Section 885.40 Indigenous or Native Herptile Taxa List

The following list comprises Illinois' indigenous or native herptile taxa to the subspecies level, if applicable. A current list of State endangered/threatened species may be found in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 1010. A single asterisk (*) denotes a venomous and special use species.

Salamanders

Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Blue-spotted Salamander	Ambystoma laterale
Spotted Salamander	Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander	Ambystoma opacum
Silvery Salamander	Ambystoma platineum
Mole Salamander	Ambystoma talpoideum
Small-mouthed Salamander	Ambystoma texanum
Eastern Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma tigrinum
Eastern Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Spotted Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus conanti
Northern Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus fuscus
Southern Two-lined Salamander	Eurycea cirrigera
Eastern Long-tailed Salamander	Eurycea longicauda longicauda
Dark-sided Salamander	Eurycea longicauda melanopleura
Cave Salamander	Eurycea lucifuga
Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum
Common Mudpuppy	Necturus maculosus
Central Newt	Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Eastern Red-backed Salamander	Plethodon cinereus
Northern Zigzag Salamander	Plethodon dorsalis
Northern Slimy Salamander	Plethodon glutinosus
Western Lesser Siren	Siren intermedia nettingi

Frogs and Toads

Blanchard's Cricket Frog	Acris blanchardi
American Toad	Anaxyrus americanus americanus
Dwarf American Toad	Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi
Fowler's Toad	Anaxyrus fowleri
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad	Gastrophryne carolinensis
Western Bird-voiced Treefrog	Hyla avivoca
Cope's Gray Treefrog	Hyla chrysoscelis
Green Treefrog	Hyla cinerea
Eastern Gray Treefrog	Hyla versicolor
Northern Crawfish Frog	Lithobates areolatus circulosus
Plains Leopard Frog	Lithobates blairi
American Bullfrog	Lithobates catesbeianus
Green Frog	Lithobates clamitans
Pickerel Frog	Lithobates palustris
Northern Leopard Frog	Lithobates pipiens
Southern Leopard Frog	Lithobates sphenocephalus
Wood Frog	Lithobates sylvaticus
Spring Peeper	Pseudacris crucifer
Upland Chorus Frog	Pseudacris feriarum
Illinois Chorus Frog	Pseudacris illinoensis
Boreal Chorus Frog	Pseudacris maculata
Western/Midland Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata
Eastern Spadefoot Toad	Scaphiopus holbrookii

Turtles

Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle	Apalone mutica
Spiny Softshell Turtle	Apalone spinifera
Common/Eastern Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina
Western Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta bellii
Southern Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta dorsalis
Midland Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta marginata
Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata
Blanding's Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii
Northern Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica
Northern False Map Turtle	Graptemys pseudogeographica pseudogeographica
Mississippi Map Turtle	Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
Ouachita Map Turtle	Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis
Yellow Mud Turtle	Kinosternon flavescens
Eastern Mud Turtle	Kinosternon subrubrum
Alligator Snapping Turtle	Macrochelys temminckii
River Cooter	Pseudemys concinna
Common/Eastern Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus
Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina
Ornate Box Turtle	Terrapene ornata
Red-eared Slider	Trachemys scripta elegans

Lizards

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner	Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata
Western Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
Common Five-lined Skink	Plestiodon fasciatus
Broad-headed Skink	Plestiodon laticeps
Eastern Fence Lizard	Sceloporus undulatus
Ground/Little Brown Skink	Scincella lateralis

Snakes

Midwestern Worm Snake	Carphophis amoenus helenae
Western Worm Snake	Carphophis vermis
Northern Scarlet Snake	Cemophora coccinea copei
Kirtland's Snake	Clonophis kirtlandii
Blue Racer	Coluber constrictor foxii
Southern Black Racer	Coluber constrictor priapus
Prairie Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Northern Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Mississippi Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus stictogenys
Western Mud Snake	Farancia abacura reinwardtii
Western Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon nasicus
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon platirhinos
Prairie King Snake	Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster
Speckled King Snake	Lampropeltis getula holbrookii
Eastern Black King Snake	Lampropeltis getula nigra
Red Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum syspila
Eastern Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Eastern Coachwhip	Masticophis flagellum
Mississippi Green Watersnake	Nerodia cyclopion
Plain-bellied Watersnake	Nerodia erythrogaster
Southern/Broad-banded Watersnake	Nerodia fasciata
Diamond-backed Watersnake	Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer
Midland Watersnake	Nerodia sipedon pleuralis
Northern Watersnake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Rough Green Snake	Opheodrys aestivus
Smooth Green Snake	Opheodrys vernalis
Great Plains Rat Snake	Pantherophis emoryi
Black Rat Snake	Pantherophis obsoletus (spiloides) obsoletus
Gray Rat Snake	Pantherophis obsoletus (spiloides) spiloides
Western/Eastern Fox Snake	Pantherophis ramspotti/vulpinus
Bull Snake	Pituophis catenifer sayi
Graham's Crayfish Snake	Regina grahamii
Queen Snake	Regina septemvittata
Midland Brown Snake	Storeria dekayi wrightorum
Northern Red-bellied Snake	Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
Flat-headed Snake	Tantilla gracilis
Western Ribbon Snake	Thamnophis proximus proximus
Plains Garter Snake	Thamnophis radix
Eastern Ribbon Snake	Thamnophis sauritus
Chicago Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus
Eastern Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum
Western Smooth Earth Snake	Virginia valeriae elegans
Southern Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix *
Northern Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen *
Western Cottonmouth	Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma *
Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus *
Eastern Massasauga	Sistrurus catenatus *