The Land Between region is reptile country!
With the bounty of rock and water in the region, this landscape is the last stronghold for Ontario’s reptiles. Reptiles are the most ancient creatures in the world and the most endangered.
It is home to 100% of the subspecies of Ontario’s only lizard, the five-lined skink.
Five-lined skink range. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
Home to more than 1/3 of Ontario’s turtles:
Blanding’s Turtle. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
Northern Map Turtle. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
Eastern musk turtle. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
and the majority of spotted turtle and wood turtle too!
And home to approximately 1/4 of Ontario’s snakes:
Northern Watersnake. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
Smooth Greensnake. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
Eastern Ribbonsnake. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
Eastern Hog-nosed snake. Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
