The Natural World of Southern Illinois

This is a growing guide of all the wildlife and plant species that one might find in Southern Illinois.

American Toad 1
Anaxyrus americanus
Fowler's Toad 2
Anaxyrus fowleri
Blanchard's Cricket Frog 3
Acris blanchardi
Spring Peeper 4
Pseudacris crucifer
Green Tree Frog 5
Hyla cinerea
American Bullfrog 6
Lithobates catesbeianus
Green Frog 7
Lithobates clamitans
Southern Leopard Frog 8
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Spotted Salamander 9
Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander 10
Ambystoma opacum
Mole Salamander 11
Ambystoma talpoideum
Northern Slimy Salamander 12
Plethodon glutinosus
Long-tailed Salamander 13
Eurycea longicauda
Cave Salamander 14
Eurycea lucifuga
Eastern Newt 15
Notophthalmus viridescens
Lesser Siren 16
Siren intermedia

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