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The valley garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi) is a subspecies of the common garter snake. It is a snake indigenous to North America. Most garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a brown background and their average length is about 1 metre (3.3 ft) to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). The common garter snake is a diurnal snake. In summer, it ...
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.
The white turtle is the only existing species in the Dermatemydidae family. It is a nocturnal, aquatic turtle that lives in large rivers and lakes in Central America, from southern Mexico to northern Honduras. It is one of the most exploited turtles in the world and is classified as a critically endangered species by the IUCN. It is quite large ...
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.
Great Plains rat snake (Pantherophis emoryi) Western rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta) Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) Graham's crayfish snake (Regina grahamii) Longnose snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) Brown snake (Storeria dekayi) Redbelly snake species in need of conservation (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Long-nosed snake Colubridae: Sonora semiannulata: Western Ground snake Colubridae: Tantilla hobartsmithi: Southwestern blackhead snake Colubridae: Tantilla nigriceps * Plains blackhead snake Colubridae: Thamnophis cyrtopsis: Blackneck garter snake Colubridae: Thamnophis elegans: Western terrestrial Garter snake Colubridae: Thamnophis proximus ...
The sea turtle is one of the ocean’s most fascinating, ancient, and distinguished reptiles, renowned for its vital role in the marine ecosystem. With seven distinct species, sea turtles inhabit ...
Common garter snake: Thamnophis sirtalis: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach up to 137.2 centimetres (54.0 in) [2] Bull snake (Great Basin gopher snake) Pituophis catenifer deserticola: Least concern: Nonvenomous, but can be aggressive; adults reach 180 centimetres (71 in). [2] Gopher snake (Pacific gopher snake) Pituophis catenifer ...