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Washington 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
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt
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 catesbeiana Bullfrog
Rana clamitans Green 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
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle
Sceloporus undulatus Fence Lizard
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
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 sirtalis Common Garter Snake
Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead