State Reptiles
| State | State reptile | Scientific name | Year adopted | Conservation status | Photograph | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama red-bellied turtle | Pseudemys alabamensis | 1990 | 4 !Endangered | ||
| Arizona | Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake | Crotalus willardi subspecies willardi |
1986 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| California | Desert tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | 1972 | 5 !Vulnerable | ||
| Colorado | Western painted turtle | Chrysemys picta subspecies bellii |
2008 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Florida | American alligator (state reptile) |
Alligator mississippiensis | 1987 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Florida | Loggerhead sea turtle (state saltwater reptile) |
Caretta caretta | 2008 | 4 !Endangered | ||
| Florida | Gopher tortoise (state tortoise) |
Gopherus polyphemus | 2008 | 5 !Vulnerable | ||
| Georgia | Gopher tortoise | Gopherus polyphemus | 1989 | 5 !Vulnerable | ||
| Illinois | Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | 2005 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Kansas | Ornate box turtle | Terrapene ornata | 1986 | 6 !Near Threatened | ||
| Louisiana | American alligator | Alligator mississippiensis | 1983 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Maryland | Diamondback terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin | 1994 | 6 !Near Threatened | ||
| Massachusetts | Garter snake | Thamnophis (whole genus) |
2006 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Michigan | Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | 1995 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Mississippi | American alligator | Alligator mississippiensis | 2005 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Missouri | Three-toed box turtle | Terrapene carolina subspecies triunguis |
2007 | 6 !Near Threatened | ||
| Nevada | Desert tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | 1989 | 5 !Vulnerable | ||
| New Mexico | New Mexico whiptail lizard | Cnemidophorus neomexicanus | 2003 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| New York | Common snapping turtle | Chelydra serpentina | 2006 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| North Carolina | Eastern box turtle | Terrapene carolina subspecies carolina |
1979 | 6 !Near Threatened | ||
| Ohio | Northern black racer | Coluber constrictor subspecies constrictor |
1995 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Oklahoma | Common collared lizard | Crotaphytus collaris | 1969 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| South Carolina | Loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta | 1988 | 4 !Endangered | ||
| Tennessee | Eastern box turtle | Terrapene carolina subspecies carolina |
1995 | 6 !Near Threatened | ||
| Texas | Texas horned lizard | Phrynosoma cornutum | 1993 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Vermont | Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | 1994 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| West Virginia | Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | 2008 | 7 !Least Concern | ||
| Wyoming | Horned lizard | Phrynosoma (whole genus) |
1993 | 7 !Least Concern |
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