Reptiles of
Washington [USA]

Related checklists:  USA

Bibliography of the reptiles of Washington Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Washington Introduced species
Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates
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 Elgaria (Western Alligator Lizards)
 
Elgaria coerulea

Northern Alligator Lizard

Behler & King 1979 Good 1988 Johnson 1942 Lais 1976 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963
 
Elgaria multicarinata

Southern Alligator Lizard

Behler & King 1979 Good 1988 Johnson 1942 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Lais 1976 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963 Wermuth 1969
 Family Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas)
Genus Phrynosoma (Horned Lizards)
 
Phrynosoma douglasii

Pygmy Short-horned Lizard

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Montanucci 2015 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Schmidt 1953 Slater 1963 Zamudio, Jones & Ward 1997
Genus Sceloporus (Northern Spiny Lizards)
 
Sceloporus graciosus

Common Sagebrush Lizard

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Schmidt 1953 Slater 1963
 
Sceloporus occidentalis

Western Fence Lizard

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963
Genus Uta (Side-blotched Lizards)
 
Uta stansburiana

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Jones & Lovich (eds.) 2009 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)
 
Plestiodon skiltonianus

Western Skink

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Charina (Rubber Boas)
 
Charina bottae

Northern Rubber Boa

Johnson 1942 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963 Stimson 1969 Wright & Wright 1952
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Coluber (North American Racer)
 
Coluber constrictor

North American Racer

Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963 Wilson 1978 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Contia (Sharp-tailed Snakes)
 
Contia tenuis

Common Sharp-tailed Snake

Feldman & Hoyer 2010 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Diadophis (Ring-necked Snake)
 
Diadophis punctatus

Ring-necked Snake

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Hypsiglena (North American Night Snakes)
 
Hypsiglena chlorophaea

Desert Night Snake

Behler & King 1979 Mulcahy 2008 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 [as torquata] Schmidt 1953 Slater 1963 Weaver 2010 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Lampropeltis (King Snakes and Milk Snakes)
 
Lampropeltis zonata

California Mountain Kingsnake

Johnson 1942 Markel 1990 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Masticophis (North American Whip Snakes and Coachwhips)
 
Masticophis taeniatus

Western Striped Whip Snake

Behler & King 1979 Camper & Dixon 1994 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Parker 1982 Slater 1963
Genus Pituophis (Bullsnakes, Pine Snakes and Gopher Snakes)
 
Pituophis catenifer

Gopher Snake

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 [as melanoleucus] Schmidt 1953 Slater 1963 Wright & Wright 1952
Genus Thamnophis (North American Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes)
 
Thamnophis elegans

Terrestrial Garter Snake

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Slater 1963 Wright & Wright 1952
 
Thamnophis ordinoides

Northwestern Garter Snake

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Kirk 1979 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 Slater 1963 Wright & Wright 1952
 
Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snake

Behler & King 1979 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Rossman, Ford & Seigel 1996 Slater 1963 Wright & Wright 1952
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)
 
Crotalus oreganus

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

Behler & King 1979 Wright & Wright 1952
 
Crotalus viridis

Prairie Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983

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

Hodge 1982 Stebbins 1985
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Slater 1963
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Genus Actinemys (Pacific Pond Turtles)
 
Actinemys marmorata

Northern Pacific Pond Turtle

Bury & Germano 2008 Iverson 1992 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Slater 1963 Stebbins 1985
Genus Chrysemys (American Painted Turtle)
 
Chrysemys picta

American Painted Turtle

Iverson 1992 Johnson 1942 Nussbaum, Brodie & Storm 1983 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Slater 1963