Franklin County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific NameCommon Name
Ambystoma opacumMarbled Salamander
Ambystoma texanumSmall-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinumTiger Salamander
Plethodon glutinosusNorthern Slimy Salamander
Siren intermediaLesser Siren
Acris crepitansCricket Frog
Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelisGray Treefrog Complex
Pseudacris cruciferSpring Peeper
Pseudacris triseriataWestern Chorus Frog
Rana clamitansGreen Frog
Rana sphenocephalaSouthern Leopard Frog
Chrysemys pictaPainted Turtle
Terrapene carolinaEastern Box Turtle
Terrapene ornataOrnate Box Turtle
Sternotherus odoratusCommon Musk Turtle
Sceloporus undulatusFence Lizard
Coluber constrictorRacer
Elaphe obsoletaRat Snake
Farancia abacuraMud Snake
Heterodon platirhinosEastern Hog-nosed Snake
Lampropeltis calligasterPrairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getulaEastern Kingsnake
Nerodia erythrogasterPlainbelly Water Snake
Nerodia rhombiferDiamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedonNorthern Water Snake
Regina grahamiiGraham's Crawfish Snake
Storeria dekayiBrown Snake
Thamnophis proximusWestern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sirtalisCommon Gartersnake
Agkistrodon contortrixCopperhead
INHS Herpetology Collection
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