Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford has partially re-opened to staff and members of the public as of Tuesday, February 3. The DEEP records room has re-opened. The DEEP Central Permit Processing Unit (CPPU) will be open to the public starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. For updates, click here

Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Reptiles

image of spotted turtle

Spotted turtle, species of special concern

Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
T Loggerhead^ Caretta caretta
T Atlantic green turtle^ Chelonia mydas
SC Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata
E Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
E Leatherback+ Dermochelys coriacea
SC Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta
E Bog turtle^ Glyptemys muhlenbergii
SC Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos
E Atlantic ridley+ Lepidochelys kempii
SC Northern diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin terrapin
SC Smooth green snake Opheodrys vernalis
T Five-lined skink Plestiodon fasciatus
SC Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina carolina
SC Eastern ribbon snake Thamnophis sauritus

+ Federally Endangered
^ Federally Threatened

Effective August 5, 2015

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Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species in Connecticut