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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.
The northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a medium-sized lizard that occurs on the North American west coast. Northern Alligator Lizards are medium-sized slender lizards. Adults reach a snout-to-vent length of about 10 cm (4 inches) and a total length of roughly 25 cm (10 in).
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 ...
In 1986, the World Resource Institute estimated that 10.5 million reptile skins were traded legally. This total does not include the illegal trades of that year. [16] Horned lizards are popularly harvested and stuffed. [16] Some humans are making a conscious effort to preserve the remaining species of reptiles, however.
Clyde Peeling's Reptiland is a zoo in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.Opened in 1964, it specializes in reptiles and amphibians. [1] The zoo houses mambas, cobras, vipers, pythons, and other snakes, as well as alligators, tortoises, lizards, and frogs. [2]