Appendix 3 Table 3-17 Reptiles
Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Table 3-17 REPTILES
Count of Habitat Associations by Ecoregion
SGCN - Habitat Associations 2025 NC WAP Revision
Red Text = Status Change
Scientific Name
Common Name
Order
Family
X
X
Alligator mississippiensis
American Alligator
Alligatoria
Alligatoridae
T
T(S/A)
4
2
5
X
X
Apalone spinifera aspera
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell
Testudines
Trionychidae
9
6
9
X
X
Apalone spinifera spinifera
Eastern Spiny Softshell
Testudines
Trionychidae
SC
13
X
X H
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Testudines
Cheloniidae
T
T
4
X
X
Cemophora coccinea copei
Northern Scarlet Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
2
5
2
6
X
X H
Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle
Testudines
Cheloniidae
T
T
3
X
X X H
Clemmys guttata
Spotted Turtle
Testudines
Emydidae
5
2
8
X
X X H
Crotalus adamanteus
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Squamata
Viperidae
E
At-Risk
7
X
X X M
3 10 Crotalus horridus
Timber (Canebrake) Rattlesnake Squamata
Viperidae
SC
13 8
X
X X H
Deirochelys reticularia
Eastern Chicken Turtle
Testudines
Emydidae
SC
3
6
X
X VH
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Testudines
Dermochelyidae
E
E
3
X
X
VH
Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Testudines
Cheloniidae
E
E
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata
3
X
X
H
Eumeces [= Plestiodon] anthracinus
Coal Skink
Squamata
Scincidae
9
3
X
M
Farancia abacura abacura
Eastern Mudsnake
Squamata
Colubridae
3
8
X
X
H
Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
Common Rainbow Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
3
X
X
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
Bog Turtle
Testudines
Emydidae
T
T(S/A)
3
2
X
X
Graptemys geographica
Northern Map Turtle
Testudines
Emydidae
SC
13
X
X X H
Heterodon simus
Southern Hognose Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
T
At-Risk
3
4
X
X
M
Kinosternon baurii
Striped Mud Turtle
Testudines
Kinosternidae
6
X
X
7 Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
Mole Kingsnake
Squamata
Colubridae
4
7
6
X X
Lampropeltis getula getula
Eastern Kingsnake
Squamata
Colubridae
1
5
3
4
X
X
Lampropeltis getula sticticeps
Outer Banks Kingsnake
Squamata
Colubridae
SC
3
X
X
Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
Scarlet Kingsnake
Squamata
Colubridae
5
2
4
X
X
Lampropeltis triangulum temporalis
Coastal Plain Milk Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
6
X
X
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Eastern Milk Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
18 13
X
X VH
Lepidochelys kempii
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Testudines
Cheloniidae
E
E
4
X
X H
Malaclemys terrapin
Diamondback Terrapin
Testudines
Emydidae
SC
4
X
X X
Masticophis [= Coluber] flagellum
Eastern Coachwhip
Squamata
Colubridae
SC
2
7
X
X X H
Micrurus fulvius
Eastern Coral Snake
Squamata
Elapidae
E
2
4
X
Nerodia erythrogaster
Plain-Bellied Water Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
9
6
9
X
X
M
Nerodia sipedon williamengelsi
Carolina Water Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
SC
4
X
X
H
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Squamata
Anguidae
SC
2
7
5
6
X
X
H
Ophisaurus mimicus
Mimic Glass Lizard
Squamata
Anguidae
E
3
X
X X H
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus
Northern Pine Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
T
3
1
1
5
X
M
17 Pseudemys rubriventris
Northern Red-bellied Cooter
Testudines
Emydidae
X
X
Regina rigida
Glossy Crayfish Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
5
X
Regina septemvittata
Queen Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
7
5
1
X
X
H
Rhadinaea flavilata
Pine Woods Litter Snake
Squamata
Colubridae
2
5
See Excel file for detailed habitat associations
2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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