Southeastern Coastal Network

HERPETOLOGICAL INVENTORY

OF THE

SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS

Cape Hatteras
National Seashore

Amphibians of Cape Hatteras

Reptiles of Cape Hatteras

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REPTILES

The species listed below are likely to occur within or near the vicinity of the park. However, the park itself may or may not support viable populations of all species due to localized distribution patterns or to lack of appropriate habitat within the park boundaries. Species recorded from the park are indicated with an "X."

Scientific Name	Common Name	Record for Park
ALLIGATORS
Alligator mississippiensis	Alligator	X
TURTLES
Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle	X
Chrysemys picta	Eastern painted turtle
Clemmys guttata	Spotted turtle	X
Deirochelys reticularia	Eastern chicken turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum	Eastern mud turtle	X
Malaclemys terrapin	Diamondback terrapin	X
Pseudemys concinna	Eastern river cooter
Pseudemys floridana	Florida cooter
Pseudemys rubriventris	Red-bellied turtle	X
Sternotherus odoratus	Common musk turtle
Terrapene carolina	Eastern box turtle	X
Trachemys scripta	Yellow-bellied slider	X
Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead	X
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback
Chelonia mydas	Green turtle	X
Lepidochelys kempii	Atlantic ridley	X
LIZARDS
Anolis carolinensis	Green anole	X
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus	Six-lined racerunner	X
Eumeces fasciatus	Five-lined skink
Eumeces inexpectatus	Southeastern five-lined skink	X
Eumeces laticeps	Broadhead skink	X
Ophisaurus attenuatus	Slender glass lizard
Ophisaurus mimicus	Mimic glass lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis	Eastern glass lizard	X
Sceloporus undulatus	Fence lizard
Scincella lateralis	Ground skink	X
SNAKES
Agkistrodon contortrix	Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus	Cottonmouth	X
Carphophis amoenus	Worm snake
Cemophora coccinea	Scarlet snake
Coluber constrictor	Black racer	X
Crotalus adamanteus	Eastern diamondback rattlesnake	X
Crotalus horridus	Canebrake rattlesnake	X
Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck snake	X
Elaphe guttata	Corn snake	X
Elaphe obsoleta	Rat snake	X
Farancia abacura	Mud snake
Farancia erytrogramma	Rainbow snake	X
Heterodon platirhinos	Eastern hognose snake	X
Heterodon simus	Southern hognose snake
Lampropeltis calligaster	Mole kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula	Eastern kingsnake	X
Lampropeltis triangulum	Scarlet kingsnake or milksnake
Masticophis flagellum	Coachwhip
Nerodia erythrogaster	Plainbelly water snake
Nerodia fasciata	Banded water snake	X
Nerodia sipedon	Northern banded water snake	X
Nerodia taxispilota	Brown water snake	X
Opheodrys aestivus	Rough green snake	X
Regina rigida	Glossy crayfish snake
Rhadinaea flavilata	Pine woods snake
Seminatrix pygaea	Black swamp snake
Sistrurus miliarius	Pigmy rattlesnake
Storeria dekayi	Brown snake	X
Storeria occipitomaculata	Redbelly snake
Tantilla coronata	Southeastern crowned snake
Thamnophis sauritus	Ribbon snake	X
Thamnophis sirtalis	Garter snake
Virginia striatula	Rough earth snake
TOTALS	61	33

Table updated March 2004

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