Reptiles of Illinois

Class Reptilia

Order Testudines Suborder Cryptodira Family Chelydridae Chelydra serpentina - snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina serpentina - common snapping turtle Macroclemys temminckii - alligator snapping turtle ST Family Emydidae Chrysemys picta - painted turtle
Chrysemys picta belli - western painted turtle
Chrysemys picta dorsalis - southern painted turtle
Chrysemys picta marginata - midland painted turtle Clemmys guttata - spotted turtle SE
Emydoidea blandingii - Blanding's turtle
Graptemys geographica - map turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis - Ouachita map turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis - Ouachita map turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica - false map turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii - Mississippi map turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica - false map turtle Pseudemys concinna - river cooter SE
Pseudemys concinna hieroglyphica - hieroglyphic river cooter
Pseudemys concinna metteri - Missouri river cooter Terrapene carolina - eastern box turtle
Terrapene carolina carolina - eastern box turtle Terrapene ornata - ornate box turtle
Terrapene ornata ornata - ornate box turtle Trachemys scripta - slider
Trachemys scripta elegans - red-eared slider Family Kinosternidae Kinosternon flavescens - yellow mud turtle
Kinosternon flavescens spooneri - Illinois mud turtle SE Kinosternon subrubrum - eastern mud turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis - Mississippi mud turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum - eastern mud turtle Sternotherus odoratus - common musk turtle Family Trionychidae Apalone mutica - smooth softshell WL
Apalone mutica mutica - midland smooth softshell WL Apalone spinifera - spiny softshell
Apalone spinifera spinifera - eastern spiny softshell Order Squamata Suborder Sauria Family Anguidae Ophisaurus attenuatus - slender glass lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus - western slender glass lizard Family Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus undulatus - fence lizard
Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus - northern fence lizard Family Scincidae Eumeces fasciatus - five-lined skink
Eumeces laticeps - broadhead skink
Scincella lateralis - ground skink Family Teiidae Cnemidophorus sexlineatus - six-lined racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus - six-lined racerunner Suborder Serpentes Family Colubridae Carphophis amoenus - worm snake
Carphophis amoenus helenae - Midwest worm snake
Carphophis amoenus vermis - western worm snake Cemophora coccinea - scarlet snake X
Clonophis kirtlandii - Kirtland's Snake ST
Coluber constrictor - racer
Coluber constrictor flaviventris - eastern yellowbelly racer
Coluber constrictor priapus - southern black racer Diadophis punctatus - ringneck snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi - prairie ringneck snake
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii - northern ringneck snake
Diadophis punctatus stictogenys - Mississippi ringneck snake Elaphe guttata - corn snake
Elaphe guttata emoryi - Great Plains rat snake ST Elaphe obsoleta - rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta - black rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta spiloides - gray rat snake Elaphe vulpina - fox snake
Elaphe vulpina vulpina - western fox snake Farancia abacura - mud snake
Farancia abacura reinwardtii -western mud snake Heterodon nasicus - western hognose snake ST
Heterodon nasicus gloydi -dusty hognose snake ST
Heterodon nasicus nasicus -plains hognose snake ST Heterodon platirhinos - eastern hognose snake
Lampropeltis calligaster - prairie kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster -prairie kingsnake Lampropeltis getula - kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki -speckled kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula nigra -black kingsnake Lampropeltis triangulum - milk snake
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila -red milk snake
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum -eastern milk snake Masticophis flagellum - coachwhip ST
Masticophis flagellum flagellum -eastern coachwhip ST Nerodia cyclopion - Mississippi green water snake ST
Nerodia erythrogaster - plainbelly water snake
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster -yellowbelly water snake
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta -copperbelly water snake WL FPT Nerodia fasciata - southern water snake SE
Nerodia fasciata confluens -broad-banded water snake SE Nerodia rhombifer - diamondback water snake
Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer -diamondback water snake Nerodia sipedon - northern water snake
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis -midland water snake
Nerodia sipedon sipedon -northern water snake Opheodrys aestivus - rough green snake
Opheodrys vernalis - smooth green snake
Pituophis catenifer sayi -bullsnake
Regina grahamii - Graham's crayfish snake
Regina septemvittata - queen snake
Storeria dekayi - brown snake
Storeria dekayi wrightorum - midland brown snake Storeria occipitomaculata - redbelly snake
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata - northern redbelly snake Tantilla gracilis - flathead snake - WL
Thamnophis proximus - western ribbon snake
Thamnophis proximus proximus - western ribbon snake Thamnophis radix - plains garter snake
Thamnophis radix radix - eastern plains garter snake Thamnophis sauritus - eastern ribbon snake SE
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus - eastern ribbon snake SE
Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis - northern ribbon snake SE Thamnophis sirtalis - common garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus - Chicago garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - eastern garter snake Tropidoclonion lineatum - lined snake
Virginia valeriae - smooth earth snake
Virginia valeriae valeriae - eastern earth snake Suborder Serpentes Family Viperidae Agkistrodon contortrix - copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix - southern copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen - northern copperhead Agkistrodon piscivorus - cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma - western cottonmouth Crotalus horridus - timber rattlesnake ST
Sistrurus catenatus - massasauga SE
Sistrurus catenatus catenatus - eastern massasauga SE

(†) = Extinct
FE = Federally Endangered
X = Presumed Extirpated from Illinois
SE = Illinois State Endangered
ST = Illinois State Threatened
WL = Illinois Watch List
I = Introduced

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    This list is maintained by
    Dr. Christopher Phillips
    3/21/97