AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF A LABAMA Conservation status of species and selected subspecies Alabama Natural Heritage Program June 24, 1994 Global State USFWS AL CLASS AMPHIBIA ANURA: Frogs & toads BUFONIDAE Bufo americanus . American toad . GS SS Bufo quercicus . oak toad . GS S5 Bufo terrestris . southern toad . GS SS Bufo woodhousii . Fowler's toad 0 • 0 ••• 0 0 • 0 •• 0 0 GS SS HYLIDAE Acris crepitans . 0 0 0 • 0 0 ••• 0 •••• 0 ••• northern cricket frog 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 GS S5 Acris gryllus . 0 • • • • • • • • •• 0 • ••• 0 ••• southern cricket frog .... 0 •••• G5 Ss p Hyla andersonii 0 • 0 0 ••••••••• 0 •• 0 • Pine Barrens treefrog .. 0 • 0 • 0 0 • G4 S2 Hyla avivoca 0 • 0 ••• 0 0 0 • • • • 0 •• 0 0 • • 0 bird-voiced treefrog 0 0 • 0 0 • 0 0 •• GS SS Hyla chrysoscelis . 0 • 0 ••••••• 0 • 0 •• 0 Cope's gray treefrog 0 •••• 0 •• 0 GS S5 Hyla cinerea ............ 0 •••••• • • green treefrog . .... 0 GS SS Hyla femora/is 0 • 0 0 0 •••• 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 0 pine woods treefrog 0 • 0 •••• 0 0 • G5 S5 Hyla gratiosa 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 •• 0 • 0 •• 0 • 0 •• barking treefrog 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 •• 0 •• GS SS Hyla squirella . 0 ••••••• 0 ••••••• o •• squirrel treefrog . 0 GS S5 Pseudacris brachyphona .. 0 0 • • • • • •• mountain chorus frog 0 0 •• 0 0 0 • 0 GS SS Pseudacris crucifer 0 0 0 •• 0 •••• 0 • 0 0 0 spring peeper 0 0 • 0 • 0 0 • 0 • 0 0 •• GS SS Pseudacris nigrita . 0 • • • • • • • southern chorus frog ... 0 • 0 0 •• G5 S5 Pseudacris ocularis . .. little grass frog 0 •••• 0 0 •• 0 •• • GS S1 Pseudacris ornata 0 • 0 0 ••• 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 ornate chorus frog . 0 0 0 •• 0 •• 0 • GS S5 Pseudacris triseriata upland chorus frog . 0 0 •••• 0 •• GS SS MICROHYLIDAE Gastrophryne carolinensis . 0 •••• 0 • 0 • eastern narrowmouth toad . 0 • • • GS S5 PELOBATIDAE Scaphiopus holbrookii .... 0 •• 0 • 0 • 0 • eastern spadefoot . 0 • 0 0 •• 0 • 0 • GS SS RANIDAE p Aana capito sevosa .... 0 0 • 0 • 0 ••• 0 0 dusky gopher frog .. 0 0 0 • 0 ••• G4T3 S2 C1 Aana catesbeiana . 0 0 0 ••••••• 0 • 0 0 • • bullfrog 0 • 0 • 0 •• 0 • 0 •• 0 •• 0 0 0 0 GS SS Aana clamitans . 0 • 0 • 0 •••• 0 •••• 0 • • • green frog/ bronze frog 0 •••• 0 0 GS S5 Aana grylio 0 • 0 •• 0 • • • • 0 • 0 • • • • • 0 • 0 • pig frog . 0 •• 0 • • 0 0 • • • • • • • • • GS S4 Aana heckscheri .. 0 • 0 ••••••• 0 0 ••• river frog 0 0 • 0 ••• 0 •• 0 0 • • • • • • GS S1 Aana palustris 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • • • • 0 0 • 0 • 0 pickerel frog 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 •• 0 • • • • • G5 S5 Aana sphenocephala . southern leopard frog . 0 •••• 0 0 GS SS Aana sylvatica . 0 0 • 0 • 0 0 0 0 •••• 0 • • • wood frog . 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 0 • 0 • 0 • • 0 0 GS S2 1 CAUDATA: Salamanders AMBYSTOMATIDAE Ambystoma cingulatum . flatwoods salamander . G2G3 S 1 C2 p Ambystoma maculatum . spotted salamander . G5 S5 Ambystoma opacum . marbled salamander . G5 S5 Ambystoma talpoideum . mole salamander . G5 S5 Ambystoma texanum . smallmouth salamander . G5 S3 Ambystoma tigrinum . tiger salamander . G5 S3 AMPHIUMIDAE Amphiuma means . two-toed amphiuma . G5 S3 Amphiuma pholeter . ........ ..... one-toed amphiuma .......... G3 S1 Amphiuma tridactylum . three-toed amphiuma . G5 S4 CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE Cryptobranchus alleganiensis . hellbender . G4 S3 C2 PLETHODONTIDAE Aneides aeneus . green salamander . G4 S3 p Desmognathus aeneus . seepage salamander . G4 S2 Desmognathus auriculatus . southern dusky salamander . G5 SU Desmognathus fuscus . dusky salamander . G5 S5 Desmognathus monticola . seal salamander . G5 S5 p Desmognathus ochrophaeus . mountain dusky salamander . G5 S2 Eurycea aquatica . brown-backed salamander . G20 SU C2 Eurycea bislineata . northern two-lined salamander . G5 S5 Eurycea cirrigera . southern two-lined salamander . G5 S5 Eurycea guttolineata . three-lined salamander . G5 S5 Eurycea longicauda . long-tailed salamander . G5 S5 Eurycea lucifuga . cave salamander . G5 S4 Eurycea quadridigitata . dwarf salamander . G5 S5 Gyrinophilus palleucus ........... .. Tennessee cave salamander . G2 S2 C2 p Gyrinophilus porphyriticus . spring salamander . G5 S4 Hemidactylium scutatum ........... four-toed salamander . G5 S3 Phaeognathus hubrichti . Red Hills salamander . G2 S2 T p Plethodon dorsalis . zigzag salamander . G5 S5 Plethodon glutinosus . slimy salamander . G5 S5 Plethodon serratus . southern redback salamander . G5 S3 Plethodon websteri . Webster's salamander . G4 S3 Pseudotriton montanus . mud salamander . G5 S4 Pseudotriton ruber ruber . northern red salamander ..... G5T5 S5 Pseudotriton ruber vioscai . southern red salamander ..... G5T 4 S4 PROTEIDAE Necturus alabamensis . Alabama waterdog . G40 SU Necturus beyeri . Gulf Coast waterdog . G4 SU Necturus maculosus . mudpuppy . G5 SU Necturus sp . Black Warrior waterdog . G2 S2 C2 2 SALAMANDRIDAE Notophthalmus viridescens . eastern newt . GS SS SIRENIDAE Siren intermedia . lesser siren . GS SS Siren lacertina . greater siren . GS S3 CLASS REPTIUA CROCODYLIA: Crocodiles & alligators CROCODYLIDAE Alligator mississippiensis . American alligator . GS S4 T/ SA p SQUAMATA: Lizards & snakes LACERTILIA: Lizards ANGUIDAE Ophisaurus attenuatus . slender glass lizard . GS SS Ophisaurus mimicus . mimic glass lizard . G3 S2? Ophisaurus ventralis . eastern glass lizard . GS SS PHRYNOSOMATIDAE Sceloporus undulatus . eastern fence lizard . GS SS POLYCHRIDAE Anolis carolinensis . green anole . GS S5 SCINCIDAE Eumeces anthracinus . coal skink . GS S3? Eumeces egregius . mole skink . GS S4 Eumeces fasciatus . five-lined skink . Gs Ss Eumeces inexpectatus . southeastern five-lined skink . G5 SS Eumeces laticeps . broadhead skink . G5 SS Scincella latera/is . ground skink . GS S5 TEIIDAE Cnemidophorus sexlineatus . six-lined racerunner . G5 S5 SERPENTES: Snakes COLUBRIDAE Carphophis amoenus . worm snake . G5 SS Cemophora coccinea . scarlet snake . GS SS Coluber constrictor . black racer . GS SS Diadophis punctatus . ringneck snake . Gs SS Orymarchon corals couperi .......... eastern indigo snake . ....... G4T3 S1 T p Elaphe guttata . corn snake . GS S4 Elaphe obsoleta . rat snake . GS SS 3 Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta . black rat snake . ... .. ... G5T5 54 Elaphe obso/eta spiloides . gray rat snake ... ........ G5T5 55 Farancia abacura . mud snake . G5 55 Farancia erytrogramma . rainbow snake . G5 53 Heterodon plat/rhinos . eastern hognose snake . G5 55 Heterodon simus . southern hognose snake . G4G5 5H C2 p Lampropeltis call/gaster . mole snake . G5 53? Lampropeltis getula getula . eastern kingsnake .... ... G5T5 55 Lampropeltis getula holbrook/ . speckled kingsnake . G5T5 55 Lampropeltis getula nigra . black kingsnake . G5T5 55 Lampropeltis triangulum . milk snake . G5 55 Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides . scarlet kingsnake . G5T5 55 Lampropeltis triangulum syspila . red milk snake ... .. .. G5T5 52 Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum . milk snake .. .. ...... ..... G5T5 52 Masticophis flagellum . coachwhip . G5 54 Nerodia clarkii . Gulf salt marsh snake . G4Q 52 C2 p Nerodia cyclopion . green water snake . G5 52 Nerodia erythrogaster . plainbelly water snake . G5 55 Nerodia fasciata . banded water snake . G5 55 Nerodia floridana . Florida green water snake . G5 5? Nerodia rhombifer . diamondback water snake . G5 55 Nerodia sipedon . midland water snake . G5 55 Nerodia taxispilota . brown water snake . G5 55 Opheodrys aestivus . rough green snake . G5 S5 Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi . black pine snake . G5T2 52 C2 p Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus . northern pine snake .. ...... G5T 4 53 C2 Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus . Florida pine snake . G5T3? 52 C2 p Regina rigida . glossy water snake . G5 54 Regina septemvittata . ..