Checklist of Herptiles that can be found in New England |
Amphibians |
SALAMANDERS |
Blue-spotted salamander | Ambystoma laterale |
Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum |
Jefferson salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum |
Marbled salamander | Ambystoma opacum |
Mountain dusky salamander | Desmognathus ochrophaeus |
Mudpuppy | Necturus maculosus |
Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus fuscus |
Northern spring salamander | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus |
Northern two-lined salamander | Eurycea bislineata bislineata |
Redback salamander | Plethodon cinereus |
Red-spotted newt | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens |
Silvery salamander | Ambystoma platineum |
Slimy salamander | Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus |
Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum |
Tremblay's salamander | Ambystoma tremblayi |
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TOADS AND FROGS |
Bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana |
Eastern spadefoot | Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki |
Eastern American toad | Bufo americanus americanus |
Fowler's toad | Bufo woodhousii fowleri |
Gray treefrog | Hyla versicolor |
Green frog | Rana clamitans melanota |
Mink frog | Rana septentrionalis |
Northern leopard frog | Rana pipiens |
Northern spring peeper | Hyla crucifer crucifer |
Pickerel frog | Rana palustris |
Wood frog | Rana sylvatica |
Reptiles |
LIZARDS |
Five-lined skink | Eumeces fasciatus |
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SNAKES |
Black rat snake | Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta |
Eastern garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis |
Eastern hognose snake | Heterodon platyrhinos |
Eastern milk snake | Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum |
Eastern smooth green snake | Opheodrys vernalis vernalis |
Eastern ribbon snake | Thamnophis sauritus sauritus |
Eastern worm snake | Carphophis amoenus amoenus |
Maritime garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis pallidula |
Northern black racer | Coluber constrictor constrictor |
Northern brown snake | Storeria dekayi dekayi |
Northern copperhead | Agkistrodon contortrix mokeson |
Northern redbelly snake | Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata |
Northern ribbon snake | Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis |
Northern ringneck snake | Diadophis punctatus edwardsi |
Northern water snake | Nerodia sipedon sipedon |
Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus |
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TURTLES |
Blanding's turtle | Emydoidea blandingii |
Bog turtle | Clemmys muhlenbergii |
Common snapping turtle | Chelydra serpentina serpentinia |
Eastern box turtle | Terrapene carolina carolina |
Eastern painted turtle | Chrysemys picta picta |
Eastern spiny softshell | Trionyx spiniferus spiniferus |
Map turtle | Graptemys geographica |
Midland painted turtle | Chrysemys picta marginata |
Plymouth redbelly turtle | Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi |
Red-eared slider | Pseudemys scripta elegans |
Spotted turtle | Clemmys guttata |
Stinkpot | Sternotherus odoratus |
Wood turtle | Clemmys muhlenbergii |