Amphibians & Reptiles

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse population of amphibians and reptiles. Follow the links on this page to find out more about them.

⇢ Pennsylvania Amphibians & Reptiles - Information (characteristics, range, habitat, reproduction, food) and illustrations from the Commission's reference book (available at The Outdoor Shop)
⇢ Pennsylvania Native Reptile & Amphibian Species
⇢ Non-Game Forms

AMPHIBIAN PAGES	REPTILE PAGES
Introduction to Amphibians - PLAY (Spring)	Introduction to Reptiles - PLAY (Summer)
FROGS Photos of frogs & toads The Bullfrog The Eastern Spadefoot Northern Cricket Frog (2012) Northern Cricket Frog (2015) Northern Leopard Northern Spring Peeper Pennsylvania's Handsome Hoppers Pickerel (from Two PA Hoppers & Jumpers) TOADS Photos of frogs & toads Beautiful Bufo Eastern American (from Two PA Hoppers & Jumpers) Fowler’s Toad Pennsylvania's Handsome Hoppers SALAMANDERS Salamanders of PA Eastern Hellbender - PA's Official State Amphibian Green Salamander Pennsylvania's Secret Salamader Treasures - PLAY Red-spotted Newt Salamander Blues—The Blue-spotted Salamander Spotted Salamanders (Moles in the Pool) The Green Salamander	LIZARDS Broadhead Skink Lizards & skinks of PA Lounging lizards SNAKES Snakes in Pennsylvania Photos of snakes Birth of a snake Copperhead - Species Spotlight Northern Copperhead Emerald in the Rough More snakes in summer Snakes as pets Snakes in basements & buildings The Eastern Milksnake The Northern Water Snake - A Historical Perspective RATTLESNAKES Timber Rattlesnake Status Change Comment/Response Document Eastern Timber Rattlesnake Timber Rattlesnake The Timber Rattlesnake in Pennsylvania Back from the Brink: The Story of the Timber Rattlesnake Timber Rattlesnake Conservation & Management The Massasauga Rattlesnake Life on the Edge: Pennsylvania’s Endangered Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake TURTLES Photos of turtles Bog Turtle Bog Turtles Slipping Away Eastern Box Turtle Eastern Mud Turtle Pennsylvania’s Not-so-bland Blanding’s Turtle Plight of the Eastern Redbelly Turtle Portrait of a Painted Turtle Those other turtles (Spotted, Wood) PA's turtles - PLAY The Snapping Turtle Turtle Crossing! Turtles of PA poster (JPG)

AMPHIBIAN PAGES

RATTLESNAKES

Timber Rattlesnake Status Change Comment/Response Document
Eastern Timber Rattlesnake
Timber Rattlesnake
The Timber Rattlesnake in Pennsylvania
Back from the Brink: The Story of the Timber Rattlesnake
Timber Rattlesnake Conservation & Management
The Massasauga Rattlesnake
Life on the Edge: Pennsylvania’s Endangered Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

TURTLES

Photos of turtles
Bog Turtle
Bog Turtles Slipping Away
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle
Pennsylvania’s Not-so-bland Blanding’s Turtle
Plight of the Eastern Redbelly Turtle
Portrait of a Painted Turtle
Those other turtles (Spotted, Wood)
PA's turtles - PLAY
The Snapping Turtle
Turtle Crossing!
Turtles of PA poster (JPG)

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES ON OTHER WEB SITES

NatureServe
PA Amphibian & Reptile Survey
Disinfection of Field Equipment – protocol developed by Northeast PARC

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES

AMPHIBIAN PAGES

REPTILE PAGES

FROGS

TOADS

SALAMANDERS

LIZARDS

SNAKES

TURTLES

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES ON OTHER WEB SITES

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