The Louisiana Gulf Coast Herpetological Society
Louisiana Reptiles and Amphibians
Checklist

This is a checklist of Louisiana reptiles and amphibians.  This list was compiled by Dr. Jeff Boundy,  Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries herpetologist. The list was updated on April 12,  2005.

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Salamanders & Newts
  • Western Lesser Siren (S. intermedia nettingi)
  • Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
  • Red River Waterdog (Necturus louisianensis)
  • Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means)
  • Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)
  • Eastern Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
  • Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
  • Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
  • Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
  • Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
  • Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
  • Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus)
  • Spotted Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus conanti)
  • Southern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)
  • Three-lined Salamander (Eurycea guttolineata)
  • Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)
  • Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
  • Louisiana Slimy Salamander (Plethodon kisatchie)
  • Mississippi Slimy Salamander (Plethodon mississippi)
  • Southern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon serratus)
  • Webster's Salamander (Plethodon websteri)
  • Gulf Coast Mud Salamander (P. mmontamus flavissimus)
  • Southern Red Salamander (P. ruber vioscai)

Frogs & Toads
  • Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii)
  • Hurter's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii)
  • Dwarf American Toad (Bufo americanus charlesmithi)
  • Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowleri)
  • Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo nebulifer)
  • Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus)
  • Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris)
  • East Texas Toad (Bufo velatus)
  • Eastern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans crepitans)
  • Coastal Plain Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus gryllus)
  • Western Bird-voiced Tree Frog (Hyla avivocs avivoca)
  • Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
  • Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea)
  • Pine Woods Tree Frog (Hyla femoralis)
  • Barking Tree Frog (Hyla gratiosa)
  • Squirrel Tree Frog (Hyla squirella)
  • Greater Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)
  • Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
  • Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)
  • Ornate Chorus Frog (Pseudacris ornata)
  • Strecker's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)
  • Southern Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata areolata)
  • American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
  • Bronze Frog (Rana clamitans clamitans)
  • Pig Frog (Rana grylio)
  • Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
  • Dusky Gopher Frog (Rana sevosa)
  • Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala utricularia)
  • Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
  • Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides) [Introduced]
  • Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) [Introduced]

Crocodilians
  • American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Turtles, Tortoises, & Terrapins
  • Eastern Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)
  • Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
  • Mississippi Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis)
  • Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)
  • Stripe-necked Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer)
  • Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
  • Southern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys dorsalis)
  • Eastern Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia reticularia)
  • Western Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia miaria
  • Pascagoula Map Turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi)
  • Ringed Map Turtle (Graptemys oculifera)
  • Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) ouachitensis)
  • Sabine Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) sabinensis)
  • Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii)
  • Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata)
  • River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
  • Gulf Coast Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina major)
  • Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis)
  • Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
  • Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
  • Florida Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
  • Midland Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica mutica)
  • Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica calvata)
  • Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera aspera)
  • Pallid Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera pallida)
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
  • Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
  • Atlantic Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata)
  • Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempi)
  • Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)

Lizards
  • Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) [Introduced]
  • Northern Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis)
  • Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) [Introduced]
  • Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
  • Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus)
  • Southern Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis)
  • Common Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
  • Southeastern Five-lined Skink (Eumeces inexpectatus)
  • Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
  • Southern Prairie Skink (Eumeces obtusirostris obtusirostris)
  • Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)
  • Eastern Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus)
  • Western Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus)
  • Eastern Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudatus)
  • Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)

Snakes
  • Brahminy Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) [Introduced]
  • Midland Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus helenae)
  • Western Worm Snake (Carphophis vermis)
  • Southeastern Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea copei)
  • Buttermilk Racer (Coluber constrictor anthicus)
  • Tan Racer (Coluber constrictor etheridgei)
  • Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris)
  • Black-masked Racer (Coluber constrictor latrunculus)
  • Southern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus)
  • Mississippi Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus stictogenys)
  • Western Mud Snake (Farancia abacura reinwardtii)
  • Northern Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma)
  • Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
  • Prairie King Snake (Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster)
  • Mole King Snake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata)
  • Speckled King Snake (Lampropeltis getula holbrooki)
  • Louisiana Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum amaura)
  • Scarlet King Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides)
  • Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum)
  • Gulf Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii clarkii)
  • Mississippi Green Water Snake (Nerodia cyclopion)
  • Yellow-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster)
  • Broad-banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata confluens)
  • Northern Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer)
  • Midland Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis)
  • Northern Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus aestivus)
  • Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttata)
  • Western Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoleta)
  • Kisatchie Corn Snake (Pantherophis slowinskii)
  • Gray Rat Snake (Pantherophis spiloides)
  • Black Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi)
  • Louisiana Pine Snake (Pituophis ruthveni)
  • Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
  • Delta Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida deltae)
  • Gulf Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida sinicola)
  • Pine Woods Snake (Rhadinaea flavilata)
  • Marsh Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi limnetes)
  • Texas Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi texana)
  • Midland Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi wrightorum)
  • Southern Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata obscura)
  • Southeastern Crowned Snake (Tantilla coronata)
  • Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis)
  • Orange-striped Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus proximus)
  • Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus orarius)
  • Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus)
  • Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
  • Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula)
  • Western Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae elegans)
  • Harlequin Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius)
  • Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener tener)
  • Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix)
  • Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
  • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
  • Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
  • Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri)