Northern Two-lined Salamander

yellow, 2 black lines

Northern Dusky Salamander

hind legs bigger than front

Northern Leopard Frog

round spots

Green Frog

lateral ridge behind timpanum

Eastern Spade-foot Toad

cat eyes

Wood Frog

wears a mask

Spring Peeper

x on back, large vocal sack

American Toad

1-2 warts per black spot

Gray Treefrog

White eye line

Yellow underside of legs

Fowler's Toad

many warts per black spot

Pickerel Frog

rectangular spots

yellow underside

Bullfrog

No lateral ridge

Large timpanum

Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin

distinctive shell

polka-dots on flesh

Wood Turtle

shell looks like topo-map

red legs

Blanding's Turtle

Yellow neck/chin

spots different shapes

Eastern Box Turtle

high dome

color varies, always some yellow

Eastern Painted Turtle

big white splotches on head

rows on shell in a line

reddish tint on edge

yellow stripes on throat

Common Musk Turtle

(Stinkpot)

yellow line from eye

not full bottom shell

Timber Rattlesnake

big triangular head

rattle

Northern Water Snake

splotches much wider than white bands

pattern changes towards tail

Northern Ring-necked Snake

ring on neck

orange belly

Northern Red-bellied Snake

red belly

dark lines on back

Northern Brown Snake

paired dots on backbone

Northern Black Racer

Dark chin

scaled flat and smooth

Easten Ribbon Snake

thin

side lines 3-4 scales from belly

Eastern Milk Snake

Red bands outlined with dark

black/white checkerboard belly

Black Rat Snake

lighter chin

scale keel causes shiny appearance

Eastern Garter Snake

lateral stripe

white in first 2 side scales

Eastern Hognose Snake

up-turned nose

alternate banding

plays dead if scared

Northern Spring Salamander

looks like dusky, but red or brown

Emydidae

(all turtles we covered except snapper/musk)