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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. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Ophisaurus (North American Glass Lizards)   Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Holman 1971 Lynch 1985 Wermuth 1969  Family Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas) Genus Holbrookia (Lesser Earless Lizards)   Holbrookia maculata Common Lesser Earless Lizard Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lynch 1985 Genus Phrynosoma (Horned Lizards)   Phrynosoma bauri Eastern Short-horned Lizard Montanucci 2015   Phrynosoma brevirostris Great Plains Short-horned Lizard Behler & King 1979 Montanucci 2015 Schmidt 1953 Zamudio, Jones & Ward 1997 Genus Sceloporus (Northern Spiny Lizards)   Sceloporus consobrinus Prairie Lizard Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Leache & Reeder 2002 Lynch 1985 [as S. undulatus]   Sceloporus graciosus Common Sagebrush Lizard Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Conant & Collins 1991 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lynch 1985  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)   Plestiodon fasciatus North American Five-lined Skink Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985   Plestiodon multivirgatus North American Many-lined Skink Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lynch 1985 Mecham 1980   Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains Skink Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Hall 1976 Lynch 1985   Plestiodon septentrionalis Prairie Skink Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985  Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus) Genus Aspidoscelis (Northern Whiptails)   Aspidoscelis sexlineatus Six-lined Whiptail Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Arizona (Glossy Snakes)   Arizona elegans Eastern Glossy Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Dixon & Fleet 1976 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Carphophis (North American Worm Snakes)   Carphophis vermis Western Worm Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Lynch 1985 Schmidt 1953 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Coluber (North American Racer)   Coluber constrictor North American Racer Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Diadophis (Ring-necked Snake)   Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Heterodon (North American Hognose Snakes)   Heterodon nasicus Western Hognose Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952   Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Lampropeltis (King Snakes and Milk Snakes)   Lampropeltis calligaster Prarie Kingsnake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Blaney 1979 Ernst & Ernst 2003 Lynch 1985 Markel 1990 Wright & Wright 1952   Lampropeltis gentilis Northwestern Milk Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Lynch 1985 [as triangulum] Markel 1990 Ruane 2015 Ruane, Bryson, Pyron & Burbrink 2014 Wright & Wright 1952 [as syspila]   Lampropeltis holbrooki Speckled Kingsnake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 [as getulus] Schmidt 1953 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Masticophis (North American Whip Snakes and Coachwhips)   Masticophis flagellum Common Coachwhip Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Lynch 1985 Wilson 1973 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Nerodia (North American Water Snakes)   Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Opheodrys (North American Green Snakes)   Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Green Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Pantherophis (North American Rat Snakes)   Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains Rat Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Dowling 1952 Lynch 1985 [as Elaphe guttata] Schulz 1996 Wright & Wright 1952   Pantherophis obsoletus Western Rat Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Burbrink 2001 Lynch 1985 Schulz 1996 Wright & Wright 1952   Pantherophis ramspotti Western Fox Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 [as vulpinus] Behler & King 1979 [as vulpinus] Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham & Gardner 2011 Dowling 1952 [as vulpinus] Lynch 1985 [as Elaphe vulpina] Powell 1990 [as Elaphe vulpina] Schulz 1996 [as vulpinus] Wright & Wright 1952 [as vulpinus] Genus Pituophis (Bullsnakes, Pine Snakes and Gopher Snakes)   Pituophis catenifer Gopher Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Regina (Queen Snakes)   Regina grahamii Mississippi Crayfish Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Storeria (North American Brown Snakes)   Storeria dekayi Common Brown Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Christman 1982 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952   Storeria occipitomaculata North American Red-bellied Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Tantilla (American Centipede Snakes)   Tantilla nigriceps Plains Centipede Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Lynch 1985 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2014 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2015 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Thamnophis (North American Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes)   Thamnophis elegans Terrestrial Garter Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Fitch 1983 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952   Thamnophis proximus Western Ribbon Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952   Thamnophis radix Plains Garter Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952   Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Tropidoclonion (Lined Snake)   Tropidoclonion lineatum Lined Snake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Agkistrodon (American Copperheads, Cottonmouths, and Cantils)   Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern Copperhead Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)   Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952   Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Ernst 1992 Lynch 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Sistrurus (Pygmy Rattlesnakes)   Sistrurus tergeminus Western Massasauga Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Campbell & Lamar 2004 [as catenatus] Ernst 1992 Lynch 1985 [as catenatus] Wright & Wright 1952

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles) Genus Chelydra (American Snapping Turtles)   Chelydra serpentina North American Snapping Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) Genus Chrysemys (American Painted Turtle)   Chrysemys picta American Painted Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Emydoidea (Blanding's Turtle)   Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Congdon, Graham, Herman, Lang, Pappas & Brecke 2008 Iverson 1992 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Graptemys (Map Turtles)   Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Terrapene (American Box Turtles)   Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Trachemys (Slider Turtles)   Trachemys scripta Common Slider Ballinger & Lynch 1999 Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles) Genus Kinosternon (American Mud Turtles)   Kinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Behler & King 1979 Iverson 1992 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Apalone (North American Softshell Turtles)   Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell Turtle Ballinger, Lynch & Smith 2010 Lynch 1985 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021