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Turtles Lizards NEPARC: Species photo project updated 08/16/2016 Turtles Have photo? Scientific name Commmon name yes Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle yes Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle yes Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle yes Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill sea turtle yes Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's Ridley sea turtle Apalone mutica Smooth softshell yes Apalone spinifera Spiny softshell yes Chelydra serpentina Snapping turtle yes Chrysemys picta Painted turtle yes Clemmys guttata Spotted turtle yes Deirochelys reticularia Chicken turtle yes Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's turtle yes Glyptemys insculpta Wood turtle yes Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog turtle yes Graptemys geographica Northern map turtle yes Graptemys pseudogeographica False map turtle yes Kinosternon baurii Striped mud turtle yes Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern mud turtle yes Malachlemys terrapin Diamond-backed terrapin Pseudemys concinna concinna River cooter yes Pseudemys concinna floridana Coastal Plain cooter yes Pseudemys rubriventris Northern Red-bellied cooter yes Sternotherus minor Loggerhead musk turtle yes Sternotherus odoratus Eastern musk turtle yes Terrapene carolina Eastern box turtle yes Trachemys scripta Pond slider Lizards Have photo? Scientific name Commmon name yes Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-lined racerunner yes Eumeces anthracinus Coal skink yes Eumeces fasciatus Common five-lined skink yes Eumeces inexpectatus Southeastern five-lined skink yes Eumeces laticeps Broad-headed skink yes Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender glass lizard yes Ophisaurus ventralis Eastern glass lizard yes Sceloporus undulatus Eastern fence lizard yes Scincella lateralis Little brown skink Page 1 of 5 NEPARC: Species photo project updated 08/16/2016 Snakes Have photo? Scientific name Commmon name yes Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead yes Agkistrodon piscivorus Cottonmouth yes Carphophis amoenus Eastern wormsnake yes Cemophora coccinea Scarletsnake Clonophis kirtlandii Kirtland's snake yes Coluber constrictor North American racer yes Crotalus horridus Timber rattlesnake (canebrake) yes Diadolphis punctatus Ring-necked snake yes Elaphe guttata Red cornsnake yes Elaphe obsoleta Eastern ratsnake yes Farancia abacura Red-bellied Mudsnake yes Farancia erytrogramma Rainbow snake yes Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hog-nosed snake yes Lampropeltis calligaster Yellow-bellied Kingsnake yes Lampropeltis getula Common Kingsnake yes Lampropeltis triangulum Milksnake yes Lampropeltis elapsoides scarlet kingsnake yes Nerodia sipedon Northern watersnake yes Nerodia taxispilota Brown watersnake yes Opheodrys aestivus Rough greensnake yes Opheodrys vernalis Smooth greensnake yes Pituophis melanoleucus Pinesnake yes Regina rigida Glossy crayfish snake yes Regina septemvittata Queen snake yes Sistrurus catenatus Massasauga yes Storeria dekayi Dekay's Brownsnake yes Storeria occipitomaculata Red-bellied snake Tantilla coronata Southeastern crowned snake yes Thamnophis brachystoma Short-headed Gartersnake yes Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbonsnake yes Thamnophis sirtalis Common Gartersnake yes Virginia striatula Rough Earthsnake yes Virginia valeriae valeria Eastern Smooth Earthsnake yes Virginia valeriae pluchra Moutain Earthsnake Page 2 of 5 NEPARC: Species photo project updated 08/16/2016 Frogs and Toads Have photo? Scientific name Commmon name yes Anaxyrus americanus American toad yes Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's toad yes Anaxyrus quercicus Oak toad yes Anaxyrus terrestris Southern toad yes Acris crepitans Northern cricket frog yes Acris gryllus Southern cricket frog yes Hyla andersonii Pine Barrens treefrog yes Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's gray treefrog yes Hyla cinerea Green treefrog yes Hyla femoralis Pine woods treefrog yes Hyla gratiosa Barking treefrog yes Hyla squirella Squirrel treefrog yes Hyla versicolor Gray treefrog Pseudacris brachyphona Mountain chorus frog Pseudacris brimleyi Brimley's chorus frog yes Pseudacris crucifer Spring peeper yes Pseudacris feriarum Upland chorus frog yes Pseudacris kalmi New Jersey chorus frog Pseudacris nigrita Southern chorus frog Pseudacris ocularis Little grass frog Pseudacris triseriata Western chorus frog yes Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern narrow-mouthed toad yes Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern spadefoot yes Lithobates catesbeianus American bullfrog yes Lithobates clamitans Green frog yes Lithobates palustris Pickerel frog yes Lithobates pipiens Northern leopard frog yes Lithobates septentrionalis Mink frog yes Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern leopard frog yes Lithobates sylvaticus Wood frog yes Lithobates virgatipes Carpenter frog yes Rana Kauffeldi Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog Page 3 of 5 NEPARC: Species photo project updated 08/16/2016 Salamanders Have photo? Scientific name Commmon name Ambystoma barbouri Streamside salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson salamander yes Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma mabeei Mabee's salamander yes Ambystoma maculatum Spotted salamander yes Ambystoma opacum Marbled salamander yes Ambystoma talpoideum Mole salamander Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed salamander yes Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger salamander yes Amphiuma means Two-toed amphiuma yes Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender yes Aneides aeneus Green salamander Desmognathus auriculatus Southern dusky salamander yes Desmognathus fuscus Northern dusky salamander Desmognathus marmoratus Shovel-nosed salamander yes Desmognathus monticola Seal salamander yes Desmognathus ochrophaeus Allegheny Mountain dusky salamander Desmognathus orestes Blue Ridge dusky salamander yes Desmognathus quadramaculatus Black-bellied salamander Desmognathus welteri Black Mountain dusky salamander yes Desmognathus wrighti Pigmy salamander yes Eurycea bislineata Northern two-lined salamander yes Eurycea cirrigera Southern two-lined salamander yes Eurycea guttolineata Three-lined salamander yes Eurycea longicauda Long-tailed salamander yes Eurycea lucifuga Cave salamander yes Eurycea wilderae Blue Ridge two-lined salamander yes Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Spring salamander Gyrinophilus subterraneus West Virginia spring salamander yes Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed salamander yes Plethodon chlorobryonis Atlantic Coast slimy salamander yes Plethodon cinereus Eastern red-backed salamander yes Plethodon cylindraceus White-spotted slimy salamander Plethodon electromorphus Northern ravine salamander yes Plethodon glutinosus Northern slimy salamander yes Plethodon hoffmani valley and ridge salamander yes Plethodon hubrichti Peaks of Otter salamander Plethodon kentucki Cumberland Plateau salamander yes Plethodon montanus Northern gray-cheeked salamander Plethodon nettingi Cheat Mountain salamander Plethodon punctatus Cow Knob salamander yes Plethodon richmondi Southern ravine salamander yes Plethodon shenandoah Shenandoah salamander Plethodon sherando Big Levels salamander Page 4 of 5 NEPARC: Species photo project updated 08/16/2016 Salamanders (continued) Have photo? Scientific name Commmon name Plethodon ventralis Southern zigzag salamander Plethodon virginia Shenandoah Mountain salamander yes Plethodon wehrlei Wehrle's salamander yes Plethodon welleri Weller's salamander yes Plethodon yonahlossee Yonahlossee salamander yes Pseudotriton montanus Mud salamander yes Pseudotriton ruber Red salamander Stereochilus marginatus Many-lined salamander yes Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy Necturus punctatus Dwarf waterdog yes Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern newt yes Siren intermedia Lesser siren Siren lacertina Greater siren Yes = NEPARC has photograph(s), but more are welcome Blank = NEPARC needs photographs Page 5 of 5.
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