Richland County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy 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 areolata
Crawfish Frog

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana clamitans
Green Frog

Rana sphenocephala
Southern Leopard Frog

Rana sylvatica
Wood Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle

Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell

Ophisaurus attenuatus
Slender Glass Lizard

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Carphophis amoenus
Worm Snake

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 erythrogaster
Plainbelly Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Greensnake

Storeria dekayi
Brown Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata
Red-bellied Snake

Thamnophis sauritus
Eastern Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Virginia valeriae
Smooth Earth Snake

INHS Herpetology Collection
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