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Turtles of Alabama / Craig Guyer, Mark A. Bailey, Robert H. Mount ; with Line Drawings by Claire L. Floyd.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gosse nature guidesPublisher: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780817388171
  • 0817388176
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Turtles of AlabamaDDC classification:
  • 597.9209761 23
LOC classification:
  • QL666.C5 G89 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Abbreviations; Introduction; The Turtle Fauna of Alabama; Indigenous Species; Introduced Species; Taxonomic Changes and Problems; Climate of Alabama; Alabama Geography; River Basins; Important Geographic Units; Species Accounts; Keys; Names; Photographs; Descriptions; Alabama Distribution; Habits; Conservation and Management; Taxonomy; Turtles-Testudines; Key to the Families of Turtles of Alabama; Leatherback Sea Turtles Family Dermochelyidae; Leatherback Sea Turtles Genus Dermochelys; Atlantic Leatherback Dermochelys coriacea; Sea Turtles Family Cheloniidae.
Key to the Genera of Cheloniidae of AlabamaLoggerhead Sea Turtles Genus Caretta; Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta; Ridley Sea Turtles Genus Lepidochelys; Kemp's Ridley Lepidochelys kempii; Hawksbill Sea Turtles Genus Eretmochelys; Atlantic Hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata; Green Sea Turtles Genus Chelonia; Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas; Soft-shelled Turtles Family Trionychidae; North American Softshells Genus Apalone; Key to the Species of Apalone of Alabama; Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell Apalone calvata; Midland Smooth Softshell Apalone mutica; Florida Softshell Apalone ferox.
Spiny Softshells Apalone spiniferaKey to the Subspecies of Apalone spinifera of Alabama; Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera; Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera aspera; Tortoises Family Testudinidae; North American Tortoises Genus Gopherus; Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus; Snapping Turtles Family Chelydridae; Key to the Genera of Chelydridae of Alabama; Snapping Turtles Genus Chelydra; Eastern Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina; Alligator Snapping Turtles Genus Macrochelys; Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii.
Mud and Musk Turtles Family KinosternidaeKey to the Genera of Kinosternidae of Alabama; American Mud Turtles Genus Kinosternon; Key to the Species of Kinosternon of Alabama; Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii; Eastern Mud Turtles Kinosternon subrubrum; Key to the Subspecies of Kinosternon subrubrum of Alabama; Mississippi Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis; Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum; Musk Turtles Genus Sternotherus; Key to the Species of Sternotherus of Alabama; Eastern Musk Turtle (Stinkpot) Sternotherus odoratus.
Razor-backed Musk Turtle Sternotherus carinatusFlattened Musk Turtle Sternotherus depressus; Loggerhead Musk Turtle Sternotherus minor; Stripe-necked Musk Turtle Sternotherus peltifer; River, Pond, and Box Turtles Family Emydidae; Key to the Genera of Emydidae of Alabama; American Box Turtles Genus Terrapene; Key to the Species of Terrapene of Alabama; Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina; Florida Box Turtle Terrapene bauri; Diamond-backed Terrapins Genus Malaclemys; Mississippi Diamond-backed Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin pileata; Chicken Turtles Genus Deirochelys.
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Abbreviations; Introduction; The Turtle Fauna of Alabama; Indigenous Species; Introduced Species; Taxonomic Changes and Problems; Climate of Alabama; Alabama Geography; River Basins; Important Geographic Units; Species Accounts; Keys; Names; Photographs; Descriptions; Alabama Distribution; Habits; Conservation and Management; Taxonomy; Turtles-Testudines; Key to the Families of Turtles of Alabama; Leatherback Sea Turtles Family Dermochelyidae; Leatherback Sea Turtles Genus Dermochelys; Atlantic Leatherback Dermochelys coriacea; Sea Turtles Family Cheloniidae.

Key to the Genera of Cheloniidae of AlabamaLoggerhead Sea Turtles Genus Caretta; Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta; Ridley Sea Turtles Genus Lepidochelys; Kemp's Ridley Lepidochelys kempii; Hawksbill Sea Turtles Genus Eretmochelys; Atlantic Hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata; Green Sea Turtles Genus Chelonia; Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas; Soft-shelled Turtles Family Trionychidae; North American Softshells Genus Apalone; Key to the Species of Apalone of Alabama; Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell Apalone calvata; Midland Smooth Softshell Apalone mutica; Florida Softshell Apalone ferox.

Spiny Softshells Apalone spiniferaKey to the Subspecies of Apalone spinifera of Alabama; Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera; Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera aspera; Tortoises Family Testudinidae; North American Tortoises Genus Gopherus; Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus; Snapping Turtles Family Chelydridae; Key to the Genera of Chelydridae of Alabama; Snapping Turtles Genus Chelydra; Eastern Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina; Alligator Snapping Turtles Genus Macrochelys; Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii.

Mud and Musk Turtles Family KinosternidaeKey to the Genera of Kinosternidae of Alabama; American Mud Turtles Genus Kinosternon; Key to the Species of Kinosternon of Alabama; Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii; Eastern Mud Turtles Kinosternon subrubrum; Key to the Subspecies of Kinosternon subrubrum of Alabama; Mississippi Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis; Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum; Musk Turtles Genus Sternotherus; Key to the Species of Sternotherus of Alabama; Eastern Musk Turtle (Stinkpot) Sternotherus odoratus.

Razor-backed Musk Turtle Sternotherus carinatusFlattened Musk Turtle Sternotherus depressus; Loggerhead Musk Turtle Sternotherus minor; Stripe-necked Musk Turtle Sternotherus peltifer; River, Pond, and Box Turtles Family Emydidae; Key to the Genera of Emydidae of Alabama; American Box Turtles Genus Terrapene; Key to the Species of Terrapene of Alabama; Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina; Florida Box Turtle Terrapene bauri; Diamond-backed Terrapins Genus Malaclemys; Mississippi Diamond-backed Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin pileata; Chicken Turtles Genus Deirochelys.

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