Effingham County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific NameCommon Name
Ambystoma opacumMarbled Salamander
Ambystoma texanumSmall-mouthed Salamander
Plethodon glutinosusNorthern Slimy Salamander
Bufo americanusAmerican Toad
Bufo fowleriFowler's Toad
Acris crepitansCricket Frog
Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelisGray Treefrog Complex
Pseudacris cruciferSpring Peeper
Pseudacris triseriataWestern Chorus Frog
Rana catesbeianaBullfrog
Rana sphenocephalaSouthern Leopard Frog
Rana sylvaticaWood Frog
Chelydra serpentinaSnapping Turtle
Chrysemys pictaPainted Turtle
Terrapene carolinaEastern Box Turtle
Terrapene ornataOrnate Box Turtle
Trachemys scriptaSlider
Apalone spiniferaSpiny Softshell
Sceloporus undulatusFence Lizard
Eumeces fasciatusFive-lined Skink
Eumeces laticepsBroad-headed Skink
Scincella lateralisGround Skink
Carphophis amoenusWorm Snake
Clonophis kirtlandiiKirtland's Snake
Coluber constrictorRacer
Diadophis punctatusRing-necked Snake
Elaphe obsoletaRat Snake
Heterodon platirhinosEastern Hog-nosed Snake
Lampropeltis calligasterPrairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrookiSpeckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulumMilk Snake
Nerodia sipedonNorthern Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivusRough Greensnake
Storeria occipitomaculataRed-bellied Snake
Thamnophis sirtalisCommon Gartersnake
Virginia valeriaeSmooth Earth Snake
Agkistrodon contortrixCopperhead
Crotalus horridusTimber Rattlesnake
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