List of reptiles of Colorado
Appearance
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This is a list of individual, wild species of lizards, snakes, and turtles currently extant in the U.S. State of Colorado
Lizards
§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.
*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.
Snakes
§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.
*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.
Turtles[1]
Family | Species | Common Name |
---|---|---|
Chelydridae | Chelydra serpentina | Common snapping turtle |
Emydidae | Chrysemys picta bellii | Painted turtle |
Emydidae | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box turtle |
Emydidae | Trachemys scripta elegans | Red-eared slider† |
Kinosternidae | Kinosternon flavescens | Yellow mud turtle |
Trionychidae | Apalone spinifera | Spiny softshell turtle |
†Red-eared sliders are an introduced and invasive species to Colorado.
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
References
- ^ Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.