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Williamson County Amphibians and Reptiles

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Scientific Name Common Name
Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma texanum Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy Slamander
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt
Siren intermedia Lesser Siren
Bufo americanus American Toad
Bufo fowleri Fowler's Toad
Acris crepitans Cricket Frog
Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog
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
Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta Slider
Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle
Apalone spinifera Spiny Shoftshell
Sceloporus undulatus Fence Lizard
Eumeces fasciatus Five-Lined Skink
Scincella lateralis Ground Skink
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-Lined Racerunner
Carphophis amoenus Worm Snake
Coluber constrictor Racer
Diadophis punctatus Ringneck Snake
Elaphe obsoleta Rat Snake
Farancia abacura Mud 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
Virginia valeriae Smooth Earth Snake
Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake