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Reptiles of Lake Anna State Park and the surrounding area.

This guide can help you with identifying reptiles in Spotsylvania and Louisa Counties in Virginia, specifically centered around Lake Anna State Park.

Slender Glass Lizard 1
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Eastern Fence Lizard 2
Sceloporus undulatus
Little Brown Skink 3
Scincella lateralis
Common Five-lined Skink 4
Plestiodon fasciatus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 5
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Broadhead Skink 6
Plestiodon laticeps
Six-lined Racerunner 7
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Eastern Earth Snake 8
Virginia valeriae valeriae
Eastern Ribbon Snake 9
Thamnophis saurita
Common Garter Snake 10
Thamnophis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake 11
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Dekay's Brownsnake 1
Storeria dekayi
Redbelly Snake 12
Storeria occipitomaculata
Northern Redbelly Snake 13
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
Queen Snake 14
Regina septemvittata
Northern Watersnake 15
Nerodia sipedon
Northern Watersnake 16
Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Ringneck Snake 17
Diadophis punctatus
Northern Ringneck Snake 18
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Eastern Worm Snake 19
Carphophis amoenus
Eastern Hognose Snake 20
Heterodon platirhinos
Rainbow Snake 9
Farancia erytrogramma
North American Racer 21
Coluber constrictor
Northern Black Racer 22
Coluber constrictor constrictor
Scarlet Snake 1
Cemophora coccinea
Rough Greensnake 23
Opheodrys aestivus
Yellow-bellied Kingsnake 24
Lampropeltis calligaster
Mole Kingsnake 25
Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
Eastern Kingsnake 1
Lampropeltis getula
Corn Snake 26
Pantherophis guttatus
Eastern Ratsnake 27
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Copperhead 28
Agkistrodon contortrix
Common Snapping Turtle 29
Chelydra serpentina
Eastern Mud Turtle 15
Kinosternon subrubrum
Southeastern Mud Turtle 30
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
Spotted Turtle 21
Clemmys guttata
Common Box Turtle 31
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle 32
Terrapene carolina carolina
Painted Turtle 33
Chrysemys picta
Eastern Painted Turtle 34
Chrysemys picta picta
Common Slider 35
Trachemys scripta
Red-eared Slider 36
Trachemys scripta elegans
River Cooter 37
Pseudemys concinna

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