In our final lab, our Biology of Reptilia class got the opportunity to see live reptiles extending from the preserved specimens we've observed in the lab at John Carroll University. Not only were there live specimens but they ranged in habitats far outside of Ohio and around the world. This meant we got to see much more diversity than we would out in the field.
Here are the classifications of some of the reptiles we saw during our visit.
Carettochelys insculpta (Pig-nosed/Fly River Turtle)
Range: Rivers in the northern Australia, and Fly River in New Guinea
Phrynops hilarii (Spot-bellied Side-necked Turtle)
Range: Southern Brazil, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Paraguay
Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's Turtle)
Range: Provinces and states bordering the Great Lakes
Emydura subglobosa (Red-bellied Side-necked Turtle)
Range: Cape York peninsula in Australia and the island of New Guinea
Chelodina mccordi (Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle)
Range: Rote Island south west of Timor between New Guinea and Australia
Batagur baska (Batagur Turtle/River Terrapin)
Range: Sumatra, Thailand, Burma and the Malay Peninsula
Callagur borneoensis (Malaysian Painted Terrapin)
Range: Southern Thailand through Malaysia to Sumatra and Borneo
Cuora galbinifrons (Indochinese Box Turtle)
Range: China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Geoclemys hamiltonii (Spotted Pond Turtle)
Range: Pakistan, Northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh
Podocnemis unifilis (Yellow-spotted River Turtle)
Range: South American Amazon Basin
Geochelone gigantea (Aldabra Tortoise)
Range: Northern part of Aldabra Island; Seychelles
Pyxis arachnoides (Spider Tortoise)
Range: Madagascar
Corallus hortulanus (Amazon Tree Boa)
Range: South America
Here are the classifications of some of the reptiles we saw during our visit.
Order: Testudines
Family: Carettochelyidae
Range: Rivers in the northern Australia, and Fly River in New Guinea
Family: Chelidae
Range: Southern Brazil, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Paraguay
Range: Provinces and states bordering the Great Lakes
Range: Cape York peninsula in Australia and the island of New Guinea
Range: Rote Island south west of Timor between New Guinea and Australia
Family: Geoemydidae
Range: Sumatra, Thailand, Burma and the Malay Peninsula
Range: Southern Thailand through Malaysia to Sumatra and Borneo
Range: China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Range: Pakistan, Northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh
Family: Podocnemididae
Range: South American Amazon Basin
Family: Testudinidae
Geochelone carbonaria (Red-footed Tortoise)
Range: Northern and central South America
Range: Northern and central South America
Range: Northern part of Aldabra Island; Seychelles
Range: Madagascar
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Osteolaemus tetraspis (Dwarf Crocodile)
Range: West Africa - Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroons, Gabon, Liberia and Angola
Family: Gavialidae
Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial)
Range: India, Nepal, Pakistan
Range: West Africa - Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroons, Gabon, Liberia and Angola
Family: Gavialidae
Range: India, Nepal, Pakistan
Order: Squamata
Group: Sauria
Group: Sauria
Family: Chameleonidae
Chamaeleo pardalis (Panther Chameleon)
Range: East and Northern coasts of Madagascar, some surrounding small islands
Range: East and Northern coasts of Madagascar, some surrounding small islands
Family: Iguanidae
Brachylophus faciatus (Fiji Banded Iguana)
Range: Southeast Fijian islands, Tonga
Range: Southeast Fijian islands, Tonga
Family: Gekkonidae
Eublepharis macularius (Leopard Gecko)
Range: Middle East and Asia from Iran to Pakistan and India.
Uroplatus henkeli (Madagascar Leaf Tail Gecko)
Range: Madagascar and surrounding islands
Range: Middle East and Asia from Iran to Pakistan and India.
Range: Madagascar and surrounding islands
Family: Scincidae
Corucia zebrata (Prehensile-tailed Skink)
Range: Solomon Islands
Range: Solomon Islands
Family: Varanidae
Varanus prasinus (Green Tree Monitor)
Range: New Guinea and the Torres Strait islands
Range: New Guinea and the Torres Strait islands
Order: Squamata
Group: Serpentes
Group: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Boa constrictor (Boa Constrictor)
Range: North, Central, and South America & Caribbean islands
Corallus caninus (Emerald Tree Boa)
Range: Amazon Basin: Peru, Ecuador, Brazil & Bolivia to the Guianas
Range: North, Central, and South America & Caribbean islands
Range: Amazon Basin: Peru, Ecuador, Brazil & Bolivia to the Guianas
Range: South America
Family Colubridae:
Philodryas baroni (Baron’s Racer)
Range: Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay
Spilotes pullatus (Tiger Rat Snake)
Range: Southern Central America, northern South America and Trinidad & Tobago
Range: Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay
Range: Southern Central America, northern South America and Trinidad & Tobago
Family Pythonidae:
Chondropython viridis (Green Tree Python)
Range: New Guinea
Python reticulatas (Reticulated Python)
Range: India, Indochina
Python sebae (African Rock Python)
Range: Africa south of the Sahara, Senegal to Ethiopia, Somalia to Namibia and to the Indian Ocean
(More in depth individual species descriptions for the certain reptiles at the zoo can be found on the zoo's animal database).
Range: New Guinea
Range: India, Indochina
Range: Africa south of the Sahara, Senegal to Ethiopia, Somalia to Namibia and to the Indian Ocean
(More in depth individual species descriptions for the certain reptiles at the zoo can be found on the zoo's animal database).
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