Species Guide

Here is a list of herps you may expect to find in the Rutgers Ecological Preserve.

FROGS & TOADS
American Toad Bufo americanus
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
Fowler’s Toad Bufo woodhousii fowleri
Green Frog Rana clamitans melanota
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata kalmi
Northern Cricket Frog Acris c. crepitans
Northern Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor
Northern Spring Peeper Pseudacris c. crucifer
Southern Leopard Frog Rana utricularia
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica

SALAMANDERS
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus f. fuscus
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton r. ruber
Northern Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata
Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus v. viridescens

LIZARDS
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus
Northern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus

SNAKES
Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis s. sirtalis
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis s. sauritus
Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis t. triangulum
Eastern Smooth Earth Snake Virginia v. valeriae
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis a. amoenus
Northern Black Racer Coluber c. constrictor
Northern Brown Snake Storeria d. dekayi
Northern Water Snake Nerodia s. sipedon

TURTLES
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene c. carolina