Snakes - Squamata Order / Serpentes Suborder
Few animals inspire such mixed emotion as snakes. It seems people either love them or hate them. We feel that many who hate snakes simply don't understand them. Here's our attempt to change all of that.
Popular snake groups within the Squamata order include:
• Boidae (constrictors)
• Colubridae (largest family of snakes; non-venomous and widespread)
• Elapidae (coral snakes, cobras, mambas, etc; venomous)
• Hydrophidae (sea snakes; venomous)
• Viperidae (pit vipers; venomous)
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Testudines - Turtles & Tortoises
This reptile order includes turtles and tortoises. At the time of this writing, there were approximately 300 known species within this order of reptiles. We have listed the most popular and common species below, and we will continue to expand this list over time.
Popular turtles and tortoises within the Testudines order include:
Turtles
• Alligator Snapping Turtle
• Australian Snake-Necked Turtle
• Australian Snapping Turtle
• Box Turtles
• Green Sea Turtle
• Hawksbill Sea Turtle
• Helmeted Turtle
• Leatherback Turtle
• Loggerhead Sea Turtle
• Malayan Snail-Eating Turtle • Mud Turtle
• Painted Terrapins
• Pignose Turtle
• Pond Slider
• Pond Turtles
• River Terrapins
• Snapping Turtle
• Softshell Turtles
• Stinkpot Turtle
• Western Swamp Turtle
Tortoises
• African Spurred Tortoise
• Aldabra Giant Tortoise
• Asian Brown Tortoise
• Berlandier's Tortoise
• Big-headed Tortoise
• Bolson Tortoise
• Burmese Star Tortoise
• Cape Tortoises
• Chaco Tortoise
• Desert Tortoise
• Elongated Tortoise
• Galapagos Tortoise • Gopher Tortoise
• Hinge-back Tortoises
• Impressed Tortoise
• Indian Start Tortoise
• Leopard Tortoise
• Malagasy Giant Tortoise
• Radiated Tortoise
• Red-footed Tortoise
• Seychelles Saddle-backed Tortoise
• South African Star Tortoises
• South American Yellow-footed Tortoise
• Spider Tortoises