The desert tortoise is the state reptile of California and Nevada.

Common box turtles are official state reptiles of three U.S. states.

In contrast, in the north half of the central and western states, only one, Wyoming, has named a state reptile.

West Virginia named the timber rattlesnake as its state reptile in 2008.

The species became the official state reptile of Kansas in 1986.

They didn't stop there, also agreeing on an official state reptile and saltwater fish.

Maryland named the diamondback terrapin its official state reptile in 1994.

The northern black racer is the state reptile of Ohio.

It is the official state reptile of New Mexico.

"It would be like having a dinosaur as our state reptile."