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(SE) denotes species is listed as Endangered in Indiana

(SC)denotes species of Special Concern in Indiana

Common Name	Scientific Name	Distribution Across Indiana
Salamanders (22)
Hellbender^SE	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	Southern edge
Mudpuppy or Waterdog^SC	Necturus maculosus maculosus	Statewide
Eastern Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum	Statewide
Spotted Salamander	Ambystoma maculatum	Statewide, except northwestern prairie region
Marbled Salamander	Ambystoma opacum	Southwest, southcentral, isolated nothwest
Jefferson’s Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	South, except for western edge
Blue-spotted Salamander^SC	Ambystoma laterale	North
Smallmouth Salamander	Ambystoma texanum	Statewide, except extreme northwest and southeast
Streamside Salamander	Ambystoma barbouri	Southeast
Red-spotted Newt	Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens	South
Central Newt	Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis	North
Northern Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus fuscus fuscus	Southeast
Four-toed Salamander^SE	Hemidactylium scutatum	Northeast, Central
Southern Two-lined Salamander	Eurycea cirrigera	Southeast, Central
Longtail Salamander	Eurycea longicauda longicauda	Southeast, south central
Cave Salamander	Eurycea lucifuga	Southeast, south central
Northern Red Salamander	Pseudotriton ruber	Floyd County
Northern Slimy Salamander	Plethodon glutinosus	South, west central
Redback Salamander	Plethodon cinereus	Statewide, except northwest prairie region
Ravine Salamander	Plethodon richmondi	Southeastern edge
Eastern Zigzag Salamander	Plethodon dorsalis dorsalis	South central
Green Salamander^SE	Aneides aeneus	Crawford County
Western Lesser Siren	Siren intermedia nettingi	Northwest, north central, western edge, southwest
Toads and Frogs (16)
Blanchard's Cricket Frog^SC	Acris crepitans blanchardi	Statewide
Eastern American Toad	Bufo americanus americanus	Statewide, except southwest
Dwarf American Toad	Bufo americanus charlesmithi	Southwest
Fowler’s Toad	Bufo fowleri	Statewide
Gray Treefrog	Hyla versicolor	North
Gray Treefrog	Hyla chrysoscelis	South
Northern Spring Peeper	Pseudacris crucifer crucifer	Statewide
Western Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata triseriata	Statewide
Upland Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata feriarum	Southwest
Northern Crawfish Frog^SE	Rana areolata circulosa	Southwest, western edge
Plains Leopard Frog	Rana blairi	Western edge
Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana	Statewide
Green Frog	Rana clamitans melanota	Statewide
Pickerel Frog	Rana palustris	Statewide, except northwest and southwest edges
Northern Leopard Frog^SC	Rana pipiens	North, central, southeast
Wood Frog	Rana sylvatica	Statewide, except northwest prairie region
Southern Leopard Frog	Rana utricularia	Southwest, south central
Eastern Spadefoot^SC	Scaphiopus holbrookii holbrookii	South

(SE) denotes species is listed as Endangered in Indiana

(SC)denotes species of Special Concern in Indiana

Common Name	Scientific Name	Distribution Across Indiana
Turtles (16)
Midland Smooth Softshell	Apalone mutica mutica	Southwest, southern edge, central river valleys
Eastern Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera spinifera	Statewide
Common Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina serpentina	Statewide
Midland Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta marginata	Statewide
Western Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta bellii	Northwest
Spotted Turtle^SE	Clemmys guttata	North
Blanding’s Turtle^SE	Emydoidea blandingii	North, west central
Common Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	Statewide
Mississippi Map Turtle	Graptemys kohnii	Southwest
Ouachita Map Turtle	Graptemys ouachitensis	Southwest, southern edge
False Map Turtle	Graptemys pseudogeographica	Southwest, southern edge, central river valleys
Eastern Mud Turtle^SE	Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum	Southwest, northwest
Alligator Snapping Turtle^SE	Macroclemys temminckii	Very southwestern edge
Hieroglyphic River Cooter	Pseudemys concinna hieroglyphica	Extreme southwest
Common Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	Statewide
Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina	Statewide
Ornate Box Turtle^SE	Terrapene ornata ornata	Northwest, Daviess County
Red-eared Slider	Trachemys scripta elegans	West, southeast
Lizards (6)
Six-lined Racerunner	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus	Extreme southwest
Prairie Racerunner	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis	Northwest
Five-lined Skink	Eumeces fasciatus	Statewide
Broadhead Skink	Eumeces laticeps	South, central
Western Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus	Northwest
Northern Fence Lizard	Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus	South
Ground Skink	Scincella lateralis	Southwest
Snakes (36)
Northern Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen	South, west central
Western Cottonmouth^SE	Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma	DuBois, Harrison, and Crawford Counties
Midwest Worm Snake	Carphophis amoenus helenae	South, central
Northern Scarlet Snake^SE	Cemophora coccinea copei	Floyd County
Kirtland’s Snake^SE	Clonophis kirtlandii	Statewide, except extreme southwest
Blue Racer	Coluber constrictor foxii	North, central
Southern Black Racer	Coluber constrictor priapus	South, central
Timber Rattlesnake^SE	Crotalus horridus	South, south central
Northern Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii	Statewide, except northwest prairie region
Black Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta	North, central, except northwest prairie region
Gray Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta spiloides	South
Western Fox Snake	Elaphe vulpina vulpina	Northwest
Western Mud Snake	Farancia abacura reinwardti	Knox County
Eastern Hognose Snake	Heterodon platirhinos	Statewide
Prairie Kingsnake	Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster	Western edge, southwest
Black Kingsnake	Lampropeltis getula nigra	Southwest, west central
Red Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum syspila	Southwest
Eastern Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum	North, central, east
Copperbelly Water Snake^SE	Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta	Extreme northeast, southwest
Diamondback Water Snake	Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer	Southwest
Midland Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon pleuralis	South, central
Northern Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon	North, central
Rough Green Snake^SC	Opheodrys aestivus	South, central
Smooth Green Snake^SE	Opheodrys vernalis	Northwest
Bullsnake	Pituophis melanoleucus sayi	Extreme northwest
Queen Snake	Regina septemvittata	Statewide, except southwest and northwest prairie region
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake^SE	Sistrurus catenatus catenatus	North, north central
Midland Brown Snake	Storeria dekayi wrightorum	Statewide
Northern Brown Snake	Storeria dekayi dekayi	Northeast
Northern Redbelly Snake	Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata	North, west central, southwest
Southeastern Crowned Snake^SE	Tantilla coronata	South central
Butler’s Garter Snake^SE	Thamnophis butleri	Northeast, east central
Western Ribbon Snake^SC	Thamnophis proximus proximus	Northwest, southwest
Eastern Plains Garter Snake	Thamnophis radix radix	Northwest
Eastern Ribbon Snake	Thamnophis sauritus sauritus	Northeast, west central, southwest
Northern Ribbon Snake	Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis	Southwest
Eastern Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis	Statewide
Chicago Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus	Northwest
Western Earth Snake	Virginia valeriae elegans	South central, west central

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