Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Jasper County Amphibians and Reptiles

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Scientific Name Common Name
Ambystoma texanum Smallmouth Salamander
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
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle
Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell
Eumeces fasciatus Five-Lined Skink
Eumeces laticeps Broad-Headed Skink
Scincella lateralis Ground Skink
Coluber constrictor Racer
Elaphe obsoleta Rat Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum Milk Snake
Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake
Virginia valeriae Smooth Earth Snake
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake