List of reptiles of Virginia
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This is a list of reptiles found in the state of Virginia, including both native and introduced species with an established population.
Testudines (turtles)
Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | |||
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IUCN Red List | Federal (ESA) | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | |||
Loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta | Cheloniidae | ![]() | Threatened | State Threatened | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
Green sea turtle | Chelonia mydas | Cheloniidae | ![]() | Threatened | State Threatened | |
Hawksbill sea turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Cheloniidae | ![]() | Endangered | State Endangered | |
Kemp's ridley sea turtle | Lepidochelys kempii | Cheloniidae | ![]() | Endangered | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
Common snapping turtle | Chelydra serpentina | Chelydridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | ||
Leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Dermochelyidae | ![]() | Endangered | State Endangered | |
Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | Emydidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | ||
Spotted turtle | Clemmys guttata | Emydidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Eastern chicken turtle | Deirochelys reticularia reticularia | Emydidae | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (S1) | ||
Wood turtle | Glyptemys insculpta | Emydidae | ![]() | State Threatened | Imperiled (S2) | |
Bog turtle | Glyptemys muhlenbergii | Emydidae | ![]() | Endangered (S/A) | State Endangered | Imperiled (S2) |
Northern map turtle | Graptemys geographica | Emydidae | ![]() | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
Northern diamondback terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin terrapin | Emydidae | ![]() | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
River cooter | Pseudemys concinna | Emydidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Coastal plain cooter | Pseudemys floridana | Emydidae | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
Northern red-bellied cooter | Pseudemys rubriventris | Emydidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Eastern box turtle | Terrapene carolina carolina | Emydidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Pond slider | Trachemys scripta | Emydidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Striped mud turtle | Kinosternon baurii | Kinosternidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
Eastern mud turtle | Kinosternon subrumbrum subrumbrum | Kinosternidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | ||
Stripe-necked musk turtle | Sternotherus minor peltifer | Kinosternidae | ![]() | Imperiled (S2) | ||
Eastern musk turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Kinosternidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | ||
Northern spiny softshell turtle | Apalone spinifera spinifera | Trionychidae | ![]() | Imperiled (S2) |
Lizards
Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | ||
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IUCN Red List | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | |||
Eastern slender glass lizard | Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus | Anguidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
Eastern glass lizard | Ophisaurus ventralis | Anguidae | ![]() | State Threatened | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
Eastern fence lizard | Sceloporus undulatus | Phrynosomatidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | |
Northern coal skink | Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus | Scincidae | ![]() | Vulnerable (S3) | |
Common five-lined skink | Plestiodon fasciatus | Scincidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | |
Southeastern five-lined skink | Plestiodon inexpectatus | Scincidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | |
Broad-headed skink | Plestiodon laticeps | Scincidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | |
Little brown skink | Scincella lateralis | Scincidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) | |
Eastern six-lined racerunner | Aspidocelis sexlineatus sexlineatus | Teiidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Snakes
Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | |
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IUCN Red List | State (NatureServe) | |||
Eastern worm snake | Carphophis amoenus amoenus | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Northern scarlet snake | Cemophora coccinea copei | Colubridae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Northern black racer | Coluber constrictor constrictor | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Ring-necked snake | Diadophis punctatus | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Eastern mud snake | Farancia abacura abacura | Colubridae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Common rainbow snake | Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma | Colubridae | ![]() | Vulnerable (S3) |
Rough earth snake | Haldea striatula | Colubridae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Eastern hognose snake | Heterodon platirhinos | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Scarlet kingsnake | Lampropeltis elapsoides | Colubridae | ![]() | |
Eastern kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula getula | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Eastern black kingsnake | Lampropeltis nigra | Colubridae | ![]() | Imperiled (S2) |
Northern mole kingsnake | Lampropeltis rhombomaculata | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Eastern milk snake | Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Crayfish snake | Liodytes rigida | Colubridae | ![]() | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
Plain-bellied water snake | Nerodia erythrogaster | Colubridae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Northern water snake | Nerodia sipedon sipedon | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Brown water snake | Nerodia taxispilota | Colubridae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Northern rough green snake | Opheodrys aestivus aestivus | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Smooth green snake | Opheodrys vernalis | Colubridae | ![]() | Vulnerable (S3) |
Eastern rat snake | Pantherophis alleghaniensis | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Corn snake | Pantherophis guttatus | Colubridae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Northern pine snake | Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus | Colubridae | ![]() | Possibly Extirpated |
Queen snake | Regina septemvittata | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
DeKay's brown snake | Storeria dekayi | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Red-bellied snake | Storeria occipitomaculata | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Southeastern crown snake | Tantilla coronata | Colubridae | ![]() | Vulnerable (S3) |
Eastern ribbonsnake | Thamnophis saurita saurita | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Eastern garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Smooth earth snake | Virginia valeriae | Colubridae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Eastern copperhead | Agkistrodon contortix | Viperidae | ![]() | Secure (S5) |
Northern cottonmouth | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Viperidae | ![]() | Vulnerable (S3) |
Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | Viperidae | ![]() | Apparently Secure (S4) |
Introduced reptiles
- Brahminy blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus)
- Green anole (Anolis carolinensis) (naturalized?)
- Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus)
- Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
- Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii)
- Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
External links
- List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia April, 2022
- Virginia Threatened and Endangered Faunal Species
- FWS ECOS Listed species with spatial current range believed to or known to occur in Virginia
- NatureServe Explorer
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