Reptiles of
North Dakota [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 Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas)
Genus Phrynosoma (Horned Lizards)
 
Phrynosoma brevirostris

Great Plains Short-horned Lizard

Johnson 2015 [as hernandesi] Montanucci 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 Zamudio, Jones & Ward 1997
Genus Sceloporus (Northern Spiny Lizards)
 
Sceloporus graciosus

Common Sagebrush Lizard

Censky 1986 Conant & Collins 1991 Johnson 2015 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)
 
Plestiodon septentrionalis

Prairie Skink

Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Coluber (North American Racer)
 
Coluber constrictor

North American Racer

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 Wilson 1978 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Heterodon (North American Hognose Snakes)
 
Heterodon nasicus

Western Hognose Snake

Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Opheodrys (North American Green Snakes)
 
Opheodrys vernalis

Smooth Green Snake

Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Pituophis (Bullsnakes, Pine Snakes and Gopher Snakes)
 
Pituophis catenifer

Gopher Snake

Johnson 2015 Schmidt 1953 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 [as melanoleucus] Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Storeria (North American Brown Snakes)
 
Storeria occipitomaculata

North American Red-bellied Snake

Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Thamnophis (North American Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes)
 
Thamnophis radix

Plains Garter Snake

Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 Wright & Wright 1952
 
Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snake

Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 Wright & Wright 1952
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)
 
Crotalus viridis

Prairie Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Ernst 1992 Johnson 2015 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966 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

Johnson 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966
 Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Genus Chrysemys (American Painted Turtle)
 
Chrysemys picta

American Painted Turtle

Johnson 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966
Genus Graptemys (Map Turtles)
 
Graptemys pseudogeographica

False Map Turtle

Behler & King 1979 Iverson 1992 Johnson 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Apalone (North American Softshell Turtles)
 
Apalone mutica

Smooth Softshell Turtle

Behler & King 1979 Iverson 1992 Johnson 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wheeler & Wheeler 1966
 
Apalone spinifera

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Johnson 2015 LeClere, Smith & Blasus 2009 Mizzi 1994 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021