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PENNSYLVANIA NATIVE REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN SPECIES

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse population of amphibians and reptiles, including 22 species of salamanders, 21 snakes, 18 frogs and toads, 13 turtles and four lizards. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has jurisdiction over reptiles and amphibians, including the authority to protect endangered species.

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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 threat from habitat alteration,
Collection.

T = Threatened Species

AMPHIBIANS

SALAMANDERS – Order Caudata
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Giant Salamanders - Family Cryptobranchidae
		Eastern Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	S
	Mudpuppy Salamanders - Family Proteidae
		Common Mudpuppy	Necturus maculosus 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
		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
		Eastern Long-tailed Salamander	Eurycea longicauda longicauda	A
		Northern Spring Salamander	Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus	A
		Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum	A
		Eastern Red-backed 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
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Spadefoots - Family Pelobatidae
		Eastern Spadefoot	Scaphiopus holbrookii	T
	Toads - Family Bufonidae
		Eastern American Toad	Anaxyrus americanus americanus	A
		Fowler's Toad	Anaxyrus fowleri	S
	Treefrogs - Family Hylidae
		Eastern Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans	E
		Cope's Gray Treefrog	Hyla chrysoscelis	S
		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
		American Bullfrog	Lithobates catesbeianus	A
		Green Frog	Lithobates clamitans	A
		Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog	Lithobates kauffeldi	E
		Pickerel Frog	Lithobates palustris	A
		Northern Leopard Frog	Lithobates pipiens	S
		Coastal Plains Leopard Frog	Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius	E
		Wood Frog	Lithobates sylvaticus	A

REPTILES

TURTLES – Order Testudines
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Snapping Turtles - Family Chelydridae
		Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina	A
	Musk and Mud Turtles - Family Kinosternidae
		Southeastern Mud Turtle	Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum	E
		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
		Northern Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	A
		Northern Red-bellied Cooter	Pseudemys rubriventris	T
		Woodland Box Turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina	S
	Softshell Turtles - Family Trionychidae
		Eastern Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera spinifera	A
LIZARDS – Order Squamata
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Lizards - Family Phrynosomatidae
		Eastern Fence Lizard	Sceloporus undulatus	S
	Skinks - Family Scincidae
		Northern Coal Skink	Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus	S
		Common Five-lined Skink	Plestiodon fasciatus	A
		Broad-headed Skink	Plestiodon laticeps	C
SNAKES – Order Squamata
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Colubrid Snakes - Family Colubridae
		Eastern Wormsnake	Carphophis amoenus amoenus	S
		Kirtland's Snake	Clonophis kirtlandii	E
		Northern Black Racer	Coluber constrictor constrictor	A
		Northern Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii	A
		Eastern Ratsnake	Pantherophis alleghaniensis	A
		Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon platirhinos	S
		Eastern Milksnake	Lampropeltis triangulum	A
		Northern Watersnake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon	A
		Northern Rough Greensnake	Opheodrys aestivus aestivus	E
		Queensnake	Regina septemvittata	S
		Dekay's Brownsnake	Storeria dekayi	A
		Red-bellied Snake	Storeria occipitomaculata	A
		Short-headed Gartersnake	Thamnophis brachystoma	S
		Eastern Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis sauritus	S
		Eastern Gartersnake	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis	A
		Eastern Smooth Earthsnake	Virginia valeriae valeriae	S
		Mountain Earthsnake	Virginia valeriae pulchra	S
		Smooth Greensnake	Opheodrys vernalis	S
	Pit Vipers - Family Viperidae
		Eastern Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix	S
		Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	C
		Eastern Massasauga	Sistrurus catenatus	E

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PENNSYLVANIA NATIVE REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN SPECIES