List of reptiles of Wisconsin
Appearance
The state of Wisconsin is home to thirty-six species of reptiles. These include snakes, lizards, and turtles.[1]
Snakes
[edit]Twenty-one species of snake live in Wisconsin.
Common name | Scientific name | IUCN status | Wisconsin status | Picture |
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Butler's garter snake | Thamnophis butleri | Least concern | Special concern | |
Common garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis | Least concern | Common | |
Common watersnake | Nerodia sipedon | Least concern | Common | |
DeKay's brown snake | Storeria dekayi | Least concern | Common | |
Eastern foxsnake | Pantherophis vulpinus | Least concern | Common | |
Eastern hognose snake | Heterodon platirhinos | Least concern | Common | |
Eastern massasauga | Sistrurus catenatus | Least concern | Endangered | |
Eastern racer | Coluber constrictor | Least concern | Special concern | |
Eastern ribbon snake | Thamnophis saurita | Least concern | Endangered | |
Gophersnake | Pituophis catenifer | Least concern | Special concern | |
Gray ratsnake | Pantherophis spiloides | Least concern | Special concern | |
Lined snake | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Least concern | Special concern | |
Milk snake | Lampropeltis triangulum | Least concern | Common | |
Plains garter snake | Thamnophis radix | Least concern | Special concern | |
Queen snake | Regina septemvittata | Least concern | Endangered | |
Red-bellied snake | Storeria occipitomaculata | Least concern | Common | |
Ring-necked snake | Diadophis punctatus | Least concern | Common (northern) Special concern (prairie) |
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Smooth green snake | Opheodrys vernalis | Least concern | Common | |
Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | Least concern | Special concern | |
Western ribbon snake | Thamnophis proximus | Least concern | Endangered | |
Western worm snake | Carphophis vermis | Least concern | Special concern |
Lizards
[edit]Four species of lizard live in Wisconsin.
Common name | Scientific name | IUCN status | Wisconsin status | Picture |
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Common five-lined skink | Plestiodon fasciatus | Least concern | Common | |
Prairie skink | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Least concern | Special concern | |
Six-lined racerunner | Aspidoscelis sexlineatus | Least concern | Special concern | |
Slender glass lizard | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Least concern | Endangered |
Turtles
[edit]Eleven species of turtle live in Wisconsin.
Common name | Scientific name | IUCN status | Wisconsin status | Picture |
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Blanding's turtle | Emydoidea blandingii | Endangered | Special concern | |
Common snapping turtle | Chelydra serpentina | Least concern | Common | |
Eastern musk turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Least concern | Common | |
False map turtle | Graptemys pseudogeographica | Least concern | Common | |
Northern map turtle | Graptemys geographica | Least concern | Common | |
Ornate box turtle | Terrapene ornata | Vulnerable | Endangered | |
Ouachita map turtle | Graptemys ouachitensis | Least concern | Common | |
Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | Least concern | Common | |
Smooth softshell turtle | Apalone mutica | Least concern | Special concern | |
Spiny softshell turtle | Apalone spinifera | Least concern | Common | |
Wood turtle | Glyptemys insculpta | Endangered | Threatened |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Herps of Wisconsin". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 10, 2023.