List of reptiles of Colorado

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This is a list of individual, wild species of lizards, snakes, and turtles currently extant in the U.S. State of Colorado

Contents

Lizards

FamilySpeciesCommon Name
Crotaphytidae Crotaphytus collaris Common collared lizard
Crotaphytidae Gambelia wislizenii Long-nosed leopard lizard
Phrynosomatidae Holbrookia maculata Lesser earless lizard
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma cornutum Texas horned lizard
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma hernandesi Greater short-horned lizard
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma modestum Roundtail horned lizard
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus graciosus Sagebrush lizard
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus magister Desert spiny lizard
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus undulatus Eastern fence lizard
Phrynosomatidae Urosaurus ornatus Ornate tree lizard
Phrynosomatidae Uta stansburiana Common side-blotched lizard
Scincidae Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains skink
Scincidae Plestiodon multivirgatus epipleurotus §Variable skink
Scincidae Plestiodon multivirgatus multivirgatus §Many-lined skink
Teiidae Aspidoscelis neotesselata *Colorado checkered whiptail
Teiidae Aspidoscelis sexlineata Six-lined racerunner
Teiidae Aspidoscelis tesselata Common checkered whiptail
Teiidae Aspidoscelis tigris Western whiptail
Teiidae Aspidoscelis velox *Plateau striped whiptail

§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.

*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.

Snakes

FamilySpeciesCommon Name
Colubridae Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains Rat Snake
Colubridae Arizona elegans Glossy snake
Colubridae Coluber constrictor mormon §Western yellow-bellied racer
Colubridae Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked snake
Colubridae Heterodon nasicus Western hognose snake
Colubridae Hypsiglena torquata Night snake
Colubridae Lampropeltis getula Common kingsnake
Colubridae Lampropeltis triangulum Milk snake
Colubridae Opheodrys vernalis Smooth green snake
Colubridae Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip
Colubridae Masticophis taeniatus Striped whipsnake
Colubridae Nerodia sipedon Northern water snake
Colubridae Pituophis catenifer deserticola Great Basin Gopher snake
Colubridae Pituophis catenifer sayi Bullsnake
Colubridae Rhinocheilus lecontei 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 Western ribbon Snake
Colubridae Thamnophis radix Plains garter snake
Colubridae Thamnophis sirtalis Common garter snake
Colubridae Tropidoclonion lineatum §Lined snake
Leptotyphlopidae Leptotyphlops dulcis Texas blind snake
Viperidae Crotalus oreganus concolor Midget Faded rattlesnake
Viperidae Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake
Viperidae Sistrurus catenatus Massasauga

§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.

*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.

Turtles

Family [1] SpeciesCommon Name
Chelydridae Chelydra serpentina Common snapping turtle
Emydidae Chrysemys picta bellii Painted turtle
Emydidae Terrapene ornata Ornate Box turtle
Emydidae Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared slider†
Kinosternidae Kinosternon flavescens Yellow mud turtle
Trionychidae Apalone spinifera Spiny softshell turtle

†Red-eared sliders are an introduced and invasive species to Colorado.

See also

Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.

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