Fulton County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger 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 triseriata
Western Chorus Frog

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana sphenocephala
Southern Leopard Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle

Trachemys scripta
Slider

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Eumeces laticeps
Broad-headed Skink

Clonophis kirtlandii
Kirtland’s Snake

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Elaphe obsoleta
Rat Snake

Elaphe vulpina
Fox Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus
Bull Snake

Regina grahamii
Graham’s Crawfish Snake

Regina septemvittata
Queen Snake

Thamnophis radix
Plains Gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Agkistrodon contortrix
Copperhead

Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake

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