List of reptiles of Massachusetts

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of reptiles of Massachusetts. It includes all reptiles currently found in the US state of Massachusetts in alphabetical order of scientific name. It does not include species found only in captivity.

Snakes

Name	Scientific name	Order	Family	Range and status	IUCN Red List
Northern copperhead File:Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen CDC.png	Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen	Snake	Viperidae	Rare, endangered in the state; found in Norfolk, Berkshire, and Hampden Counties	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Black racer File:Coluber constrictorPCCP20030612-1115B.jpg	Coluber constrictor	Snake	Colubridae	Locally common although declining; statewide except Nantucket	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Timber rattlesnake File:Crotalus horridus (5).jpg	Crotalus horridus	Snake	Viperidae	Very rare, endangered in the state; found in Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Norfolk counties	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern worm snake File:Carphophis amoenus amoenus.jpg	Carphophis ameonus amoenus	Snake	Colubridae	Rare and threatened in the Commonwealth; found only in the Southern Connecticut River Valley in Hampden and Hampshire Counties	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Ring-necked snake File:Diadophis punctatus edwardsii4.jpg	Diadophis punctatus	Snake	Colubridae	Common and widespread in the Commonwealth; statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern hog-nosed snake File:Eastern Hognose Snake.jpg	Heterodon platirhinos	Snake	Colubridae	Uncommon; spotty distribution, but found in all counties except Berkshire, Nantucket, and Dukes County	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern milk snake File:Tennessee milksnake.jpg	Lampropeltis triangulum	Snake	Colubridae	Common; statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Northern water snake File:Northern water snake.jpg	Nerodia sipedon	Snake	Colubridae	Common; statewide except Dukes County	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Smooth green snake File:Smooth Green Snake.jpg	Opheodrys vernalis	Snake	Colubridae	Common but declining due to habitat loss; statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Black rat snake File:Black Rat Snake.jpg	Pantherophis obsoletus	Snake	Colubridae	Very rare, endangered in the Commonwealth; found only in Southern Worcester County, the Connecticut River Valley and Essex County	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
DeKay's brown snake File:Inconvenienced snake.jpg	Storeria dekayi	Snake	Colubridae	Common; statewide except Martha's Vineyard island and Nantucket	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Brahminy blind snake File:Ramphotyphlops braminus.jpg	Ramphotyphlops braminus	Snake	Typhlopidae	Introduced; reported to occur only in and around Boston; status unclear	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Northern redbelly snake File:Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata.jpg	Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata	Snake	Colubridae	Common; statewide except Nantucket	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Ribbon snake File:Eastern Ribbon Snake.jpg	Thamnophis sauritus	Snake	Colubridae	Common but declining; statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Common garter snake File:Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Wooster.jpg	Thamnophis sirtalis	Snake	Colubridae	Common; statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg

Turtles

Name	Scientific name	Order	Family	Range and status	IUCN Red List
Loggerhead sea turtle File:Loggerhead sea turtle.jpg	Caretta caretta	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Very rare, located in coastal waters of the southeast; one recorded in Essex County in 2008; endangered federally and in the Commonwealth	7 File:EN IUCN 3 1.svg
Green sea turtle File:Green turtle swimming over coral reefs in Kona.jpg	Chelonia mydas	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Very rare, reported from Dukes, Nantucket, and Cape Cod; listed as threatened in the Commonwealth and endangered federally	7 File:EN IUCN 3 1.svg
Common snapping turtle File:Common Snapping Turtle.jpg	Chelydra serpentina	Turtle	Chelydridae	Common; statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Painted turtle File:Painted-Turtle-1 Young.jpg	Chrysemys picta	Turtle	Emydidae	Common; statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Spotted turtle File:Spotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata.jpg	Clemmys guttata	Turtle	Emydidae	Locally common to uncommon; statewide except Northern Berkshire County and Suffolk County	7 File:VU IUCN 3 1.svg
Leatherback sea turtle File:Dermochelys coriacea (beach).jpg	Dermochelys coriacea	Turtle	Dermochelyidae	Very rare, coastal southeastern waters; endangered	7 File:EN IUCN 3 1.svg
Blanding's turtle File:Blandings-road-800x600.jpg	Emydoidea blandingii	Turtle	Emydidae	Rare, scattered populations in east; threatened in the Commonwealth	7 File:EN IUCN 3 1.svg
Hawksbill sea turtle File:Hawksbill turtle off the coast of Saba.jpg	Eretmochelys imbricata	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Rare vagrant, recorded in 1909, 1968, and 1989; critically endangered	7 File:CR IUCN 3 1.svg
Wood turtle File:WoodTurtle.jpg	Glyptemys insculpta	Turtle	Emydidae	Uncommon, found statewide anywhere north and west of Bristol County and Plymouth County; listed as special concern	7 File:EN IUCN 3 1.svg
Bog turtle File:Bog Turtle.jpg	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Turtle	Emydidae	Very rare, found only in Berkshire County; critically endangered in the commonwealth and federally	7 File:CR IUCN 3 1.svg
Kemp's ridley sea turtle File:Kemp's Ridley sea turtle nesting.JPG	Lepidochelys kempii	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Recorded from Cape Cod, Dukes County, and Nantucket; listed as endangered in the Commonwealth, critically endangered globally	7 File:CR IUCN 3 1.svg
Diamondback terrapin File:Diamondback turtle adult female.jpg	Malaclemys terrapin	Turtle	Emydidae	Uncommon, found in Cape Cod, Plymouth County, and Bristol County; listed as threatened federally and in the Commonwealth	7 File:NT IUCN 3 1.svg
Northern red-bellied cooter File:Pseudemys rubriventris basking northern red bellied crooters turtles.jpg	Pseudemys rubriventris	Turtle	Emydidae	Rare, found only in Plymouth County; listed as endangered	7 File:EN IUCN 3 1.svg
Eastern musk turtle File:Stinkpot Turtle.jpg	Sternotherus odoratus	Turtle	Kinosternidae	Common; statewide except Dukes and Nantucket Counties	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern box turtle File:Eastern box turtle in florida.JPG	Terrapene carolina carolina	Turtle	Emydidae	Uncommon, statewide except possibly Nantucket; listed as special concern	7 File:VU IUCN 3 1.svg
Red-eared slider File:RedEaredSlider05.jpg	Trachemys scripta elegans	Turtle	Emydidae	Introduced; may occur statewide, most likely common	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg

Lizards

Name	Scientific name	Order	Family	Range and status	IUCN Red List
Common five-lined skink File:Eumeces fasciatusPCCA20060326-2806A.jpg	Plestidon fasciatus	Lizard	Scincidae	Extirpated; formerly Western and Southern Massachusetts (Berkshire and Bristol Counties), but now absent from the Commonwealth due to habitat loss	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Italian wall lizardFile:Podarcis sicula rb.jpg	Podarcis siculus	Lizard	Lacertidae	Introduced; recorded only in Suffolk County, unconfirmed reports in Middlesex County.	File:Fl mammals lc.svg

References

• Massachusetts Reptiles and Amphibians List J.E. Cardoza and P.G. Mirick, Massachusetts Div. of Fisheries and Wildlife
• Red-eared Slider Fact Sheet-USGS