The Reptiles and Amphibians of Alabama |
Contents
SPECIES ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED FROM ALABAMA | 1 |
THE HERPETOFAUNAREGIONAL COMPOSITION | 7 |
PROBLEMATICAL FORMS | 24 |
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abundant adult Alabama distribution apparently approximately the known aquatic attaining a maximum author examined specimens bama believed blotches body breeding brown carapace collected color common conspicuous contains County dark Description Differs dorsal dorsum eastern edge eggs extending Fall Line Family females Florida frog genus gopher tortoise gray green grooves ground color habitats Habits hatching head Hills indicate individuals intergradation known range lacking lateral length less light literature lizards Lower Coastal Plain males map depicts approximately markings mean Mobile Natrix neck nest northern occur pattern pine places plastron ponds populations portion present records region relatively Remarks reported Ridge River rows salamander scales scutes side similar skink small map depicts snout southern species streams stripe subspecies symbols indicate localities tail Tennessee tion toad total length turtle United upper usually valid variation venter ventral water snake western yellow