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Common Name

Species Name

Distribution Across Midwestern States

OH

MI

IN

IL

WI

MN

IA

MO

Northern Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon sipedon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lake Erie Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon insularum

XSE

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Midland Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon pleuralis

X

 

X

X

 
 
 

X

Broadbanded  Water Snake

Nerodia fasciata confluens

 
 
 

XSE

 
 
 

X

Copperbelly Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta

XSE

XSE

XSE

X

 
 
 
 

Yellowbelly Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster

 
 
 

X

 
 

XSE

X

Blotched Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster transversa

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

X

Diamondback Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer

 
 

X

X

 
 

XST

X

Mississippi Green Water Snake

Nerodia cyclopion

 
 
 

XST

 
 
 

XSE

Queen Snake

Regina septemvittata

X

X

X

X

XSE

 
 

X

Graham’s Crayfish Snake

Regina grahamii

 
 
 

X

 
 

X

X

Kirtland’s Snake

Clonophis kirtlandii

XST

XSE

XSE

XST

 
 
 

X

Butler’s Garter Snake

Thamnophis butleri

X

X

XSE

 

XST

 
 
 

Eastern Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Chicago Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus

 
 

X

X

X

 
 
 

Eastern Plains Garter Snake

Thamnophis radix radix

XSE

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Western Plains Garter Snake

Thamnophis radix haydenii

 
 
 
 
 

X

X

X

Northern Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis

X

X

X

X

XSE

 
 
 

Eastern Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus sauritus

X

 

X

XSE

 
 
 
 

Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus proximus

 
 

XSC

X

XSE

 

X

X

Lined Snake

Tropidoclonion lineatum

 
 
 

X

 

XSC

X

X

Northern Brown Snake

Storeria dekayi dekayi

X

X

X

 
 
 
 
 

Midland Brown Snake

Storeria dekayi wrightorum

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

Texas Brown Snake

Storeria dekayi texana

 
 
 
 

X

X

X

X

Northern Redbelly Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black Hills Redbelly Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata pahasapae

 
 
 
 
 

X

X

 

Rough Earth Snake

Virginia striatula

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

X

Eastern Smooth Earth Snake

Virginia valeriae valeriae

X

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Western Smooth Earth Snake

Virginia valeriae elegans

 
 

X

X

 
 

X

X

Northern Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus edwardsii

X

X

X

X

XSC

X

 
 

Prairie Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus arnyi

 
 
 

X

XSC

X

X

X

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Plains Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus nasicus

 
 
 

XST

 

XSC

XSE

XSX

Dusty Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus gloydi

 
 
 

X

 
 
 

XSX

Northern Scarlet Snake

Cemophora coccinea copei

 
 

XSE

X

 
 
 

XS2S3

Eastern Worm Snake

Carphophis amoenus amoenus

X

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Midwest Worm Snake

Carphophis amoenus helenae

X

 

X

X

 
 
 
 

Western Worm Snake

Carphophis vermis

 
 
 

X

XSC

 

XST

X

Smooth Green Snake

Opheodrys vernalis

X

X

XSE

X

X

X

XST

X

Rough Green Snake

Opheodrys aestivus

XSI

 

XSC

X

 
 
 

X

Western Mud Snake

Farancia abacura reinwardtii

 
 

XEX

X

 
 
 

XS2

Northern Black Racer

Coluber constrictor constrictor

X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Southern Black Racer

Coluber constrictor priapus

 
 

X

X

 
 
 

X

Blue Racer

Coluber constrictor foxii

X

X

X

X

XSC

XSC

 
 

Eastern Yellowbelly Racer

Coluber constrictor flaviventris

 
 
 
 
 
 

X

X

Eastern Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum flagellum

 
 
 

XSE

 
 
 

X

Bullsnake

Pituophis melanoleucus sayi

 
 

X

X

XSC

XSC

X

X

Black Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta

X

XSC

X

X

XSC

XSC

X

X

Gray Rat Snake

Elaphe obsoleta spiloides

 
 
 

X

 
 
 

X

Great Plains Rat Snake

Elaphe guttata emoryi

 
 
 

XST

 
 
 

X

Western Fox Snake

Elaphe vulpina vulpina

 
 

X

X

X

X

X

XSE

Eastern Fox Snake

Elaphe vulpina gloydi

XSI

XST

 
 
 
 
 
 

Eastern Milk Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum  triangulum

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Red Milk Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum syspila

 
 

X

X

 
 

X

X

Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster

 
 

X

X

 
 

X

X

Speckled Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula holbrooki

 
 
 

X

 
 

XSE

X

Black Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula nigra

XSI

 

X

X

 
 
 
 

Desert Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula splendida

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

X

Ground Snake

Sonora semiannulata

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

X

Southeastern Crowned Snake

Tantilla coronata

 
 

XSE

 
 
 
 
 

Flathead Snake

Tantilla gracilis

 
 
 

XST

 
 
 

X

Western Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma

 
 

XSE

X

 
 
 

X

Northern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen

X

 

X

X

 
 

XSE

 

Osage Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster

 
 
 

X

 
 

XSE

X

Southern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

X

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

Sistrurus catenatus catenatus

XSE

XSC

XSE

XSE

XSE

XSE

XSE

XSE

Western Massasauga Rattlesnake

Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus

 
 
 
 
 
 

X

X

Western Pigmy Rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius streckeri

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

X

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

XSE

 

XSE

XST

XSC

XST

X

X

Prairie Rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis viridis

 
 
 
 
 
 

XSE

 

 

 

Legend
ST - State Threatened SE - State Endangered
SC - species of special concern/species of concern SI - species of special interest
  SX or EX - believed extirpated
For MO only S2 - imperiled
S3 - rare and uncommon S4 - widespread and abundant but of long term concern

 

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Bruce Kingsbury, Director

Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management

Science Building

Indiana-Purdue University

2101 East Coliseum Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499

herps@ipfw.edu