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Indigenous species include one species of crocodilian, 12 lizard species, 49 snake species, and 31 turtle species. Three native species have possibly been extirpated from the state. These include the eastern indigo snake , southern hognose snake and the mimic glass lizard .
Turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodilians are all represented as U.S. state reptiles. In terms of common divisions of reptiles, turtles are most popular. Fifteen of the twenty-seven states give them official status. [nb 1] [nb 5] The rest of the state reptiles comprise four snakes, [nb 6] five lizards, [nb 7] and three crocodilians.
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.
Blanding's turtle (scientific name Emys blandingii or Emydoidea blandingii) was the proposed state reptile of Minnesota.. Thirty species of reptiles have been recorded in the US state of Minnesota, including 17 species of snakes, eleven species of turtle, and three species of lizard. [1]
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).
Texas horned lizard Phrynosomatidae: Phrynosoma hernandesi: Greater short-horned lizard Phrynosomatidae: Phrynosoma modestum: Roundtail horned lizard Phrynosomatidae: Sceloporus graciosus: Sagebrush lizard Phrynosomatidae: Sceloporus magister: Desert spiny lizard Phrynosomatidae: Sceloporus undulatus: Eastern fence lizard Phrynosomatidae ...
An invasive type of lizard the size of a dog has been spotted in parts of South Carolina. Here’s where and what to know about the creature. ... Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support ...
The species found in Guatemala is the beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum), which occurs in two subspecies, including the Motagua Valley subspecies (H. h. charlesborgeti), one of the rarest lizards in the world, with a wild population of fewer than 200 animals. Beaded lizard – Heloderma horridum (Wiegmann, 1829)