List of Massachusetts reptiles
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This is a list of Massachusetts reptiles. It includes all reptiles currently found in Massachusetts. It does not include species found only in captivity. Some species are identified as indicated below:
- (I) = Introduced population established solely as result of direct or indirect human intervention; synonymous with non-native and non-indigenous.
- (A) = Accidental occurrence based on one or a few records, and unlikely to occur regularly.
- (ex) = Extirpated; no longer occurs in area of interest, but other populations still exist elsewhere.
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[edit] Turtles
- Eastern Snapping Turtle Chelydra s. serpentina
- Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii
- Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata
- Wood Turtle Gleptemys insculpta
- Bog Turtle Gleptemys muhlenbergii
- Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene c. carolina
- Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta (I)
- Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemys p. picta
- Northern Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemmys t. terrapin
- Northern Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris
- Common Musk Turtle, or Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta
- Kemp's Ridley Lepidochelys kempii
- Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (A)
- Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea
[edit] Lizards
- Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus (I?-ex)
[edit] Snakes
- Northern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
- Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis a. amoenus
- Northern Black Racer Coluber constrictor constrictor
- Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
- Northern Ring-necked Snake Diadophis p. punctatus
- Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta
- Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon platirhinos
- Eastern Milksnake Lampropeltis t. triangulum
- Northern Water Snake Nerodia s. sipedon
- Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis
- DeKay's Brown Snake Storeria dekayi
- Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata
- Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus
- Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis
[edit] References
- Massachusetts Reptiles and Amphibians List J.E. Cardoza and P.G. Mirick, Massachusetts Div. of Fisheries and Wildlife
- Red-eared Slider Fact Sheet-USGS
