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The eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), the state snake of Virginia. This is a list of reptiles found in the state of Virginia, including both native and introduced species with an established population.
1.3 Reptiles. 1.4 Fish. 1.5 Insects. 1.6 Crustaceans. 1.7 Gastropods. ... Below is a list of the endangered and threatened animal and plant species in the ...
West Virginia's timber rattlesnake was an early American flag element dating back to 1775. Because of their cold-blooded nature, reptiles are more common in warmer climates, and 19 of the 28 state reptiles represent southern states. Six states chose a species named after the state. A turtle was chosen by more than half of the states.
Nearly 1,000 new species were discovered by scientists in 2023, ... Nearly 1,000 new species were discovered by scientists in 2023, including hundreds of wasps and a legless lizard.
The species is found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States. It is sometimes referred to as the prairie lizard, fence swift, gray lizard, gravid lizard, northern fence lizard or pine lizard. [4] It is also referred to colloquially as the horn-billed lizard.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-4252-4. Powell, R., R. Conant and J.T. Collins (2016). Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp., 47 plates ...
U.S. wildlife managers on Friday proposed federal protections for a rare lizard found only in parts of one of the world's most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
Feb. 5—A lizard species once feared to be vanishingly scarce is now known to have several thriving populations across its historical range in the Edwards Plateau region of Central and West Texas ...