RI Herp List
Hey everyone! I figured that a herp list would be useful for users, so here's a complete list for Rhode Island. If I'm missing anything or if any information is incorrect/has been updated, please tell me!
Snakes
- Eastern Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
- Northern Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon
- Dekay's Brownsnake, Storeria dekayi
- Northern Ring-necked Snake, Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
- Eastern Milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum
- Northern Black Racer, Coluber constrictor constrictor
- Eastern Hognose Snake, Heterodon platirhinos (Imperiled)
- Smooth Greensnake, Opheodrys vernalis
- Eastern Ratsnake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Imperiled)
- Eastern Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis saurita saurita (Vulnerable)
- Northern Red-bellied Snake, Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata (Imperiled)
- Eastern Wormsnake, Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Critically Imperiled)
Freshwater Turtles
- Eastern Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta picta
- Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina
- Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata
- Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina
- Pond Slider, Trachemys scripta (Introduced)
- Northern Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin (Imperiled/Vulnerable, but Not Listed in NatureServe)
- Eastern Musk Turtle, Sternotherus odoratus
- Wood Turtle, Glyptemys insculpta (Imperiled)
Sea Turtles
- Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (Critically Imperiled, but Not Listed in NatureServe)
- Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas (Critically Imperiled, but Not Listed in NatureServe)
- Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii (Critically Imperiled, but Not Listed in NatureServe)
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta (Critically Imperiled, but Not Listed in NatureServe)
Frogs and Toads
- Eastern American Toad, Anaxyrus americanus americanus
- Wood Frog, Lithobates sylvaticus
- Green Frog, Lithobates clamitans
- American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus
- Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor
- Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer
- Pickerel Frog, Lithobates palustris
- Fowler's Toad, Anaxyrus fowleri (Vulnerable)
- Eastern Spadefoot, Scaphiopus holbrookii (Critically Imperiled)
- Northern Leopard Frog, Lithobates pipiens (Imperiled)
Salamanders
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus
- Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum
- Red-spotted Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
- Northern Two-lined Salamander, Eurycea bislineata
- Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum (Vulnerable)
- Marbled Salamander, Ambystoma opacum (Imperiled)
- Northern Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus fuscus
- Northern Spring Salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus (Critically Imperiled)