Reptiles of Louisiana

A grouping of all of the reptiles found in Louisiana, including historical records and introduced species. I included only subspecies that are used commonly, excluding some from this guide.

Chicken Turtle ¹
Deirochelys reticularia

Western Chicken Turtle ²
Deirochelys reticularia miaria

Southern Painted Turtle ³
Chrysemys dorsalis

Common Slider ⁴
Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider ⁵
Trachemys scripta elegans

Yellow-bellied Slider ⁶
Trachemys scripta scripta

River Cooter ⁷
Pseudemys concinna

Diamondback Terrapin ⁸
Malaclemys terrapin

Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin ⁹
Malaclemys terrapin pileata

Ringed Map Turtle ³
Graptemys oculifera

Ouachita Map Turtle ¹⁰
Graptemys ouachitensis

Pearl River Map Turtle ³
Graptemys pearlensis

False Map Turtle ³
Graptemys pseudogeographica

Mississippi Map Turtle ¹¹
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii

Sabine Map Turtle ³
Graptemys sabinensis

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Reptiles of Louisiana

Chicken Turtle 1 Deirochelys reticularia

Western Chicken Turtle 2 Deirochelys reticularia miaria

Southern Painted Turtle 3 Chrysemys dorsalis

Common Slider 4 Trachemys scripta

Red-eared Slider 5 Trachemys scripta elegans

Yellow-bellied Slider 6 Trachemys scripta scripta

River Cooter 7 Pseudemys concinna

Diamondback Terrapin 8 Malaclemys terrapin

Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin 9 Malaclemys terrapin pileata

Ringed Map Turtle 3 Graptemys oculifera

Ouachita Map Turtle 10 Graptemys ouachitensis

Pearl River Map Turtle 3 Graptemys pearlensis

False Map Turtle 3 Graptemys pseudogeographica

Mississippi Map Turtle 11 Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii

Sabine Map Turtle 3 Graptemys sabinensis