List_of_reptiles_of_Washington_(state)

List of reptiles of Washington

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Snakes

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Common name	Scientific name	Conservation status	Description
Pygmy short-horned lizard	Phrynosoma douglasii	Not evaluated	Maximum size is approximately 65 millimetres (2.6 in).^[1]
Sagebrush lizard	Sceloporus graciosus	Least concern	Adults reach up to 60 millimetres (2.4 in)^[1]
Side-blotched lizard	Uta stansburiana	Least concern	Adults reach 55 millimetres (2.2 in).^[1]
Western fence lizard	Sceloporus occidentalis	Least concern	Adults approximately 5.6–8.7 centimetres (2.2–3.4 in)^[1]

Common name	Scientific name	Conservation status	Description	Photograph
Northern alligator lizard	Elgaria coerulea	Least concern	Maximum size is 100 millimetres (3.9 in).^[1]
Southern alligator lizard	Elgaria multicarinata	Least concern	Adults are approximately 141 millimetres (5.6 in).^[1]

Common name	Scientific name	Conservation status	Description
California mountain kingsnake	Lampropeltis zonata	Least concern	Nonvenomous; adults reach 50–100 centimetres (20–39 in).^[1]
Common garter snake	Thamnophis sirtalis	Least concern	Nonvenomous; adults reach up to 137.2 centimetres (54.0 in)^[1]
Bull snake (Great Basin gopher snake)	Pituophis catenifer deserticola	Least concern	Nonvenomous, but can be aggressive; adults reach 180 centimetres (71 in).^[1]
Gopher snake (Pacific gopher snake)	Pituophis catenifer catenifer	Not evaluated
Night snake	Hypsiglena torquata	Least concern	Mildy venomous; adults usually less than 46 centimetres (18 in)^[1]
Northwestern garter snake	Thamnophis ordinoides	Least concern	Nonvenomous; adults rarely exceed 60 centimetres (24 in)^[1]
Racer	Coluber constrictor	Least concern	Nonvenomous; adults reach 50–152 centimetres (20–60 in)^[1]
Ringneck snake	Diadophis punctatus	Least concern	Mildly venomous; adults rarely exceed 55 centimetres (22 in)^[1]
Sharptail snake	Contia tenuis	Least concern	Nonvenomous; adults usually less than 30 centimetres (12 in)^[1]
Striped whipsnake	Masticophis taeniatus	Least concern	Nonvenomous; adults reach 90–180 centimetres (35–71 in)^[1]
Western terrestrial garter snake	Thamnophis elegans	Least concern	Nonvenomous; adults reach 97 centimetres (38 in)^[1]

Common name	Scientific name	Conservation status	Description
Painted turtle	Chrysemys picta	Least concern	Adults are 6–25 centimetres (2.4–9.8 in).^[1]
Pond slider	Trachemys scripta	Least concern	Non-native species. Adults are approximately 8.9–36.8 centimetres (3.5–14.5 in).^[1]
Western pond turtle	Actinemys marmorata or Emys marmorata	Vulnerable	Adults are approximately 9–19 centimetres (3.5–7.5 in) carapace length.^[1]