Clinton County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Bufo americanus
American Toad

Bufo fowleri
Fowler’s Toad

Acris crepitans
Cricket Frog

Hyla chrysoscelis
Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog Complex

Pseudacris crucifer
Spring Peeper

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

Trachemys scripta
Slider

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Clonophis kirtlandii
Kirtland’s Snake

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Elaphe obsoleta
Rat Snake

Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake

Nerodia rhombifer
Diamond-backed Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Regina grahamii
Graham’s Crawfish Snake

Storeria dekayi
Brown Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Sistrurus catenatus
Massasauga

INHS Herpetology Collection
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