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Herpetology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Xenotyphlopidae | Malagasy blind snakes |
| Typhlopidae | Cosmopolitan blind snakes |
| Gerrhopilidae | blind snakes |
| Leptotyphlopidae | thread snakes |
| Anomalepididae | Dawn blind snakes |
| Aniliidae | false coral snakes |
| Tropidophilidae | dwarf boas |
| Loxocemidae | mesoamerican pythons |
| Pythonidae | pythons |
| Xenopeltidae | sunbeam snakes |
| Uropeltidae | shield tailed snakes, pipe snakes |
| Boidae | boas |
| Calabariidae | calabar ground boas |
| Bolyeriidae | split jaw boas |
| Xenophiidae | spine jawed snakes |
| Pareatidae | slug eating snakes |
| Viperidae | Vipers, pit vipers |
| Homalopsidae | various genera close to elapsids |
| Lamprophiidae | keeled snakes, mole vipers |
| Elapidae | cobras, kraits, sea snakes, death adders |
| Colubridae | common snakes |
| Gavialidae | Ghariels |
| Alligatoridae | alligators, caimens |
| Crocodlyidae | crocodiles |
| Families of Crocodylians (3) | Gavialidae, Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae |
| Family of the Rhynchocephalians (1) | Sphenodontidae |
| Sphenodontidae | tuatara |
| Sirenidiae | sirens and dwarf sirens |
| Cryptobranchidae | hellbenders |
| Hynobiidae | asiatic giant salamanders |
| Salamandridae | newts and european salamanders |
| Dicamptodontidae | pacific mole salamanders |
| Ambystomatidae | mole salamanders |
| Proteida | olms, mud puppies, water dogs |
| Rhyacotritonidae | torrent salamanders |
| Amphiumidae | amphiumas |
| Plethodontidae | lungless salamanders |
| Rhinatrematidae | american tailed caecilians |
| Ichthyophiidae | asian tailed caecilians |
| Scolecomorphidae | buried eyed caecilians |
| Herpelidae | African caecilians |
| Chikilidae | Northeast indian caecilians |
| Caeciliidae | common caecilians |
| Typhlonectidae | aquatic caecilians |
| Indotyphlidae | indo-african caecilians |
| Siphonopidae | South American caecilians |
| Dermophiidae | neotropical and tropical african caecilians |
| Podocnemididae | madagascan big headed turtles, american side necked turtles |
| Pelomedusidae | african mud terrapins |
| Chelidae | Australoamerican side necked turtles |
| Carettochelyidae | pig nosed turtles |
| Trionychidae | softshell turtles |
| Cheloniidae | hard shelled sea turtles |
| Dermochelyidae | leatherback sea turtles |
| Chelydridae | snapping turtles |
| Dermatemydidae | Mesoamerican river turtles |
| Kinosternidae | mud and musk turtles |
| Testudines | tortoises |
| Geoemydidae | asian river turtles, leaf and rooted turtles, asian box turtles |
| Platysternidae | big headed turtle |
| Emydidae | cooters, sliders, american box turtles |
| Achrochordidae | file snakes |
| Opluridae | 3-eyed lizards, madagascar swifts |
| Leiosauridae | leiosaurs |
| Liolaemidae | snow swifts, tree iguanas |
| Hoplocercidae | wood lizards, spiny tailed lizards |
| Tropiduridae | neotropical ground lizards |
| Corytophanidae | helmeted lizards |
| Dactyloidae | true anoles |
| Polychrotidae | bush anoles |
| Leiocephalidae | curly tailed lizards |
| Crotaphytidae | collared and leopard lizards |
| Iguanidae | iguanas |
| Phyrnosomatidae | North american spiny lizards |
| Agamidae | angleheads, calotes, dragon lizards |
| Chamaeleonidae | chameleons |
| Varanidae | monitors, goannas |
| Lanthanoitidae | earless monitors |
| Shinisauridae | chinese crocodile lizards |
| Helodermatidae | gila monster, beaded lizard |
| Xenosauridae | knob-scaled lizards |
| Anniellidae | californian legless lizards |
| Diploglossidae | Galliwasps, south american glass lizards |
| Anguidae | alligator lizards, glass lizards |
| Teiidae | whiptail lizards |
| Gymnophthalmidae | gymnophthalmids |
| Lacertidae | wall lizards |
| Amphisbaenidae | common worm lizards |
| Trogonophidae | spade headed worms |
| Rhineuridae | florida worm lizard |
| Bipedidae | mole limbed worm lizard |
| Cadeidae | cuban worm lizard |
| Blanidae | mediterranian worm lizard |
| Scincidae | skinks |
| Xantusiidae | night lizards |
| Gerrhosauridae | plated lizard |
| Cordylidae | girdle tailed lizard |
| Phyllodactylidae | leaf toed geckos |
| Gekkonidae | wall climbing geckos |
| Sphaerodactylidae | dwarf geckos |
| Eublepharidae | eyelid geckos |
| Pygopodidae | flap footed lizards |
| Carphodactylidae | knob tailed geckos |
| Diplodactylidae | stone geckos |
| Dibamidae | blind skinks |
| Leipelmatidae | Alytidae |
| Alytidae | midwife toads, painted frogs |
| Bombinatoridae | fire bellied toads, flat headed frogs |
| Rhynophrynidae | mexican burrowing toad |
| Pipidae | platannas, african clawed fogs, suriname toads |
| Scaphiopodidae | Nearctic spadefoots |
| Pelodytidae | parsley frogs |
| Pelobatidae | palearctic spadefoots |
| Megophryidae | asian toad frogs |
| Heleophrynidae | ghost frogs |
| Calyptocephalellidae | helmeted water toad, chilean false toad |
| Myobatrachidae | Australian toadlets and turtle frogs |
| Limnodynastidae | australian ground frogs |
| Allophrynidae | Tukeit hill frog, resplendent frog |
| Centrolenidae | glass frog |
| Leiuperidae | Foam nesting frog, tropical glass frog |
| Hylodidae | stream dwelling frogs |
| Aromobatidae | criptic forest frogs |
| Dendrobatidae | poison frogs |
| Cycloramphidae | mouth brooding frogs, smooth horned frogs |
| Bufonidae | true toads, harlequin frogs |
| Hylidae | Ameroaustralian tree frogs |
| Ceothomantidae | emerald barred frogs |
| Eleutherodactylidae | rain frogs |
| Brachycephalidae | three toed tadlets, robber frogs |
| Craugastoridae | northern rain frogs |
| Strabomantidae | rain frogs |
| Nasikabatrachidae | purple pignosed frogs |
| Sooglosidae | Seychelles frog |
| Ranixalidae | leaping frogs |
| Mantillidae | malagasy poison frogs |
| Rhacophoridae | afroasian tree frogs |
| Pyxicephalidae | african bullfrogs |
| Petropedidae | african water frogs, goliath frog |
| Phrynobatrachidae | puddle frogs |
| Ptychadenidae | grassland frogs |
| Ranidae | true frogs |
| Ceratobatrachidae | triangle frogs |
| Micrixalidae | tropical frogs |
| Nyctibatrachidae | robust frogs |
| Dicroglossidae | fanged frogs, tiger frogs |
| Himisotidae | shovel nosed frogs |
| Brevicipitidae | rain frogs |
| Hyperoliidae | african reed frogs |
| Arthroleptidae | squeakers, egg frogs, hairy frog |
| Microhylidae | narrow mouthed frog |
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