Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Coles County Amphibians and Reptiles

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Scientific Name Common Name
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma texanum Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-Lined Salamander
Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy
Bufo americanus American Toad
Bufo fowleri Fowler's Toad
Acris crepitans Cricket Frog
Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis Grey Treefrog Complex
Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper
Pseudacris triseriata Western Chrous Frog
Rana areolata Crawfish Frog
Rana blairi Plains Leopard Frog
Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog
Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog
Rana sylvatica Wood Frog
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
Graptemys geographica Map Turtle
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta Slider
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle
Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera Spiny Shoftshell
Eumeces fasciatus Five-Lined Skink
Eumeces laticeps Broad-Headed Skink
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
Lampropeltis triangulum Milk Snake
Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake
Storeria dekayi Brown Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata Redbelly Snake
Thamnophis radix Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake
Virginia valeriae Smooth Earth Snake
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake