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Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
6,310 observations
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
4,253 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
3,792 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
3,491 observations
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
2,509 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
2,160 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
1,936 observations
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
1,897 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
1,539 observations
Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
1,492 observations
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
1,373 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
1,210 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
1,132 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
943 observations
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
902 observations
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
870 observations
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
816 observations
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
808 observations
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
747 observations
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
657 observations
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
650 observations
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
561 observations
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
538 observations
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
482 observations
Queensnake
Regina septemvittata
470 observations
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
443 observations
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
425 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
414 observations
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
305 observations
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
302 observations
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
293 observations
Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
282 observations
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
232 observations
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
203 observations
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys dorsalis
182 observations
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer
155 observations
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
154 observations
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla coronata
135 observations
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
124 observations
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
107 observations
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
106 observations
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
100 observations
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene triunguis
99 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
86 observations
Common Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
85 observations
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
79 observations
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
57 observations
Rough Earthsnake
Virginia striatula
43 observations
Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
30 observations
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
25 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common reptiles in Tennessee are:
- Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
- Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)
- Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)
- Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)
- Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
- Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
- Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
- Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis nigra)
- The most observed reptile in Tennessee is Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), with 6,310 recorded observations.