Jefferson County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamander

Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy Salamander

Bufo fowleri
Fowler’s Toad

Acris crepitans
Cricket Frog

Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog Complex

Pseudacris triseriata
Western Chorus Frog

Rana areolata
Crawfish Frog

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana clamitans
Green Frog

Rana sphenocephala
Southern Leopard Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Pseudemys concinna
River Cooter

Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle

Sceloporus undulatus
Fence Lizard

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

Nerodia erythrogaster
Plainbelly Water Snake

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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