Scientific Name
Common Name(s)
Caudata
Salamanders
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Jefferson Salamander
Ambystoma laterale
Blue-spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma platineum
Silvery Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamander
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Hellbender
Desmognathus conanti
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga
Cave Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Slimy Salamander
Necturus maculosus
Mudpuppy
Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern Newt
Siren intermedia
Lesser Siren
Anura
Toads and Frogs
Bufo americanus
American Toad
Bufo fowleri
Fowler's Toad
Acris crepitans
Northern Cricket Frog
Hyla avivoca
Bird-voiced Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Green Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Cope's Grey Treefrog
Hyla versicolor-chrysoscelis
Grey Treefrog Complex
Hyla versicolor
Eastern Grey Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris feriarum
Southeastern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris streckeri
Strecker's Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata
Western Chorus Frog
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Eastern Spadefoot
Rana areolata
Crawfish Frog
Rana blairi
Plains Leopard Frog
Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog
Rana clamitans
Green Frog
Rana palustris
Pickerel Frog
Rana pipiens
Northern Leopard Frog
Rana sphenocephala
Southern Leopard Frog
Rana sylvatica
Wood Frog
Testudines
Turtles
Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
Spotted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding's Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
False Map Turtle
Pseudemys concinna
River Cooter
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Ornate Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta
Pond Slider
Kinosternon flavescens
Yellow Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Stinkpot
Apalone mutica
Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Spiny Softshell
Squamata Suborder: Sauria
Lizards
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Slender Glass Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris*
Collared Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Eastern Fence Lizard
Eumeces fasciatus
Common Five-lined Skink
Eumeces laticeps
Broad-headed Skink
Scincella lateralis
Ground Skink
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Six-lined Racerunner
Squamata Suborder: Serpentes
Snakes
Carphophis amoenus
Eastern Wormsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Scarletsnake
Clonophis kirtlandii
Kirtland's Snake
Coluber constrictor
Eastern Racer
Diadophis punctatus
Ring-necked Snake
Elaphe emoryi
Great Plains Ratsnake
Elaphe spiloides
Gray Ratsnake
Elaphe vulpina
Western Foxsnake
Farancia abacura
Mudsnake
Heterodon nasicus
Western Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Milk Snake
Masticophis flagellum
Coachwhip
Nerodia cyclopion
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Southern Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Northern Watersnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis
Smooth Greensnake
Pituophis catenifer
Gophersnake
Regina grahamii
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina septemvittata
Queen Snake
Storeria dekayi
Dekay's Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Red-bellied Snake
Tantilla gracilis
Flat-headed Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis radix
Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis sauritus
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Lined Snake
Virginia valeriae
Eastern Smooth Earthsnake
Agkistrodon contortrix
Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Cottonmouth
Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus
Massasauga