Western Ribbon Snake

Reptiles > Colubrid Snakes

The Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus) is an exceptionally sleek, lightning-fast colubrid snake native to the wetlands and river margins of the central United States and Central America. A close relative of the familiar garter snake, it is easily recognized by...

Prairie Skink

Reptiles > Lizards

The Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) is a sleek, shiny, fast-moving lizard intimately tied to the native tallgrass prairies of the North American Great Plains. Reaching further north into Canada than almost any other lizard on the continent, this...

Southwestern Fence Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Southwestern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus cowlesi) is a quintessential, spiny-scaled reptile native to the arid canyonlands, grasslands, and pinyon-juniper woodlands of the American Southwest. A proud member of the famous ‘blue-belly’ lizard group, this...

Red-bellied Snake

Reptiles > Colubrids

The Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) is a tiny, secretive, and completely harmless woodland serpent native to eastern North America. Celebrated by naturalists and gardeners alike for its dramatic secret coloration—combining a drab grey or slate-brown...

Prairie Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus) is a common, sun-loving spiny lizard ubiquitous across the rocky bluffs, rail fences, and grasslands of the American Great Plains. Famous for its heavily keeled, bristly scales and the brilliant, iridescent turquoise-blue...