List of reptiles of North America

This is a checklist of American reptiles found north from Mexico, based primarily on SSAR publications.^[1]^[2] It includes all species of the United States and Canada, including recently introduced species such as Chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python. Subspecies are listed only in a few cases. The information about range and status of almost all of these species can be found also in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site.^[3]

* alien species

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

Conservation status – IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX – Extinct, EW – Extinct in the wild

CR – Critically endangered, EN – Endangered, VU – Vulnerable

NT – Near threatened, LC – Least concern

DD – Data deficient, NE – Not evaluated

(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014^[4])

and Endangered Species Act:

E – Endangered, T – Threatened

XN, XE – Experimental non-essential or essential population

E(S/A), T(S/A) – Endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance

(the data is current as of March 28, 2014^[5])

Contents:

• Crocodylia

• Alligatoridae

• Crocodylidae

• Turtles

• Cryptodira

• Tortoises

• Pond turtles

• Cheloniidae

• Dermochelyidae

• Chelydridae

• Kinosternidae

• Softshells

• Scaled reptiles

• Iguania

• Agamas

• Chameleons

• Collared and leopard lizards

• Iguanas

• Phrynosomatidae

• Anoles

• Casquehead lizards

• Curly-tailed lizards

• Gekkota

• Geckos

• Autarchoglossa

• Wall or true lizards

• Skinks

• Anguidae

• American legless lizards

• Gila monsters

• Tegus or whiptails

• Night lizards

• Monitor lizards

• Amphisbaenia

• North American worm lizards

• Snakes

• Blind snakes

• Boas

• Colubrids

• Viperidae

• Elapidae

• Slender blind snakes

• File snakes

• Pythons

Order: Crocodylia – 3 species

American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis

Family: Alligatoridae – 2 species

Alligators

American alligator Alligator mississippiensis LR/lc T(S/A)
Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus * LR/lc

Family: Crocodylidae – 1 species

Subfamily: Crocodylinae

Crocodiles

American crocodile Crocodylus acutus VU E (FL: T only)

Order: Testudines (Turtles) – 62 species

Suborder: Cryptodira – 62 species

Family: Testudinidae Tortoises – 4 species

Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii

Gopher tortoises

Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus VU T
Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri LR/lc
Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii VU T
(AZ south and east of Colorado R.: T(S/A) only)
Sonoran Desert tortoise Gopherus morafkai (formerly in G. agassizii)

Family: Emydidae Pond turtles – 35 species

Subfamily: Emydinae

Pond turtles

Western pond turtle Actinemys marmorata VU
Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata EN
Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta EN
Bog turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii CR T
(GA, NC, SC, TN, VA: T(S/A) only)

Blanding's turtle

Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii EN

Box turtles

Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina VU
Florida box turtle Terrapene (carolina) bauri
Ornate box turtle Terrapene ornata NT

Subfamily: Deirochelyinae

Black-knobbed map turtle
Graptemys nigrinoda hatchlings

Sliders

Pond slider Trachemys scripta LC
Mexican plateau slider Trachemys gaigeae VU

Painted turtles

Painted turtle Chrysemys picta LC
Southern painted turtle Chrysemys dorsalis (formerly in Chrysemys picta)

Chicken turtles

Chicken turtle Deirochelys reticularia

Map turtles

Barbour's map turtle Graptemys barbouri VU
Cagle's map turtle Graptemys caglei EN
Escambia map turtle Graptemys ernsti NT
Yellow-blotched map turtle Graptemys flavimaculata VU T
Northern map turtle Graptemys geographica LC
Pascagoula map turtle Graptemys gibbonsi EN
Pearl river map turtle Graptemys pearlensis EN,^[1]^[6]
(formerly in Graptemys gibbonsi)
Black-knobbed map turtle Graptemys nigrinoda LC
Ringed map turtle Graptemys oculifera VU T
Ouachita map turtle Graptemys ouachitensis LC
False map turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica LC
Alabama map turtle Graptemys pulchra NT
Texas map turtle Graptemys versa LC

Diamond-backed terrapin

Diamond-backed terrapin Malaclemys terrapin LR/nt

Redbelly turtles and cooters

Alabama red-bellied cooter Pseudemys alabamensis EN E
River cooter Pseudemys concinna LC
Suwannee cooter Pseudemys suwanniensis (formerly in Pseudemys concinna)
Rio Grande cooter Pseudemys gorzugi NT
Red-bellied cooter Pseudemys nelsoni LC
Peninsula cooter Pseudemys peninsularis LC
Northern red-bellied cooter Pseudemys rubriventris NT (Plymouth red-bellied turtle P. r. bangsi: E)
Texas cooter Pseudemys texana LC

Family: Cheloniidae – 5 species

Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas

Olive Ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea VU T
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta EN (North Pacific: E, Northwest Atlantic: T)
Kemp's Ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii CR E
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas EN T
(Hawaiian subpopulation: LC, Breeding colony populations in FL: E)
Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata CR E

Family: Dermochelyidae – 1 species

Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea VU E
(East Pacific Ocean subpopulation – i.e. Hawaiian Is.: CR, West Pacific Ocean subpopulation: CR, Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation: LC)

Family: Chelydridae – 2 species

Snapping turtles

Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina LC

Alligator snapping turtles

Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii VU

Family: Kinosternidae – 10 species

Mud turtles

Arizona mud turtle Kinosternon arizonense LC
Striped mud turtle Kinosternon baurii LC
Yellow mud turtle Kinosternon flavescens LC
Rough-footed mud turtle Kinosternon hirtipes LC
Sonora mud turtle Kinosternon sonoriense NT
Eastern mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum LC

Musk turtles

Spiny softshell Apalone spinifera

Razor-backed musk turtle Sternotherus carinatus LC
Flattened musk turtle Sternotherus depressus CR T
Loggerhead musk turtle Sternotherus minor LC
Common musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus LC

Family: Trionychidae Softshells – 5 species

Florida softshell Apalone ferox LC
Smooth softshell Apalone mutica LC
Spiny softshell Apalone spinifera LC
Wattle-necked softshell Palea steindachneri * EN (Hawaii only)
Chinese softshell Pelodiscus sinensis * VU (Hawaii only)

Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles) – 339 species

Suborder: Iguania – 81 species

Family: Agamidae Agamas – 4 species

Subfamily: Agaminae

African rainbow lizard Agama agama *
Indochinese bloodsucker Calotes mystaceus *
Variable bloodsucker Calotes versicolor * LC

Subfamily: Leiolepidinae

Butterfly lizard Leiolepis belliana *

Family: Chamaeleonidae Chameleons – 3 species

Subfamily: Chamaeleoninae

Veiled chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus * LC
Jackson's chameleon Chamaeleo jacksonii *
Oustalet's chameleon Furcifer oustaleti * LC

Family: Crotaphytidae Collared and leopard lizards – 8 species

Eastern collared lizard
Crotaphytus collaris

Collared lizards

Great Basin collared lizard Crotaphytus bicinctores LC
Eastern collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris LC
Sonoran collared lizard Crotaphytus nebrius LC
Reticulate collared lizard Crotaphytus reticulatus VU
Baja California collared lizard Crotaphytus vestigium LC

Leopard lizards

Cope's leopard lizard Gambelia copeii LC
Blunt-nosed leopard lizard Gambelia sila EN E
Long-nosed leopard lizard Gambelia wislizenii LC

Family: Iguanidae Iguanas – 6 species

Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater

Isla San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura conspicuosa *
Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura macrolopha *
Mexican spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura pectinata *
Gray's spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura similis * LC
Desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis LC
Green iguana Iguana iguana *

Chuckwallas

Common chuckwalla Sauromalus ater LC

Family: Phrynosomatidae – 46 species

Zebratail lizards

Zebra-tailed lizard Callisaurus draconoides LC

Greater earless lizards

Greater earless lizard Cophosaurus texanus LC

Earless lizards

Spot-tailed earless lizard Holbrookia lacerata NT
Common lesser earless lizard Holbrookia maculata LC
Elegant earless lizard Holbrookia elegans LC (formerly in Holbrookia maculata)
Keeled earless lizard Holbrookia propinqua LC

Rock lizards

Banded rock lizard Petrosaurus mearnsi LC

Horned lizards

Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos

Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum LC
Blainville's horned lizard Phrynosoma blainvillii (formerly in Phrynosoma cornutum)
Pygmy short-horned lizard Phrynosoma douglasii LC
Desert horned lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos LC
Goode's horned lizard Phrynosoma goodei (formerly in Phrynosoma platyrhinos)
Greater short-horned lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi LC
Flat-tailed horned lizard Phrynosoma mcallii NT
Round-tailed horned lizard Phrynosoma modestum LC
Regal horned lizard Phrynosoma solare LC

Spiny lizards

Dunes sagebrush lizard Sceloporus arenicolus VU
Desert spiny lizard Sceloporus magister LC
Twin-spotted spiny lizard Sceloporus bimaculosus (formerly in Sceloporus magister)
Yellow-backed spiny lizard Sceloporus uniformis (formerly in Sceloporus magister)
Clark's spiny lizard Sceloporus clarkii LC
Eastern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus LC
Prairie lizard Sceloporus consobrinus (formerly in Sceloporus undulatus)
Southwestern fence lizard Sceloporus cowlesi (formerly in Sceloporus undulatus)
Plateau fence lizard Sceloporus tristichus (formerly in Sceloporus undulatus)
Blue spiny lizard Sceloporus cyanogenys (formerly in Sceloporus serrifer LC)
Common sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciosus LC
Graphic spiny lizard Sceloporus grammicus LC
Yarrow's spiny lizard Sceloporus jarrovii LC
Canyon lizard Sceloporus merriami LC
Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis LC
Texas spiny lizard Sceloporus olivaceus LC
Granite spiny lizard Sceloporus orcutti LC
Crevice spiny lizard Sceloporus poinsettii LC
Slevin's bunchgrass lizard Sceloporus slevini LC
Rose-bellied lizard Sceloporus variabilis LC
Striped plateau lizard Sceloporus virgatus LC
Florida scrub lizard Sceloporus woodi NT

Fringe-toed lizards

Coachella fringe-toed lizard Uma inornata EN T
Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard Uma notata NT
Yuman fringe-toed lizard Uma rufopunctata NT (formerly in Uma notata)
Mohave fringe-toed lizard Uma scoparia LC

Tree and brush lizards

Long-tailed brush lizard Urosaurus graciosus LC
Baja California brush lizard Urosaurus nigricaudus LC (merged former U. nigricaudus and U. microscutatus)
Ornate tree lizard Urosaurus ornatus LC

Side-blotched lizards

Common side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana LC

Family: Polychrotidae Anoles – 11 species

Green anole Anolis carolinensis

Anoles

Green anole Anolis carolinensis LC
Hispaniolan green anole Anolis chlorocyanus *
Large-headed anole Anolis cybotes *
Knight anole Anolis equestris *
Cuban green anole Anolis porcatus *
Crested anole Anolis cristatellus *
Bark anole Anolis distichus *
Comb anole Anolis ferreus *
Jamaican giant anole Anolis garmani *
Brown anole Anolis sagrei *
St. Vincent bush anole Anolis trinitatis *

Family: Corytophanidae Casquehead lizards – 1 species

Brown basilisk Basiliscus vittatus *

Family: Leiocephalidae Curly-tailed lizards – 2 species

Northern curly-tailed lizard Leiocephalus carinatus * LC
Red-sided curly-tailed lizard Leiocephalus schreibersii * LC

Suborder: Gekkota – 25 species

Family: Gekkonidae geckos – 25 species

Subfamily: Gekkoninae

Texas banded gecko
Coleonyx brevis

Moorish gecko Tarentola mauritanica * LC
Ringed wall gecko Tarentola annularis *
Common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus * LC
Indo-Pacific house gecko Hemidactylus garnotii *
Wood slave Hemidactylus mabouia *
Asian flat-tailed house gecko Hemidactylus platyurus *
Indo-Pacific tree gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus * (Hawaii only)
Peninsular leaf-toed gecko Phyllodactylus nocticolus
(Phyllodactylus xanti as P. x. nocticolus + P. x. xanti: LC)
Florida reef gecko Sphaerodactylus notatus LC
Ocellated gecko Sphaerodactylus argus *
Ashy gecko Sphaerodactylus elegans *
Bibron's sand gecko Chondrodactylus bibronii *
Rough-tailed gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum * LC
Mutilating gecko Gehyra mutilata * (Hawaii only)
Golden gecko Gekko badenii' * DD
Tokay gecko Gekko gecko *
Yellow-headed gecko Gonatodes albogularis *
Mourning gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris *
Madagascan day gecko Phelsuma grandis * LC
Orange-spotted day gecko Phelsuma guimbeaui * (Hawaii only)
Gold dust day gecko Phelsuma laticauda * LC

Subfamily: Eublepharinae

Banded geckos

Texas banded gecko Coleonyx brevis LC
Reticulate banded gecko Coleonyx reticulatus LC
Switak's banded gecko Coleonyx switaki LC
Western banded gecko Coleonyx variegatus LC

Suborder: Autarchoglossa – 72 species

Family: Lacertidae Wall or true lizards – 3 species

Subfamily: Lacertinae

Western green lacerta Lacerta bilineata * LC
Wall lizard Podarcis muralis * LC
Italian wall lizard Podarcis siculus * LC

Family: Scincidae Skinks – 21 species

Subfamily: Scincinae

Coal skink Plestiodon anthracinus LC
Mountain skink Plestiodon callicephalus LC
Mole skink Plestiodon egregius LC (Blue-tailed mole skink P. e. lividus: T)
Common five-lined skink Plestiodon fasciatus LC
Gilbert's skink Plestiodon gilberti LC
Southeastern five-lined skink Plestiodon inexpectatus LC
Broad-headed skink Plestiodon laticeps LC
Many-lined skink Plestiodon multivirgatus LC
Great Plains skink Plestiodon obsoletus LC
Prairie skink Plestiodon septentrionalis LC
Western skink Plestiodon skiltonianus LC
Four-lined skink Plestiodon tetragrammus LC
Florida sand skink Plestiodon reynoldsi VU T

Subfamily: Lygosominae

Brown mabuya Mabuya multifasciata *
Little brown skink Scincella lateralis LC
Pacific snake-eyed skink Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus * (Hawaii only)
Copper-tailed skink Emoia cyanura * (Hawaii only)
Azure-tailed skink Emoia impar * LC (Hawaii only)
Plague skink Lampropholis delicata * (Hawaii only)
Moth skink Lipinia noctua * (Hawaii only)
African five-lined skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata *

Family: Anguidae – 9 species

Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis

Subfamily: Anguinae

Glass lizards

Slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus LC
Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus LC
Mimic glass lizard Ophisaurus mimicus LC
Eastern glass lizard Ophisaurus ventralis LC

Subfamily: Gerrhonotinae

Western alligator lizards

Northern alligator lizard Elgaria coerulea LC
Madrean alligator lizard Elgaria kingii LC
Southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinata LC
Panamint alligator lizard Elgaria panamintina VU

Eastern alligator lizards

Texas alligator lizard Gerrhonotus infernalis LC

Family: Anniellidae American legless lizards – 1 species

Legless lizards

California legless lizard Anniella pulchra LC

Family: Helodermatidae Gila monsters – 1 species

Gila monster at the Bristol Zoo

Gila monster

Gila monster Heloderma suspectum NT

Family: Teiidae Tegus or whiptails – 28 species

Giant ameiva Ameiva ameiva *
Borriguerro ameiva Ameiva praesignis *
Giant spotted whiptail Aspidoscelis (burti) stictogramma (A. burti: LC)
Red-backed whiptail Aspidoscelis xanthonota (formerly in Aspidoscelis burti)
Chihuahuan spotted whiptail Aspidoscelis exsanguis LC
Gila spotted whiptail Aspidoscelis flagellicauda LC
Common spotted whiptail Aspidoscelis gularis LC
Little white whiptail Aspidoscelis (inornata) gypsi VU
Orange-throated whiptail Aspidoscelis hyperythra LC
Little striped whiptail Aspidoscelis inornata LC
Arizona striped whiptail Aspidoscelis arizonae NT
(formerly in Aspidoscelis inornata)
Pai striped whiptail Aspidoscelis pai LC (formerly in Aspidoscelis inornata)
Plateau striped whiptail Aspidoscelis velox LC (formerly in Aspidoscelis inornata)
Laredo striped whiptail Aspidoscelis laredoensis LC
Marbled whiptail Aspidoscelis marmorata
Giant whiptail Aspidoscelis motaguae * LC
New Mexico whiptail Aspidoscelis neomexicana LC
Common checkered whiptail Aspidoscelis tesselata LC (former Aspidoscelis grahamii)
- Gray checkered whiptail Aspidoscelis dixoni NT (not recognized by SSAR)
Colorado checkered whiptail Aspidoscelis neotesselata NT (former Aspidoscelis tesselata)
Plateau spotted whiptail Aspidoscelis scalaris LC
Six-lined racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineata LC
Sonoran spotted whiptail Aspidoscelis sonorae LC
Tiger whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris LC
Desert grassland whiptail Aspidoscelis uniparens LC
Rainbow whiptail Cnemidophorus lemniscatus *
Argentine giant tegu Tupinambis merianae * LC

Family: Xantusiidae Night lizards – 8 species

Night lizards

Desert night lizard Xantusia vigilis LC
Arizona night lizard Xantusia arizonae LC (formerly in Xantusia vigilis)
Sierra night lizard Xantusia sierrae (formerly in Xantusia vigilis)
Wiggins' night lizard Xantusia wigginsi (formerly in Xantusia vigilis)
Bezy's night lizard Xantusia bezyi LC
Sandstone night lizard Xantusia gracilis VU
Granite night lizard Xantusia henshawi LC
Island night lizard Xantusia riversiana LC T

Family: Varanidae Monitor lizards – 1 species

Florida wormlizard Rhineura floridana

Nile monitor Varanus niloticus *

Suborder: Amphisbaenia – 1 species

Family: Rhineuridae North American worm lizards – 1 species

Worm lizards

Florida wormlizard Rhineura floridana LC

Suborder: Serpentes – 160 species

Family: Typhlopidae Blind snakes – 1 species

Brahminy blindsnake Ramphotyphlops braminus *

Family: Boidae Boas – 5 species

Subfamily: Erycinae

Rubber and rosy boas

Northern rubber boa Charina bottae LC
Rosy boa Lichanura trivirgata LC
Northern three-lined boa Lichanura orcutti (formerly in L. trivirgata)

Blind snakes

Southern rubber boa Charina umbratica

Subfamily: Boinae

Boas

Boa constrictor Boa constrictor *

Family: Colubridae Colubrids – 125 species

Subfamily: Colubrinae

Racers

North American racer Coluber constrictor LC

Whipsnakes

Sonoran whipsnake Coluber bilineatus LC
Coachwhip Coluber flagellum LC
Baja California coachwhip Coluber fuliginosus (formerly in Coluber flagellum)
Striped racer Coluber lateralis LC (Alameda striped racer C. l. euryxanthus: T)
Striped Whipsnake Coluber taeniatus LC
Schott's whipsnake Coluber schotti LC (formerly in Coluber taeniatus)

Desert rat snakes

Baja California rat snake Bogertophis rosaliae LC
Trans-Pecos rat snake Bogertophis subocularis LC

Rat snakes and fox snakes

Eastern ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Texas ratsnake Pantherophis obsoletus LC
Eastern ratsnake Pantherophis alleghaniensis
(formerly in Pantherophis obsoletus)
Gray ratsnake Pantherophis spiloides (formerly in Pantherophis obsoletus)
Baird's ratsnake Pantherophis bairdi LC
Great Plains ratsnake Pantherophis emoryi LC
Western foxsnake Pantherophis ramspotti NT (formerly in Pantherophis vulpinus)
Eastern foxsnake Pantherophis vulpinus LC
Red cornsnake Pantherophis guttatus LC
Slowinski's cornsnake Pantherophis slowinskii DD
(formerly in Pantherophis guttatus)

Glossy snakes

Glossy snake Arizona elegans

Glossy snake Arizona elegans LC

Scarlet snake

Scarlet snake Cemophora coccinea LC

Sand snakes

Variable sandsnake Chilomeniscus stramineus LC
(merged former C. cinctus, C. punctatissimus and C. stramineus)

Shovel-nosed snakes

Western shovel-nosed snake Chionactis occipitalis LC
Sonoran shovel-nosed snake Chionactis palarostris LC

Indigo snakes

Eastern indigo snake Drymarchon couperi LC T
Central American indigo snake Drymarchon melanurus LC

Speckled racers

Speckled racer Drymobius margaritiferus

Mexican hognose snakes

Tamaulipan hook-nosed snake Ficimia streckeri LC

Plateau hooknose snakes

Chihuahuan hook-nosed snake Gyalopion canum LC
Thornscrub hook-nosed snake Gyalopion quadrangulare LC

Night snakes

Gray-banded kingsnake Lampropeltis alterna LC
Yellow-bellied kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster LC

Short-tailed snake

Short-tailed snake Lampropeltis extenuata NT

Kingsnakes

Common kingsnake Lampropeltis getula LC
California Kingsnake Lampropeltis (getula) californiae
Speckled kingsnake Lampropeltis (getula) holbrooki
Eastern black kingsnake Lampropeltis (getula) nigra
Desert kingsnake Lampropeltis (getula) splendida
Sonoran mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana LC
Knobloch's mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis (pyromelana) knoblochi
Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides (formerly in L. triangulum)
California mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata LC

Rough green snake

Rough Greensnake Opheodrys aestivus

Rough greensnake Opheodrys aestivus LC

Smooth green snake

Smooth greensnake Opheodrys vernalis LC

Neotropical vine snakes

Brown vinesnake Oxybelis aeneus

Leaf-nosed snakes

Saddled leaf-nosed snake Phyllorhynchus browni LC
Spotted leaf-nosed snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus LC

Bull, gopher, and pine snakes

Gopher snake Pituophis catenifer LC
Pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus LC
Louisiana pine snake Pituophis ruthveni EN

Pine wood snake

Pine Woods littersnake Rhadinaea flavilata LC

Long-nosed snake

Long-nosed snake Rhinocheilus lecontei LC

Patch-nosed snakes

Eastern patch-nosed snake Salvadora grahamiae LC
Western patch-nosed snake Salvadora hexalepis LC

Mountain ratsnake

Green ratsnake Senticolis triaspis LC

Ground snake

Western groundsnake Sonora semiannulata LC

Black-headed, flat-headed, and crowned snakes

Mexican black-headed snake Tantilla atriceps LC
Southeastern crowned snake Tantilla coronata LC
Trans-Pecos black-headed snake Tantilla cucullata LC (formerly in Tantilla rubra)
Flat-headed snake Tantilla gracilis LC
Smith's black-headed snake Tantilla hobartsmithi LC
Plains black-headed snake Tantilla nigriceps LC
Rim rock crowned snake Tantilla oolitica EN
Western black-headed snake Tantilla planiceps LC
Florida crowned snake Tantilla relicta LC
Chihuahuan black-headed snake Tantilla wilcoxi LC
Yaqui black-headed snake Tantilla yaquia LC

Lyre snakes

Sonoran lyresnake Trimorphodon lambda
California lyresnake Trimorphodon lyrophanes
Texas lyresnake Trimorphodon vilkinsonii LC (formerly in Trimorphodon biscutatus)

Subfamily: Natricinae

Shovel-nosed snakes

Kirtland's snake Clonophis kirtlandii NT

Water snakes

Saltmarsh watersnake Nerodia clarkii

Saltmarsh watersnake Nerodia clarkii LC
- Gulf saltmarsh watersnake N. c. clarkii
- Mangrove saltmarsh watersnake N. c. compressicauda
- Atlantic saltmarsh watersnake N. c. taeniata : T
Mississippi green watersnake Nerodia cyclopion LC
Plain-bellied watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster LC
(Copper-bellied watersnake N. e. neglecta: T)

Southern watersnake Nerodia fasciata LC
- Broad-banded watersnake N. f. confluens
- Banded watersnake N. f. fasciata
- Florida watersnake N. f. pictiventris
Florida green watersnake Nerodia floridana LC
Brazos River watersnake Nerodia harteri NT
Concho watersnake Nerodia paucimaculata NT
Diamond-backed watersnake Nerodia rhombifer LC
Northern watersnake Nerodia sipedon LC
Brown watersnake Nerodia taxispilota LC

Crayfish snakes

Striped crayfish snake Regina alleni LC
Graham's crayfish snake Regina grahamii LC
Glossy crayfish snake Regina rigida LC
Queensnake Regina septemvittata LC

Swamp snakes

Black swampsnake Seminatrix pygaea LC

Brown snakes

Dekay's brown snake Storeria dekayi LC
Florida brown snake Storeria victa (formerly in Storeria dekayi)
Red-bellied snake Storeria occipitomaculata LC

Garter snakes

Aquatic gartersnake Thamnophis atratus LC
Short-headed gartersnake Thamnophis brachystoma LC
Butler's gartersnake Thamnophis butleri LC
Sierra gartersnake Thamnophis couchii LC
Black-necked gartersnake Thamnophis cyrtopsis LC
Terrestrial gartersnake Thamnophis elegans LC
Mexican gartersnake Thamnophis eques LC
Giant gartersnake Thamnophis gigas VU T
Two-striped gartersnake Thamnophis hammondii LC
Checkered gartersnake Thamnophis marcianus LC
Northwestern gartersnake Thamnophis ordinoides LC
Western ribbonsnake Thamnophis proximus LC
Plains gartersnake Thamnophis radix LC
Narrow-headed gartersnake Thamnophis rufipunctatus LC
Eastern ribbonsnake Thamnophis sauritus LC
Common gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis LC (San Francisco Gartersnake T. s. tetrataenia: E)

Lined snake

Lined snake Tropidoclonion lineatum LC

Earth snakes

Rough earthsnake Virginia striatula LC
Smooth earthsnake Virginia valeriae LC

Subfamily: Dipsadinae

Sharp-tailed snakes

Forest sharp-tailed snake
Common sharp-tailed snake Contia tenuis LC

Night snakes

Desert nightsnake Hypsiglena chlorophaea (formerly in Hypsiglena torquata LC)
Chihuahuan nightsnake Hypsiglena jani (formerly in Hypsiglena torquata LC)
Coast nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (formerly in Hypsiglena torquata LC)

Cat-eyed snakes

Cat-eyed snake Leptodeira septentrionalis (w/o former L. s. polysticta elevated now to species)

Subfamily: Xenodontinae

Worm snakes

Eastern worm snake Carphophis amoenus LC
Western worm snake Carphophis vermis LC

Black-striped snake

Regal black-striped snake Coniophanes imperialis LC

Ringneck snake

Ring-necked snake Diadophis punctatus LC

Mud snake and rainbow snake

Red-bellied mudsnake Farancia abacura LC
Rainbow snake Farancia erytrogramma LC

Hog-nosed snakes

Plains hog-nosed snake Heterodon nasicus LC
Dusty hog-nosed snake Heterodon gloydi (formerly in Heterodon nasicus)
Mexican hog-nosed snake Heterodon kennerlyi (formerly in Heterodon nasicus)
Eastern hog-nosed snake Heterodon platirhinos LC
Southern hog-nosed snake Heterodon simus VU

Family: Viperidae – 20 species

Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix
camouflaged in dead leaves

Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus

Western diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox

Texas threadsnake Leptotyphlops dulcis

Subfamily: Crotalinae

Copperhead and cottonmouth

Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix LC
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus LC

Rattlesnakes

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus LC
Western diamondbacked rattlesnake Crotalus atrox LC
Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes LC
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus LC
Rock rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus LC
Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii LC
Black-tailed rattlesnake Crotalus molossus LC
Prairie rattlesnake Crotalus viridis LC
Western rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus LC (formerly in Crotalus viridis)
Arizona black rattlesnake Crotalus cerberus (formerly in Crotalus viridis)
Twin-spotted rattlesnake Crotalus pricei LC
Red diamond rattlesnake Crotalus ruber LC
Mojave rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus LC
Panamint rattlesnake Crotalus stephensae
Tiger rattlesnake Crotalus tigris LC
Ridge-nosed rattlesnake Crotalus willardi LC
(New Mexico Ridgenosed Rattlesnake C. w. obscurus': T)

Pigmy rattlesnakes

Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus LC
Pigmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius LC

Family: Elapidae – 4 species

Western coral snake

Sonoran coral snake Micruroides euryxanthus LC

Eastern coral snake

Harlequin coral snake Micrurus fulvius LC
Texas coral snake Micrurus tener LC

Subfamily: Hydrophiinae

Pelagic sea snake

Yellow-bellied seasnake Pelamis platurus LC

Family: Leptotyphlopidae Slender blind snakes – 3 species

Blind snakes

Texas threadsnake Leptotyphlops dulcis LC
New Mexico threadsnake Leptotyphlops dissectus LC
(formerly in Leptotyphlops dulcis)
Western threadsnake Leptotyphlops humilis LC

Family: Acrochordidae File snakes – 1 species

Javanese file snake Acrochordus javanicus * LC

Family: Pythonidae Pythons – 1 species

Burmese python Python bivittatus * (P. (molurus) bivittatus: VU, introduced to Florida^[7])

References

1 2 Crother, Brian I. (ed.) (August 2012). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. Seventh edition. SSAR Herpetological circular No. 39 (PDF). Shoreview, MN: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). pp. 1–92. ISBN 978-0-916984-85-4. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
↑ Crother, Brian I. (ed.) (September 2008). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. Sixth edition. SSAR Herpetological circular No. 37 (PDF). Shoreview, MN: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). pp. 1–84. ISBN 0-916984-74-5. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
↑ "Search Results: Reptilia North America 2014-12-13". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3 <www.iucnredlist.org>. IUCN. 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Search terms Search by taxonomy: REPTILIA, Search by location: Canada, United States, (Native, Introduced, Vagrant, Uncertain), Refinements : [X] Show regional assessments:, Taxa to show: Species, Subspecies and varieties, Stocks and subpopulation). Downloaded on 12 December 2014 External link in |website= (help)
↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
↑ "Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries, § 17.11 Endangered and threatened wildlife.". US Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
↑ van Dijk, P.P. (2011). "Graptemys pearlensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
↑ Stuart, B., Nguyen, T.Q., Thy, N., Grismer, L., Chan-Ard, T., Iskandar, D., Golynsky, E. & Lau, M.W.N. (2012). "Python bivittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

External links

Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America – Explained, Ellin Beltz, 2006
The Reptile Database, Uetz, P. and Jirí Hošek (eds.)
Checklist of the Standard English Common Names of Amphibians & Reptiles, SSAR
US Fish & Wildlife Service – Species Search, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Reptilia endangered species

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List of reptiles of North America

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