List of reptiles of Canada

This is a list of the reptiles species recorded in Canada. Most species are confined to the southernmost parts of the country. Canadian reptiles are composed of squamates and testudines.
Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:
: - Extinct, - Extinct in the Wild
: - Critically Endangered, - Endangered, - Vulnerable
: - Near Threatened, - Least Concern
: - Data Deficient, - Not Evaluated
:(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014)
== Order Squamata ==
Of the order Squamata, lizards and snakes are represented. There are no known amphisbaenids native to Canada.
=== Snakes (Suborder Serpentes) ===
Snakes are the best-represented group of reptiles in Canada, with 35 varieties in three families. They can be found in all provinces and territories except Yukon, Nunavut, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
*Charina bottae (Rubber boa) – southern British Columbia, but not Vancouver Island
*Coluber constrictor foxii (Blue racer) – Pelee Island in Ontario
*Coluber constrictor flaviventris (Eastern yellow-bellied racer) – southern Saskatchewan
*Coluber constrictor mormon (Western yellow-bellied racer) – south-central British Columbia
*Contia tenuis (Common sharp-tailed snake) – southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia
*Crotalus horridus (Timber rattlesnake) – once present in southern Ontario and southern Quebec; extirpated
*Crotalus oreganus oreganus (Northern Pacific rattlesnake) – south-central British Columbia
*Crotalus viridis viridis (Prairie rattlesnake) – southern Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan
*Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Northern ring-necked snake) – southeastern Ontario, southern Quebec, most of New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
*Hypsiglena torquata (Desert night snake) – extreme south-central British Columbia
*Heterodon nasicus nasicus (Western hog-nosed snake) – southeastern Alberta. southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba
*Heterodon platirhinos (Eastern hog-nosed snake) – southwestern Ontario
*Lampropeltis triangulum (Eastern milk snake) – southern Ontario southern Quebec
*Nerodia sipedon insularum (Lake Erie watersnake) – islands in western Lake Erie
*Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern watersnake) – southern and central Ontario, southern Quebec
*Opheodrys vernalis (Smooth green snake) – southeast Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba, central and southern Ontario, southern Quebec, most of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
*Pantherophis gloydi (Eastern foxsnake) – southwestern Ontario
*Pantherophis obsoleta obsoleta (Black ratsnake) – southern Ontario
*Pantherophis spiloides (Gray ratsnake) – southeastern Ontario
*Pituophis catenifer deserticola (Great Basin gophersnake) – south-central British Columbia
*Pituophis catenifer sayi (Bullsnake) – southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan
*Regina septemvittata (Queen snake) – southwestern Ontario
*Sistrurus catenatus (Eastern massasauga) – Bruce Peninsula and some parts of southwestern Ontario
*Storeria dekayi (Dekay's brownsnake) – southern Ontario, southern Quebec
*Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata (Northern Red-bellied Snake) - southeastern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba, southwestern and southeastern Ontario, southern Quebec, most of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
*Thamnophis butleri (Butler's gartersnake) – southwestern Ontario
*Thamnophis elegans vagrans (Wandering gartersnake) – most of British Columbia, most of Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan, and possibly the Liard River Valley in southwestern Northwest Territories
*Thamnophis ordinoides (Northwestern gartersnake) – southwestern British Columbia, including Vancouver Island
*Thamnophis radix haydeni (Plains gartersnake) – eastern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba
*Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis (Northern ribbonsnake) – southern Ontario and southwestern Nova Scotia
*Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi (Valley garter snake) – central mainland British Columbia almost up to the Yukon border, and northern Vancouver Island
*Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus (Maritime garter snake) – southern half of Quebec, most of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
*Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis (Red-sided gartersnake) – eastern plains of British Columbia, most of Alberta, extreme southern Northwest Territories around the Fort Smith region, most of Saskatchewan, southern half of Manitoba, and northwestern Ontario
*Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringi (Puget Sound gartersnake) – southwest corner of British Columbia, including southern Vancouver Island
*Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Eastern gartersnake) – most of Ontario and Quebec, and the southeast corner of Manitoba
=== Lizards (Suborder Lacertilia) ===
Lizard diversity is low in Canada, with six native species and one introduced species:
*Elgaria coerulea principis (Northwestern alligator lizard) – southern British Columbia, including most of Vancouver Island
*Plestiodon skiltonianus (Western skink) - southern interior of British Columbia
*Plestiodon fasciatus (Five-lined skink) – southern Ontario
*Plestiodon septentrionalis septentrionalis (Northern prairie skink) – southwestern Manitoba
*Phrynosoma douglasii (Pygmy horned lizard) – extreme south-central British Columbia
*Phrynosoma hernandesi (Short-horned lizard) – extreme southeastern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan
*Podarcis muralis (Common wall lizard) - introduced - southeastern Vancouver Island, Denman Island, single records in Vancouver, Summerland and Osoyoos but no populations on BC mainland.
== Order Testudines ==
Of the order Testudines, pond turtles are common in all of Canada's provinces, with the exception of Newfoundland and Labrador, which has sea turtles off its shores as does British Columbia.
===Land and pond turtles===
*Actinemys marmorata (Pacific pond turtle) extirpated
*Apalone spinifera (Spiny softshell turtle) 
*Chelydra serpentina (Common snapping turtle) 
*Chrysemys picta (Painted turtle) 
*Clemmys guttata (Spotted turtle) 
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*Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's turtle) 
*Glyptemys insculpta (Wood turtle) 
*Graptemys geographica (Northern map turtle) 
*Sternotherus odoratus (Stinkpot turtle) 
*Terrapene carolina (Eastern box turtle) (probably escapes)Turtle, Canadian Encyclopedia
===Sea turtles===
*Caretta caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) 
*Chelonia mydas (Green sea turtle) 
*Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback sea turtle) 
*Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's ridley sea turtle) 
*Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley sea turtle) 
==See also==
*Lists of reptiles by region
==References==
==Further reading==
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==External links==
* JCVI Reptiles Database: Canada
*IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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