title: List of reptiles of Washington
text: # List of reptiles of Washington
  
  ## Lizards
  
  ### Iguanids (family Iguanidae)
  
  | Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | Description |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Pygmy short-horned lizard | Phrynosoma douglasii | Not evaluated | Maximum size is approximately 65 millimetres (2.6 in). |
  | Sagebrush lizard | Sceloporus graciosus | Least concern | Adults reach up to 60 millimetres (2.4 in) |
  | Side-blotched lizard | Uta stansburiana | Least concern | Adults reach 55 millimetres (2.2 in). |
  | Western fence lizard | Sceloporus occidentalis | Least concern | Adults approximately 5.6–8.7 centimetres (2.2–3.4 in) |
  
  ### Skinks (family Scincidae)
  
  | Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | Description | Photograph |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Western skink | Eumeces skiltonianus | Least concern | Adults are approximately 5.4–8.6 centimetres (2.1–3.4 in). | |
  
  ### Alligator lizards (family Anguidae)
  
  | Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | Description | Photograph |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Northern alligator lizard | Elgaria coerulea | Least concern | Maximum size is 100 millimetres (3.9 in). | |
  | Southern alligator lizard | Elgaria multicarinata | Least concern | Adults are approximately 141 millimetres (5.6 in). | |
  
  ## Snakes
  
  ### Colubrids (family Colubridae)
  
  | Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | Description |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | California mountain kingsnake | Lampropeltis zonata | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults reach 50–100 centimetres (20–39 in). |
  | Common garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults reach up to 137.2 centimetres (54.0 in) |
  | Bull snake (Great Basin gopher snake) | Pituophis catenifer deserticola | Least concern | Nonvenomous, but can be aggressive; adults reach 180 centimetres (71 in). |
  | 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) |
  | Northwestern garter snake | Thamnophis ordinoides | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults rarely exceed 60 centimetres (24 in) |
  | Racer | Coluber constrictor | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults reach 50–152 centimetres (20–60 in) |
  | Ringneck snake | Diadophis punctatus | Least concern | Mildly venomous; adults rarely exceed 55 centimetres (22 in) |
  | Sharptail snake | Contia tenuis | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults usually less than 30 centimetres (12 in) |
  | Striped whipsnake | Masticophis taeniatus | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults reach 90–180 centimetres (35–71 in) |
  | Western terrestrial garter snake | Thamnophis elegans | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults reach 97 centimetres (38 in) |
  
  ### Vipers (family Viperidae)
  
  | Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | Description | Photograph |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Western rattlesnake | Crotalus viridis | Least concern | Venomous; adults reach 60–150 centimetres (24–59 in) | |
  
  ### Boas (family Boidae)
  
  | Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | Description | Photograph |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rubber boa | Charina bottae | Least concern | Nonvenomous; adults rarely exceed 60 centimetres (24 in) in the Pacific Northwest | |
  
  ## Turtles
  
  ### Family Emydidae
  
  | Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | Description |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Painted turtle | Chrysemys picta | Least concern | Adults are 6–25 centimetres (2.4–9.8 in). |
  | Pond slider | Trachemys scripta | Least concern | Non-native species. Adults are approximately 8.9–36.8 centimetres (3.5–14.5 in). |
  | Western pond turtle | Actinemys marmorata or Emys marmorata | Vulnerable | Adults are approximately 9–19 centimetres (3.5–7.5 in) carapace length. |
  