REPTILES
Current NC conservation protection status
2020 Species Reevaluation
FEDERAL ESA LISTED E, T (a) or C (d) = PURPLE
North Carolina
(Species Reevaluation and updates in RED)
North Carolina
RANGE-WIDE
Wildlife Action Plan
Known or suspected to concentrate or aggregate (or by its
STATE LISTED
RANGE-WIDE
RANGE-WIDE
North Carolina
North Carolina
Estimated short- term population
Species Ranking Results
E (b) or T (C) or SC (e) =
Estimated % change in area
BLUE
SGCN
Estimated number Estimated area of
Estimated number Estimated range
trend for the
rarity is
Conservation
Management
of adults within distribution (range occupied by the
of adults within size for the species species in North
concentrated) in North Carolina?
Concern
Knowledge Gaps
Needs/Concerns
the species’ range
size)
species?
North Carolina?
in North Carolina?
Carolina?
FINAL DRAFT V.1
Conservation Concerns
Cumulative Score Cumulative Score Cumulative Score
Metric
Metric
Threshold =
Threshold =
Threshold =
1
1
Metric 2
Metric 2
Metric 3
Metric 3
Metric 4
Metric 4
Metric 5
Metric 5
Metric 6
Metric 6
Metric 7
Metric 7
Metric 8
Metric 8
Metrics 1 - 8
25
22
29
2015
2020
2020
2015
2020
2015
Common Name
Scientific Name
Order
Family
Population
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
SCORE
X X X
Squamata Squamata Alligatoria Squamata Squamata Testudines Testudines Squamata Testudines Squamata Squamata Testudines Cryptodeira Cryptodeira Testudines Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Testudines Testudines Squamata Testudines Squamata Squamata Testudines Testudines Cryptodeira Squamata Squamata Squamata Testudines Cryptodeira Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Testudines Testudines Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata Squamata
15 18 36 14
16 21 15 19 31 25 22 21
32 32 31 27 25 27 27 23 36 23 25 36 37 25 36 29 29 38 36 29 34 25 23 25 23 37 25 27 25 25 29 23 23 25 25 29 27 17 25 36 33 36 25 25 25 19 25 25
8
Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Viperidae Viperidae
N N N N
f f
0 0
h h h h
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 6 2 4 8 1 1 8 2 0 2 2 1 9 7 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 7 2 0 2 6 2 0
g - h g - h
1 1 2 1 2 2 0 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 4 2 2 3 2 0 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 6 3 3 0 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
f f
4 4 2 2 4 4 6 4 3 4 7 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 9 3 9 4 4 8 4 3 8 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 9 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 7 3 4
g - h
1 2 8 1 8 9 6 9 1 6
f
0 2 4 0 4 9 4 7 0 2 7 0 0 2 0 4 9 0 4 7 0
g g g g
2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 0 3 2 4 2 5 8 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 2 3 7 4 2 3 3 3 6 4 3 2 5 7 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 5 8 2 2 4 4 3 2
e e e e
0 0 0 0 2 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 4
11 28
Eastern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
g d
e d
X
American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligatoridae Polychrotidae Polychrotidae Trionychidae Trionychidae
a
10
g
g g
6 0
Green Anole Brown Anole
Anolis carolinensis
f f
0 0 1 1 0
g - h
g - h
f
X X X
0
Anolis sagrei
Y
X X
30 42 21 55 15 29 55 15 17 27 15 31 67 35 35 59 15 60 23 32 65 45
24 36 18 42
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Eastern Spiny Softshell Eastern Six-lined Racerunner
Apalone spinifera aspera Apalone spinifera spinifera
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
e e
g - h g - h
g g h
f f
d
d b d
g
d - e
c - d
f
c
Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata
Teiidae
f
h g h g h h h
e
f
g g g
e d e e d e e e e e b
X
X
X
8
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
Cheloniidae Colubridae Colubridae Cheloniidae Chelydridae Emydidae Emydidae Colubridae Colubridae Viperidae Viperidae Emydidae
a
10
f
f
c
c
18 22 10 17 21 22 16 23 22 23 25 15 21 30 23 25 20 32 32 30 21 23 25 21 22 22 22 22 25 24 10 21 24 22 21 21 25 22 21 32 33 35 22 16 22 23 26 26 21
7
Worm Snake
Carphophis amoenus
f f
0 0
g - h
f - g
g - h
f
X X
X
20 42
Northern Scarlet Snake
Cemophora coccinea copei
g
f
f
e
f
X X
X
Green Sea Turtle Snapping Turtle
Chelonia mydas
a
10
f
d
a g
10
c
h
9
Chelydra serpentina Chrysemys picta picta Clemmys guttata Coluber constrictor
f f f f f
0 0 0 0 0 8 1 1
g - h g - h g - h
f - g f - g
2 4 4 2 7
f f
f - g
10 16
Eastern Painted Turtle
f - g f - g
g
X
X
X X X X X X X
X
Spotted Turtle
g - h
f
e
f
7
Black Racer
h g
h h
f - g f - g e - f e - f
g
f
g
X X X X X
X X X X
21 55 23 27 46
Eastern Coachwhip
Coluber flagellum flagellum
e - f b - c e - f
d b
e - f c - d e - f
X X X X X X X X
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Timber (Canebrake) Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
b e e a
f - g
f - g g - h
10
Crotalus horridus
g g g h
7 8
f
d - e d - e
Eastern Chicken Turtle Leatherback Sea Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia reticularia
g g h
f
e a g a
d
f
Dermochelys coriacea Diadophis punctatus
Dermochelyidae Colubridae Cheloniidae Colubridae Colubridae Emydidae Emydidae Emydidae Gekkonidae Colubridae Colubridae Kinosternidae Kinosternidae
10
b
10
c
g g g g
d e e e e d a
7
Ringneck Snake
f
0
f - g
2
f
X
X X X X X X
51 16 25 50 39
Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata
a
10
f
f
b
10
a
10
Eastern Mudsnake
Farancia abacura abacura
f f
0 0
g
g g
f f
f
6 8 8
f
0 4 4
X X X
Common Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
f - g
e d a
d d a
f - g e - f
X
Bog Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenbergii Graptemys geographica
a
10
e
f - g
c - d
Northern Map Turtle Mississippi Map Turtle Mediterranean Gecko Eastern Hognose Snake Southern Hognose Snake
f f f f
0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
g - h
g
f
10
10
g
10
0 0
0 0
Graptemys kohnii
High Rock Lake
Y Y
Hemidactylus turcicus Heterodon platirhinos Heterodon simus Kinosternon baurii
22 57 28 19 26 28 20 52 39 28 67 35 64 15 19 17 44 19 17 37 35 56 24 17 21
13 46 24 11 17 21 12 45 32 20 54 27 54
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
g - h
h
f - g
f
6 8 6 4 7 6 4 9 8 8
f
0 4 4 0 0 4 0 9 7 2 7 4 9 0 2 0 7 2 0
f - g
e
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
X X
X X
X
X X
c
e g h g g
f - g
c
d - e
d d
d - e
d - e
Striped Mud Turtle Eastern Mud Turtle Mole Kingsnake Scarlet Kingsnake Eastern Kingsnake
f f f f f
f
f f f f
f
f
e e e e e
Kinsternon subrubrum subrubrum
g - h g - h
f - g e - f
f f
g
X X
X X X X X X
Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Cheloniidae Emydidae Elapidae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Anguidae Anguidae
f - g f - g f - g d - f
Lampropeltis elapsoides Lampropeltis getula getula Lampropeltis getula sticticeps
g
f
d
X
g - h
g - h
f - g
f - g
f
X X X X X X
Outer Banks Kingsnake Coastal Plain Milk Snake
e
c
g h
f f
c
b
c - d d - e
Lampropeltis triangulum temporalis Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
f f
e - f g - h
d - e
c
f
Eastern Milk Snake
f - g
f - g
d a
e
f - g
e d e b e e e
X X X
X X X
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Diamondback Terrapin
Lepidochelys kempii Malaclemys terrapin
a e b
10
f
e
b
10
c
g
e - f d - e
1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
g
f - g f - g
e - f e - f
e - f b - c
7
d b
X X
Eastern Coral Snake
Micrurus fulvius
f - g
10
8
Plain-bellied Water Snake Banded watersnake Northern Water Snake Carolina Water Snake Brown Water Snake Northern Rough Green Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster Nerodia fasciata fasciata Nerodia sipedon sipedon
f f f
h h h
h g g e g g g g
f f
g g g
2 2 2 7 2 2 9 8 9 8 2 2 8 8 2
f
g g g
12
e
9
f - g
f
X
X X
X
37 12 10 30 25 45 18 10 14
Nerodia sipedon williamengelsi
d - e
e
e - f
f f f f f f
e - f
c
f - g
Nerodia taxispilota
f f
h h g g
g g c
e
g g g
e e e e
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus
f
X X X
X X X X X X X X
9
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis (incl O.v. vernalis) Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus
e
a d b e
10
X X X
27 27 23 27 29 24 31 20 25
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
f
d - e
4 9 2 0 0 4 4 0
e - f
Mimic Glass Lizard Eastern Glass Lizard Eastern Ratsnake
Ophisaurus mimicus Ophisaurus ventralis
c - e
e
e - f
f
c
c g g
Anguidae
f f f f
g h g
g g g g g g
g
e g g
e e e
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Colubridae Colubridae
f f
f f
X
Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus Phrynosoma cornutum
f
X X X
0
0
Texas Horned Lizard Northern Pine Snake
Phrynosomatidae
Y
X X
X
51 28 15
39 22 10
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus
Colubridae Scincidae Scincidae
N N N
c
f
d - e
d - e
d d
f
d - e
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus Plestiodon fasciatus
f f
g h
f - g
e g
f - g
e e
Common Five-lined Skink
f
f
g
Updated July 2020
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