• Source: List of reptiles of Pennsylvania

This is a list of reptiles of Pennsylvania as listed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. As of 2024, there are 38 native reptiles in Pennsylvania. The species are listed as in the PFBC list, with the exception of introduced species, which are derived from other sources. Notes on ranges provided by Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile Survey.




Testudines - turtles and tortoises


Family: Chelydridae - snapping turtles

Family: Emydidae - pond turtles

Family: Kinosternidae - mud and musk turtles

Family: Trionychidae - softshell turtles




Squamata - snakes and lizards


Order: Squamata
Clade: Sauria/Lacertilia - lizards
Family: Gekkonidae - geckos

Family: Lacertidae - wall lizards

Family: Phrynosomatidae - earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards

Family: Scincidae - skinks

Clade: Serpentes - snakes
Family: Colubridae - colubrid snakes

Family: Viperidae - pit vipers




Nonestablished species


Reptiles released from the pet trade can be seen in Pennsylvania. Some more established than others. Released pets can eventually become established breeding populations, such as in the case of the red-eared slider, which is now illegal to own in many countries.

Testudines
Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis) - seen near Philadelphia and Allentown
Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) - two records of escaped pets from southeast Pennsylvania
Chinese softshell turtle - an adult was found in the Delaware River. This species is present in New York City and has potential to become an invasive species.
Florida red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni) - recorded by PARS in Chester County
Sauria
Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) - recorded in Franklin County by PARS
Tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) - has a handful of singular records in the central and southeastern parts of the state
Brown anole (Anolis sagrei) - primarily around urban areas, notably Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Lancaster
Green anole (Anolis carolinensis) - around Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
Serpentes
Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) - escapee observed north of Pittsburgh and in Philadelphia




Notes






References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sphaerodactylus ariasae
• New York (negara bagian)
• Tyrannosaurus
• Pulau Navassa
• List of reptiles of Pennsylvania
• Reptile
• Lists of reptiles of the United States
• List of U.S. state reptiles
• Lists of reptiles by region
• List of amphibians of Pennsylvania
• Lists of United States state symbols
• DeKay's brown snake
• Smooth green snake
• Eastern massasauga