Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Lee County Amphibians and Reptiles

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Scientific Name Common Name
Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt
Bufo americanus American Toad
Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis Grey Treefrog Complex
Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper
Pseudacris triseriata Western Chrous Frog
Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog
Rana clamitans Green Frog
Rana palustris Pickerel Frog
Rana pipiens Northern Leopard Frog
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle
Kinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud Turtle
Apalone spinifera Spiny Shoftshell
Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-Lined Racerunner
Coluber constrictor Racer
Elaphe vulpina Fox Snake
Heterodon nasicus Western Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake
Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Green Snake
Regina septemvittata Queen Snake
Storeria dekayi Brown Snake
Thamnophis proximus Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis radix Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake