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Amphibians and Reptiles found in Massachusetts

Being from Berkshire County, I decided to piece together a guide for Massachusetts for those who are interested in learning information about and identifying the amphibians and reptiles of Massachusetts. If a particular subspecies has been found in Massachusetts and it is not listed here, ...more ↓

Snapping Turtle 1
Chelydra serpentina
Common Musk Turtle 2
Sternotherus odoratus
Spotted Turtle 3
Clemmys guttata
Eastern Painted Turtle 4
Chrysemys picta
Wood Turtle 5
Glyptemys insculpta
Bog Turtle 3
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
Northern Diamondback Terrapin 3
Malaclemys terrapin
Blanding's Turtle 6
Emydoidea blandingii
Northern Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys rubriventris
Loggerhead Sea Turtle 7
Caretta caretta
Hawksbill 8
Eretmochelys imbricata
Eastern Worm Snake 9
Carphophis amoenus
Green Turtle 10
Chelonia mydas
Common Five-lined Skink 11
Plestiodon fasciatus
Racer 12
Coluber constrictor
Ringneck Snake 13
Diadophis punctatus
Kemp's Ridley 14
Lepidochelys kempii
Eastern Hognose Snake 15
Heterodon platirhinos
Milk Snake 16
Lampropeltis triangulum
Leatherback Sea Turtle 17
Dermochelys coriacea
Eastern Rat Snake 18
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Northern Watersnake 19
Nerodia sipedon
Smooth Greensnake 20
Opheodrys vernalis
Redbelly Snake 3
Storeria occipitomaculata
Eastern Ribbon Snake 21
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
Common Garter Snake 7
Thamnophis sirtalis
Copperhead 22
Agkistrodon contortrix
Timber Rattlesnake 23
Crotalus horridus
Brown Snake 24
Storeria dekayi
Eastern Box Turtle 25
Terrapene carolina carolina

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