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Amphibians and Reptiles of West Virginia

Hellbender 1
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Common Mudpuppy 2
Necturus maculosus
Jefferson Salamander 3
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Spotted Salamander 4
Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander 5
Ambystoma opacum
Small-mouthed Salamander 6
Ambystoma texanum
Streamside Salamander 7
Ambystoma barbouri
Eastern Newt 8
Notophthalmus viridescens
Northern Dusky Salamander 9
Desmognathus fuscus
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander 10
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Seal Salamander 11
Desmognathus monticola
Black-bellied Salamander 12
Desmognathus quadramaculatus
Eastern Red-backed Salamander 13
Plethodon cinereus
Ravine Salamander 14
Plethodon richmondi
Northern Ravine Salamander 2
Plethodon electromorphus
Valley and Ridge Salamander 15
Plethodon hoffmani
Shenandoah Mountain Salamander 16
Plethodon virginia
Cumberland Plateau Salamander 17
Plethodon kentucki
Cheat Mountain Salamander 18
Plethodon nettingi
Northern Slimy Salamander 19
Plethodon glutinosus
White-spotted Slimy Salamander 20
Plethodon cylindraceus
Cow Knob Salamander 2
Plethodon punctatus
Yellow-spotted Woodland Salamander 21
Plethodon pauleyi
Four-toed Salamander 22
Hemidactylium scutatum
Spring Salamander 22
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
West Virginia Spring Salamander
Gyrinophilus subterraneus
Red Salamander 23
Pseudotriton ruber
Green Salamander 23
Aneides aeneus
Southern Two-lined Salamander 24
Eurycea cirrigera
Northern Two-lined Salamander 20
Eurycea bislineata
Long-tailed Salamander 13
Eurycea longicauda
Cave Salamander 25
Eurycea lucifuga
Eastern Spadefoot 26
Scaphiopus holbrookii
American Toad 22
Anaxyrus americanus
Fowler's Toad 27
Anaxyrus fowleri
Northern Cricket Frog 9
Acris crepitans
Blanchard's Cricket Frog 28
Acris blanchardi
Gray Tree Frog 29
Hyla versicolor
Cope's Gray Tree Frog 30
Hyla chrysoscelis
Mountain Chorus Frog 13
Pseudacris brachyphona
Upland Chorus Frog 31
Pseudacris feriarum
Spring Peeper 32
Pseudacris crucifer
Western Chorus Frog 22
Pseudacris triseriata
American Bullfrog 33
Lithobates catesbeianus
Green Frog 34
Lithobates clamitans
Wood Frog 35
Lithobates sylvaticus
Northern Leopard Frog 36
Lithobates pipiens
Pickerel Frog 11
Lithobates palustris
Snapping Turtle 37
Chelydra serpentina
Spotted Turtle 22
Clemmys guttata
Wood Turtle 38
Glyptemys insculpta
Common Box Turtle 39
Terrapene carolina
Northern Map Turtle 40
Graptemys geographica
Ouachita Map Turtle 41
Graptemys ouachitensis
Painted Turtle 42
Chrysemys picta
Common Slider 43
Trachemys scripta
River Cooter 44
Pseudemys concinna
Northern Red-bellied Cooter 45
Pseudemys rubriventris
Eastern Musk Turtle 46
Sternotherus odoratus
Spiny Softshell Turtle 47
Apalone spinifera
Smooth Softshell Turtle 40
Apalone mutica
Eastern Fence Lizard 48
Sceloporus undulatus
Little Brown Skink 49
Scincella lateralis
Common Five-lined Skink 50
Plestiodon fasciatus
Broad-headed Skink 51
Plestiodon laticeps
Coal Skink 52
Plestiodon anthracinus
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 53
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Mediterranean House Gecko 54
Hemidactylus turcicus
Queensnake 31
Regina septemvittata
Common Watersnake 55
Nerodia sipedon
Dekay's Brownsnake 6
Storeria dekayi
Red-bellied Snake 29
Storeria occipitomaculata
Eastern Ribbon Snake 56
Thamnophis saurita
Common Garter Snake 57
Thamnophis sirtalis
Smooth Earthsnake 22
Virginia valeriae
Eastern Hognose Snake 58
Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Worm Snake 24
Carphophis amoenus
Ring-necked Snake 7
Diadophis punctatus
North American Racer 22
Coluber constrictor
Rough Greensnake 59
Opheodrys aestivus
Smooth Greensnake 20
Opheodrys vernalis
Corn Snake 60
Pantherophis guttatus
Eastern Ratsnake 61
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Gray Ratsnake 18
Pantherophis spiloides
Pine Snake 3
Pituophis melanoleucus
Eastern Kingsnake 6
Lampropeltis getula
Black Kingsnake 62
Lampropeltis nigra
Eastern Milksnake 29
Lampropeltis triangulum
Prairie Kingsnake 20
Lampropeltis calligaster
Copperhead 40
Agkistrodon contortrix
Timber Rattlesnake 63
Crotalus horridus
Ball Python 64
Python regius

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