Reptiles

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Reptiles

(Lizards, Turtles and Snakes)

B=Buchanan

D=Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

Lizard

Lizard Taxonomy:  Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata; Class Reptillia; Order Squamata; Suborder; Iguanua; Family Prynosomatidae

Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Plestiodon fasciatus	Common Five-Linked Skink	B,D,T
	Sceloporus undulatus	Eastern Fence Lizard	T

Sources:

Virginia Herpetological Society, (2014). Retrieved from http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/

Local photo documented observations.

Turtles

Turtle Taxonomy:  Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata; Class Reptillia; Order Testudines; Family Emydidae

Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	County
	Apalone spinifera spinifera	Eastern Spiny Softshell	R
	Chelydra serpentina	Snapping Turtle	B,D,R,T
	Chrysemys picta picta	Eastern-Painted Turtle	B,T
	Graptemys geographica	Northern Map Turtle	R,T
	Pseudemys concinna concinna	Eastern River Cooter	R
	Terrapene carolina	Common Box Turtle, Eastern Box Turtle	B, D, R, T
	Trachemys scripta scripta	Red-eared Slider	T
	Sternotherus odoratus	Eastern Musk Turtle	R,T

Sources:

Virginia Herpetological Society, (2014). Retrieved from http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/

Local photo documented observations.

Snakes

Snake Taxonomy:  Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata; Class Reptilia; Order Squamata;

Thumbnail	Family	Scientific Name	Common name	County
	Viperidae	Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen	Northern Copperhead	B,R,T
	Viperidae	Crotalus horridus	Timber Rattlesnake	R,T
	Colubridae	Carphophis amoenus amoenus	Eastern Wormsnake	T
	Colubridae	Coluber constrictor constrictor	Northern Black Racer	R, T
	Colubridae	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii	Northern Ring-Necked Snake	B,D,R,T
	Colubridae	Heterodon platirhinos	Eastern Hog-Nosed Snake	D,T
	Colubridae	Lampropeltis getula	Eastern Kingsnake	D
	Colubridae	Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum	Eastern Milksnake	D, R
	Colubridae	Nerodia sipedon sipedon	Northern Watersnake	B,D,R,T
	Colubridae	Opheodrys aestivus	Northern Rough Greensnake	B,D
	Colubridae	Pantherophis alleghaniensis	Eastern Ratsnake	T
	Colubridae	Regina septemvittata	Queensnake	D,R,T
	Colubridae	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis	Eastern Gartersnake	B,D,R,T

Sources:

Virginia Herpetological Society, (2014). Retrieved from http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/

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