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Reptiles of North Carolina
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C Keith Farmer
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Chelonia (Testudines)
Chelydridae
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Kinosternidae
Striped Mud Turtle
Kinosternon baurii
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus minor peltifer
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Emydidae
Eastern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta picta
Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
Bog Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
Eastern Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia
reticularia
Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
Eastern River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna concinna
Redbelly Turtle
Pseudemys rubriventris
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina carolina
Yellow-bellied Slider
Trachemys scripta scripta
Trionychidae
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell
Apalone
spinifera aspera
Eastern Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera spinifera
Cheloniidae
Loggerhead
Caretta caretta
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Atlantic Hawksbill
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata
Atlantic Ridley
Lepidochelys kempii
Dermochelyidae
Leatherback
Dermochelys coriacea
Squamata
- Sauria
Iguanidae
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Northern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus
Texas Horned Lizard
(Introduced)
Phrynosoma cornutum
Scincidae
Coal Skink
Eumeces anthracinus
Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus
Southeastern Five-lined
Skink
Eumeces inexpectatus
Broadhead Skink
Eumeces laticeps
Ground
Skink
Scincella lateralis
Teiidae
Six-lined Racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
sexlineatus
Anguida
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
longicaudus
Mimic Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus mimicus
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
Squamata
- Serpentes
Colubridae
Eastern Worm Snake
Carphophis amoenus amoenus
Northern Scarlet Snake
Cemophora coccinea copei
Northern Black Racer
Coluber constrictor
Northern Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus ewardsii
Southern Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus punctatus
Corn Snake
Elaphe
guttata guttata
Black Rat Snake
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
Yellow Rat Snake
Elaphe obsolete quadrivittata
Eastern Mud Snake
Farancia abacura abacura
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Southern Hognose Snake
Heterodon simus
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
rhombomaculata
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula getula
Outer Banks Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula sticticeps
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
Eastern Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Eastern Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum flagellum
Red Belly
Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster
erythrogaster
Banded Water Snake
Nerodia fasciata fasciata
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia
sipedon sipedon
Carolina Water Snake
Nerodia
sipedon williamengelsi
Brown Water Snake
Nerodia taxispilota
Rough Green Snake
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus
Northern Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus
Glossy Crayfish Snake
Regina rigida rigida
Queen Snake
Regina septemvittata
Pine Woods Snake
Rhadinaea flavilata
Carolina Swamp Snake
Seminatrix pygaea paludis
Brown
Snake
Storeria dekayi
Northern Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
occipitomaculata
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla coronata
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
Eastern
Eastern Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Rough Earth Snake
Virginia striatula
Eastern Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae valeriae
Elapidae
Eastern
Coral Snake
Micrurus fulvius
Viperidae
Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Eastern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
piscivorus
Eastern Diamondback
Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius
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