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Pulaski County Amphibians and Reptiles

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Scientific Name Common Name
Ambystoma texanum Smallmouth Salamander
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender
Desmognathus fuscus Dusky Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-Lined Salamander
Eurycea longicauda Longtail Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy Slamander
Siren intermedia Lesser Siren
Bufo fowleri Fowler's Toad
Acris crepitans Cricket Frog
Hyla avivoca Bird-Voiced Treefrog
Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog
Hyla versicolor- chrysoscelis Grey Treefrog Complex
Pseudacris feriarum Upland Chorus Frog
Rana areolata Crawfish Frog
Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog
Rana clamitans Green Frog
Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta Slider
Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle
Sceloporus undulatus Fence Lizard
Eumeces fasciatus Five-Lined Skink
Eumeces laticeps Broad-Headed Skink
Scincella lateralis Ground Skink
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-Lined Racerunner
Diadophis punctatus Ringneck Snake
Elaphe obsoleta Rat Snake
Lampropeltis getula Common Kingsnake
Nerodia erythrogaster Plainbelly Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake
Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake
Agkistrodon piscivorus Cottonmouth
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake