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Butterflies of the
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Amphibians and Reptiles (Herps)

Frogs, Lizards, Salamanders, Snakes, Toads, and Turtles.

Be sure to check out my Herps Blog, comments are welcome.
Contact me if you need a photo or photos for any publishing projects you may have.

Eastern US Species:

Western US Species:

Handcrafted Note Cards with 4" x 6" photos from Randy's collection of favorite photographs!

American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris)
Fowler's Toad (Bufo woodhousii)

True Frogs (Family Ranidae)

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
Southern Leopard Frog (Rana utricularia)

Tree Frogs (Family Hylidae)

Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus)
Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis and Hyla versicolor) (article with photos)
Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)
Pine Woods Treefrog (Hyla femoralis)
Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)
Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis)
Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseria)

Alligator and Caiman (Family Alligatoridae)

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Anoles (Family Polychrotidae)

Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)

Skinks (Family Scincidae)

Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) (on the blog)
Broadheaded Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
Six-lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus) (on the blog)

Glass Lizards (Family Anguidae)

Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) NEW

Fence Lizards (Family Phrynosomatide)

Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)

Mole Salamanders (Family Ambystomatidae)

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Newts (Family Salamandridae)

Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)

Snakes

Family Colubridae

Black Racer (Coluber constrictor) NEW
Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata)
Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta) NEW
Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma)
Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) NEW
Scarlet Kingsnake/Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)
Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota)
Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)
Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)
Pine Woods Snake (Rhadinaea flavilata)
Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi) NEW
Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) NEW
Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus)

Family Viperidae

Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
Canebrake Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus atricaudatus)
Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)


Turtles

Snapping Turtles (Family Chelydridae)

Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Pond and Marsh Turtles (Family Emydidae)

Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Ranidae (True Frogs)

Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frog (Rana subaquavocalis)

Toads

Bufonidae (True Toads)

Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo woodhousii)
Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius)

Pelobatidae (Spadefoot Toads)

Couch's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii)

Snakes

Boidae (Boas)

Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata)

Colubridae (Colubrids)

Long-Nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
Western Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus)

Viperidae (Vipers)

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)

Anguidae (glass and alligator lizards)

Madrean Alligator Lizard (Elgaria kingii)

Phrynosomatidae (earless, spiny, tree, sideblotch, and horned lizards)

Mountain Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus jarrovii)
Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)

Helodermatidae (gila monsters)

Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

Turtles

Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)

This page was last updated on January 30, 2005.