Clay County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Bufo fowleri
Fowler’s Toad

Acris crepitans
Cricket Frog

Pseudacris triseriata
Western Chorus Frog

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana sphenocephala
Southern Leopard Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle

Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell

Sceloporus undulatus
Fence Lizard

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Scincella lateralis
Ground Skink

Elaphe obsoleta
Rat Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata
Red-bellied Snake

INHS Herpetology Collection
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Champaign, IL 61820
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