LOUISIANA AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES
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Salamanders & Newts √ Location Date Western Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia nettingi) Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri) Red River Waterdog (Necturus louisianensis) Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means) Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) Eastern Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus) Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus conanti) Southern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera) Three-lined Salamander (Eurycea guttolineata) Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata) Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) Louisiana Slimy Salamander (Plethodon kisatchie) Mississippi Slimy Salamander (Plethodon mississippi) Southern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon serratus) Webster's Salamander (Plethodon websteri) Gulf Coast Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus) Southern Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber vioscai)
This list was compiled by Jeff Boundy. Dr. Boundy is a herpetologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and an advisor to LGCHS. Frogs & Toads √ Location Date Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) Hurter's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii) Dwarf American Toad (Bufo americanus charlesmithi) Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowleri) Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo nebulifer) Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus) Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris) East Texas Toad (Bufo velatus) Eastern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans crepitans) Coastal Plain Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus gryllus) Western Bird-voiced Tree Frog (Hyla avivoca avivoca) Cope’s Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea) Pine Woods Tree Frog (Hyla femoralis) Barking Tree Frog (Hyla gratiosa) Squirrel Tree Frog (Hyla squirella) Greater Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata) Strecker's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri) Southern Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata areolata) American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans clamitans) Pig Frog (Rana grylio) Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris) Dusky Gopher Frog (Rana sevosa) Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala utricularia) Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides) [Introduced] Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) [Introduced] Crocodilians √ Location Date American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Turtles, Tortoises, & Terrapins √ Location Date Eastern Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Mississippi Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis) Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) Stripe-necked Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer) Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) Southern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys dorsalis) Eastern Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia reticularia) Western Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia miaria) Pascagoula Map Turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) Ringed Map Turtle (Graptemys oculifera) Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis) Sabine Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis sabinensis) Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii) Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna) Gulf Coast Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina major) Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Midland Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica mutica) Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica calvata) Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera aspera) Pallid Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera pallida) Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Atlantic Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata) Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
Lizards √ Location Date Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) [Introduced] Northern Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) [Introduced] Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus) Southern Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis) Common Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) Southeastern Five-lined Skink (Eumeces inexpectatus) Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps) Southern Prairie Skink (Eumeces obtusirostris obtusirostris) Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis) Eastern Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus) Western Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) Eastern Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudatus) Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) Snakes √ Location Date Brahminy Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) [Introduced] Midland Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus helenae) Western Worm Snake (Carphophis vermis) Southeastern Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea copei) Buttermilk Racer ( Coluber constrictor anthicus) Tan Racer ( Coluber constrictor etheridgei) Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer ( Coluber constrictor flaviventris) Black-masked Racer (Coluber constrictor latrunculus) Southern Black Racer ( Coluber constrictor priapus) Mississippi Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus stictogenys) Western Mud Snake (Farancia abacura reinwardtii) Northern Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma) Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) Prairie King Snake ( Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster) Mole King Snake ( Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata) Speckled King Snake (Lampropeltis getula holbrooki) Louisiana Milk Snake ( Lampropeltis triangulum amaura) Scarlet King Snake ( Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides) Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum) Gulf Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii clarkii) Mississippi Green Water Snake (Nerodia cyclopion) Yellow-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster) Broad-banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata confluens) Northern Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer) Midland Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis) Northern Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus aestivus) Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttata) Western Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoleta) Kisatchie Corn Snake (Pantherophis slowinskii) Gray Rat Snake (Pantherophis spiloides) Black Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) Louisiana Pine Snake (Pituophis ruthveni) Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii) Delta Glossy Crayfish Snake ( Regina rigida deltae) Gulf Glossy Crayfish Snake ( Regina rigida sinicola) Pine Woods Snake (Rhadinaea flavilata) Marsh Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi limnetes) Texas Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi texana) Midland Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi wrightorum) Southern Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata obscura) Southeastern Crowned Snake (Tantilla coronata) Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis) Orange-striped Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus proximus) Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus orarius) Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula) Western Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae elegans) Harlequin Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener tener) Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma) Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri)