Reptiles

20 expected or confirmed reptile species of Glen Helen.

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Common Name	Latin Name	Family	Abundance/Notes
Common Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	Kinosternidae
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina	Chelydridae	Found in 2004 Bio Blitz
Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene carolina	Emydidae
Common Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	Emydidae
Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta	Emydidae	Found in 2004 Bio Blitz
Spiny Softshell Turtle	Apalone spiniferus	Trinychidae
Five-lined Skink	Eumeces fasciatus	Scincidae
Queen Snake	Regina Septemvittata	Columbridae
Northern Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon	Columbridae	Common
Brown Snake	Storeria dekayi	Columbridae
Red-bellied Snake	Storeria occipitomaculata	Columbridae
Eastern Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis	Columbridae	Common
Butler's Garter Snake	Thamnophis butleri	Columbridae
Northern Ribbon Snake	Thamnophis sauritus	Columbridae
Eastern Hognosed Snake	Heterodon platyrhinos	Columbridae
Northern Ring-Necked Snake	Diadophis Punctatus	Columbridae
Racer	Coluber Constrictor	Columbridae
Black Rat Snake	Elaphe Obsoleta	Columbridae	Common
Eastern Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum	Columbridae
Massasauga Rattlesnake	Sistrurus catenatus	Viperidae