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Reptiles of Georgia

Species list and descriptions are provided courtesy of the Georgia Wildlife Web (a project of the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources) or eNature.com.

Alligators (Family Alligatoridae)
American Alligator  Alligator mississippiensis

Worm Lizards (Family Rhineuridae)
Florida Worm Lizard  Rhineura floridana

Glass Lizards (Family Anguidae)
Slender Glass Lizard  Ophisaurus attenuatus
Island Glass Lizard  Ophisaurus compressus
Mimic Glass Lizard  Ophisaurus mimicus
Eastern Glass Lizard  Ophisaurus ventralis

Geckos (Family Gekkonidae)
Mediterranean Gecko  Hemidactylus turcicus  introduced

Fence Lizard (Family Phrynosomatidae)
Fence Lizard  Sceloporus undulatus

Anoles (Family Polychridae)
Green Anole  Anolis carolinensis
Brown Anole  Anolis sagrei  introduced

Skinks (Family Scincidae)
Coal Skink  Eumeces anthracinus
Mole Skink  Eumeces egregius
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink  Eumeces inexpectatus
Broadhead Skink  Eumeces laticeps
Ground Skink  Scincella lateralis

Race-runner (Family Teiidae)
Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Colubrid Snakes (Family Colubridae)
Worm Snake  Carphophis amoenus
Scarlet Snake  Cemophora coccinea
Eastern Racer  Coluber constrictor
Ringneck Snake  Diadophis punctatus
Eastern Indigo Snake  Drymarchon courais couperi  threatened
Corn Snake  Elaphe guttata
Yellow/Black/Gray Rat Snake  Elaphe obsoleta
Mud Snake  Farancia abacura
Rainbow Snake  Farancia erytrogramma
Eastern Hognose Snake  Heterodon platirhinos
Southern Hognose Snake  Heterodon simus
Mole Kingsnake  Lampropeltis calligaster
Black/Eastern Kingsnake  Lampropeltis getula
Milk Snake/Scarlet Kingsnake  Lampropeltis triangulum
Coachwhip  Masticophis flagellum
Plainbelly Water Snake  Nerodia erythrogaster
Banded Water Snake  Nerodia fasciata
Florida Green Water Snake  Nerodia floridana
Midland Water Snake  Nerodia sipedon
Brown Water Snake  Nerodia taxispilota
Rough Green Snake  Opheodrys aestivus
Pine Snake  Pituophis melanoleucus
Striped Crayfish Snake  Regina alleni
Glossy Crayfish Snake  Regina rigida
Queen Snake  Regina septemvittata
Pine Woods Snake  Rhadinaea flavilata
Black Swamp Snake  Seminatrix pygaea
Brown Snake  Storeria dekayi
Red-bellied Snake  Storeria occipitomaculata
Southeastern Crowned Snake  Tantilla coronata
Ribbon Snake  Thamnophis sauritus
Eastern Garter Snake  Thamnophis sirtalis
Rough Earth Snake  Virginia striatula
Smooth Earth Snake  Virginia valeriae

Coral Snake (Family Elapidae)
Eastern Coral Snake  Micrurus fulvius  venomous

Pit Vipers (Family Viperidae)
Copperhead  Agkistrodon contortrix  venomous
Cottonmouth  Agkistrodon piscivorus  venomous
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake  Crotalus adamanteus  venomous
Canebrake/Timber Rattlesnake  Crotalus horridus  venomous
Pygmy Rattlesnake  Sistrurus miliarius  venomous

Turtles
Order Testudines

Sea Turtles (Family Cheloniidae)
Loggerhead  Caretta caretta  threatened
Green Turtle  Chelonia mydas  threatened
Hawksbill  Eretmochelys imbricata  endangered
Atlantic Ridley  Lepidochelys kempii  endangered

Snapping Turtles (Family Chelydridae)
Snapping Turtle  Chelydra serpentina
Alligator Snapping Turtle  Macroclemys temminckii threatened

Leatherback (Family Dermochelyidae)
Leatherback  Dermochelys coriacea  endangered

Pond, Marsh, and Box Turtles (Family Emydidae)
Painted Turtle  Chrysemys picta
Spotted Turtle  Clemmys guttata  unusual
Bog Turtle  Clemmys muhlenbergii  threatened
Chicken Turtle  Deirochelys reticularia
Barbor's Map Turtle  Graptemys barbouri  threatened
Alabama Map Turtle  Graptemys pulchra  rare
Common Map Turtle  Graptemys geographica  rare
Diamondback Terrapin  Malaclemys terrapin
River Cooter  Pseudemys concinna
Florida Cooter  Pseudemys floridana
Florida Redbelly Turtle  Pseudemys nelsoni
Box Turtle  Terrapene carolina
Slider  Trachemys scripta

Musk & Mud Turtles (Family Kinosternidae)
Striped Mud Turtle  Kinosternon baurii
Stripeneck/Loggerhead Musk Turtle  Sternotherus minor
Common Musk Turtle  Sternotherus odoratus
Eastern Mud Turtle  Kinosternon subrubrum

Gopher Tortoise (Family Testudinidae)
Gopher Tortoise  Gopherus polyphemus  threatened

Softshells (Family Trionychidae)
Florida Softshell  Apalone ferox
Spiny Softshell  Apalone spinifera