Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Pike County Amphibians and Reptiles

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Scientific Name Common Name
Ambystoma texanum Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander
Eurycea longicauda Longtail Salamander
Siren intermedia Lesser Siren
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
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta Slider
Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell
Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard
Eumeces fasciatus Five-Lined Skink
Eumeces laticeps Broad-Headed Skink
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-Lined Racerunner
Carphophis amoenus Worm Snake
Coluber constrictor Racer
Diadophis punctatus Ringneck Snake
Elaphe obsoleta Rat Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum Milk Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster Plainbelly Water Snake
Nerodia rhombifer Diamondback Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake
Storeria dekayi Brown Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata Redbelly Snake
Thamnophis proximus Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake
Virginia valeriae Smooth Earth Snake
Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake