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.

All 500

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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