Wisconsin Herps Latin Names

salamander order

Caudata

newts and European salamanders family

Salamandridae

mole salamander family

Ambystomatidae

lungless salamander family

Plethodontidae

mudpuppies family

Proteidae

central newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

blue-spotted salamander

Ambystoma laterale

eastern tiger salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum

spotted salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

red-backed salamander

Plethodon cinereus

four-toed salamander

Hemidactylium scutatum

mudpuppy

Necturus maculosus

“true” toad family

Bufonidae

frog and toad order

Anura

Tree frog family

Hylidae

True frog family

Ranidae

wood frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

spring peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

boreal chorus frog

Pseudacris maculata

northern leopard frog

Lithobates pipiens

pickerel frog

Lithobates palustris

American toad

Bufo americanus

eastern gray treefrog

Hyla versicolor

Cope’s gray treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

green frog

Lithobates clamitans

mink frog

Lithobates septentrionalis

American bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

turtles and tortoises order

Testudines

lizards and snakes order

Squamata

lizard sub order

Lacertilia

snake sub order

Serpentes

mud and musk turtle family

Kinosternidae (1 spp)

snapping turtle family

Chelydridae (1 spp)

pond and box turtle family

Emydidae (7 spp)

soft-shell turtle family

Trionychidae (2 spp)

common snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

common musk turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

wood turtle

Glyptemys insculpta

Blanding’s Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii

ornate box turtle

Terrapene ornata

Painted turtle

Chrysemys picta

western painted turtle

Chrysemys picta belli

midland painted turtle

Chrysemys picta marginata

common map turtle

Graptemys geographica

Ouachita map turtle

Graptemys ouachitensis

false map turtle

Graptemys pseudogeographica

smooth softshell turtle

Apalone mutica

spiny softshell turtle

Apalone spinifera

glass lizards and alligator lizard family

Anguidae (1spp)

whiptails and racerunner family

Teiidae (1spp)

skink family

Scincidae (2 spp)

Slender glass lizard

Ophisaurus attenuatus

six-lined racerunner

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

five-lined skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

prairie skink

Plestiodon septentrionalis

major snake family

Colubridae

rattlesnake family

Viperidae

western worm snake

Carphophis vermis

prairie ringneck snake

Diadophis punctatus arnyi

northern ringneck snake

Diadophis punctatus edwardsii

eastern hognose snake

Heterodon platirhinos

smooth greensnake

Opheodrys vernalis

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

gray ratsnake

Pantherophis spiloides

eastern foxsnake

Pantherophis vulpinus

bullsnake

Pituophis catenifer

milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

Butler’s Gartersnake

Thamnophis butleri

plains gartersnake

Thamnophis radix

common gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis

eastern ribbonsnake

Thamnophis sauritus

Western ribbonsnake

Thamnophis proximus

Lined snake

Tropidoclonion lineatum

Dekay’s Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

red-bellied snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

Queensnake

Regina septemvittata

Common watersnake

Nerodia sipedon

eastern massasauga

Sistrurus catenatus

Timber rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus