Midwest PARC Species
This list consists of 164 species of amphibians and reptiles native to the Midwest PARC region. Three subspecies are included due to state or federal status.
Federal listing includes:
- Ozark Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi)
- Copper-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta)
- Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)
Definitions for State Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern status vary among states. Websites for each state should be referenced for specific definitions and list revisions. Species of Greatest Conservation Need are identified by each state in their State Wildlife Action Plan.
Although not recognized as a unique species, unisexual Ambystomatids were included in the list due to their presence in the MW Region and their listed status in some states.
Scientific and common names follow Crother et al. 2008, except where noted. Several taxonomic changes are included in this list, many are based on recent findings through DNA analysis. Refer to Crother et al. 2008 for references to these changes. Examples include new genus names for toads (from Bufo to Anaxyrus) and true frogs (from Rana to Lithobates).
Download these lists in plain spreadsheet format.
State conservation status codes are determined by individual states. Regional concern, responsibility, and rank are determined by Midwest PARC for the entire Midwest PARC region. Read more about the regional concern, responsibility, and rank codes devised by Midwest PARC.
Code | Status Description |
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E | Endangered |
T | Threatened |
S | Special Concern Status |
N | Species of Greatest Conservation Need |
| No special status |
Code | Concern Score |
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H | High |
MH | Medium-High |
ML | Medium-Low |
L | Low |
Code | Responsibility Score |
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H | High |
L | Low |
Group | Species | Common Name | Info | IL | IN | IA | KS | MI | MN | MO | NE | ND | OH | SD | WI | Concern | Responsibility | Rank |
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Salamanders | Ambystoma annulatum | Ringed Salamander | S | H | H | A | ||||||||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma barbouri | Streamside Salamander | S | | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Jefferson Salamander | T | | | ML | H | E | ||||||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma laterale | Blue-spotted Salamander | N | S | E | N | | E | | MH | H | C | ||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma maculatum | Spotted Salamander | | | N | N | | | | ML | L | F | ||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma mavortium | Barred Tiger Salamander | ![]() |
| | | | | L | L | H | |||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma opacum | Marbled Salamander | | | T | | | L | L | H | ||||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma platineum | Silvery Salamander | E | | MH | H | C | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma talpoideum | Mole Salamander | N | | S | MH | L | D | ||||||||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed Salamander | | | N | | E | | N | | ML | L | F | |||||
Salamanders | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander | | | | | N | | S | | | | | | L | H | G | |
Salamanders | Unisexual Ambystomatids | Unisexual Ambystomatids | ![]() |
E | | | | | | L | H | G | ||||||
Salamanders | Amphiuma tridactylum | Three-toed Amphiuma | | S | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Aneides aeneus | Green Salamander | E | E | H | L | B | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis | Eastern Hellbender | ![]() |
E | E | E | E | H | L | B | ||||||||
Salamanders | Cryptobranchus a. bishopi | Ozark Hellbender | ![]() |
E | H | H | A | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Desmognathus conanti | Spotted Dusky Salamander | E | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Salamanders | Desmognathus fuscus | Northern Dusky Salamander | | | | L | L | H | ||||||||||
Salamanders | Desmognathus ochrophaeus | Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander | | L | L | H | ||||||||||||
Salamanders | Eurycea bislineata | Northern Two-lined Salamander | | | L | L | H | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Eurycea cirrigera | Southern Two-lined Salamander | | | | L | L | H | ||||||||||
Salamanders | Eurycea longicauda | Long-tailed Salamander | | | T | | | L | L | H | ||||||||
Salamanders | Eurycea lucifuga | Cave Salamander | | | E | | E | ML | L | F | ||||||||
Salamanders | Eurycea multiplicata | Many-ribbed Salamander | E | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Salamanders | Eurycea spelaea | Grotto Salamander | ![]() |
E | S | H | H | A | ||||||||||
Salamanders | Eurycea tynerensis | Oklahoma Salamander | | | L | L | H | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | Spring Salamander | ![]() |
| L | L | H | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | T | E | N | S | S | S | S | H | L | B | ||||||
Salamanders | Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | N | S | T | | N | N | S | | | | S | MH | H | C | ||
Salamanders | Notophthalmus viridescens | Eastern Newt | ![]() |
| | T | T | | | | | | L | L | H | |||
Salamanders | Plethodon albagula | Western Slimy Salamander | | L | L | H | ||||||||||||
Salamanders | Plethodon angusticlavius | Ozark Zigzag Salamander | ![]() |
| L | L | H | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Plethodon cinereus | Eastern Red-backed Salamander | | | | N | | | L | L | H | |||||||
Salamanders | Plethodon dorsalis | Northern Zigzag Salamander | | | L | L | H | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Plethodon electromorphus | Northern Ravine Salamander | | | L | H | G | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Plethodon glutinosus | Northern Slimy Salamander | | | | L | L | H | ||||||||||
Salamanders | Plethodon serratus | Southern Red-backed Salamander | | L | L | H | ||||||||||||
Salamanders | Plethodon wehrlei | Wehrle's Salamander | | L | L | H | ||||||||||||
Salamanders | Pseudotriton montanus | Mud Salamander | ![]() |
T | H | L | B | |||||||||||
Salamanders | Pseudotriton ruber | Red Salamander | ![]() |
E | | MH | L | D | ||||||||||
Salamanders | Siren intermedia | Lesser Siren | | | N | | ML | L | F | |||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Acris crepitans | Northern Cricket Frog | | S | N | | S | E | | | | N | E | MH | L | D | ||
Frogs, Toads | Anaxyrus americanus | American Toad | ![]() |
| | | | | | | N | | | | | L | L | H |
Frogs, Toads | Anaxyrus cognatus | Great Plains Toad | ![]() |
N | | | S | | | | ML | H | E | |||||
Frogs, Toads | Anaxyrus debilis | Green Toad | ![]() |
T | H | L | B | |||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Anaxyrus fowleri | Fowler's Toad | ![]() |
| | | N | | | L | L | H | ||||||
Frogs, Toads | Anaxyrus hemiophrys | Canadian Toad | ![]() |
| N | | ML | H | E | |||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Anaxyrus punctatus | Red-spotted Toad | ![]() |
N | H | L | B | |||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | ![]() |
| | | | | | L | L | H | ||||||
Frogs, Toads | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad | T | T | | MH | L | D | ||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Gastrophryne olivacea | Western Narrow-mouthed Toad | | | N | ML | L | F | ||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Hyla avivoca | Bird-voiced Treefrog | T | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | | | | | | | | | | | N | | L | L | H | |
Frogs, Toads | Hyla cinerea | Green Treefrog | | | | L | L | H | ||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | | | | | | | | | | | | L | L | H | ||
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates areolatus | Crawfish Frog | ![]() |
N | S | S | N | S | H | L | B | |||||||
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | ![]() |
| S | | | | | | L | H | G | |||||
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates catesbeianus | American Bullfrog | ![]() |
| | | | | | | | | | S | L | L | H | |
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates clamitans | Green Frog | ![]() |
| | | S | | | | | | L | L | H | |||
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | ![]() |
N | | | | N | N | | | S | ML | L | F | |||
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | ![]() |
| S | | N | | S | | | | | | ML | L | F | |
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates septentrionalis | Mink Frog | ![]() |
| | S | ML | H | E | |||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates sphenocephalus | Southern Leopard Frog | ![]() |
| | | | | | L | L | H | ||||||
Frogs, Toads | Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog | ![]() |
N | | | | S | | | | | L | L | H | |||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris brachyphona | Mountain Chorus Frog | | L | L | H | ||||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris clarkii | Spotted Chorus Frog | | L | L | H | ||||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris crucifer | Spring Peeper | | | | T | | | | | | L | L | H | ||||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris feriarum | Upland Chorus Frog | | | L | L | H | |||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris illinoensis | Illinois Chorus Frog | ![]() |
T | S | H | H | A | ||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris maculata | Boreal Chorus Frog | | | S | | | | | | S | L | H | G | ||||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris streckeri | Strecker's Chorus Frog | T | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Pseudacris triseriata | Western Chorus Frog | | | N | | | | L | H | G | |||||||
Frogs, Toads | Scaphiopus holbrookii | Eastern Spadefoot | | | S | E | MH | L | D | |||||||||
Frogs, Toads | Spea bombifrons | Plains Spadefoot | | | | | N | | L | L | H | |||||||
Lizards | Aspidoscelis sexlineata | Six-lined Racerunner | ![]() |
| | N | | S | N | | | | S | ML | L | F | ||
Lizards | Crotaphytus collaris | Eastern Collared Lizard | | S | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Lizards | Holbrookia maculata | Common Lesser Earless Lizard | | | N | ML | L | H | ||||||||||
Lizards | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Slender Glass Lizard | N | | T | | | | E | ML | L | F | ||||||
Lizards | Phrynosoma cornutum | Texas Horned Lizard | | S | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Lizards | Phrynosoma hernandesi | Greater Short-horned Lizard | N | N | N | H | L | B | ||||||||||
Lizards | Plestiodon anthracinus | Coal Skink | | | | S | ML | L | F | |||||||||
Lizards | Plestiodon fasciatus | Common Five-lined Skink | | | | | | S | | N | | | | L | L | H | ||
Lizards | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | | | T | | | L | L | H | ||||||||
Lizards | Plestiodon multivirgatus | Many-lined Skink | | N | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Lizards | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains Skink | E | | S | N | H | L | B | |||||||||
Lizards | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Prairie Skink | ![]() |
N | | | S | | N | | S | MH | H | C | ||||
Lizards | Sceloporus consobrinus | Prairie Lizard | | | | | L | L | H | |||||||||
Lizards | Sceloporus graciosus | Common Sagebrush Lizard | N | N | | MH | L | D | ||||||||||
Lizards | Sceloporus undulatus | Eastern Fence Lizard | | | | | L | L | H | |||||||||
Lizards | Scincella lateralis | Little Brown Skink | | | | | S | L | L | H | ||||||||
Snakes | Agkistrodon contortrix | Copperhead | | | E | | | N | | ML | L | F | ||||||
Snakes | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Cottonmouth | | E | | | ML | L | F | |||||||||
Snakes | Arizona elegans | Glossy Snake | N | N | H | L | B | |||||||||||
Snakes | Carphophis amoenus | Eastern Wormsnake | | | | L | L | H | ||||||||||
Snakes | Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | | T | | | N | S | MH | H | C | |||||||
Snakes | Cemophora coccinea | Scarletsnake | ![]() |
| E | S | MH | L | D | |||||||||
Snakes | Clonophis kirtlandii | Kirtland's Snake | T | E | E | S | T | H | H | A | ||||||||
Snakes | Coluber constrictor | North American Racer | ![]() |
| | | | N | S | | | | | | S | ML | L | F |
Snakes | Coluber flagellum | Coachwhip | ![]() |
E | | | N | MH | L | D | ||||||||
Snakes | Crotalus horridus | Timber Rattlesnake | T | E | N | N | T | | N | E | S | H | L | B | ||||
Snakes | Crotalus viridis | Prairie Rattlesnake | E | | | | | L | L | H | ||||||||
Snakes | Diadophis punctatus | Ring-necked Snake | | | | | N | | | | | | S | L | L | H | ||
Snakes | Farancia abacura | Red-bellied Mudsnake | ![]() |
N | E | S | H | L | B | |||||||||
Snakes | Heterodon gloydi | Dusty Hog-nosed Snake | ![]() |
T | S | H | L | B | ||||||||||
Snakes | Heterodon nasicus | Plains Hog-nosed Snake | ![]() |
T | E | N | S | S | | N | | H | H | A | ||||
Snakes | Heterodon platirhinos | Eastern Hog-nosed Snake | | | | N | N | N | | | | T | | ML | L | F | ||
Snakes | Hypsiglena jani | Chihuahuan Nightsnake | ![]() |
N | H | L | B | |||||||||||
Snakes | Lampropeltis calligaster | Yellow-bellied Kingsnake | | | N | | | N | ML | L | F | |||||||
Snakes | Lampropeltis getula | Common Kingsnake | ![]() |
| | T | | | N | S | ML | L | F | |||||
Snakes | Lampropeltis triangulum | Milksnake | | | | | | N | | | | | | L | L | H | ||
Snakes | Leptotyphlops dulcis | Texas Threadsnake | T | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Snakes | Nerodia cyclopion | Mississippi Green Watersnake | T | E | H | L | B | |||||||||||
Snakes | Nerodia e. neglecta | Copper-bellied Watersnake | ![]() |
N | E | E | E | E | H | H | A | |||||||
Snakes | Nerodia erythrogaster | Plain-bellied Watersnake | | N | | | ML | L | F | |||||||||
Snakes | Nerodia fasciata | Southern Watersnake | E | | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Snakes | Nerodia rhombifer | Diamond-backed Watersnake | | | T | | | L | L | H | ||||||||
Snakes | Nerodia sipedon | Northern Watersnake | | | | | | | | | | | | L | H | G | ||
Snakes | Nerodia sipedon insularum | Lake Erie Watersnake | ![]() |
E | H | H | A | |||||||||||
Snakes | Opheodrys aestivus | Rough Greensnake | | S | | | S | ML | L | F | ||||||||
Snakes | Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | N | E | S | N | N | S | N | N | S | | | H | L | B | ||
Snakes | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | ![]() |
E | | | | ML | L | F | ||||||||
Snakes | Pantherophis gloydi | Eastern Foxsnake | ![]() |
T | S | H | H | A | ||||||||||
Snakes | Pantherophis obsoletus | Texas (Western) Ratsnake | ![]() |
| | S | | | L | L | H | |||||||
Snakes | Pantherophis spiloides | Gray Ratsnake | ![]() |
| | S | | S | ML | L | F | |||||||
Snakes | Pantherophis vulpinus | Western Foxsnake | ![]() |
| | | N | N | E | | | | ML | H | E | |||
Snakes | Pituophis catenifer | Gophersnake (Bullsnake) | ![]() |
| | S | | S | | | | | S | ML | L | F | ||
Snakes | Regina grahamii | Graham's Crayfish Snake | | | | | N | L | L | H | ||||||||
Snakes | Regina septemvittata | Queen Snake | | | N | S | E | MH | L | D | ||||||||
Snakes | Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | T | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Snakes | Sistrurus catenatus | Massasauga | E | E | E | | S | E | E | T | E | E | H | H | A | |||
Snakes | Sistrurus miliarius | Pygmy Rattlesnake | | L | L | H | ||||||||||||
Snakes | Sonora semiannulata | Western Groundsnake | ![]() |
| | L | L | H | ||||||||||
Snakes | Storeria dekayi | Dekay's Brownsnake | ![]() |
| | | | | | | N | | | | L | L | H | |
Snakes | Storeria occipitomaculata | Red-bellied Snake | | | | T | | | | N | N | | N | | ML | L | F | |
Snakes | Tantilla coronata | Southeastern Crowned Snake | E | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Snakes | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | T | | | ML | L | F | ||||||||||
Snakes | Tantilla nigriceps | Plains Black-headed Snake | | N | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Snakes | Thamnophis brachystoma | Short-headed Gartersnake | S | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Snakes | Thamnophis butleri | Butler's Gartersnake | E | | | T | MH | H | C | |||||||||
Snakes | Thamnophis elegans | Terrestrial Gartersnake | | | L | L | H | |||||||||||
Snakes | Thamnophis marcianus | Checkered Gartersnake | S | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Snakes | Thamnophis proximus | Western Ribbonsnake | | S | | | | N | E | ML | L | F | ||||||
Snakes | Thamnophis radix | Plains Gartersnake | | | | | | | | | E | | S | L | H | G | ||
Snakes | Thamnophis sauritus | Eastern Ribbonsnake | E | | | | E | ML | L | F | ||||||||
Snakes | Thamnophis sirtalis | Common Gartersnake | ![]() |
| | | | | | | | | S | | | L | L | H |
Snakes | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | T | | | S | | | E | ML | L | F | ||||||
Snakes | Virginia striatula | Rough Earthsnake | N | | MH | L | D | |||||||||||
Snakes | Virginia valeriae | Smooth Earthsnake | | | N | T | | | ML | L | F | |||||||
Turtles | Apalone mutica | Smooth Softshell | N | | | | S | | | N | | N | S | ML | L | F | ||
Turtles | Apalone spinifera | Spiny Softshell | | | | | | | | | | | | | L | H | G | |
Turtles | Chelydra serpentina | Snapping Turtle | | | | | | S | | | N | | | | L | L | H | |
Turtles | Chrysemys dorsalis | Southern Painted Turtle | ![]() |
| L | L | H | |||||||||||
Turtles | Chrysemys picta | Painted Turtle | | | | | | | | | | | | | L | H | G | |
Turtles | Clemmys guttata | Spotted Turtle | E | E | T | T | H | L | B | |||||||||
Turtles | Deirochelys reticularia | Chicken Turtle | E | H | L | B | ||||||||||||
Turtles | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | T | E | T | S | T | E | N | T | E | T | H | H | A | |||
Turtles | Glyptemys insculpta | Wood Turtle | ![]() |
E | S | T | T | H | L | B | ||||||||
Turtles | Graptemys geographica | Northern Map Turtle | | | | T | | | | | | L | H | G | ||||
Turtles | Graptemys ouachitensis | Ouachita Map Turtle | | | | | | | | | L | L | H | |||||
Turtles | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | ![]() |
| | | | | | N | N | S | T | S | ML | H | E | |
Turtles | Kinosternon flavescens | Yellow Mud Turtle | ![]() |
E | E | | E | N | H | L | B | |||||||
Turtles | Kinosternon subrubrum | Eastern Mud Turtle | ![]() |
N | E | | MH | L | D | |||||||||
Turtles | Macrochelys temminckii | Alligator Snapping Turtle | E | E | N | S | H | L | B | |||||||||
Turtles | Pseudemys concinna | River Cooter | E | E | | | | ML | L | F | ||||||||
Turtles | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle | ![]() |
| | T | | | | | | | L | L | H | |||
Turtles | Terrapene carolina | Eastern Box Turtle | | | | S | | S | ML | L | F | |||||||
Turtles | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | N | E | T | | | | N | E | MH | L | D | |||||
Turtles | Trachemys scripta | Pond Slider | ![]() |
| | | | | | | | L | L | H |
Species list initially adopted in December 2008. Last revised 4 July 2012.
Modifications:
- 4 Jul 2012: Removed Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) from the Federal list.
- 4 Dec 2011: Added Slider (Trachemys scripta) and Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) to Minnesota.
- 3 Nov 2011: Added Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) to North Dakota.
- 2 Feb 2011: Changed status of Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) from "Special Concern" to "Threatened".
- 8 Feb 2010: Added MWPARC regional concern, responsibility, and species ranks.