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List of reptiles of Quebec

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Reptiles in Quebec are classified into two orders: Testudines — the turtles — and Squamata — the snakes. There are eleven species of turtles classified in five families, including two exotic species. The snake species, numbering nine, are classified in four families, and include one species whose presence remains to be confirmed.

Testudines

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Photo Names
(common / scientific) 		IUCN Status Notes Distribution map
Family Chelydridae
Common snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina 		LC The AARQ reports observations in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, around Lac Saint-Jean, and in the Bas-Saint-Laurent. Common and widespread in Quebec.[1] However, COSEWIC considers the status of this species of special concern.[2]
Family Kinosternidae
Common musk turtle
Sternotherus odoratus 		LC This species is designated as threatened in Quebec and is found only in the Outaouais, along the Ottawa River, between Portage-du-Fort and the locality of Quyon, as well as between Gatineau and Plaisance National Park.[3] The first record of the species in the province dates from 1989.[4] COSEWIC considers the status of this species of special concern.[5]
Family Emydidae
Painted turtle
Chrysemys picta 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[1] However, COSEWIC considers the status of the subspecies C. p. picta of special concern.[6] The painted turtle is the only reptile resistant to freezing.[7][8]
Northern map turtle
Graptemys geographica 		LC This species is designated as vulnerable in Quebec.[3] COSEWIC considers the status of this species of special concern.[9]
Blanding's turtle
Emydoidea blandingii 		EN This species is designated as threatened in Quebec.[3] COSEWIC considers this species endangered.[10]
Wood turtle
Glyptemys insculpta 		EN This species is designated as vulnerable in Quebec.[3] COSEWIC considers this species threatened.[11]
Spotted turtle
Clemmys guttata 		EN This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[3] COSEWIC considers this species endangered.[12]
Red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans 		LC Exotic species. It has not been proven to have established permanently in Quebec, although there are numerous observations in nature from individuals released from captivity.[8]
Common box turtle
Terrapene carolina 		VU Exotic species that is not established in Quebec. A few individuals, probably released from captivity, have been observed in the wild.[13]
Family Trionychidae
Eastern spiny softshell
Apalone spinifera 		LC This species is designated as threatened in Quebec.[3] The only known population in the province is found in Lake Champlain and some of its tributaries.[14] COSEWIC considers this species endangered.[15]
Family Dermochelyidae
Leatherback sea turtle
Dermochelys coriacea 		VU This species is designated as threatened in Quebec.[3] COSEWIC considers the Atlantic population of this species endangered.[16] Its presence in Quebec is limited to a few observations in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.[8]

Squamata

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Photo Names
(common / scientific) 		IUCN Status Notes Distribution map
Family Natricidae
Common garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis 		LC The most common, widespread, and northernmost snake in Quebec.[1][8]
Eastern ribbon snake
Thamnophis sauritus 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[3] Rare, the few observations come from southern Outaouais.[1] The first record in Quebec was reported in 2003.[17]
Northern water snake
Nerodia sipedon 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec. The majority of observations come from the Outaouais.[1]
Northern red-bellied snake
Storeria occipitomaculata 		LC Common and widespread in Quebec.[1]
De Kay's brown snake
Storeria dekayi 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[3] Rare species. Observations come from the greater Montreal region.[1]
Family Colubridae
Smooth green snake
Opheodrys vernalis 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[3]
Eastern milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[3] COSEWIC considers the status of this species of special concern.[18]
Family Dipsadidae
Northern ringneck snake
Diadophis punctatus 		LC This species is likely to be designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[3]
Family Viperidae
Timber rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus 		LC Borderline species. Unconfirmed observations of this species come from around lakes Champlain and Memphremagog as well as in Montérégie near the border.[13] It is probable that this rattlesnake once occupied the province,[19] but it is unlikely that it can be confirmed today given that it has been extirpated from several regions in the north of its range.[20][21]

See also

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Atlas of amphibians and reptiles of Quebec

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Atlas des amphibiens et des reptiles du Québec (AARQ)". Atlas of amphibians and reptiles of Quebec (in French). Société d'Histoire Naturelle de la Vallée du Saint-Laurent. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue serpentine) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Common snapping turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Liste des espèces désignées comme menacées". List of species designated as threatened (in French). Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ Chabot, Jacques; St-Hilaire, Daniel (1991). "Première mention de la Tortue musquée, Sternotherus odoratus, au Québec". Canadian Field-Naturalist (in French). 105 (3): 411–412. ISSN 0008-3550.
  5. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue musquée) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Common musk turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue peinte de l'Est) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Eastern painted turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. ^ Muir, Timothy J.; Kumar, Manisha; Wiebler, James M. (2017). "Daily thermal fluctuations to a range of subzero temperatures enhance cold hardiness of winter-acclimated turtles". Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 187 (8): 1163–1172. doi:10.1007/s00360-017-1099-0. ISSN 1432-136X. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d David, Rodrigue; Desroches, Jean-François (2018). Amphibiens et reptiles du Québec et des Maritimes (in French). Montreal: Éditions Michel Quintin. p. 375. ISBN 978-2-89762-302-9.
  9. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue géographique) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Northern map turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue mouchetée) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Blanding's turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue des bois) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Wood turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue ponctuée) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Spotted turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  13. ^ a b Desroches, Jean-François (2004). Amphibiens et reptiles du Québec et des Maritimes (in French). Éditions M. Quintin. ISBN 2-89435-244-1.
  14. ^ Gouvernement du Québec. "Tortue-molle à épines". Government of Quebec (in French).
  15. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue molle à épines) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Eastern spiny softshell) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Tortue des bois) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Leatherback sea turtle) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  17. ^ Laparé, Richard; Desroches, Jean-François (2004). "Premières mentions de la Couleuvre mince, Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis, au Québec". The Canadian Field-Naturalist (in French). 118 (1): 135–137. ISSN 0008-3550. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Profil d'espèce (Couleuvre tachetée) - Registre public des espèces en péril". Species profile (Eastern milksnake) - Species at Risk Public Registry (in French). COSEWIC. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  19. ^ Martin, William Henry; Brown, William S.; Possardt, Earl; Sealy, John B. (2008). "Biological Variation, Management Units, and a Conservation Action Plan for the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)". In W. K. Hayes; K. R. Beaman; M. D. Cardwell; S. P. Bush (eds.). The Biology of Rattlesnakes. Loma Linda, California: Loma Linda University Press. pp. 447–462. ISBN 978-1-59410-011-6.
  20. ^ Wittenberg, Rod D.; Beaupre, Steven J. (2014). "Growth of timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in an agriculturally fragmented and a contiguously forested habitat". Herpetologica. 70 (2): 171–183. ISSN 0018-0831. JSTOR 24634311.
  21. ^ Furman, Jon (2007). Timber Rattlesnakes in Vermont & New York: Biology, History, and the Fate of an Endangered Species. University Press of New England. ISBN 978-1-61168-816-0.

This article was translated from Liste des reptiles au Québec.

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