Reptiles of the Upper Tallulah River watershed/CHWCC
photo: Todd Pierson
Colubridae
Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus)*
Black Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)*
Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)
Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)*
Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)*
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Anguidae
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)*
Phrynosomatidae
Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)*
Scincidae
Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)*
Chelydridae
Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Emydidae
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
Viperidae
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
* potentially occurs based on museum specimens