Reptiles of Louisiana

American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis 1
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis 2
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei 3
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus 4
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis 5
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus 6
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum 7
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis 8
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus 4
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus 9
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus 10
Broadhead Skink
Plestiodon laticeps 11
Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis 12
Spotted House Gecko
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus 13
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus 14
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 5
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae 15
Western Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae elegans 16
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus 10
Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus orarius 17
Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis proximus proximus 18
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita 4
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis 19
Eastern Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis 20
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi 21
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata 4
Florida Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata obscura 22
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii 23
Saltmarsh Snake
Nerodia clarkii 24
Gulf Salt Marsh Snake
Nerodia clarkii clarkii 21
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia cyclopion 4
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster 25
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata 4
Broad-banded Water Snake
Nerodia fasciata confluens 26
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer 27
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon 23
Midland Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis 28
Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula 29
Glossy Swampsnake
Liodytes rigida 30
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus 31
Eastern Worm Snake
Carphophis amoenus 32
Western Worm Snake
Carphophis vermis 12
Pine Woods Littersnake
Rhadinaea flavilata 4
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos 33
Mud Snake
Farancia abacura 5
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma 4
Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum 34
Eastern Coachwhip
Masticophis flagellum flagellum 35
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor 36
Buttermilk Racer
Coluber constrictor anthicus 21
Tan Racer
Coluber constrictor etheridgei 37
Yellowbelly Racer
Coluber constrictor flaviventris 21
Blackmask Racer
Coluber constrictor latrunculus 21
Southern Black Racer
Coluber constrictor priapus 38
Scarlet Snake
Cemophora coccinea 21
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla coronata 30
Flat-headed Snake
Tantilla gracilis 39
Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus 34
Black Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi 40
Louisiana Pinesnake
Pituophis ruthveni 39
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus 41
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides 4
Western Milksnake
Lampropeltis gentilis 42
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki 43
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra 44
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum 45
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster 4
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata 15
Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus 5
Western Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus 23
Slowinski's Cornsnake
Pantherophis slowinskii 21
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides 39
Eastern Coral Snake
Micrurus fulvius 46
Texas Coralsnake
Micrurus tener 47
Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix 35
Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus 48
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus 41
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus 49
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius 5
Brahminy Blindsnake
Indotyphlops braminus 50
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas 51
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta 52
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii 53
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata 54
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea 55
Florida Softshell Turtle
Apalone ferox 56
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica 57
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera 6
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina 58
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii 59
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus 59
Loggerhead Musk Turtle
Sternotherus minor 59
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus 60
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum 61
Mississippi Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis 62
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina 63
Gulf Coast Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina major 64
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis 65
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata 66
Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia 67
Western Chicken Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia miaria 39
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis 59
Common Slider
Trachemys scripta 68
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans 69
Yellow-bellied Slider
Trachemys scripta scripta 70
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna 71
Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin 4
Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin pileata 72
Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys oculifera 59
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis 73
Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis 59
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica 59
Mississippi Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii 21
Sabine Map Turtle
Graptemys sabinensis 59
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus 74
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