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This is a list of reptiles of Pennsylvania as listed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. [1] As of 2024, there are 38 native reptiles in Pennsylvania. The species are listed as in the PFBC list, with the exception of introduced species, which are derived from other sources. Notes on ranges provided by Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile ...
Mountain chorus frog: Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) Species of special concern Southwestern counties Spring peeper: Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) Abundant Statewide Upland chorus frog: Pseudacris feriarum Baird, 1854: Species of special concern Central and south-central New Jersey chorus frog: Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1855 ...
A white-tailed deer, the state animal of Pennsylvania, in Berwyn, Pennsylvania [1]. This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state.
Within that genus, there are twenty-three species at Least Concern and two each at Vulnerable, Endangered and Data Deficient. [134] For Wyoming's horned lizard state reptile, the rating reflects that of the pictured short-horned lizard, which occurs over much of the central United States and almost all of Wyoming.
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.
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. One of its most notable behaviors is that of its escape behavior when encountering fire ants, which have been known to invade and negatively affect ...
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in ...
The lizards may be found at elevations up to 4,500 ft (1,370 m). [5] Primarily herbivorous, chuckwallas feed on leaves, fruit, and flowers of annuals and perennial plants; insects represent a supplementary prey. [5] The lizards are said to prefer yellow flowers, such as those of the brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). [5]