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Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
6,855 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
6,520 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
4,144 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
2,691 observations
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
2,080 observations
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
1,760 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
1,259 observations
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
1,087 observations
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
1,072 observations
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
761 observations
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
583 observations
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
520 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
473 observations
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
465 observations
Common Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
407 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
382 observations
Eastern Massasauga
Sistrurus catenatus
347 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
337 observations
Eastern Foxsnake
Pantherophis vulpinus
319 observations
Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
308 observations
Smooth Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis
231 observations
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
187 observations
Butler's Garter Snake
Thamnophis butleri
162 observations
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
162 observations
Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
65 observations
Queensnake
Regina septemvittata
24 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
14 observations
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
10 observations
Northern Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys rubriventris
6 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
5 observations
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
3 observations
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
3 observations
Afghan Tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii
3 observations
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
2 observations
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
2 observations
Kirtland's Snake
Clonophis kirtlandii
1 observations
Ball Python
Python regius
1 observations
Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda
1 observations
Spotted House Gecko
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
1 observations
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
1 observations
Italian Wall Lizard
Podarcis siculus
1 observations
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
1 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common reptiles in Michigan are:
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
- Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)
- Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
- Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
- DeKay's Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi)
- Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
- Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
- Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
- The most observed reptile in Michigan is Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), with 6,855 recorded observations.