{"id":2137,"date":"2012-09-27T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2025-02-10T18:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T22:10:42","slug":"snakes-and-lizards-of-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/snakes-and-lizards-of-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Snakes And Lizards Of Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Snakes<\/a>There are 36 species of snakes and lizards in Indiana and about 8,000 species worldwide. Lizards are the most taxonomically diverse and speciose group of reptiles with approximately 5,000 species. Serpentes represents\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0most\u00a0diverse\u00a0and\u00a0successful group of reptiles with approximately 3,000 species. Assistant Professor Rod Williams and Extension Wildlife Specialist Brian MacGowan of Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources have authored a book that provides information on the identification, ecology and behavior of snakes and lizards. This colorful resource\u00a0with\u00a0maps\u00a0and\u00a0photos\u00a0expands upon their food habits, reproduction\u00a0and\u00a0conservation.<\/p>\n

For more information about Indiana snakes and lizards, view The Education Store’s Snakes and Lizards of Indiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\nTurtles of Indiana<\/a>, The Education Store
\nAppreciating Reptiles and Amphibians in Nature<\/a>, The Education Store
\nForestry Management for Reptiles and Amphibians: A Technical Guide for the Midwest<\/a>, The Education Store
\nThe Nature of Teaching, Unit 3: Reptiles, Amphibians, and the Scientific Method<\/a>, The Education Store
\nSnakes of Indiana<\/a>, The Education Store
\nIDNR list of Endangered, Threatened & Rare Species<\/a>
\nIndiana Herp Atlas<\/a>
\nPartners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC)<\/a>
\nA Moment in the Wild: Black Racer<\/a>, Video, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources YouTube channel
\nA Moment in the Wild: Eastern Kingsnake<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR Video
\nA Moment in the Wild: Eastern Hognose<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR Video
\nAsk An Expert: Turtles and Snakes<\/a>, Purdue Extension – FNR Video
\nAsk An Expert<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR Playlist<\/p>\n

Brian MacGowan<\/a>\u200b, Wildlife Extension Specialist
\nDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are 36 species of snakes and lizards in Indiana and about 8,000 species worldwide. Lizards are the most taxonomically diverse and speciose group of reptiles with approximately 5,000 species. Serpentes represents\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0most\u00a0diverse\u00a0and\u00a0successful group of reptiles with approximately 3,000 species. Assistant Professor Rod Williams and Extension Wildlife Specialist Brian MacGowan of Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,45,54],"tags":[62,63,72],"class_list":["post-2137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gotnatureforkids","category-howto","category-wildlife","tag-got-nature-for-kids","tag-how-to","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 16:35:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2137"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31520,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137\/revisions\/31520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}