Endangered Threatened and Special Concern Reptiles

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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