- There are 38 species of reptiles inhabiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These species are from
two Orders and eleven Families.
- If you do not know what family a species belongs to, please use our search engine or the alphabetical listing of reptiles.
| Photo | Order | Family | New to Science | New to Park | Known Prior to ATBI | Total Species |
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Squamata (Lizards & Snakes) |
Anguidae (Glass lizards) |
0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| Colubridae (Typical snakes) |
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| Phrynosomatidae (Horned lizards) |
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| Polychrotidae (Anoles) |
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| Scincidae (Skinks) |
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| Teiidae (Whiptail lizards) |
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| Viperida (Pit vipers) |
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Testudines (Turtles) |
Chelydridae (Snapping turtles) |
0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Emydidae (Painted, map, box, & slider turtles) |
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| Kinosternidae (Mud & musk turtles) |
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| Trionychidae (Soft shelled turtles) |
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| Total Class | 0 | 2 | 37 | 39 | ||
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Web Page:
Charles Wilder.REFERENCES
Nichols, Becky. 2007. Personal communication, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Rock, Janet. 2005. Personal communication, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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