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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.

Eastern Fence Lizard 1
Sceloporus undulatus
Common Five-lined Skink 2
Plestiodon fasciatus
Broadhead Skink 3
Plestiodon laticeps
Six-lined Racerunner 4
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Common Garter Snake 5
Thamnophis sirtalis
DeKay's Brownsnake 6
Storeria dekayi
Graham's Crayfish Snake 7
Regina grahamii
Plain-bellied Watersnake 8
Nerodia erythrogaster
Northern Water Snake 9
Nerodia sipedon
Eastern Hognose Snake 10
Heterodon platirhinos
North American Racer 11
Coluber constrictor
Rough Greensnake 12
Opheodrys aestivus
Yellow-bellied Kingsnake 13
Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake 14
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster
Black Kingsnake 15
Lampropeltis nigra
Gray Ratsnake 16
Pantherophis spiloides
Copperhead 1
Agkistrodon contortrix
Cottonmouth 4
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Timber Rattlesnake 17
Crotalus horridus
Common Snapping Turtle 18
Chelydra serpentina
Common Box Turtle 19
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle 20
Terrapene carolina carolina
Painted Turtle 21
Chrysemys picta
Midland Painted Turtle 22
Chrysemys picta marginata
Common Slider 23
Trachemys scripta

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