Reptiles of Ontario

Ontario’s Snakes

 Blue Racer
Coluber constrictor foxii








Dekay's Brownsnake
Steriria dekayi



Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata




Eastern Foxsnake
Pantherophis gloydi






Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides



Eastern Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis




Butler's Gartersnake
Thamnophis butleri



Red-sided Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

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Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sauritus



Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos




Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus




Lake Erie Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon insularum



Northern Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon sipedon



Northern Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus



Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum



Queensnake
Regina septemvittata




Smooth Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis



Ontario’s Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii




Midland Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta marginata




Western Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta bellii

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Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica



Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina




Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus




Spiny Softshell 
Apalone spinifera




Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata





Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta




Red-eared Slider - INVASIVE
Trachemys scripta elegans



Ontario’s Lizards

Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus



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