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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 Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas) Genus Holbrookia (Lesser Earless Lizards)   Holbrookia maculata Common Lesser Earless Lizard Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Genus Phrynosoma (Horned Lizards)   Phrynosoma brevirostris Great Plains Short-horned Lizard Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 [as douglasii] Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Montanucci 2015 Schmidt 1953 Zamudio, Jones & Ward 1997 Genus Sceloporus (Northern Spiny Lizards)   Sceloporus consobrinus Prairie Lizard Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009   Sceloporus graciosus Common Sagebrush Lizard Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)   Plestiodon fasciatus North American Five-lined Skink Fishbeck & Underhill 1959   Plestiodon multivirgatus North American Many-lined Skink Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Mecham 1980   Plestiodon septentrionalis Prairie Skink Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959  Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus) Genus Aspidoscelis (Northern Whiptails)   Aspidoscelis sexlineatus Six-lined Whiptail Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Maslin & Secoy 1986

	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 Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wilson 1978 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Diadophis (Ring-necked Snake)   Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Heterodon (North American Hognose Snakes)   Heterodon nasicus Western Hognose Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952   Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Lampropeltis (King Snakes and Milk Snakes)   Lampropeltis gentilis Northwestern Milk Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952   Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern Milk Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Nerodia (North American Water Snakes)   Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Genus Opheodrys (North American Green Snakes)   Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Green Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Pantherophis (North American Rat Snakes)   Pantherophis ramspotti Western Fox Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 [as vulpina] Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham & Gardner 2011 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 [as vulpinus] 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, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Storeria (North American Brown Snakes)   Storeria dekayi Common Brown Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Christman 1982 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952   Storeria occipitomaculata North American Red-bellied Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Thamnophis (North American Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes)   Thamnophis elegans Terrestrial Garter Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952   Thamnophis radix Plains Garter Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952   Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Tropidoclonion (Lined Snake)   Tropidoclonion lineatum Lined Snake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Wright & Wright 1952  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)   Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Ernst 1992 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 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, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) Genus Chrysemys (American Painted Turtle)   Chrysemys picta American Painted Turtle Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Emydoidea (Blanding's Turtle)   Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Congdon, Graham, Herman, Lang, Pappas & Brecke 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Graptemys (Map Turtles)   Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Terrapene (American Box Turtles)   Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Behler & King 1979 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Apalone (North American Softshell Turtles)   Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell Turtle Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell Turtle Ballinger, Meeker & Thies 2000 Fishbeck & Underhill 1959 [as Trionyx ferox hartwegi] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021