Reptiles

These reptile species are known or likely to occur in Virginia mountain areas. 

For each species, there is an online "booklet".  To access a booklet, highlight and copy the common name from the list below click here and paste into the species name box.   [NB: The first time you click, you may get a welcome page.  You can close that page and click again, which should put you on the correct page.  Or you can navigate to the correct page by selecting the Species Information option and then the Species Booklet option.]

	Common Name	Scientific name	Status*
	Cooter, eastern river	Pseudemys concinna concinna
	Cooter, northern red-bellied	Pseudemys rubriventris rubriventris
	Copperhead, northern	Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
	Earthsnake, eastern smooth	Virginia valeriae valeriae
	Earthsnake, mountain	Virginia valeriae pulchra	SS
	Kingsnake, black	Lampropeltis getula nigra
	Kingsnake, eastern	Lampropeltis getula getula
	Kingsnake, mole	Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
	Lizard, northern fence	Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus
	Pinesnake, northern	Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus	FS
	Racer, northern black	Coluber constrictor constrictor
	Racerunner, six-lined	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus
	Rattlesnake, timber	Crotalus horridus
	Skink, broadhead	Eumeces laticeps
	Skink, five-lined	Eumeces fasciatus
	Skink, little brown	Scincella lateralis
	Skink, northern coal	Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus
	Skink, southeastern five-lined	Eumeces inexpectatus
	Slider, Cumberland	Trachemys scripta troostii
	Slider, red-eared	Trachemys scripta elegans
	Snake, black rat	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
	Snake, corn	Elaphe guttata
	Snake, eastern garter	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
	Snake, eastern hognose	Heterodon platirhinos
	Snake, eastern milk	Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
	Snake, eastern ribbon	Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
	Snake, eastern smooth green	Liochlorophis vernalis
	Snake, eastern worm	Carphophis amoenus amoenus
	Snake, northern brown	Storeria dekayi dekayi
	Snake, northern red-bellied	Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
	Snake, northern ringneck	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
	Snake, northern scarlet	Cemophora coccinea copei
	Snake, northern water	Nerodia sipedon sipedon
	Snake, queen	Regina septemvittata
	Snake, rough green	Opheodrys aestivus aestivus
	Snake, southeastern crowned	Tantilla coronata
	Turtle, bog (= Muhlenberg)	Clemmys muhlenbergii	FTSE
	Turtle, eastern box	Terrapene carolina carolina
	Turtle, eastern musk (= stinkpot)	Sternotherus odoratus
	Turtle, eastern painted	Chrysemys picta picta
	Turtle, eastern snapping	Chelydra serpentina serpentina
	Turtle, eastern spiny softshell	Apalone spinifera spinifera
	Turtle, northern map	Graptemys geographica
	Turtle, spotted	Clemmys guttata
	Turtle, stripe-necked musk	Sternotherus minor peltifer
	Turtle, wood	Clemmys insculpta	ST

* Status Definitions: 

FE - Endangered on the Federal listing
FT - Threatened on the Federal listing
FP - Proposed for the Federal listing
FC - Candidate for the Federal listing
FS - Species of Special Concern for Federal agencies
SE - Endangered on the Virginia listing
ST - Threatened on the Virginia listing
SC - Candidate for the Virginia listing
SS - Species of Special Concern for Virginia agencies