Manitoba
Manitoba has only 8 species of reptiles. It lacks some of the western species found in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Manitoba is the only province from BC to Ontario that does not have any rattlesnakes. As is common in many arid areas snakes outnumber other groups of reptiles.
Turtles
Snapping Turtles
Common Snapping Turtle -- Chélydre
Serpentine -- Chelydra serpentina
Pond
and Marsh Turtles
Painted Turtle -- Tortue Peinte --
Chrysemys picta
Lizards
Skinks
Prairie Skink -- Scinque des Prairies -- Eumeces septentrionalis
Snakes
Typical Snakes (Colubrids)
Western Hognose Snake -- Couleuvre à
Nez Retroussé -- Heterodon nasicus
Smooth Green Snake -- Couleuvre Verte --
Opheodrys vernalis
Redbelly Snake -- Couleuvre à Ventre
Rouge -- Storeria occipitomaculata
Plains Garter Snake -- Couleuvre
des Plaines -- Thamnophis radix
Common Garter Snake -- Couleuvre
Rayée -- Thamnophis sirtalis
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