Peoria County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamander

Bufo americanus
American Toad

Bufo fowleri
Fowler’s Toad

Acris crepitans
Cricket Frog

Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog Complex

Pseudacris triseriata
Western Chorus Frog

Rana blairi
Plains Leopard Frog

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana clamitans
Green Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Macroclemys temminckii
Alligator Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding’s Turtle

Graptemys geographica
Map Turtle

Kinosternon flavescens
Yellow Mud Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell

Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Six-lined Racerunner

Diadophis punctatus
Ring-necked Snake

Heterodon nasicus
Western Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake

Opheodrys vernalis
Smooth Greensnake

Storeria dekayi
Brown Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata
Red-bellied Snake

Thamnophis proximus
Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake

INHS Herpetology Collection
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Champaign, IL 61820
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