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Reptile Species

From "Elk River Watershed Analysis", Iteration 2.0
USFS, Pacific Northwest Region, 1998


 
Common Name Scientific Name Status / Locations
Family Testudinidae    
Northwestern pond turtle Clemmys marmorata Rare; Bluebird Lake
Family Iguanidae    
Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Abundant; landings, clearcuts
Sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciosus Status unknown
Family Scincidae    
Western skink Eumeces skiltonianus Status unknown
Family Anguidae    
Northern alligator lizard Elgaria coerulea Common; landings
Southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinata Status unknown
Family Boidae    
Rubber boa Charina bottae Occasional; Elk River, higher
elevations    
Family Colubridae    
Ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus Status unknown
Sharp-tailed snake Contia tenuis Status unknown
Gopher snake Pituophismelanoleucus Status unknown
Western yellow-bellied racer Coluber constrictor Status unknown
Northwestern garter snake Thamnophis ordinoides Occasional; upland areas
Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis Common; roads, upland areas
Western terrestrial garter snake Thamnophis elegans Status unknown
Aquatic garter snake Thamnophis couchi Status unknown
Mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata Hypothetical
Common kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus Hypothetical

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