List of reptiles of Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin is home to thirty-six species of reptiles. These include snakes, lizards, and turtles.[1]

## Snakes[edit]

Twenty-one species of snake live in Wisconsin.

Common name  | Scientific name  | IUCN status  | Wisconsin status  | Picture

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Butler's garter snake | Thamnophis butleri | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Common garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis | Least concern  | Common  |
Common watersnake | Nerodia sipedon | Least concern  | Common  |
DeKay's brown snake | Storeria dekayi | Least concern  | Common  |
Eastern foxsnake | Pantherophis vulpinus | Least concern  | Common  |
Eastern hognose snake | Heterodon platirhinos | Least concern  | Common  |
Eastern massasauga | Sistrurus catenatus | Least concern  | Endangered  |
Eastern racer | Coluber constrictor | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Eastern ribbon snake | Thamnophis saurita | Least concern  | Endangered  |
Gophersnake | Pituophis catenifer | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Gray ratsnake | Pantherophis spiloides | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Lined snake | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Milk snake | Lampropeltis triangulum | Least concern  | Common  |
Plains garter snake | Thamnophis radix | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Queen snake | Regina septemvittata | Least concern  | Endangered  |
Red-bellied snake | Storeria occipitomaculata | Least concern  | Common  |
Ring-necked snake | Diadophis punctatus | Least concern  | Common (northern)
Special concern (prairie)  |
Smooth green snake | Opheodrys vernalis | Least concern  | Common  |
Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Western ribbon snake | Thamnophis proximus | Least concern  | Endangered  |
Western worm snake | Carphophis vermis | Least concern  | Special concern  |

## Lizards[edit]

Four species of lizard live in Wisconsin.

Common name  | Scientific name  | IUCN status  | Wisconsin status  | Picture

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Common five-lined skink | Plestiodon fasciatus | Least concern  | Common  |
Prairie skink | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Six-lined racerunner | Aspidoscelis sexlineatus | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Slender glass lizard | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Least concern  | Endangered  |

## Turtles[edit]

Eleven species of turtle live in Wisconsin.

Common name  | Scientific name  | IUCN status  | Wisconsin status  | Picture

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Blanding's turtle | Emydoidea blandingii | Endangered  | Special concern  |
Common snapping turtle | Chelydra serpentina | Least concern  | Common  |
Eastern musk turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Least concern  | Common  |
False map turtle | Graptemys pseudogeographica | Least concern  | Common  |
Northern map turtle | Graptemys geographica | Least concern  | Common  |
Ornate box turtle | Terrapene ornata | Vulnerable  | Endangered  |
Ouachita map turtle | Graptemys ouachitensis | Least concern  | Common  |
Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | Least concern  | Common  |
Smooth softshell turtle | Apalone mutica | Least concern  | Special concern  |
Spiny softshell turtle | Apalone spinifera | Least concern  | Common  |
Wood turtle | Glyptemys insculpta | Endangered  | Threatened  |

## See also[edit]

* List of amphibians of Wisconsin
* List of birds of Wisconsin
* List of mammals of Wisconsin

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Herps of Wisconsin". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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