Sangamon County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander

Eurycea longicauda
Long-tailed Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga
Cave Salamander

Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Zigzag 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 crucifer
Spring Peeper

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

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

Eumeces fasciatus
Five-lined Skink

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Six-lined Racerunner

Carphophis amoenus
Worm Snake

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Elaphe obsoleta
Rat Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis getula
Common Kingsnake

Lampropeltis triangulum
Milk Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster
Plainbelly Water Snake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

Agkistrodon contortrix
Copperhead

Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake

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