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Laws & Equipment | Methods | US Reptile Identification | My Trips | My Life List | "Snake Calls" | Other Peoples' Pages My Reptile Life List
This list is organized taxonomically; that is, all the members of an order are grouped together, then suborders, families, subfamilies, genera, species, and subspecies. Bear in mind that some of these classifications are in dispute and get updated as research dictates. Therefore, some of these classifications will be outdated, but I've used them here in an effort to better organize my list. If there is a hyperlink in the "where found" column, that means I have a page for it here on my site. Some species were found in more than one state, so they'll have several pages. If no hyperlink exists, it probably means I had no photography capability at the time of the observation. Dates listed are the first instance I can remember finding that species. NOTE: I do not list DOR specimens here. Some people do, but I don't (yet?). Currently I list 86 species; 99 different kinds of reptile if you include subspecies.
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Taxonomy |
Where Found |
Date |
Remarks |
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ORDER CROCODYLIAFAMILY ALLIGATORIDAE
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Alligator mississippiensis,
American Alligator
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Florida, South Carolina | Summer 1983 | |||||
FAMILY CROCODILIDAE
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Crocodylus niloticus,
Nile Crocodile
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South Africa | June 2001 | |||||
Crocodylus porosus,
Saltwater Crocodile
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
ORDER TESTUDINES (CHELONIA)FAMILY CHELONIDAE |
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Chelonia mydas, Green Sea Turtle | O'ahu, Hawai'i | August 1990 | |||||
FAMILY EMYDIDAE
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Terrapene carolina triunguis,
Three-toed Box Turtle
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Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma | Summer 1984 | |||||
Terrapene ornata ornata,
Ornate Box Turtle
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Nebraska, Oklahoma | Summer 1982 | |||||
Trachemys scripta elegans, Red-eared Slider | Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Washington | 1980s | |||||
Trachemys gaigae, Big
Bend Slider
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Texas | March 2004 | |||||
FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE
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Gopherus agassizii,
Desert Tortoise
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Nevada | April 2000 | |||||
ORDER SQUAMATASUBORDER SAURIA (LACERTILIA)FAMILY AGAMIDAE
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Chlamydosaurus kingii,
Frilled Lizard
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Ctenophorus nuchalis,
Central Netted Dragon
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Diporiphora sp.,
Two-lined Dragon
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Moloch horridus, Moloch
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Pysignathus leseurii,
Eastern Water Dragon
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Queensland, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
FAMILY ANGUIDAE
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Elgaria coerulea principis,
Northern Alligator Lizard
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Washington | September 2000 | |||||
Elgaria multicarinata webbi,
San Diego Alligator Lizard
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California | January 2004 | |||||
FAMILY GEKKONIDAE
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Coleonyx variegatus bogerti,
Tucson Banded Gecko
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Arizona | June 1999 | |||||
Coleonyx variegatus
utahensis, Utah Banded Gecko
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Nevada | August 1999 | |||||
Coleonyx variegatus
variegatus, Desert Banded Gecko
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California | April 2003 | |||||
Cosymbotus platyurus,
Flat-tailed Gecko
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Malaysia | March 2002 | |||||
Diplodactylus ciliaris,
Spiny-tailed Gecko
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Gehyra mutilata,
Four-clawed Gecko
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Malaysia | April 2002 | |||||
Hemidactylus frenatus,
House Gecko
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Guam, Hawai'i | July 1998 | |||||
Hemidactylus turcicus,
Mediterranean Gecko
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Texas | September 2001 | |||||
FAMILY IGUANIDAE
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Anolis carolinensis,
Green Anole
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Arkansas, Hawai'i, South Carolina, Texas | July 1999 | |||||
Anolis sagrei, Brown
Anole
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Florida | Spring 1994 | |||||
Callisaurus draconoides,
Zebra-tailed Lizard
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California | April 2000 | |||||
Cophosaurus texanus,
Texas Earless Lizard
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Texas | Fall 1996 | |||||
Crotaphytus collaris,
Eastern Collared Lizard
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Arkansas, Oklahoma | Summer 1983 | |||||
Crotaphytus vestigium,
Baja Collared Lizard
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California | October 2002 | |||||
Dipsosaurus dorsalis,
Desert Iguana
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Nevada | April 2000 | |||||
Gambelia wislizenii,
Leopard Lizard
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Utah | September 2001 | |||||
Iguana iguana, Green
Iguana
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Puerto Rico | June 2001 | |||||
Petrosaurus mearnsi,
Banded Rock Lizard
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California | April 2003 | |||||
Phrynosoma cornutum,
Texas Horned Lizard
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Oklahoma, Texas | Summer 1984 | |||||
Sauromalus obesus,
Chuckwalla
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Nevada | April 2000 | |||||
Sceloporus magister
bimaculosus, Desert Spiny Lizard
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Arizona | June 1999 | |||||
Sceloporus occidentalis
biseriatus, San Joaquin Fence Lizard
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California | January 2004 | |||||
Sceloporus olivaceus,
Texas Spiny Lizard
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Texas | Summer 1980 | |||||
Sceloporus orcutti,
Granite Spiny Lizard
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California | April 2003 | |||||
Sceloporus undulatus
consobrinus, Southern Prairie Lizard
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New Mexico | September 2001 | |||||
Sceloporus undulatus
elongatus, Northern Plateau Lizard
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Utah | September 1995 | |||||
Sceloporus undulatus
erythrocheilus, Red-lipped Plateau Lizard
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Colorado | August 1995 | |||||
Sceloporus undulatus
hyacinthinus, Northern Fence Lizard
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Arkansas, Missouri, Texas | Late 1980s | |||||
Uta stansburiana elegans,
California Side-blotched Lizard
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California | January 2004 | |||||
Uta stansburiana
stansburiana, Northern Side-blotched Lizard
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Nevada | April 2000 | |||||
Uta stansburiana stejnegeri,
Desert Side-blotched Lizard
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New Mexico, Texas | Fall 1996 | |||||
FAMILY SCINCIDAE
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Carlia fusca, Brown
Four-fingered Skink
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Guam | March 2000 | |||||
Ctenotus sp.
(Unidentified Skink)
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Eulamprus quoyii,
Eastern Water Skink
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Queensland, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Eumeces fasciatus,
Five-lined Skink
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Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina | 1982 | |||||
Eumeces skiltonianus
skiltonianus, Western Skink
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California | January 2004 | |||||
Lampropholis delicata,
Metallic Skink
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Hawai'i | February 2001 | |||||
Scincella lateralis,
Ground Skink
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Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas | June 1995 | |||||
Tiliqua multifasciata,
Centralian Blue-tongued Skink
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
FAMILY TEIIDAE
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Ameiva exsul, Common
Puerto Rican Ameiva
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Puerto Rico | June 2001 | |||||
Cnemidophorus inornatus
hexagrammus, Trans-Pecos Little Striped Whiptail
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New Mexico | September 2001 | |||||
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
viridis, Prairie Lined Racerunner
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Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas | Early 1980s | |||||
Cnemidophorus tigris,
Western Whiptail
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California | April 2000 | |||||
FAMILY VARANIDAE
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Varanus niloticus, Nile
Monitor
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South Africa | June 2001 | |||||
Varanus panoptes,
Yellow-spotted Monitor
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Varanus scalaris,
Spotted Tree Monitor
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
SUBORDER OPHIDIA (SERPENTES)FAMILY BOIDAE
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Aspidites melanocephalus,
Black-headed Python
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Liasis olivaceus, Olive
Python
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Liasis stimsonsi,
Stimson's Python
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
FAMILY COLUBRIDAE
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Arizona elegans arenicola,
Texas Glossy Snake
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Texas | April 2004 | |||||
Bogertophis subocularis,
Trans-Pecos Rat Snake
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Texas | July 2002 | |||||
Chionactis occipitalis
occipitalis, Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake
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Nevada | August 1999 | |||||
Elaphe emoryi, Great
Plains Rat Snake
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Texas | July 2002 | |||||
Elaphe emoryi meahllmorum,
South Plains Rat Snake
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Texas | April 2004 | |||||
Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii,
Texas Rat Snake
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Texas | September 2002 | |||||
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta, Black Rat Snake | Oklahoma | July 2006 | |||||
Hypsiglena torquata
deserticola, Desert Night Snake
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Nevada | March 2001 | |||||
Lampropeltis calligaster
calligaster, Prairie Kingsnake
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Arkansas, Texas | March 2003 | |||||
Lampropeltis getula
californiae, California Kingsnake
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California | January 2004 | |||||
Lampropeltis getula
splendida, Desert Kingsnake
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Texas | August 2002 | |||||
Leptotyphlops dulcis dulcis,
Plains Blind Snake
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Texas | March 2003 | |||||
Masticophis flagellum
testaceus, Western Coachwhip
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Texas | March 2003 | |||||
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis,
Midland Water Snake
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Arkansas, Missouri | August 2004 | |||||
Opheodrys aestivus,
Rough Green Snake
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Arkansas, Texas | July 2004 | |||||
Pituophis catenifer
annectens, San Diego Gopher Snake
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California | January 2004 | |||||
Pituophis catenifer sayi,
Bullsnake
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Texas | April 2004 | |||||
Regina grahamii,
Graham's Crayfish Snake
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Texas | April 2004 | |||||
Rhinocheilus lecontei
lecontei, Western Long-nosed Snake
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Nevada | April 2000 | |||||
Rhinocheilus lecontei
tessellatus, Texas Long-nosed Snake
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Texas | July 2004 | |||||
Salvadora grahamiae lineata,
Texas Patchnose Snake
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Texas | March 2003 | |||||
Storeria dekayi texana,
Texas Brown Snake
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Texas, Wisconsin | August 2000 | |||||
Storeria dekayi wrightorum,
Midland Brown Snake
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Arkansas | October 2004 | |||||
Tantilla gracilis,
Flathead Snake
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Texas | March 2003 | |||||
Thamnophis marcianus,
Checkered Garter Snake
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Texas | March 2003 | |||||
Thamnophis proximus
rubrilineatus, Redstripe Ribbon Snake
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Texas | March 2003 | |||||
Thamnophis sirtalis
pickeringii, Puget Sound Garter Snake
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Washington | September 2000 | |||||
Virginia striatula,
Rough Earth Snake
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Texas | February 2003 | |||||
FAMILY ELAPIDAE
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Unidentified Snake
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Northern Territory, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
Suta suta, Curl Snake
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Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia | April 2002 | |||||
FAMILY VIPERIDAE
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Agkistrodon contortrix
contortrix, Southern Copperhead
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Arkansas | September 2004 | |||||
Crotalus atrox, Western
Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Texas | Summer 1996 | |||||
Crotalus cerastes cerastes,
Mojave Desert Sidewinder
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Nevada | August 1999 | |||||
Crotalus cerastes
laterorepens, Colorado Desert Sidewinder
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California | April 2003 | |||||