Gallatin County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Eurycea longicauda
Long-tailed Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga
Cave Salamander

Plethodon dorsalis
Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy Salamander

Necturus maculosus
Mudpuppy

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

Graptemys ouachitensis
Ouachita Map Turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica
False Map Turtle

Pseudemys concinna
River Cooter

Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle

Trachemys scripta
Slider

Kinosternon subrubrum
Eastern Mud Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell

Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell

Sceloporus undulatus
Fence Lizard

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Scincella lateralis
Ground Skink

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Six-lined Racerunner

Carphophis amoenus
Worm Snake

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Elaphe obsoleta
Rat Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster
Plainbelly Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifer
Diamond-backed Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Greensnake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Agkistrodon contortrix
Copperhead

Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake

INHS Herpetology Collection
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