Biodiversity of the Rideau River: List of Reptiles.

Reptiles of the Rideau River: List of species observed by the Canadian Museum of Nature and its partners.


Reptiles

Species List

The following species of reptiles were observed along the Rideau River by Francis Cook and Mike Rankin, research associates with the Canadian Museum of Nature, during the course of their numerous years of research and particularly during the Rideau River Biodiversity Project.

Scientific Name	Common Name
Chelydra serpentina	common snapping turtle
Chrysemys picta *	painted turtle
Emydoidea blandingi	Blanding's turtle
Graptemys geographica	map turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans * / **	red-eared slider
Sternotherus odoratus *	musk turtle
Diadophis punctatus	ringneck snake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis	rat snake
Nerodia sipedon	northern water snake
Opheodrys vernalis	smooth green snake
Storeria occipitomaculata	redbelly snake
Thamnophis sirtalis *	common garter snake

* Species observed during the Project, particularly in summer 1998 and spring 1999.

** Exotic Species.


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