List of reptiles of Massachusetts

This is a list of Massachusetts reptiles. It includes all reptiles currently found in Massachusetts. It does not include species found only in captivity.

Snakes

Name	Species/Authority	Order	Family	Range and status	IUCN Red List
Northern Copperhead	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	Coluber constrictor	Snake	Colubridae	Locally Common although Declining; Statewide except Nantucket	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	Snake	Viperidae	Endangered in the state; Very Rare; Found in Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, and Norfolk counties	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern worm snake	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 120px	Diadophis punctatus	Snake	Colubridae	Common and Widspread in the Commonwealth; Statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern hog-nosed snake	Heterodon platirhinos	Snake	Colubridae	Uncommon; Distribution is spotty however it's not found in Berkshire, Nantucket, and Dukes County	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern Milk snake	Lampropeltis triangulum	Snake	Colubridae	Common; Statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Northern water snake	Nerodia sipedon	Snake	Colubridae	Common; Statewide except Dukes County	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Smooth green snake 120px	Opheodrys vernalis	Snake	Colubridae	Common but Declining due to habitat loss; Statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Black Rat snake 120px	Pantherophis obsoletus	Snake	Colubridae	Endangered in the Commonwealth; Very Rare; Found only in Southern Worcester County and the Connecticut River Valley	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
DeKay's brown snake 120px	Storeria dekayi	Snake	Colubridae	Common; Statewide except Martha's Vineyard island and Nantucket	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Brahminy blind snake	Ramphotyphlops braminus	Snake	Typhlopidae	Introduced; Reported to occur only in and around Boston; Status unclear	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Northern redbelly snake	Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata	Snake	Colubridae	Common; Statewide except Nantucket	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Ribbon snake 120px	Thamnophis sauritus	Snake	Colubridae	Common but Declining; Statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Common Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis	Snake	Colubridae	Common; Statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg

Turtles

Name	Species/Authority	Order	Family	Range and status	IUCN Red List
Loggerhead sea turtle	Caretta caretta	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Coastal waters of Southeastern Mass; One record in Essex County in 2008; Endangered federally and in the Commonwealth	7
Green sea turtle	Chelonia mydas	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Reported from Dukes, Nantucket, and Cape Cod; Very Rare; Listed as Threatened in the Commonwealth and Endangered Federally	7
Common snapping turtle	Chelydra serpentina	Turtle	Chelydridae	Common; Statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Painted turtle	Chrysemys picta	Turtle	Emydidae	Common; Statewide	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Spotted turtle 120px	Clemmys guttata	Turtle	Emydidae	Locally Common to Uncommon; statewide except Northern Berkshire County and Suffolk County	7
Leatherback sea turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Turtle	Dermochelyidae	Coastal Southeastern waters; Rare; Endangered	7
Blanding's turtle 120px	Emydoidea blandingii	Turtle	Emydidae	Scattered populations in Eastern Mass; Rare; Threatened in the Commonwealth	7
Hawksbill sea turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Rare vagrant; Recorded in 1909, 1968, and 1989; Endangered	7
Wood turtle	Glyptemys insculpta	Turtle	Emydidae	Uncommon; Statewide anywhere north and west of Bristol County and Plymouth County; Listed as Special Concern	7
Bog turtle 120px	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Turtle	Emydidae	Very Rare; Found only in Berkshire County; Endangered in the Commonwealth and Federally	7
Kemp's ridley sea turtle	Lepidochelys kempii	Turtle	Cheloniidae	Recorded from Cape Cod, Dukes County, and Nantucket; Listed as Endangered in the Commonwealth	7
Diamondback terrapin	Malaclemys terrapin	Turtle	Emydidae	Uncommon; Found in Cape Cod, Plymouth County, and Bristol County; Listed as Threatened Federally and in the Commonwealth	7
Northern red-bellied cooter 120px	Pseudemys rubriventris	Turtle	Emydidae	Rare; Found only in Plymouth County; Listed as Endangered	7
Eastern musk turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	Turtle	Kinosternidae	Common; Statewide except Dukes and Nantucket Counties	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg
Eastern box turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina	Turtle	Emydidae	Uncommon; Statwide except possibly Nantucket; Listed as Special Concern	7
Red-eared slider	Trachemys scripta elegans	Turtle	Emydidae	Introduced; May occur Statewide and probably Common	7 File:Fl mammals lc.svg

Lizards

Name	Species/Authority	Order	Family	Range and status	IUCN Red List
Common Five-lined Skink	Plestidon fasciatus	Lizard	Scincidae	Extirpated; Formerly Western and Southern Massachusetts, but is now extinct in these areas due to habitat loss	7

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