Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestonekarst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grasslandprairie in the north. This vast contrast in biomes makes Texas home to an extremely wide variety of herpetofauna. Its central position in the United States means that species found primarily in either the western or eastern parts of the country often have their ranges meeting in the state. Its proximity to Mexico is such that many species found there and into Central America range as far north as Texas. The abundance of reptiles makes the state a prime area for research, and most species found in Texas have been well studied.
Texas state law protects several reptile species; threatened species are denoted with a (T) and endangered species are denoted with an (E). The climate of Texas has also led to some species being introduced and establishing a permanent population, denoted with an (I).
Dixon, James R. 2013. Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas, with Keys, Taxonomic Synopses, Bibliography, and Distribution Maps. 3nd ed. Texas A&M University Press. College Station, Texas. viii, 477 pp. ISBN1-60344-734-2
Dixon, James R., John E. Werler, and Michael R. Forstner. 2020. Texas Snakes, A Field Guide, Revised Edition. University of Texas Press. Austin, Texas. xvi, 448 pp. ISBN978-1-4773-2041-9
Ernst, Carl H. and Jeffrey E. Lovich. 2009. Turtles of the United States and Canada. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Maryland. xii, 827 pp. ISBN0-8018-9121-3
Ernst, Carl H. and Evelyn M. Ernst. 2003. Snakes of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C. ix, 668 pp. ISBN1-58834-019-8
Hibbitts, Troy D. and Toby L. Hibbitts. 2016. Texas Turtles and Crocodilians, A Field Guide. University of Texas Press. Austin. xvi, 257 pp. ISBN978-1-4773-0777-9
Hibbitts, Troy D. and Toby J. Hibbitts. 2015. Texas Lizards, A Field Guide. University of Texas Press. Austin. xvi, 333 pp. ISBN978-0-292-75934-3
Jones, Lawrence L. C. and Robert E. Lovich. 2009. Lizards of the American Southwest, A Photographic Field Guide. Rio Nuevo Publishers. Tucson, Arizona. 567 pp. ISBN1-933855-35-5
Powell, Robert, Roger Conant, and Joseph T. Collins. 2016. Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, 4rd ed. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Massachusetts. xiii, 494 pp. ISBN978-0-544-12997-9
Werler, John E. and James R. Dixon. 2000. Texas Snakes, Identification, Distribution, and Natural History. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas. xv, 437 pp. ISBN0-292-79130-5
Referencesedit
Texas Memorial Museum: Herps of Texas
Texas Parks & Wildlife: Endangered and Threatened Species of Texas
December 02, 2023
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This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes lizards crocodilians and turtles native to the U S state of Texas Texas has a large range of habitats from swamps coastal marshes and pine forests in the east rocky hills and limestone karst in the center desert in the south and west mountains in the far west and grassland prairie in the north This vast contrast in biomes makes Texas home to an extremely wide variety of herpetofauna Its central position in the United States means that species found primarily in either the western or eastern parts of the country often have their ranges meeting in the state Its proximity to Mexico is such that many species found there and into Central America range as far north as Texas The abundance of reptiles makes the state a prime area for research and most species found in Texas have been well studied Texas state law protects several reptile species threatened species are denoted with a T and endangered species are denoted with an E The climate of Texas has also led to some species being introduced and establishing a permanent population denoted with an I Contents 1 Crocodilians 2 Lizards 3 Snakes 4 Turtles 5 See also 6 Further reading 7 References Conservation status Least concern speciesVulnerable speciesEndangered speciesCritically endangeredInvasive speciesCrocodilians editOrder Crocodilia Picture Scientific name Common name Family Conservation statusFamily Alligatoridae alligators and caimans nbsp Alligator mississippiensis American alligator Alligatoridae IUCN LC Lizards editOrder Squamata Picture Scientific name Common name Family Conservation statusFamily Anguidae anguid and legless lizards nbsp Gerrhonotus infernalis Texas alligator lizard Anguidae IUCN LC nbsp Ophisaurus attenuatus Western slender glass lizard Anguidae IUCN LC Family Dactyloidae anoles nbsp Anolis carolinensis Green anole Dactyloidae IUCN LC nbsp Anolis sagrei Brown anole Dactyloidae IUCN LC Texas I Family Crotaphytidae collared and leopard lizards nbsp Crotaphytus collaris Eastern collared lizard Crotaphytidae nbsp Crotaphytus reticulatus Reticulated collared lizard Crotaphytidae IUCN VU Texas T nbsp Gambelia wislizenii Longnose leopard lizard Crotaphytidae IUCN LC Family Gekkonidae geckos nbsp Coleonyx brevis Texas banded gecko Gekkonidae IUCN LC Coleonyx reticulatus Reticulated gecko Gekkonidae IUCN LC Texas T nbsp Cyrtopodion scabrum Rough tailed gecko Gekkonidae IUCN LC Texas I nbsp Hemidactylus frenatus Asian house gecko Gekkonidae IUCN LC Texas I nbsp Hemidactylus turcicus Mediterranean gecko Gekkonidae IUCN LC Texas I Family Iguanidae iguanas nbsp Ctenosaura pectinata Mexican spinytail iguana Iguanidae Texas I Family Phrynosomatidae earless sand horned and spiny lizards nbsp Cophosaurus texanus Greater earless lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC Holbrookia lacerata Northern spot tailed earless lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN NT nbsp Holbrookia maculata maculata Great Plains earless lizard PhrynosomatidaeHolbrookia maculata flavilenta Chihuahuan earless lizard PhrynosomatidaeHolbrookia maculata perspicua Prairie earless lizard Phrynosomatidae nbsp Holbrookia propinqua Keeled earless lizard PhrynosomatidaeHolbrookia subcaudalis Southern spot tailed earless lizard Phrynosomatidae nbsp Phrynosoma cornutum Texas horned lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC Texas T nbsp Phrynosoma hernandesi Greater short horned lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC Texas T nbsp Phrynosoma modestum Roundtail horned lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC Sceloporus arenicolus Dunes sagebrush lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN VU Texas T Sceloporus bimaculosus Twin spotted spiny lizard Phrynosomatidae nbsp Sceloporus consobrinus Prairie lizard Phrynosomatidae nbsp Sceloporus cowlesi Southwestern fence lizard Phrynosomatidae nbsp Sceloporus cyanogenys Blue spiny lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC nbsp Sceloporus grammicus Mesquite lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC Sceloporus merriami annulatus Big Bend Canyon lizard PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus merriami longipunctatus Presidio Canyon lizard PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus merriami Canyon lizard Phrynosomatidae nbsp Sceloporus olivaceus Texas spiny lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC nbsp Sceloporus poinsettii Crevice spiny lizard Phrynosomatidae nbsp Sceloporus marmoratus Rosebelly lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC nbsp Urosaurus ornatus ornatus Texas tree lizard Phrynosomatidae IUCN LC nbsp Urosaurus ornatus schmidti Big Bend tree lizard PhrynosomatidaeUta stejnegeri Eastern side blotched lizard PhrynosomatidaeFamily Scincidae skinks nbsp Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis Southern coal skink Scincidae nbsp Plestiodon fasciatus Five lined skink Scincidae nbsp Plestiodon laticeps Broadhead skink Scincidae IUCN LC Plestiodon multivirgatus epipleurotus Variable skink Scincidae nbsp Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains Skink Scincidae IUCN LC Plestiodon septentrionalis obtusirostris Southern prairie skink ScincidaePlestiodon tetragrammus brevilineatus Short lined skink Scincidae nbsp Plestiodon tetragrammus tetragrammus Four lined skink Scincidae nbsp Scincella lateralis Little brown skink Scincidae IUCN LC Family Teiidae whiptails nbsp Aspidoscelis exsanguis Chihuahuan spotted whiptail Teiidae IUCN LC nbsp Aspidoscelis gularis Texas spotted whiptail Teiidae IUCN LC Aspidoscelis inornata heptagramma Little striped whiptail Teiidae nbsp Aspidoscelis laredoensis Laredo striped whiptail Teiidae IUCN LC nbsp Aspidoscelis marmorata marmorata Western marbled whiptail TeiidaeAspidoscelis marmorata reticuloriens Eastern marbled whiptail Teiidae nbsp Aspidoscelis neomexicana New Mexico whiptail Teiidae IUCN LC Aspidoscelis sexlineata stephensae Texas yellow headed racerunner Teiidae nbsp Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis Prairie racerunner Teiidae nbsp Aspidoscelis scalaris Plateau spotted whiptail Teiidae nbsp Aspidoscelis tesselata Checkered whiptail Teiidae IUCN LC nbsp Aspidoscelis uniparens Desert grassland whiptail Teiidae IUCN LC Snakes editSub order Serpentes Picture Scientific name Common name Family Conservation statusFamily Typhlopidae blindsnakes nbsp Indotyphlops braminus Brahminy blindsnake Typhlopidae IUCN LC Family Leptotyphlopidae threadsnakes Rena dissecta New Mexico threadsnake Leptotyphlopidae IUCN LC nbsp Rena dulcis dulcis Plains threadsnake Leptotyphlopidae IUCN LC Rena dulcis rubellum South Texas threadsnake LeptotyphlopidaeRena humilis segregus Trans Pecos threadsnake LeptotyphlopidaeFamily Colubridae colubrids nbsp Arizona elegans arenicola Texas glossy snake Colubridae nbsp Arizona elegans elegans Kansas glossy snake ColubridaeArizona elegans philipi Painted Desert glossy snake Colubridae nbsp Bogertophis subocularis Trans Pecos ratsnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Carphophis vermis Western wormsnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Cemophora coccinea Scarletsnake ColubridaeCemophora lineri Texas scarletsnake Colubridae Texas T nbsp Coluber constrictor anthicus Buttermilk racer ColubridaeColuber constrictor etheridgei Tan racer Colubridae nbsp Coluber constrictor flaviventris Eastern yellowbelly racer ColubridaeColuber constrictor oaxaca Mexican racer Colubridae nbsp Coluber constrictor priapus Southern black racer ColubridaeConiophanes imperialis Black striped snake Colubridae Texas T nbsp Diadophis punctatus arnyi Prairie ringneck snake Colubridae nbsp Diadophis punctatus regalis Regal ringneck snake Colubridae nbsp Diadophis punctatus stictogenys Mississippi ringneck snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Drymarchon corais erebennus Texas indigo snake Colubridae Texas T nbsp Drymobius margaritiferus Speckled racer Colubridae Texas T nbsp Farancia abacura Red bellied mud snake Colubridae IUCN LC Ficimia streckeri Mexican hooknose snake Colubridae nbsp Gyalopion canum Chihuahuan hook nosed snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Haldea striatula Rough earthsnake ColubridaeHeterodon kennerlyi Mexican hognose snake ColubridaeHeterodon nasicus gloydi Dusty hognose snake Colubridae nbsp Heterodon nasicus nasicus Western hognose snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Hypsiglena torquata jani Texas night snake Colubridae nbsp Lampropeltis alterna Gray banded kingsnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie kingsnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Lampropeltis holbrooki Speckled kingsnake Colubridae nbsp Lampropeltis splendida Desert kingsnake Colubridae nbsp Lampropeltis annulata Mexican milksnake ColubridaeLampropeltis gentilis Western milksnake Colubridae nbsp Leptodeira septentrionalis Northern cat eyed snake Colubridae IUCN LC Texas T nbsp Liodytes rigida Gulf swampsnake Colubridae nbsp Masticophis flagellum flagellum Eastern coachwhip Colubridae IUCN LC Masticophis flagellum testaceus Western coachwhip ColubridaeMasticophis schotti schotti Schott s whipsnake ColubridaeMasticophis schotti ruthveni Ruthven s whipsnake ColubridaeMasticophis taeniatus girardi Central Texas whipsnake ColubridaeMasticophis taeniatus taeniatus Desert striped whipsnake Colubridae nbsp Nerodia clarkii Saltmarsh watersnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Nerodia cyclopion Mississippi green watersnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Nerodia erythrogaster Plain bellied watersnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Nerodia fasciata confluens Broad banded watersnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Nerodia fasciata pictiventris Florida watersnake Colubridae Texas I Nerodia harteri Brazos watersnake Colubridae IUCN NT Texas T Nerodia paucimaculata Concho watersnake Colubridae IUCN NT Texas T nbsp Nerodia rhombifer Diamondback watersnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Nerodia sipedon pleuralis Midland watersnake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Opheodrys aestivus Rough green snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Opheodrys vernalis Smooth green snake Colubridae IUCN LC Texas T nbsp Pantherophis bairdi Baird s ratsnake ColubridaePantherophis emoryi Great Plains ratsnake Colubridae nbsp Pantherophis obsoletus Western ratsnake Colubridae nbsp Pantherophis slowinskii Slowinski s cornsnake Colubridae nbsp Pituophis catenifer affinis Sonoran gopher snake Colubridae nbsp Pituophis catenifer sayi Bull snake Colubridae nbsp Pituophis ruthveni Louisiana pinesnake Colubridae IUCN EN Texas T nbsp Regina grahamii Graham s crayfish snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus Texas longnose snake ColubridaeSalvadora deserticola Big Bend patch nose snake Colubridae Texas T Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae Mountain patch nose snake Colubridae nbsp Salvadora grahamiae lineata Texas patch nose snake Colubridae nbsp Sonora semiannulata Ground snake Colubridae IUCN LC Storeria dekayi limnetes Marsh brown snake Colubridae nbsp Storeria dekayi texana Texas brown snake Colubridae nbsp Storeria occipitomaculata Redbelly snake Colubridae IUCN LC Tantilla atriceps Mexican blackhead snake ColubridaeTantilla cucullata Big Bend blackhead snake Colubridae nbsp Tantilla gracilis Flathead snake Colubridae IUCN LC Tantilla hobartsmithi Southwestern blackhead snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Tantilla nigriceps Plains blackhead snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis Blackneck garter snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Thamnophis marcianus Checkered garter snake Colubridae IUCN LC Thamnophis proximus diabolicus Arid land ribbon snake ColubridaeThamnophis proximus orarius Gulf Coast ribbon snake ColubridaeThamnophis proximus proximus Western ribbon snake Colubridae nbsp Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus Redstripe ribbon snake Colubridae nbsp Thamnophis radix Plains garter snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Thamnophis sirtalis annectens Texas garter snake ColubridaeThamnophis sirtalis dorsalis New Mexico garter snake Colubridae nbsp Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Common garter snake Colubridae IUCN LC nbsp Trimorphodon vilkinsonii Texas lyresnake Colubridae IUCN LC Texas T nbsp Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum Texas lined snake Colubridae nbsp Virginia valeriae Smooth earthsnake Colubridae IUCN LC Family Elapidae elapids nbsp Micrurus tener Texas coral snake Elapidae IUCN LC Family Viperidae vipers nbsp Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern copperhead Viperidae IUCN LC nbsp Agkistrodon laticinctus Broad banded copperhead Viperidae nbsp Agkistrodon piscivorus Northern cottonmouth Viperidae nbsp Crotalus atrox Western diamondback rattlesnake Viperidae IUCN LC nbsp Crotalus horridus Timber rattlesnake Viperidae IUCN LC Texas T nbsp Crotalus lepidus klauberi Banded rock rattlesnake Viperidae nbsp Crotalus lepidus lepidus Mottled rock rattlesnake Viperidae IUCN LC nbsp Crotalus ornatus Eastern black tailed rattlesnake Viperidae IUCN LC nbsp Crotalus scutulatus Mojave rattlesnake Viperidae IUCN LC nbsp Crotalus viridis viridis Prairie rattlesnake Viperidae IUCN LC nbsp Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii Desert massasauga Viperidae nbsp Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus Western massasauga Viperidae nbsp Sistrurus miliarius streckeri Western pigmy rattlesnake ViperidaeTurtles editOrder Testudines Picture Scientific name Common name Family Conservation statusFamily Cheloniidae marine turtles nbsp Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle Cheloniidae IUCN VU Texas T nbsp Chelonia mydas Green turtle Cheloniidae IUCN EN Texas T nbsp Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill sea turtle Cheloniidae IUCN CR Texas E nbsp Lepidochelys kempii Atlantic ridley Cheloniidae IUCN CR Texas E Family Dermochelidae leatherback sea turtles nbsp Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelidae IUCN VU Texas E Family Kinosternidae mud and musk turtles nbsp Kinosternon flavescens Yellow mud turtle Kinosternidae IUCN LC nbsp Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi Rough footed mud turtle Kinosternidae IUCN LC nbsp Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis Mississippi mud turtle Kinosternidae nbsp Sternotherus carinatus Razorback musk turtle Kinosternidae nbsp Sternotherus odoratus Eastern musk turtle Kinosternidae IUCN LC Family Emydidae water and box turtles nbsp Chrysemys dorsalis Southern painted turtle Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Chrysemys picta bellii Western painted turtle Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Deirochelys reticularia Chicken turtle Emydidae nbsp Graptemys caglei Cagle s map turtle Emydidae IUCN EN nbsp Graptemys ouachitensis Oachita map turtle Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Graptemys sabinensis Sabine map turtle Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii Mississippi map turtle Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Graptemys versa Texas map turtle Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Malaclemys terrapin Diamondback terrapin Emydidae IUCN VU nbsp Pseudemys concinna concinna Eastern river cooter Emydidae nbsp Pseudemys gorzugi Rio Grande cooter Emydidae IUCN NT Pseudemys nelsoni Florida red bellied turtle Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Pseudemys texana Texas river cooter Emydidae IUCN LC nbsp Terrapene triunguis Three toed box turtle Emydidae IUCN VU nbsp Terrapene ornata luteola Desert box turtle Emydidae nbsp Terrapene ornata ornata Ornate box turtle Emydidae IUCN NT nbsp Trachemys gaigeae Big Bend slider Emydidae IUCN VU nbsp Trachemys scripta elegans Red eared slider EmydidaeFamily Chelydridae snapping turtles nbsp Chelydra serpentina Common snapping turtle Chelydridae IUCN LC nbsp Macrochelys temminckii Alligator snapping turtle Chelydridae IUCN VU Family Trionychidae softshell turtles nbsp Apalone mutica Smooth softshell turtle Trionychidae IUCN LC nbsp Apalone spinifera emoryi Texas spiny softshell turtle TrionychidaeApalone spinifera guadalupensis Guadalupe spiny softshell turtle Trionychidae nbsp Apalone spinifera pallida Pallid spiny softshell turtle TrionychidaeFamily Testudinidae gopher tortoises nbsp Gopherus berlandieri Texas tortoise Testudinidae IUCN LC Texas T See also edit nbsp Texas portalList of Texas amphibiansFurther reading editDixon James R 2013 Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas with Keys Taxonomic Synopses Bibliography and Distribution Maps 3nd ed Texas A amp M University Press College Station Texas viii 477 pp ISBN 1 60344 734 2 Dixon James R John E Werler and Michael R Forstner 2020 Texas Snakes A Field Guide Revised Edition University of Texas Press Austin Texas xvi 448 pp ISBN 978 1 4773 2041 9 Ernst Carl H and Jeffrey E Lovich 2009 Turtles of the United States and Canada The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland xii 827 pp ISBN 0 8018 9121 3 Ernst Carl H and Evelyn M Ernst 2003 Snakes of the United States and Canada Smithsonian Institution Press Washington D C ix 668 pp ISBN 1 58834 019 8 Hibbitts Troy D and Toby L Hibbitts 2016 Texas Turtles and Crocodilians A Field Guide University of Texas Press Austin xvi 257 pp ISBN 978 1 4773 0777 9 Hibbitts Troy D and Toby J Hibbitts 2015 Texas Lizards A Field Guide University of Texas Press Austin xvi 333 pp ISBN 978 0 292 75934 3 Jones Lawrence L C and Robert E Lovich 2009 Lizards of the American Southwest A Photographic Field Guide Rio Nuevo Publishers Tucson Arizona 567 pp ISBN 1 933855 35 5 Powell Robert Roger Conant and Joseph T Collins 2016 Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America 4rd ed Houghton Mifflin Co Boston Massachusetts xiii 494 pp ISBN 978 0 544 12997 9 Werler John E and James R Dixon 2000 Texas Snakes Identification Distribution and Natural History University of Texas Press Austin Texas xv 437 pp ISBN 0 292 79130 5References editTexas Memorial Museum Herps of Texas Texas Parks amp Wildlife Endangered and Threatened Species of Texas Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of reptiles of Texas amp oldid 1085182946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
