Iroquois County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamander

Necturus maculosus
Mudpuppy

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 blairi
Plains Leopard Frog

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana pipiens
Northern Leopard Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding’s Turtle

Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell

Ophisaurus attenuatus
Slender Glass Lizard

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Elaphe vulpina
Fox Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Opheodrys vernalis
Smooth Greensnake

Pituophis melanoleucus
Bull Snake

Storeria dekayi
Brown Snake

Thamnophis proximus
Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis radix
Plains Gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

INHS Herpetology Collection
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