PA Native Amphibian and Reptile Species

Pennsylvania Native Reptile & Amphibian Species

Links below lead to NatureServe.org (NS). Scientific names used by NS are not always consistent with the Commission's (PFBC) naming conventions of PA native herptiles. NatureServe links are provided for informational purposes (natural history, distribution, threats information). Always reference the PFBC names as these are tied to our fishing & boating regulations.

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AMPHIBIANS

SALAMANDERS – Order Caudata
	Giant Salamanders - Family Cryptobranchidae
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
		Eastern Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	S
	Mudpuppy Salamanders - Family Proteidae
		Mudpuppy	Necturus maculosus	S
	Mole Salamanders - Family Ambystomatidae
		Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	S
		Blue-spotted Salamander	Ambystoma laterale	E
		Spotted Salamander	Ambystoma maculatum	A
		Marbled Salamander	Ambystoma opacum	S
	Newts - Family Salamandridae
		Eastern Red-Spotted Newt	Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens	A
	Lungless Salamanders - Family Plethodontidae
		Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	T
		Northern Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus fuscus	A
		Seal Salamander	Desmognathus monticola	A
		Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus ochrophaeus	A
		Northern Two-lined Salamander	Eurycea bislineata	A
		Longtail Salamander	Eurycea longicauda longicauda	A
		Northern Spring Salamander	Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus	A
		Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum	A
		Eastern Redback Salamander	Plethodon cinereus	A
		Northern Slimy Salamander	Plethodon glutinosus	A
		Valley and Ridge Salamander	Plethodon hoffmani	S
		Wehrle's Salamander	Plethodon wehrlei	A
		Northern Ravine Salamander	Plethodon electromorphus	S
		Eastern Mud Salamander	Pseudotriton montanus montanus	E
		Northern Red Salamander	Pseudotriton ruber ruber	A
FROGS AND TOADS – Order Salientia
	Spadefoots - Family Pelobatidae
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
		Eastern Spadefoot	Scaphiopus holbrookii	E
	Toads - Family Bufonidae
		Eastern American Toad	Anaxyrus americanus americanus–PFBC Bufo americanus americanus–NS	A
		Fowler's Toad	Anaxyrus fowleri–PFBC Bufo fowleri–NS	S
	Treefrogs - Family Hylidae
		Northern Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans	E
		Eastern Gray Treefrog	Hyla versicolor	A
		Mountain Chorus Frog	Pseudacris brachyphona	S
		Spring Peeper	Pseudacris crucifer	A
		Upland Chorus Frog	Pseudacris feriarum	S
		New Jersey Chorus Frog	Pseudacris kalmi	E
		Western Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata	S
	True Frogs - Family Ranidae
		Bullfrog	Lithobates catesbeianus–PFBC Rana catesbeiana–NS	A
		Northern Green Frog	Lithobates clamitans melanota–PFBC Rana clamitans–NS	A
		Pickerel Frog	Lithobates palustris–PFBC Rana palustris–NS	A
		Northern Leopard Frog	Lithobates pipiens–PFBC Rana pipiens–NS	S
		Wood Frog	Lithobates sylvaticus–PFBC Rana sylvatica–NS	A
		Southern Leopard Frog	Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius–PFBC Rana sphenocephala–NS	E

REPTILES

TURTLES – Order Testudines
	Snapping Turtles - Family Chelydridae
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
		Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina	A
	Musk and Mud Turtles - Family Kinosternidae
		Eastern Mud Turtle	Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum	S
		Eastern Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	A
	Pond, Marsh and Box Turtles - Family Emydidae
		Midland Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta marginata	A
		Eastern Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta picta	A
		Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata	S
		Wood Turtle	Glyptemys insculpta	S
		Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	E
		Blanding's Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii	C
		Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	A
		Eastern Redbelly Turtle	Pseudemys rubriventris	T
		Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina	S
	Softshell Turtles - Family Trionychidae
		Eastern Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera spinifera	A
LIZARDS – Order Squamata
	Lizards - Family Phrynosomatidae
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
		Eastern Fence Lizard	Sceloporus undulatus	S
	Skinks - Family Scincidae
		Northern Coal Skink	Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus	S
		Five-lined Skink	Plestiodon fasciatus	A
		Broadhead Skink	Plestiodon laticeps	C
SNAKES – Order Squamata
	Colubrid Snakes - Family Colubridae
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
		Eastern Worm Snake	Carphophis amoenus amoenus–PFBC Carphophis amoenus–NS	S
		Kirtland's Snake	Clonophis kirtlandii	E
		Northern Black Racer	Coluber constrictor constrictor	A
		Northern Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii	A
		Eastern Ratsnake	Pantherophis alleghaniensis–PFBC Elaphe obsoleta–NS	A
		Eastern Hognose Snake	Heterodon platirhinos	S
		Eastern Milksnake	Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum	A
		Northern Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon	A
		Rough Green Snake	Opheodrys aestivus	E
		Queen Snake	Regina septemvittata	S
		Northern Brown Snake	Storeria dekayi dekayi	A
		Northern Redbelly Snake	Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata	A
		Shorthead Garter Snake	Thamnophis brachystoma	S
		Eastern Ribbon Snake	Thamnophis sauritus	S
		Eastern Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis	A
		Eastern Smooth Earth Snake	Virginia valeriae valeriae–PFBC Virginia valeriae–NS	S
		Mountain Earth Snake	Virginia pulchra–PFBC Virginia valeriae pulchra–NS	S
		Smooth Green Snake	Liochlorophis vernalis	S
	Pit Vipers - Family Viperidae
		Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix	S
		Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	C
		Eastern Massasauga	Sistrurus catenatus catenatus	E

Legend

A=Abundant
C=Candidate Species
E=Endangered Species
S=Species of special concern, rare, not common due to one or more of the following factors:

range restriction,
population decline,
limited distribution,
direct threats from habitat alteration,
collection

T=Threatened Species

NS=Nature Serve
PFBC=Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission

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