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eastern spadefoot

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SN: Scaphiopus holbrookii

spades on hind legs

Family: Scaphiopodida

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American toad

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SN: Anaxyrus americanus

warty skin, 1/2 warts per spot

Family: Bufonidae

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Fowler’s toad

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SN: Anaxyrus fowleri

paratoid glads and crainial crest touch
white belly, one spot
3 or more warts per spot

Family: Bufonidae

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Blanchard’s cricket frog

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SN: Acris blanchardi

smallest
backwards triangle between eyes

Family: Hylidae

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eastern gray tree frog

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SN: Hyla versicolor

large toe pads
camo like pattern
bright colors under hind legs

Family: Hylidae

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spring peeper

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SN: Pseudacris crucifer

x-mark on back
small

Family: Hylidae

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western chorus frog

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SN: Pseudacris triseriata

3 stripes, head to back
small toe pads

Family: Hylidae

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green frog

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SN: Lithobates clamitans

green/brown
dorsolateral ridges that end before groin

Family: Ranidae

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American bullfrog

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SN: Lithobates catesbeianus

no dorsal ridges
ridge from tympanam to shoulder

Family: Ranidae

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nothern leopard frog

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SN: Lithobates pipiens

dorsolateral ridge from eye to groin
dark spots with light border

Family: Ranidae

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wood frog

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SN: Lithobates sylvaticus

dark mask on face
dorsal ridges

Family: Ranidae

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mink frog

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SN: Lithobates septentrioralis

extreme mottled coloring
elongated leg spots

Family: Ranidae

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Order: Caudata

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all salamanders

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hellbender

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SN: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Family: Cryptobranchidae
wrinkled skin flaps
no external gills
big boy

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lesser siren

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SN: Siren intermedia
Family: Sirenidae
eel-like body
no back legs
external gills

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Order: Caudata
Family: Ambystomatidae

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Costal grooves
stout heads
protruding eyes

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Jefferson salamander

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SN: Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Family: Ambystomatidae
long toes
wedge snout
silver/blue specks on side

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spotted salamander

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SN: Ambystoma maculatum
Family: Ambystomatidae
black with 2 rows of yellow spots

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marbled salamander

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SN: Ambystoma opacum
Family: Ambystomatidae
white dorsal bands
stout body
black on sides and belly

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eastern tiger salamander

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SN: Ambystoma tigrinum
Family: Ambystomatidae
irregular yellow spots
spots on sides and belly
large lidded eyes

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mudpuppy

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SN: Necturus maculosus
Family: Proteidae
all feet have 4 toes
external gills
all 4 legs

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Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae

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nasolabial grooves
costal grooves

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northern dusky salamander

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SN: Desmognathus fuscus
Family: Plethodontidae
hind limbs stouter
keeled tail
mottled belly

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southern two-lined salamander

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SN: Eurycea cirrigera
Family: Plethodontidae
small/thin
2 dark lines with light dorsal stripe in the middle

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Cave salamander
SN: Eurycea lucifuga Family: Plethodontidae tail longer than body orange with black dots
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Eastern red-backed salamander
SN: Plethodon cinereus Family: Plethodontidae salt/peppered body red or lead back
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northern zigzag salamander
SN: Plethodon dorsalis Family: Plethodontidae mottled orange/red belly zigzag dorsal stripe
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eastern newt
SN: Notophthalmus viridescens Family: Salamandridae granular skin small black spots finned tail
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Order: Crocodylia
4 chamber heart dorsal/ventral armor
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American crocodile
SN: Crocodylus acutus Family: Crocodylidae long, narrow snout overbite not all top and bottom teeth fit in mouth
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American alligator
SN: Alligator mississippiensis Family: Alligatoridae broad, rounded snout all lower teeth fit in mouth
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Order: Testudines
all turtles
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snapping turtle
SN: Chelydra serpentina Family: Chelydridae large head, hooked jaw, saw toothed tail
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Order: Testudines Family: Kinosternidae
barbels on chin/throat hinged plastrons mud/musk turtles little fucked up guys
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eastern mud turtle
SN: Kinosternon subrubrum Family: Kinosternidae 2 transversal hinges oval dome triangular scute
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eastern musk turtle
SN: Sternotherus odoratus Family: Kinosternidae 1 transversal hinge squarish pectoral scute 3 ridges on shell
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Order: Tesudines Family: Emydidae
basking aquatic or semi aquatic
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painted turtle
SN: Chrysemys picta Family: Emydidae unkeel carapace yellow and red stripes on neck red bars on marginal scutes
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spotted turtle
SN: Clemmys guttata Family: Emydidae yellow spots on back/head/legs plastron is yellow with black on edges
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Blanding's turtle
SN: Emydoidea blandingii Family: Emydidae light spots on carapace to form streaks and bars bright yellow throat/chin
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northern map turtle
SN: Graptemys geographica Family: Emydidae yellow spot behind eye map like markings wavey lines on head
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eastern box turtle
SN: Terrapene carolina Family: Emydidae high domed slightly keeled plastron with broad hinge 4 toes on each hind foot
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ornate box turtle
SN: Terrapene ornata Family: Emydidae high dome, no keel ornate yellow lines raining down down turned beak
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red-eared slider
SN: Trachemys scripta Family: Emydidae red stripe behind eye rear scutes slightly serrated head, neck, legs with yellow stripes
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eastern spiny softshell
SN: Apalone spinifora Family: Trionychida long snout leathery skin pancake boy
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Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes
all snakes
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Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae
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North American racer
SN: Coluber constrictor Family: Colubridae belly white/blue dark around eyes chin and throat white
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gray ratsnake
SN: Pantherophis spiloides Family: Colubridae checkerboard belly slightly keeled sides plain, black, skinny
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western foxsnake
SN: Pantherophis vulpinus Family: Colubridae yellow with dark blotches smaller blotches on sides
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smooth greensnake
SN: Opheodrys vernalis Family: Colubridae white/yellow ventral green body
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gophersnake
SN: Pituophis catenifer Family: Colubridae yellowish with dark blotches darker at ends of snake pointed snout keeled scales
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Order: Squamata Family: Natricidae
wetlands keeled scales slender
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northern water snake
SN: Nerodia sipedon Family: Natricidae 30 brown bands light spaces less than 2.5 scales
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queensnake
SN: Regina septemvittata Family: Natricidae yellow stripe on side 4 dark belly stripes
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DeKay's brownsnake
SN: Storeria dekay Family: Natricidae dark streak on head 2 rows of black spots 2 lines connecting dots
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common gartersnake
SN: Thamnophis sirtalis Family: Natricidae light belly 3 stripes on back spots beneath ventral scales
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Order: Squamata Family: Dipsadidae
large, grooved teeth oviparous endemic to new world
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ring-necked snake
SN: Diadophis punctatus Family: Dipsadidae collar around neck red/yellow/orange belly
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eastern hog-nosed snake
SN: Heterodon platirhinos Family: Dipsadidae upturned wedge snout stout squarish blotches
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Order: Squamata Family: Viperidae
vipers, fangs, slit pupils
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copperhead
SN: Agkistrodon contortrix Family: Viperidae deep loreal pits between eye and nostril hourglass like markings
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cottonmouth
SN: Agkistrodon piscivous Family: Viperidae dark, heavy body
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timber rattlesnake
SN: Crotalus horridus Family: Viperidae rattle on tail stripes small scales on head
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massasauga
SN: Sistrurus catenatus Family: Viperidae rattle on tail rows of large black spots on back small spots on sides
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Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia
all lizards
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green anole
SN: Anolis carolinensis Family: Dactyloidae long wedge snout no crest or femoral pores green to brown
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eastern collared lizard
SN: Crotaphytus collaris Family: Crotophytidae 2 black stripes on neck smooth small scales femoral pores back spots
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Order: Squamata Family: Phrynsomatidae
desert species morphologically diverse
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eastern fence lizard
SN: Sceloporus undulatus Family: Phrynosomatidae neck spines blueish bellies keeled dorsal scales
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horned lizards
SN: Phrynosoma spp. Family: Phrynosomatidae spikes on head flat body sharp dorsal projections
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gila monster
SN: Heloderma suspectum Family: Helodermatidae sausage tail stout body
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six-lined racerunner
SN: Aspidoscelis sexlineata Family: Teiidae slender body 6/7 light stripes more/smaller scales on back than belly
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Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae
easily lost tail
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common five-lined skink
SN: Plestiodon fasciatus Family: Scincidae young: five lines+blue tail 4 labial scales, 2 post labial scales
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broad-headed skink
SN: Plestiodon laticeps Family: Scincidae large body 5 labial scales no enlarged post labial scales
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little brown skink
SN: Scincella lateralis Family: Scincidae golden brown to blackish white belly
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slender glass lizard
SN: Ophisaurus attenuatus Family: Anguidae
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Order: Anura
All frogs and toads
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Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae
toads but not spadefoot
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Order: Anura Family: Hylidae
expanded toe pads tree frogs
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Order: Anura Family: Ranidae
water frogs

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