Apex Sites: Rock Creek Park

Species List

AMPHIBIANS Class Amphibia
 
Frog and Toads Order Anura
Eastern Cricket Frog Acris c. crepitans
Eastern American Toad Bufo a. americanus
Fowler's Toad Bufo fowleri
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis
Northern Spring Peeper Pseudacris c. crucifer
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris f. feriarum
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
Northern Green Frog Rana clamitans melanota
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii
 
Salamanders Order Caudata
Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus
Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata
Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylum scutatum
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus v. viridescens
Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus
Northern Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus
Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton m. montanus
Northern Red Salamander Pseudotrioton r. ruber
 
REPTILES Class Reptilia
 
Snakes Order Squamata (Suborder Serpentes)
Northern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis a. amoenus
Northern Black Racer Coluber c. constrictor
Northern Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Black Ratsnake Elaphe o. obsoleta
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon platirhinos
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis g. getula
Eastern Milksnake Lampropeltis t. triangulum
Northern Watersnake Nerodia s. sipedon
Northern Rough Greensnake Opheodrys a. aestivus
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata
Northern Brownsnake Storeria dekayi
Northern Red-bellied Snake Storeria o. occipitomaculata
Common Ribbonsnake Thamnophis s. sauritus
Eastern Gartersnake Thamnophis s. sirtalis
Eastern Smooth Earthsnake Virginia v. valeriae
 
Lizards Order Squamata (Suborder Lacertilia)
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus s. sexlineatus
Common Five-lined Skink Eumeces faciatus
Broad-headed Skink Eumeces laticeps
Northern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus
Little Brown Skink Scincella lateralis
 
Turtles Order Testudines
Eastern Snapping Turtle Chelydra s. serpentina
Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemys p. picta
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata
Wood Turtle Clemmys insculpta
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon s. subrubrum
Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin Malaclemys t. terrapin
Northern Red-bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventris
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene c. carolina
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans