United States of America

Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species

This list of reptile species found exclusively in the United States of America is based on the taxonomy used in Uetz, Freed & Hošek as of 14 November 2018. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
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Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.) (2018), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 14 November 2018.Reptile Database, ://www.reptile-database.org,d Jan 8, ww.reptile-database.org,http
The current version of this database is at http://www.reptile-database.org/

Additional species described or resurrected since the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed at the bottom of the page.

Alligator mississippiensis (Crocodylia  - Alligatoridae) American Alligator

Rhineura floridana (Squamata Amphisbaenia - Rhineuridae) Florida Worm Lizard

Elgaria panamintina (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Panamint Alligator Lizard

Ophisaurus attenuatus (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Slender Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus compressus (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Island Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus mimicus (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Mimic Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus ventralis (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Eastern Glass Lizard

Anniella alexanderae (Squamata Sauria - Anniellidae) Temblor Legless Lizard

Anniella campi (Squamata Sauria - Anniellidae) Southern Sierra Legless Lizard

Anniella grinnelli (Squamata Sauria - Anniellidae) Bakersfield Legless Lizard

Anniella pulchra (Squamata Sauria - Anniellidae) Northern California Legless Lizard

Crotaphytus bicinctores (Squamata Sauria - Crotaphytidae) Great Basin Collared Lizard

Gambelia sila (Squamata Sauria - Crotaphytidae) Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard

Phrynosoma bauri (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Baur’s Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma diminutum (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) San Luis Valley Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma douglasii (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Pygmy Short-horned Lizard

Sceloporus arenicolus (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

Sceloporus becki (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Island Fence Lizard

Sceloporus consobrinus (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Southern Prairie Lizard

Sceloporus tristichus (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Plateau Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus uniformis (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus woodi (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Florida Scrub Lizard

Uma inornata (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Coachella Fringe-toed Lizard

Uma scoparia (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard

Plestiodon anthracinus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Coal Skink

Plestiodon egregius (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Mole Skink

Plestiodon inexpectatus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Southeastern Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon laticeps (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Broad-headed Skink

Plestiodon multivirgatus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Many-lined Skink

Plestiodon reynoldsi (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Florida Sand Skink

Aspidoscelis neotesselatus (Squamata Sauria - Teiidae) Colorado Checkered Whiptail

Aspidoscelis pai (Squamata Sauria - Teiidae) Pai Striped Whiptail

Aspidoscelis velox (Squamata Sauria - Teiidae) Plateau Striped Whiptail

Xantusia arizonae (Squamata Sauria - Xantusiidae) Arizona Night Lizard

Xantusia bezyi (Squamata Sauria - Xantusiidae) Bezy's Night Lizard

Xantusia gracilis (Squamata Sauria - Xantusiidae) Sandstone Night Lizard

Xantusia riversiana (Squamata Sauria - Xantusiidae) Island Night Lizard

Xantusia sierrae (Squamata Sauria - Xantusiidae) Sierra Night Lizard

Charina umbratica (Squamata Serpentes - Boidae) Southern Rubber Boa

Lichanura orcutti (Squamata Serpentes - Boidae) Northern Three-lined Boa

Carphophis amoenus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Common Worm Snake

Carphophis vermis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Western Worm Snake

Cemophora coccinea (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Scarlet Snake

Cemophora lineri (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Texas Scarlet Snake

Clonophis kirtlandii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Kirtland's Snake

Contia longicaudae (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Forest Sharp-tailed Snake

Drymarchon couperi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Eastern Indigo Snake

Farancia abacura (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Red-bellied Mud Snake

Farancia erytrogramma (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Rainbow Snake

Haldea striatula (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Rough Earth Snake

Heterodon simus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Southern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis calligaster (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis extenuata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Short-tailed Kingsnake

Lampropeltis gentilis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Western Milksnake

Lampropeltis getula (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Eastern Kingsnake

Lampropeltis holbrooki (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Speckled Kingsnake

Lampropeltis nigra (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Eastern Black Kingsnake

Lampropeltis pyromelana (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake

Liodytes alleni (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Striped Crayfish Snake

Liodytes pygaea (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Black Swamp Snake

Liodytes rigida (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Glossy Crayfish Snake

Nerodia cyclopion (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Mississippi Green Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Southern Water Snake

Nerodia floridana (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Florida Green Water Snake

Nerodia harteri (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Brazos Water Snake

Nerodia paucimaculata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Concho Water Snake

Nerodia taxispilota (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Brown Water Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Eastern Rat Snake

Pantherophis guttatus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Red Corn Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Western Rat Snake

Pantherophis ramspotti (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Western Fox Snake

Pantherophis slowinskii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Slowinski's Corn Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Eastern Pine Snake

Pituophis ruthveni (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Louisiana Pine Snake

Regina grahamii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Graham's Crayfish Snake

Rhadinaea flavilata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Pine Woods Snake

Sonora occipitalis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Western Shovel-nosed Snake

Storeria victa (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Florida Brown Snake

Tantilla coronata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Southeastern Crowned Snake

Tantilla cucullata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Trans-Pecos Black-headed Snake

Tantilla oolitica (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Rim Rock Crowned Snake

Tantilla relicta (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Florida Crowned Snake

Thamnophis atratus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Aquatic Garter Snake

Thamnophis brachystoma (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Short-headed Garter Snake

Thamnophis couchii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Sierra Garter Snake

Thamnophis gigas (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Giant Garter Snake

Thamnophis rufipunctatus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Narrow-headed Garter Snake

Tropidoclonion lineatum (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Lined Snake

Virginia valeriae (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Smooth Earth Snake

Micrurus fulvius (Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae) Eastern Coral Snake

Agkistrodon conanti (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Florida Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon contortrix (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Eastern Copperhead

Agkistrodon piscivorus (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Northern Cottonmouth

Crotalus adamanteus (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus cerberus (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus stephensi (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Panamint Rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Pygmy Rattlesnake

Macrochelys suwanniensis (Testudines  - Chelydridae) Suwanee Alligator Snapping Turtle

Macrochelys temminckii (Testudines  - Chelydridae) Alligator Snapping Turtle

Actinemys marmorata (Testudines  - Emydidae) Northwestern Pond Turtle

Chrysemys dorsalis (Testudines  - Emydidae) Southern Painted Turtle

Deirochelys reticularia (Testudines  - Emydidae) Chicken Turtle

Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Testudines  - Emydidae) Bog Turtle

Graptemys barbouri (Testudines  - Emydidae) Barbour's Map Turtle

Graptemys caglei (Testudines  - Emydidae) Cagle's Map Turtle

Graptemys ernsti (Testudines  - Emydidae) Escambia Map Turtle

Graptemys flavimaculata (Testudines  - Emydidae) Yellow-blotched Map Turtle

Graptemys gibbonsi (Testudines  - Emydidae) Pascagoula Map Turtle

Graptemys nigrinoda (Testudines  - Emydidae) Black-knobbed Map Turtle

Graptemys oculifera (Testudines  - Emydidae) Ringed Map Turtle

Graptemys ouachitensis (Testudines  - Emydidae) Ouachita Map Turtle

Graptemys pearlensis (Testudines  - Emydidae) Pearl River Map Turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica (Testudines  - Emydidae) False Map Turtle

Graptemys pulchra (Testudines  - Emydidae) Alabama Map Turtle

Graptemys sabinensis (Testudines  - Emydidae) Sabine Map Turtle

Graptemys versa (Testudines  - Emydidae) Texas Map Turtle

Pseudemys alabamensis (Testudines  - Emydidae) Alabama Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys concinna (Testudines  - Emydidae) River Cooter

Pseudemys nelsoni (Testudines  - Emydidae) Florida Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys peninsularis (Testudines  - Emydidae) Peninsula Cooter

Pseudemys rubriventris (Testudines  - Emydidae) Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys texana (Testudines  - Emydidae) Texas Cooter

Terrapene carolina (Testudines  - Emydidae) Eastern Box Turtle

Kinosternon baurii (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Striped Mud Turtle

Kinosternon steindachneri (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Florida Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Eastern Mud Turtle

Sternotherus carinatus (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Razor-backed Musk Turtle

Sternotherus depressus (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Flattened Musk Turtle

Sternotherus minor (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Loggerhead Musk Turtle

Gopherus agassizii (Testudines  - Testudinidae) Mojave Desert Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus (Testudines  - Testudinidae) Gopher Tortoise

Apalone ferox (Testudines  - Trionychidae) Florida Softshell

Apalone mutica (Testudines  - Trionychidae) Smooth Softshell

Recently described or resurrected species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. These 13 species added to the 136 listed above total 149 endemic reptile species for the United States of America.

Holbrookia lacerata (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Plateau Spot-tailed Earless Lizard

Sceloporus graciosus (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Sagebrush Lizard

Uma thurmanae (Squamata Sauria - Phrynosomatidae) Mohawk Dunes Fringe-toed Lizard

Aspidoscelis dixoni (Squamata Sauria - Teiidae) Gray Checkered Whiptail

Lampropeltis occipitolineata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) South Florida Mole Kingsnake

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Mole Kingsnake

Pantherophis quadrivittatus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Eastern Rat Snake

Crotalus concolor (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Midget Faded Rattlesnake

Crotalus lutosus (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Great Basin Rattlesnake

Pseudemys floridana (Testudines  - Emydidae) Florida Cooter

Terrapene triunguis (Testudines  - Emydidae) Three-toed Box Turtle

Sternotherus intermedius (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Intermediate Musk Turtle

Sternotherus peltifer (Testudines  - Kinosternidae) Stripeneck Musk Turtle