APPENDIX K. REPTILES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED

Taxa Common Name Scientific Name Tier Opportunity Ranking Reptiles Bog turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii I a

Reptiles Canebrake rattlesnake Crotalus horridus (canebrake) II a

Reptiles Common ribbonsnake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus IV a

Reptiles Common snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina IV b

Reptiles Cumberland slider Trachemys scripta troostii III c

Reptiles Eastern black kingsnake Lampropeltis nigra III c

Reptiles Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina carolina III a

Reptiles Eastern chicken turtle Deirochelys reticularia I a reticularia

Reptiles Eastern glass lizard Ophisaurus ventralis II a

Reptiles Eastern hog-nosed snake Heterodon platirhinos IV c

Reptiles Eastern slender glass Ophisaurus attenuatus IV a lizard longicaudus

Reptiles Glossy crayfish snake Regina rigida rigida III c

Reptiles Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas I b

Reptiles Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii I a

Reptiles Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea I c

Reptiles Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta I a

Reptiles Mountain earthsnake Virginia valeriae pulchra II c

Reptiles Mudsnake Farancia abacura abacura IV a

Reptiles Northern diamondback Malaclemys terrapin terrapin II a terrapin

Reptiles Northern map turtle Graptemys geographica IV a

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Reptiles Northern pinesnake Pituophis melanoleucus I a melanoleucus

Reptiles Queen snake Regina septemvittata IV a

Reptiles Rainbow snake Farancia erytrogramma IV a erytrogramma

Reptiles Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides III c

Reptiles Scarletsnake Cemophora coccinea copei IV a

Reptiles Smooth greensnake Opheodrys vernalis III a

Reptiles Southeastern crowned Tantilla coronata IV c snake

Reptiles Spiny softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera IV a

Reptiles Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata III a

Reptiles Stripe-necked musk turtle Sternotherus minor peltifer IV a

Reptiles Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus (timber) IV a

Reptiles Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta I a

Reptiles Yellow-bellied slider Trachemys scripta scripta IV b

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