List of reptiles of Kansas

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This list of Kansas reptiles includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of Kansas.

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Turtles

Kansas is home to 15 species of turtles. [1]

Family Chelydridae – snapping turtles

Family Kinosternidae – mud and musk turtles

Family Emydidae – basking and box turtles

Family Trionychidae – softshell turtles

Lizards

There are 16 species of lizards in Kansas. [2]

Anguidae – lateral fold lizards

Crotaphytidae – collared and leopard lizards

Gekkonidae – geckos

Lacertidae – Lacertas (wall and true lizards)

Phrynosomatidae – spiny lizards

Scincidae – skinks

Teiidae – whiptails

Venomous species

Non-venomous species

References

  1. Reptiles of Kansas from Great Plains Nature Center
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) – Kansas Herp Atlas