{"id":15205,"date":"2022-05-29T03:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=15205"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:33:38","slug":"online-field-guide-for-reptiles-and-amphibians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/education\/online-field-guide-for-reptiles-and-amphibians\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Field Guide for Reptiles and Amphibians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Jersey is home to 71 species of reptiles and amphibians. In an effort help residents and visitors of the state accurately identify these species, Fish and Wildlife has created a “Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Jersey<\/a>” with a companion audio CD. The CD, “Calls of New Jersey Frogs and Toads<\/a>“, was created to help with the identification of the 16 species of calling amphibians found in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following list of New Jersey reptiles and amphibians have links to fact sheets in PDF format. The fact sheets are excerpted from the Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of NJ. The frogs and toads also have a link to each species’ calls which are shortened versions of those found on the vocalization CD. This online field guide is intended to provide instant access to pictures, maps, calls and descriptions for New Jersey\u2019s reptiles and amphibians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turtles<\/a>
Lizards<\/a>
Snakes<\/a>
Salamanders<\/a>
Frogs & Toads<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE: (E) indicates listing as a state endangered species, (T) indicates listing as a state threatened species. See the List of NJ Threatened and Endangered Wildlife for more detailed information on these species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TURTLES<\/strong>
<\/a>Bog Turtle<\/a> (E)       Clemmys muhlenbergii<\/em>
Common Map Turtle<\/a>    Graptemys geographica<\/em>
Common Musk Turtle<\/a>    Sternotherus odoratus<\/em>
Common Snapping Turtle<\/a>    Chelydra serpentina<\/em>
Diamondback Terrapin<\/a>    Malaclemys t. terrapin<\/em>
Eastern Box Turtle<\/a>    Terrapene c. carolina<\/em>
Eastern Mud Turtle<\/a>    Kinosternon s. subrubrum<\/em>
Eastern Painted Turtle<\/a>    Chrysemys p. picta<\/em>
Eastern Spiny Softshell<\/a>    Apalone s. spinifera<\/em>
Redbelly Turtle<\/a>    Pseudemys rubriventris<\/em>
Red-eared Slider<\/a>    Trachemys scripta elegans<\/em>
Spotted Turtle<\/a>    Clemmys guttata<\/em>
Wood Turtle<\/a> (T)    Clemmys insculpta<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIZARDS<\/strong>
<\/a>Five-lined Skink<\/a>    Eumeces fasciatus<\/em>
Ground Skink<\/a>    Scincella lateralis<\/em>
Northern Fence Lizard<\/a>    Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SNAKES<\/strong>
<\/a>Black Rat Snake<\/a>    Elaphe o. obsoleta<\/em>
Corn Snake<\/a> (E)    Elaphe g. guttata<\/em>
“Coastal Plain” Milk Snake<\/a>    L. t. triangulum X L. t. elapsoides<\/em>
Eastern Garter Snake<\/a>    Thamnophis s. sirtalis<\/em>
Eastern Hognose Snake<\/a>    Heterodon platyrhinos<\/em>
Eastern Kingsnake<\/a>    Lampropeltis g. getula<\/em>
Eastern Milk Snake<\/a>    Lampropeltis t. triangulum<\/em>
Eastern Ribbon Snake<\/a>    Thamnophis s. sauritus<\/em>
Eastern Smooth Earth Snake<\/a>    Virginia v. valeriae<\/em>
Eastern Worm Snake<\/a>    Carphophis a. amoenus<\/em>
Northern Black Race<\/a>r    Coluber c. constrictor<\/em>
DeKay’s Brown Snake (formerly No. Brown Snake)<\/a>    Storeria d. dekayi<\/em>
Northern Copperhead<\/a>    Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen<\/em>
Northern Pine Snake<\/a> (T)    Pituophis m. melanoleucus<\/em>
Northern Redbelly Snake<\/a>    Storeria o. occipitomaculata<\/em>
Northern Ringneck Snake<\/a>    Diadophis punctatus edwardsii<\/em>
Northern Scarlet Snake<\/a>    Cemophora coccinea copei<\/em>
Northern Water Snake<\/a>    Nerodia s. sipedon<\/em>
Queen Snake<\/a> (E)    Regina septemvittata<\/em>
Rough Green Snake<\/a>    Opheodrys aestivus<\/em>
Smooth Green Snake<\/a>    Opheodrys vernalis<\/em>
Southern Ringneck Snake<\/a>    Diadophis p. punctatus<\/em>
Timber Rattlesnake<\/a> (E)    Crotalus horridus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SALAMANDERS<\/strong>
<\/a>Blue-spotted Salamander<\/a> (E)    Ambystoma laterale<\/em>
Eastern Mud Salamander<\/a> (T)    Pseudotriton m. montanus<\/em>
Eastern Tiger Salamander<\/a> (E)    Ambystoma t. tigrinum<\/em>
Four-toed Salamander<\/a>    Hemidactylium scutatum<\/em>
Jefferson Salamander<\/a>    Ambystoma jeffersonianum<\/em>
Longtail Salamande<\/a>r (T)    Eurycea l. longicauda<\/em>
Marbled Salamander<\/a>    Ambystoma opacum<\/em>
Mountain Dusky Salamander<\/a>    Desmognathus ochrophaeus<\/em>
Northern Dusky Salamander<\/a>    Desmognathus f. fuscus<\/em>
Northern Red Salamander<\/a>    Pseudotriton r. ruber<\/em>
Northern Slimy Salamander<\/a>    Plethodon glutinosus<\/em>
Northern Spring Salamander<\/a>    Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus<\/em>
Northern Two-lined Salamander<\/a>    Eurycea bislineata<\/em>
Redback Salamander<\/a>    Plethodon cinereus<\/em>
Red-spotted Newt<\/a>    Notophthalmus v. viridescens<\/em>
Spotted Salamander<\/a>    Ambystoma maculatum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FROGS & TOADS<\/strong>
<\/a>American Toad<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bufo americanus<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Bullfrog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rana catesbeiana<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Carpenter Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rana virgatipes<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Eastern Spadefoot<\/a>\u00a0(toad) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Scaphiopus h. holbrookii<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Fowler\u2019s Toad<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bufo woodhousii fowleri<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Green Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rana clamitans melanota<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
New Jersey Chorus Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pseudacris triseriata kalmi<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Northern Cricket Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Acris c. crepitans<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Northern Gray Treefrog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hyla versicolor<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Northern Spring Peeper<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pseudacris c. crucifer<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Pickerel Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rana palustris<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Pine Barrens Treefrog<\/a>\u00a0(T) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hyla andersonii<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Southern Gray Treefrog<\/a>\u00a0(E) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hyla chrysoscelis<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Southern Leopard Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rana utricularia<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Upland Chorus Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pseudacris triseriata feriarum<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a>
Wood Frog<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rana sylvatica<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0call<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ADDITIONAL LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n