Reptiles / Amphibians of Minnesota

A-Z lists

Frogs & toads

Toads

 Treefrogs

True frogs

Salamanders

Blue-spotted salamander
Eastern red-backed salamander
Four-toed salamander *RSG
Spotted salamander
Tiger salamander

Mudpuppy

 

Turtles

Blanding's turtle *RSG

False map turtle
Northern map turtle
Ouachita map turtle
Painted turtle
Smooth softshell turtle *RSG
Snapping turtle *RSG
Spiny softshell turtle
Wood turtle *RSG

 

Protect Our Turtles - Poster

Roadways and Turtles, Solutions for Safety

 

Turtles and Turtle Watching for the North Central States
by John J. Moriarty
Published by the Nongame Wildlife Program.

Books may be borrowed through your public library, or purchased at your favorite bookstore or Minnesota's Bookstore

Snakes & lizards

Lizards

Common five-lined skink This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
Prairie skink This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
Six-lined racerunner This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.

 

Snakes

Brown snake
Bullsnake (Gophersnake) *RSG
Common garter snake
Eastern hognose snake
Lined snake *RSG
Milk snake
North American Racer (Blue racer) *RSG
Northern water snake
Plains garter snake
Plains hog-nosed snake *RSG
Ratsnake *RSG
Redbelly snake
Ringneck snake
Smooth green snake (Grass snake)
Western Fox snake

 

Uncommon venomous snakes

Massasauga *RSG
Timber Rattlesnake *RSG

*RSG - Animals listed on the Rare Species Guide

RSG - rare reptiles & amphibians| MN Biological SurveyNongame Wildlife Program | Animal facts

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