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State Reptiles
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26 states have chosen official state reptiles. Here's a visual list of them.
 
USA
 
United States
Alabama
Arizona

Alabama Red-bellied Turtle,
Pseudemys alabamensis


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  Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake, Crotalus willardi willardi
Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake,
Crotalus willardi willardi
Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
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California
Colorado

Desert Tortoise,
Gopherus agassizii


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Western Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta belli
Western Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta belli
Photo by Nature Inn staff
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Florida
Georgia
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
 

Gopher Tortoise,
Gopherus polyphemus


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American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
Photo courtesy Jewel Hemenway, Olympia, WA

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Illinois
Kansas
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta
Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta
Photo by Nature Inn staff
 
Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata
Photo courtesy Debbie Smith, Summerville, SC
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Louisiana
 
Maryland
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
 

Diamondback Terrapin,
Malaclemys terrapin


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American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
Photo courtesy Jewel Hemenway, Olympia, WA
 

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Massachusetts
Michigan
Garter Snake, Thamnophis sp
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta
Garter Snake, Thamnophis sp
Photo by Nature Inn staff
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta
Photo by Nature Inn staff
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Mississippi
Missouri
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

Three-toed Box Turtle,
Terrapene carolina triunguis


No image available

American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
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Nevada
New Mexico
Desert Tortoise,
Gopherus agassizii


No image available

 
Whiptail Lizard, Cnemidophorus neomexicanus
Whiptail Lizard, Cnemidophorus neomexicanus
Photo by Nature Inn staff
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New York
North Carolina

Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina

Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina
Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina
Photo courtesy Sandra and Frank Horvath, Grimsby, ON

Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina
Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
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Ohio
Oklahoma
Northern Black Racer,
Coluber constrictor constrictor


No image available

Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris
Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris
Photo by Nature Inn staff
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South Carolina
Tennessee




Loggerhead Sea Turtle,
Caretta caretta


No image available

 

Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina

Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina
Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
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Texas
Vermont
Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta
Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum
Photo by Nature Inn staff
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta
Photo by Nature Inn staff
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West Virginia
Wyoming
Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma sp
Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
Photo courtesy Margaret Straley, Spencer, WV
Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma sp
Photo by Nature Inn staff
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