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The living R. floridana is found only in Georgia and Florida, [3] but extinct species ranged across North America, some occurring as far west as Oregon. The family has a fossil record stretching back 60 million years to the Paleocene [ 4 ] and was most diverse in the continental interior during the Eocene and Oligocene .
Rhineura is a genus of worm lizard endemic to North America. The genus has only one extant species [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but more are known from fossil record. [ 3 ] They are also known as the North American worm lizards .
A living Apalone ferox, or Florida softshell turtle †Florida †Florida caerulea †Floridaceras †Floridachoerus †Floridatragulus; Fontigens – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature; Fossaria †Fossaria cubensis; Fossarus; Fragum; Fulgurofusus; Shell in multiple views of a Fulguropsis whelk ...
Populations exist mostly in southern and southwestern Florida with the largest, established populations occurring in several counties across Central and South Florida, according to the FWC.
Rhineura floridana, known commonly as the Florida worm lizard, [4] graveyard snake, [5] or thunderworm, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Rhineuridae.The species is the only extant member of the genus Rhineura, [6] [7] and is found primarily in Florida but has been recorded in Lanier County, Georgia. [1]
This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species . Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population (large breeding population, numerous specimens caught, invasive , etc.).
A large lizard, known as the tegu, has started to take root in Tampa, Florida. But it's not supposed to be. The reptile, native to South America, has become a popular exotic pet amongst Floridians ...
The Florida state record for the longest alligator is 14 feet 3-1/2 inches, while the record for weight is 1,043 pounds. At 13-15 feet long, The Big Humpback is an unusually large reptile, which ...