List of reptiles of Colorado facts for kids
This is a list of individual, wild species of lizards, snakes, and turtles currently extant in the U.S. State of Colorado
Lizards
| Family | Species | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| Crotaphytidae | Crotaphytus collaris | Common collared lizard |
| Crotaphytidae | Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed leopard lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Holbrookia maculata | Lesser earless lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Phrynosoma cornutum | Texas horned lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Phrynosoma hernandesi | Greater short-horned lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Phrynosoma modestum | Roundtail horned lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Sceloporus graciosus | Sagebrush lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Sceloporus magister | Desert spiny lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Sceloporus undulatus | Eastern fence lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Urosaurus ornatus | Ornate tree lizard |
| Phrynosomatidae | Uta stansburiana | Common side-blotched lizard |
| Scincidae | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains skink |
| Scincidae | Plestiodon multivirgatus epipleurotus § | Variable skink |
| Scincidae | Plestiodon multivirgatus multivirgatus § | Many-lined skink |
| Teiidae | Aspidoscelis neotesselata * | Colorado checkered whiptail |
| Teiidae | Aspidoscelis sexlineata | Six-lined racerunner |
| Teiidae | Aspidoscelis tesselata | Common checkered whiptail |
| Teiidae | Aspidoscelis tigris | Western whiptail |
| Teiidae | Aspidoscelis velox * | Plateau striped whiptail |
§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
| 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
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