Reptile / Amphibian
| Resource | Forest Type | Category |
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| WOOD TURTLE The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a medium-sized turtle, recognizable by its sculpted shell and orange coloration on the neck and forelimbs.…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Upland, Speckled Alder | Reptile / Amphibian |
| TIMBER RATTLESNAKE The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a large, thick-bodied snake between 3 and 5 feet long. Individuals may be mostly black or patterned…
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Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| SPOTTED TURTLE The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) is a small, 3- to 5-inch dark or black turtle with yellow or orange spots marking its smooth carapace, head, and…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Speckled Alder | Reptile / Amphibian |
| SMOOTH GREEN SNAKE The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a brightly colored small snake with a long streamlined tail. It is a brilliant grass-green snake with…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine | Reptile / Amphibian |
| NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG The northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) is a 2- to 3½-inch slender brownish or green frog with two or three rows of irregular rounded dark…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Upland | Reptile / Amphibian |
| NORTHERN BLACK RACER The northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) is a long slender 36- to 72-inch black snake with a white chin that inhabits a wide…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen, Paper Birch, Non-Forest, Upland, Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| MINK FROG The mink frog (Lithobates septentrionalis), sometimes called the “frog of the north,” is a 1½ - to 3-inch greenish frog with irregular spots mottled…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine | Reptile / Amphibian |
| FOWLER'S TOAD The Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) is a small 2- to 3-inch toad that typically has three or more warts in each of the largest, dark spots with the…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen, Paper Birch, Non-Forest, Palustrine, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| FIVE-LINED SKINK As its name implies, the five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus) has five cream-colored lines extending the length of its greenish black body. Juveniles…
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Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| EASTERN RIBBON SNAKE The Eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) is a very slender snake measuring 16 to 35 inches. It has three yellow or greenish stripes…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine | Reptile / Amphibian |