Jasper County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

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

Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding’s Turtle

Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Eumeces laticeps
Broad-headed Skink

Scincella lateralis
Ground Skink

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Elaphe obsoleta
Rat Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula
Common Kingsnake

Lampropeltis triangulum
Milk Snake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Greensnake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Virginia valeriae
Smooth Earth Snake

Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake

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