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Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
6,686 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
3,890 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
2,852 observations
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
1,142 observations
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
590 observations
Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
534 observations
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
476 observations
Western Foxsnake
Pantherophis ramspotti
465 observations
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
350 observations
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
340 observations
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
335 observations
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
250 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
240 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
158 observations
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
148 observations
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
107 observations
Plains Hognose Snake
Heterodon nasicus
86 observations
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
84 observations
Smooth Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis
84 observations
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
35 observations
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
32 observations
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
32 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
30 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
19 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
19 observations
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
16 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
16 observations
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
8 observations
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
4 observations
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
4 observations
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
1 observations
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
1 observations
Afghan Tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii
1 observations
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
1 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common reptiles in Minnesota are:
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
- Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
- Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera)
- Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis)
- Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
- Western Foxsnake (Pantherophis ramspotti)
- Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
- Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
- The most observed reptile in Minnesota is Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), with 6,686 recorded observations.