.

Alligator

Order: Crocodilia

Family: Alligatoridae

Turtles

Order: Testudines

Suborder: Cryptodira

Family: Chelydridae
Family: Kinosternidae
Family: Emydidae
Family: Dermochelyidae
Family: Cheloniidae
Family: Trionychidae

Lizards

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Gekkota

Family: Gekkonidae

Suborder: Iguania

Family: Iguanidae

Suborder: Autarchoglossa

Family: Teiidae
Family: Scincidae
Family: Anguidae

Snakes

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Serpentes

Family: Colubridae
Family: Elapidae
Family: Viperidae
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