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Adams County Amphibians and Reptiles

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Scientific Name Common Name
Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander
Eurycea longicauda Longtail Salamander
Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy
Bufo americanus American Toad
Bufo fowleri Fowler's Toad
Acris crepitans Cricket Frog
Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis Grey Treefrog Complex
Pseudacris triseriata Western Chrous Frog
Rana areolata Crawfish Frog
Rana blairi Plains Leopard Frog
Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog
Rana clamitans Green Frog
Rana palustris Pickerel Frog
Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle
Macroclemys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
Graptemys geographica Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta Slider
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle
Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera Spiny Shoftshell
Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard
Eumeces fasciatus Five-Lined Skink
Carphophis amoenus Worm Snake
Clonophis kirtlandii Kirtland's Snake
Coluber constrictor Racer
Diadophis punctatus Ringneck Snake
Elaphe obsoleta Rat Snake
Elaphe vulpina Fox Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie Kingsnake
Nerodia erythrogaster Plainbelly Water Snake
Nerodia rhombifer Diamondback Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake
Regina grahamii Graham's Crawfish Snake
Storeria dekayi Brown Snake
Thamnophis proximus Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus Massasauga