Species Information

Reptilia observations for selected counties


Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
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List Reptilia observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Meade.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern CopperheadReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Aspidoscelis sexlineata Six-lined RacerunnerReptiliaMeadeNS YesReference
Carphophis amoenus Common WormsnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Coluber constrictor North American RacerReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Crotalus horridus Timber RattlesnakeReptiliaMeadeNN YesReference
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern Ringneck SnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed SnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie KingsnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Lampropeltis nigra Eastern Black KingsnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern MilksnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Nerodia sipedon Common WatersnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Opheodrys aestivus Rough GreensnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Pantherophis spiloides Gray RatsnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined SkinkReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed SkinkReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Sceloporus undulatus Eastern Fence LizardReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Scincella lateralis Little Brown SkinkReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Storeria dekayi Dekay's BrownsnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Storeria occipitomaculata Red-bellied SnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Thamnophis sirtalis Common GartersnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference
Virginia valeriae elegans Western Earth SnakeReptiliaMeadeNN Reference

21 species are listed