Reptiles of
Connecticut [USA]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)
 
Plestiodon fasciatus

North American Five-lined Skink

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Carphophis (North American Worm Snakes)
 
Carphophis amoenus

Eastern Worm Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Coluber (North American Racer)
 
Coluber constrictor

North American Racer

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Diadophis (Ring-necked Snake)
 
Diadophis punctatus

Ring-necked Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Heterodon (North American Hognose Snakes)
 
Heterodon platirhinos

Eastern Hognose Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Lampropeltis (King Snakes and Milk Snakes)
 
Lampropeltis triangulum

Eastern Milk Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Ruane 2015 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Nerodia (North American Water Snakes)
 
Nerodia sipedon

Northern Water Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Opheodrys (North American Green Snakes)
 
Opheodrys vernalis

Smooth Green Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Pantherophis (North American Rat Snakes)
 
Pantherophis quadrivittatus

Eastern Rat Snake

Burbrink 2001 [as alleghaniensis] DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 [as obsoleta] Klemens 1993 [as Elaphe obsoleta] Schulz 1996 [as obsoletus] Wright & Wright 1952 [as obsoletus]
Genus Storeria (North American Brown Snakes)
 
Storeria dekayi

Common Brown Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
 
Storeria occipitomaculata

North American Red-bellied Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Thamnophis (North American Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes)
 
Thamnophis saurita

Eastern Ribbon Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
 
Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snake

DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Agkistrodon (American Copperheads, Cottonmouths, and Cantils)
 
Agkistrodon contortrix

Eastern Copperhead

Burbrink & Guiher 2015 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Ernst 1992 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)
 
Crotalus horridus

Timber Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 DeGraaf & Rudis 1983 Klemens 1993 Wright & Wright 1952

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Klemens 1993
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys kempii

Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles)
Genus Chelydra (American Snapping Turtles)
 
Chelydra serpentina

North American Snapping Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Genus Chrysemys (American Painted Turtle)
 
Chrysemys picta

American Painted Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Clemmys (American Spotted Turtle)
 
Clemmys guttata

American Spotted Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Glyptemys (North American Wood Turtle and Bog Turtle)
 
Glyptemys insculpta

North American Wood Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Bog Turtle

Behler & King 1979 Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Malaclemys (Diamondback Terrapin)
 
Malaclemys terrapin

Diamondback Terrapin

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Terrapene (American Box Turtles)
 
Terrapene carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
Genus Sternotherus (North American Musk Turtles)
 
Sternotherus odoratus

Common Musk Turtle

Klemens 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021