Vert Frogs, Snakes, Lizards, Salamanders

American Bullfrog

Ranidae

Wood Turtle

Emydidae

Western Foxsnake

Colubridae

Spiny Softshell

Trionychidae

Plains Hog-nosed Snake

Colubridae

Common Watersnake

Colubridae

Gophersnake

Colubridae

Timber Rattlesnake

Viperidae

Mudpuppy

Proteidae

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Colubridae

Great Plains Toad

Bufonidae

Smooth Greensnake

Colubridae

Northern Leopard Frog

Randiae

Painted Turtle

Emydidae

Gray Treefrog

Hylidae

Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystomtidae

Red-bellied Snake

Colubridae

Ring-necked Snake

Colubridae

Green Frog

Ranidae

Massasauga

Viperidae

Red-sided Gartersnake

Colubridae

Snapping Turtle

Chelydridae

American Bullfrog

Ranidae

Canadian Toad

Bufonidae

Wood Frog

Ranidae

Boreal Chorus Frog

Hylidae

Mink Frog

Ranidae

Red-spotted Newt

Salamandridae

North American Racer

Colubridae

False Map Turtle

Emydidae

Milksnake

Colubridae

Plains Gartersnake

Colubridae

Lined Snake

Colubridae

Spiny Softshell

Trionychidae

Blanding’s Turtle

Emydidae

Prairie Skink

Scincidae

Six-lined Racerunner

Teiidae

Common Five-lined Skink

Scincidae

Common Five-lined Skink

Scincidae

Spotted Salamander

Ambystomatidae

Red-spotted Newt (Elf)

Salamandridae

Four-toed Salamander

Plethodontidae

Eastern-red-backed Slamander

Plethodontidae

Tiger Slamander

Ambystomatidae

American Toad

Bufonidae

Canadian Toad

Bufonidae

American Toad

Bufonidae

Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Hylidae

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Hylidae

Spring Peeper

Hylidae

Pickerel Frog

Ranidae

N. Leopard Frog, Burnsi

Randiae

N. Leopard Frog, Kandiyohi

Randiae

Amphibians

Frogs, Toads, Salamanders, Newts

Reptiles

Turtles, Lizards, Snakes

The eardrum, a circular membrane behind the eye

Tympanum

Elevated bump between the eyes and on the snout

Boss (connected to cranial ridge)

2 parallel ridges of skin on each side

Dorsolateral Folds

Rough-looking scales with a longitudinal ridge

Keeled Scales