Pulaski County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Hellbender

Desmognathus fuscus
Dusky Salamander

Eurycea longicauda
Long-tailed Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy Salamander

Siren intermedia
Lesser Siren

Bufo fowleri
Fowler’s Toad

Acris blanchardi
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Hyla avivoca
Bird-voiced Treefrog

Hyla cinerea
Green Treefrog

Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog Complex

Pseudacris feriarum
Upland 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

Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle

Trachemys scripta
Slider

Kinosternon subrubrum
Eastern Mud Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Sceloporus undulatus
Fence Lizard

Plestiodon fasciatus
Common Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon laticeps
Broad-headed Skink

Scincella lateralis
Ground Skink

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Six-lined Racerunner

Diadophis punctatus
Ring-necked Snake

Pantherophis spiloides
Gray Ratsnake

Lampropeltis getula
Common Kingsnake

Nerodia erythrogaster
Plainbelly Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Watersnake

Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Greensnake

Thamnophis sauritus
Eastern Ribbonsnake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Agkistrodon piscivorus
Cottonmouth

Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake

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