List of reptiles of Vermont
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The list of reptiles of Vermont includes all reptile species living in the US state of Vermont. The list does not include species found only in captivity. The State Reptile of Vermont is the painted turtle.[1][better source needed]
This list is based on the list of Reptiles and Amphibians of Vermont published by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. As of March 2022 there were 21 species of reptiles on the list.[2] The following sources are used for supplementation and corroboration:
Turtles (Testudines)
- Snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina
- Painted turtle, Chrysemys picta
The painted turtle is the Vermont State Reptile.[1] - Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata
Very rare and endangered in Vermont; considered a Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan.[6] Its status, under the federal Endangered Species Act, is under review.[7] - Wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta
The wood turtle is uncommon (vulnerable) in Vermont, and considered a Species of Greatest Conservation Need as identified in the Vermont Wildlife Action Plan.[8] Wood turtles have been petitioned for listing under the Endangered Species Act.[9] - Northern map turtle, Graptemys geographica
Uncommon in Vermont.[5] - Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina
- Eastern musk turtle (stinkpot), Sternotherus odoratus
Rare in Vermont.[10] - Spiny softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera
Very rare in Vermont.[11]
Lizards and snakes (Squamata)
Lizards
- Common five-lined skink, Plestiodon fasciatus
Very rare in Vermont.[12]
Snakes
- North American tacer, Coluber constrictor[13]
Very rare in Vermont.[14] - Ring-necked snake, Diadophis punctatus
- Eastern hog-nosed snake, Heterodon platirhinos
- Eastern milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum
- Common watersnake, Nerodia sipedon
Uncommon in Vermont.[15] - Smooth greensnake, Opheodrys vernalis
Relatively uncommon in Vermont.[16] - Eastern ratsnake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Rare in Vermont.[17] - DeKay's brownsnake, Storeria dekayi
Populations are small and highly localized.[18] - Red-bellied snake, Storeria occipitomaculata
- Eastern ribbonsnake, Thamnophis saurita
One of the rarest of snakes in Vermont.[19] - Common gartersnake, Thamnophis sirtalis
Both T. s. sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) – eastern garter snake, and T. s. pallidulus (Allen, 1899) – maritime garter snake.[20] - Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
Very rare in Vermont.[21]