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This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
Reptiles of North America includes: Northern America. List of reptiles of Canada; Middle America. List of reptiles of Mexico; Central America and the Caribbean
Family Chelydridae (snapping turtles). Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) VU; Family Kinosternidae (mud turtles and musk turtles). Flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus) CR
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders , historically combined with that of modern amphibians , is called herpetology .
The Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake causes more deaths in North America than any other species — even though the Mojave rattlesnake and coral snakes’ venom are more toxic. Its venom is highly ...
Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.
List of Reptiles native to the United States by state or territory: . List of reptiles of Alabama; List of reptiles of Alaska; List of reptiles of American Samoa; List of reptiles of Arizona
The hatching of the 107th tiny, wriggling snake at a Tennessee zoo marks the end of another year of efforts to save one of North America’s rarest snakes from extinction.