Winnebago County Amphibians and Reptiles

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambystoma laterale
Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamander

Necturus maculosus
Mudpuppy

Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern Newt

Bufo americanus
American Toad

Acris crepitans
Cricket Frog

Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog Complex

Pseudacris crucifer
Spring Peeper

Pseudacris triseriata
Western Chorus Frog

Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog

Rana clamitans
Green Frog

Rana pipiens
Northern Leopard Frog

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding’s Turtle

Graptemys geographica
Map Turtle

Trachemys scripta
Slider

Sternotherus odoratus
Common Musk Turtle

Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell

Coluber constrictor
Racer

Elaphe vulpina
Fox Snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum
Milk Snake

Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake

Opheodrys vernalis
Smooth Greensnake

Regina septemvittata
Queen Snake

Storeria dekayi
Brown Snake

Thamnophis radix
Plains Gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake

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