POTENTIAL HABITAT FOR HERPS
Common and scientific name
s
are listed below.
Species in
red
are in upper quartile of Regional Habitat Importance Index (RHII).
AMPHIBIANS
Jefferson salamander
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Spotted salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled salamander
Ambystoma opacum
Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Green salamander
Aneides aeneus
Dusky salamander
Desmognathus fuscus
Seal salamander
Desmognathus monticola
Mt. dusky salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
N. 2-lined salamander
Eurycea bislineata
Longtail salamander
Eurycea longicauda
Spring salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Four-toed salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
Redback salamander
Plethodon cinereus
Slimy salamander
Plethodon glutinosus
Valley & ridge salamander
Plethodon hoffmani
Ravine salamander
Plethodon richmondi
Wehrle's salamander
Plethodon wehrlei
Mud salamander
Pseudotriton montanus
Red salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
E. newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
American toad
Bufo americanus
Woodhouse's toad
Bufo woodhousii
N. cricket frog
Acris crepitans
Gray treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Mt. chorus frog
Pseudacris brachyphona
W. chorus frog
Pseudacris triseriata
Spring peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
E. spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana
Green frog
Rana clamitans
Pickerel frog
Rana palustris
N. leopard frog
Rana pipiens
Wood frog
Rana sylvatica
S. leopard frog
Rana sphenocephala
TURTLES
Snapping turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Painted turtle
Chrysemys picta
Spotted turtle
Clemmys guttata
Wood turtle
Clemmys insculpta
Bog turtle
Clemmys muhlenbergii
Common map turtle
Graptemys geographica
Redbelly turtle
Pseudemys rubriventris
E. box turtle
Terrapene carolina
Common musk turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Spiny softshell
Apalone spinifera
SNAKES AND LIZARDS
E. fence lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Coal skink
Eumeces anthracinus
Five-lined skink
Eumeces fasciatus
Broadhead skink
Eumeces laticeps
Worm snake
Carphophis amoenus
Kirtland's snake
Clonophis kirtlandii
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Ringneck snake
Diadophis punctatus
Rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta
E. hognose snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Milk snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
N. water snake
Nerodia sipedon
Rough green snake
Opheodrys aestivus
Smooth green snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Queen snake
Regina septemvittata
Brown snake
Storeria dekayi
Redbelly snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Shorthead garter snake
Thamnophis brachystoma
E. ribbon snake
Thamnophis sauritus
Common garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Smooth earth snake
Virginia valeriae
Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortix
Timber rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Massasauga
Sistrurus catenatus
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