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New Hampshire Reptiles

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World Status Key
Least ConcernLeast Concern Near ThreatenedNear Threatened VulnerableVulnerable EndangeredEndangered Critically EndangeredCritically Endangered extinct in the wildExtinct in the Wild extinctExtinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

U.S. Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in US Endangered in US Endangered in US
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife Click on U.S. status icon to go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species profile.
 

New Hampshire Status Key
Threatened in New Hampshire Threatened in NH Endangered in NH Endangered in NH Introduced Introduced
Status taken from NH Fish and Game

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Order: Squamata

Family: Colubridae

snakeBlack Racer - Coluber constrictor Least Concern Threatened in New Hampshire image
Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi Least Concern image
Common Garter Snake-Thamnophis sirtalis Least Concern image
Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos Least Concern Endangered in NH image
Eastern Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sauritus Least Concern image
Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum Least Concern image
Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon Least Concern image
Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata Least Concern image
Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus Least Concern image
Smooth Green Snake - Liochlorophis vernalis
Least Concern image

Family: Viperidae

Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus Least Concern Endangered in NH image

 

Order: Testudines

Family: Emydidae

Blanding's Turtle - Emydoidea blandingii Endangered Endangered in NH image
Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina Vulnerable image
Eastern Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta Least Concern image
turtleSpotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata Endangered
Threatened in NH image
Wood Turtle - Glyptemys insculpta Endangered image

Family: Kinosternidae

Common Musk Turtle - Sternotherus odoratus Least Concern

Family: Chelydridae

Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina Least Concern image