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List of reptiles of Arizona

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This is a list of the known extant reptiles of Arizona.[1] The Arizona state reptile is the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi).[2]

Turtles and tortoises

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Snapping turtles (Chelydridae)

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Western painted turtle

Pond turtles (Emydidae)

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Mud turtles (Kinosternidae)

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Sonoran Desert tortoise

Tortoises (Testudinidae)

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Softshell turtles (Trionychidae)

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Lizards

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Alligator lizards and glass lizards (Anguidae)

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Great Basin collared lizard

Collared lizards (Crotaphytidae)

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Desert geckos (Eublepharidae)

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Reticulate Gila monster

Typical geckos (Gekkonidae)

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Beaded lizards (Helodermatidae)

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Desert iguana

Typical Iguanas (Iguanidae)

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Greater short-horned lizard
Common side-blotched lizard

Desert lizards (Phrynosomatidae)

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Western skink
Tiger whiptail

Skinks (Scincidae)

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Whiptails (Teiidae)

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Night lizards (Xantusiidae)

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Snakes

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Boas (Boidae)

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Colubrids (Colubridae)

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Coral snakes (Elapidae)

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Threadsnakes (Leptotyphlopidae)

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Vipers (Viperidae)

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References

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  1. ^ Brennan, Thomas (2008). "Reptiles of Arizona". Reptiles of AZ. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Arizona Rattlesnakes". Arizona Department of Game and Fish. Retrieved May 17, 2019.