Pennsylvania Native Reptile and Amphibian Species

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse population of amphibians and reptiles, including 22 species of salamanders, 21 snakes, 18 frogs and toads, 13 turtles and four lizards.

Close up of a bright green Northern Green Frog sitting on a mossy rock

PA Species and Endangered Species Act listing status

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has jurisdiction over reptiles and amphibians, including the authority to protect endangered species.

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A = Abundant
C = Candidate Species
E = Endangered Species
S = Species of Special Concern, rare, not common due to one or more of the following factors:
- Range restriction,
- Population decline,
- Limited distribution,
- Direct threat from habitat alteration,
- Collection.
T = Threatened Species

AMPHIBIANS

SALAMANDERS – Order Caudata
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Giant Salamanders - Family Cryptobranchidae
		Eastern Hellbender	Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis	S
	Mudpuppy Salamanders - Family Proteidae
		Common Mudpuppy	Necturus maculosus maculosus	S
	Mole Salamanders - Family Ambystomatidae
		Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	S
		Blue-spotted Salamander	Ambystoma laterale	E
		Spotted Salamander	Ambystoma maculatum	A
		Marbled Salamander	Ambystoma opacum	S
	Newts - Family Salamandridae
		Red-Spotted Newt	Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens	A
	Lungless Salamanders - Family Plethodontidae
		Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	T
		Northern Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus fuscus	A
		Seal Salamander	Desmognathus monticola	A
		Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander	Desmognathus ochrophaeus	A
		Northern Two-lined Salamander	Eurycea bislineata	A
		Eastern Long-tailed Salamander	Eurycea longicauda longicauda	A
		Northern Spring Salamander	Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus	A
		Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum	A
		Eastern Red-backed Salamander	Plethodon cinereus	A
		Northern Slimy Salamander	Plethodon glutinosus	A
		Valley and Ridge Salamander	Plethodon hoffmani	S
		Wehrle's Salamander	Plethodon wehrlei	A
		Northern Ravine Salamander	Plethodon electromorphus	S
		Eastern Mud Salamander	Pseudotriton montanus montanus	E
		Northern Red Salamander	Pseudotriton ruber ruber	A
FROGS AND TOADS – Order Salientia
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Spadefoots - Family Pelobatidae
		Eastern Spadefoot	Scaphiopus holbrookii	T
	Toads - Family Bufonidae
		Eastern American Toad	Anaxyrus americanus americanus	A
		Fowler's Toad	Anaxyrus fowleri	S
	Treefrogs - Family Hylidae
		Eastern Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans	E
		Cope's Gray Treefrog	Hyla chrysoscelis	S
		Gray Treefrog	Hyla versicolor	A
		Mountain Chorus Frog	Pseudacris brachyphona	S
		Spring Peeper	Pseudacris crucifer	A
		Upland Chorus Frog	Pseudacris feriarum	S
		New Jersey Chorus Frog	Pseudacris kalmi	E
		Western Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata	S
	True Frogs - Family Ranidae
		American Bullfrog	Lithobates catesbeianus	A
		Green Frog	Lithobates clamitans	A
		Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog	Lithobates kauffeldi	E
		Pickerel Frog	Lithobates palustris	A
		Northern Leopard Frog	Lithobates pipiens	S
		Coastal Plains Leopard Frog	Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius	E
		Wood Frog	Lithobates sylvaticus	A

REPTILES

TURTLES – Order Testudines
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Snapping Turtles - Family Chelydridae
		Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina	A
	Musk and Mud Turtles - Family Kinosternidae
		Southeastern Mud Turtle	Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum	E
		Eastern Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	A
	Pond, Marsh and Box Turtles - Family Emydidae
		Midland Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta marginata	A
		Eastern Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta picta	A
		Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata	S
		Wood Turtle	Glyptemys insculpta	S
		Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	E
		Blanding's Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii	C
		Northern Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	A
		Northern Red-bellied Cooter	Pseudemys rubriventris	T
		Woodland Box Turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina	S
	Softshell Turtles - Family Trionychidae
		Eastern Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera spinifera	A
LIZARDS – Order Squamata
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Lizards - Family Phrynosomatidae
		Eastern Fence Lizard	Sceloporus undulatus	S
	Skinks - Family Scincidae
		Northern Coal Skink	Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus	S
		Common Five-lined Skink	Plestiodon fasciatus	A
		Broad-headed Skink	Plestiodon laticeps	C
SNAKES – Order Squamata
		Common Name	Scientific Name	PA Status
	Colubrid Snakes - Family Colubridae
		Eastern Wormsnake	Carphophis amoenus amoenus	S
		Kirtland's Snake	Clonophis kirtlandii	E
		Northern Black Racer	Coluber constrictor constrictor	A
		Northern Ring-necked Snake	Diadophis punctatus edwardsii	A
		Eastern Ratsnake	Pantherophis alleghaniensis	A
		Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Heterodon platirhinos	S
		Eastern Milksnake	Lampropeltis triangulum	A
		Northern Watersnake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon	A
		Northern Rough Greensnake	Opheodrys aestivus aestivus	E
		Queensnake	Regina septemvittata	S
		Dekay's Brownsnake	Storeria dekayi	A
		Red-bellied Snake	Storeria occipitomaculata	A
		Short-headed Gartersnake	Thamnophis brachystoma	S
		Eastern Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis sauritus	S
		Eastern Gartersnake	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis	A
		Eastern Smooth Earthsnake	Virginia valeriae valeriae	S
		Mountain Earthsnake	Virginia valeriae pulchra	S
		Smooth Greensnake	Opheodrys vernalis	S
	Pit Vipers - Family Viperidae
		Eastern Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix	S
		Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	C
		Eastern Massasauga	Sistrurus catenatus	E

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