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Reptiles on Wisconsin's Natural Heritage Working List – last revised May 2016. Life history, where they are found in the state, photos and management information is available for many of these species. Please consider sharing your observations [exit DNR] with the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Global Rank |
State Rank |
Federal Status |
WI Status |
WWAP | Mapped in NHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apalone mutica | Smooth Softshell | G5 | S3 | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Aspidoscelis sexlineata | Six-lined Racerunner | G5 | S2S3 | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | G5 | S1 | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Coluber constrictor | North American Racer | G5 | S2 | SC/P | SGCN | Y | |
| Crotalus horridus | Timber Rattlesnake | G4 | S2S3 | SC/P | SGCN | Y | |
| Diadophis punctatus arnyi | Prairie Ring-necked Snake | G5T5 | S2S3 | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Diadophis punctatus edwardsii | Northern Ring-necked Snake | G5T5 | S3S4 | m-SIN | N | ||
| Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | G4 | S3S4 | SOC | SC/P | SGCN | Y |
| Glyptemys insculpta | Wood Turtle | G3 | S3 | SOC | THR | SGCN | Y |
| Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | G5 | S3? | m-SIN | N | ||
| Ophisaurus attenuatus | Slender Glass Lizard | G5 | S1 | END | SGCN | Y | |
| Pantherophis spiloides | Gray Ratsnake | G4G5 | S3 | SC/P | SGCN | Y | |
| Pituophis catenifer | Gophersnake | G5 | S2S3 | SC/P | SGCN | Y | |
| Plestiodon septentrionalis | Prairie Skink | G5 | S3 | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Regina septemvittata | Queensnake | G5 | S1 | END | SGCN | Y | |
| Sistrurus catenatus | Eastern Massasauga | G3 | S1 | LT | END | SGCN | Y |
| Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | G5 | S1 | END | SGCN | Y | |
| Thamnophis butleri | Butler's Gartersnake | G4 | S3S4 | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Thamnophis proximus | Western Ribbonsnake | G5 | S1 | END | SGCN | Y | |
| Thamnophis radix | Plains Gartersnake | G5 | S2? | SC/H | SGCN | Y | |
| Thamnophis sauritus | Eastern Ribbonsnake | G5 | S1 | END | SGCN | Y | |
| Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | G5 | S1S2 | SC/H | SGCN | Y |
Rank and status: To learn more about species rank and status, see the working list key. WWAP: (Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan): SGCN (Species of Greatest Conservation Need) and monitoring and ranking SIN (Species with Information Needs). Mapped in NHI: (Natural Heritage Inventory): Y = Observations of these species are mapped into the NHI database.