The world of reptiles includes crocodiles, turtles and lizards. They are cold-blooded, air-breathing animals which rely on the temperature of their environment to function effectively as they have no fur or feathers to keep them warm, nor do they have sweat glands to cool them. Except for boas and pythons, reptiles reproduce by laying eggs.

Many American states have chosen official state reptiles. Here's a visual guide to them.

United States
Alabama		Arizona
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Alabama Red-bellied Turtle, Pseudemys alabamensis Photo courtesy Steve Nanz		Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake, Crotalus willardi willardi Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
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California		Colorado
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service		Western Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta belli Photo by Nature Inn staff
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Florida		Georgia
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis Photo courtesy Jewel Hemenway, Olympia, WA		Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus Photo courtesy Jonathan Schnurr, Suwanee, GA
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Illinois		Kansas
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta Photo by Nature Inn staff		Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata Photo courtesy Debbie Smith, Summerville, SC
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Louisiana		Maryland
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis Photo courtesy Jewel Hemenway, Olympia, WA		Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin Photo courtesy Heather Cunningham, Federalsburg, MD
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Massachusetts		Michigan
Common Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis Photo by Nature Inn staff		Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta Photo by Nature Inn staff
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Mississippi		Missouri
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV		Three-toed Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis Photo courtesy Kevin Lewis, St Louis, Missouri
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Nevada		New Mexico
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service		Whiptail Lizard, Cnemidophorus neomexicanus Photo by Nature Inn staff
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New York		North Carolina
Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina Photo courtesy Sandra and Frank Horvath, Grimsby, ON		Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
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Ohio		Oklahoma
Northern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor constrictor Photo courtesy Todd Case, Huntsville, AL		Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris Photo by Nature Inn staff
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South Carolina		Tennessee
Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta Photo courtesy Jim Angy, FL		Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
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Texas		Utah
Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum Photo by Nature Inn staff		Gila Monster, Heloderma suspectum Photo courtesy of Gary Nafis, California
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Vermont		Virginia
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta Photo by Nature Inn staff		Garter Snake, Thamnophis sp Photo Nature Inn Staff
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West Virginia		Wyoming
Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV		Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum Photo by Nature Inn staff
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