Fayette County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy Salamander

Siren intermedia
Lesser Siren

Bufo americanus
American Toad

Bufo fowleri
Fowler’s Toad

Acris crepitans
Cricket Frog

Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog Complex

Pseudacris crucifer
Spring Peeper

Pseudacris triseriata
Western Chorus Frog

Rana areolata
Crawfish Frog

Rana blairi
Plains Leopard 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

Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell

Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell

Sceloporus undulatus
Fence Lizard

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Eumeces laticeps
Broad-headed Skink

Clonophis kirtlandii
Kirtland’s Snake

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Diadophis punctatus
Ring-necked Snake

Elaphe obsoleta
Rat Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis triangulum
Milk Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster
Plainbelly Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifer
Diamond-backed Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Greensnake

Storeria dekayi
Brown Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Virginia valeriae
Smooth Earth Snake

Sistrurus catenatus
Massasauga

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