Massac County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted Salamander

Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma talpoideum
Mole Salamander

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Hellbender

Eurycea lucifuga
Cave Salamander

Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Zigzag Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy Salamander

Necturus maculosus
Mudpuppy

Siren intermedia
Lesser Siren

Anaxyrus fowleri
Fowler’s Toad

Acris blanchardi
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Hyla cinerea
Green Treefrog

Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog Complex

Pseudacris crucifer
Spring Peeper

Pseudacris triseriata
Western Chorus Frog

Scaphiopus holbrookii
Eastern Spadefoot

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana sphenocephala
Southern Leopard Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Macroclemys temminckii
Alligator Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Graptemys ouachitensis
Ouachita Map Turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica
False Map Turtle

Pseudemys concinna
River Cooter

Trachemys scripta
Slider

Kinosternon subrubrum
Eastern Mud Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Sceloporus undulatus
Fence Lizard

Plestiodon fasciatus
Common Five-lined Skink

Scincella lateralis
Ground Skink

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Six-lined Racerunner

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Pantherophis spiloides
Gray Ratsnake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula
Common Kingsnake

Nerodia erythrogaster
Plainbelly Watersnake

Nerodia rhombifer
Diamond-backed Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Watersnake

Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Greensnake

Thamnophis proximus
Western Ribbonsnake

Thamnophis sauritus
Eastern Ribbonsnake

Agkistrodon contortrix
Copperhead

Agkistrodon piscivorus
Cottonmouth

INHS Herpetology Collection
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