Minnesota Reptiles |
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Class Reptilia |
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Reptilia is the class of animals that is characterized by breathing air, laying tough-shelled amniotic eggs, and having dry skin covered in scales and/or scutes (bony plates). According to Reptile Database (2013), there are currently 9,766 reptile species worldwide. According to the Minnesota DNR (2013), there are 29 reptile species native to and currently found in Minnesota. |
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Common Name |
Status |
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American five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus) |
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Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) |
threatened | |||
blue racer (Coluber constrictor) |
special concern | |||
common map turtle (Graptemys geographica) |
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common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina var. serpentina) |
special concern | ||
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eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) |
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false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) |
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five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus) |
special concern | |||
gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) |
special concern | |||
lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) |
special concern | |||
massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) |
endangered | |||
milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) |
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Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) |
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plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) |
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prairie skink (Eumeces septentrionalis) |
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rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta) |
special concern | |||
red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) |
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six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus) |
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smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica) |
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spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) |
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timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) |
threatened | |||
western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) |
special concern | |||
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wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) |
threatened | |||
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