This is a list of reptiles found in the state of Virginia, including both native and introduced species with an established population.
This is a list of reptiles found in the state of Virginia, including both native and introduced species with an established population.
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | Federal (ESA) | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | |||
| Loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta | Cheloniidae |  | Threatened | State Threatened | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Green sea turtle | Chelonia mydas | Cheloniidae |  | Threatened | State Threatened | |
| Hawksbill sea turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Cheloniidae |  | Endangered | State Endangered | |
| Kemp's ridley sea turtle | Lepidochelys kempii | Cheloniidae | | Endangered | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Common snapping turtle | Chelydra serpentina | Chelydridae |  | Secure (S5) | ||
| Leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Dermochelyidae | | Endangered | State Endangered | |
| Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | Emydidae | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Spotted turtle | Clemmys guttata | Emydidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Eastern chicken turtle | Deirochelys reticularia reticularia | Emydidae | State Endangered | Critically Imperiled (S1) | ||
| Wood turtle | Glyptemys insculpta | Emydidae | | State Threatened | Imperiled (S2) | |
| Bog turtle | Glyptemys muhlenbergii | Emydidae | | Endangered (S/A) | State Endangered | Imperiled (S2) |
| Northern map turtle | Graptemys geographica | Emydidae | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| Northern diamondback terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin terrapin | Emydidae | | Vulnerable (S3) | ||
| River cooter | Pseudemys concinna | Emydidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Coastal plain cooter | Pseudemys floridana | Emydidae | Vulnerable (S3) | |||
| Northern red-bellied cooter | Pseudemys rubriventris | Emydidae |  | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Eastern box turtle | Terrapene carolina carolina | Emydidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Pond slider | Trachemys scripta | Emydidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Striped mud turtle | Kinosternon baurii | Kinosternidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | ||
| Eastern mud turtle | Kinosternon subrumbrum subrumbrum | Kinosternidae | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Stripe-necked musk turtle | Sternotherus minor peltifer | Kinosternidae | | Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Eastern musk turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Kinosternidae | | Secure (S5) | ||
| Northern spiny softshell turtle | Apalone spinifera spinifera | Trionychidae | | Imperiled (S2) | ||
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | State (Virginia DWR) | State (NatureServe) | |||
| Eastern slender glass lizard | Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus | Anguidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) | |
| Eastern glass lizard | Ophisaurus ventralis | Anguidae | | State Threatened | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Eastern fence lizard | Sceloporus undulatus | Phrynosomatidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Northern coal skink | Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus | Scincidae | | Vulnerable (S3) | |
| Common five-lined skink | Plestiodon fasciatus | Scincidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Southeastern five-lined skink | Plestiodon inexpectatus | Scincidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Broad-headed skink | Plestiodon laticeps | Scincidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Little brown skink | Scincella lateralis | Scincidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Eastern six-lined racerunner | Aspidocelis sexlineatus sexlineatus | Teiidae | | Secure (S5) | |
| Name | Species / Subspecies | Family | Conservation status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUCN Red List | State (NatureServe) | |||
| Eastern worm snake | Carphophis amoenus amoenus | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Northern scarlet snake | Cemophora coccinea copei | Colubridae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Northern black racer | Coluber constrictor constrictor | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Ring-necked snake | Diadophis punctatus | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Eastern mud snake | Farancia abacura abacura | Colubridae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Common rainbow snake | Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma | Colubridae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Rough earth snake | Haldea striatula | Colubridae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Eastern hognose snake | Heterodon platirhinos | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Scarlet kingsnake | Lampropeltis elapsoides | Colubridae | | |
| Eastern kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula getula | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Eastern black kingsnake | Lampropeltis nigra | Colubridae | | Imperiled (S2) |
| Northern mole kingsnake | Lampropeltis rhombomaculata | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Eastern milk snake | Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Crayfish snake | Liodytes rigida | Colubridae | | Critically Imperiled (S1) |
| Plain-bellied water snake | Nerodia erythrogaster | Colubridae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Northern water snake | Nerodia sipedon sipedon | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Brown water snake | Nerodia taxispilota | Colubridae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Northern rough green snake | Opheodrys aestivus aestivus | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Smooth green snake | Opheodrys vernalis | Colubridae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Eastern rat snake | Pantherophis alleghaniensis | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Corn snake | Pantherophis guttatus | Colubridae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
| Northern pine snake | Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus | Colubridae | | Possibly Extirpated |
| Queen snake | Regina septemvittata | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| DeKay's brown snake | Storeria dekayi | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Red-bellied snake | Storeria occipitomaculata | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Southeastern crown snake | Tantilla coronata | Colubridae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Eastern ribbonsnake | Thamnophis saurita saurita | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Eastern garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Smooth earth snake | Virginia valeriae | Colubridae | | Secure (S5) |
| Eastern copperhead | Agkistrodon contortix | Viperidae | | Secure (S5) |
| Northern cottonmouth | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Viperidae | | Vulnerable (S3) |
| Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | Viperidae | | Apparently Secure (S4) |
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Spiraea alba, commonly known as meadowsweet, white meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, or pipestem, is native to the wet soils of the Allegheny Mountains and other portions of eastern North America, but is currently endangered in the state of Missouri. It is naturalized in other parts of the world.
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