List of amphibians and reptiles of Nebraska

Thirteen species of amphibians and forty-seven species of reptiles are native to the U.S. state of Nebraska. This list only includes native species.

Frogs and toads

Eleven species from five families, (Bufonidae, Hylidae, Microhylidae, Pelobatidae, and Ranidae), of frogs and toads are native to Nebraska.

• American bullfrog
• American toad
• Cope's gray tree frog
• Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad
• Great Plains toad
• Northern cricket frog
• Northern leopard frog
• Plains leopard frog
• Plains spadefoot toad
• Western chorus frog
• Woodhouse's toad

Lizards

Ten species of lizards are native to Nebraska.

• Six-lined racerunner
• Five-lined skink
• Many-lined skink
• Great Plains skink
• Prairie skink
• Lesser earless lizard
• Slender glass lizard
• Pygmy short-horned lizard
• Sagebrush lizard
• Eastern fence lizard

Salamanders

Two species of salamanders, both from family Ambystomidae, are native to Nebraska.

• Small-mouth salamander
• Tiger salamander

Snakes

Twenty-five species of non-venomous snakes (Colubridae) and four species of venomous snakes (Viperidae) are native to Nebraska.

Non-venomous

• Black rat snake
• Bullsnake
• Coachwhip snake
• Common garter snake
• Common water snake
• Dekay's brownsnake
• Eastern hog-nosed snake
• Fox snake
• Glossy snake
• Graham's crayfish snake
• Great Plains ratsnake
• Lined snake
• North American racer
• Plains black-headed snake
• Plains garter snake
• Plains hog-nosed snake
• Prairie kingsnake
• Red-bellied snake
• Ring-necked snake
• Smooth green snake
• Speckled kingsnake
• Western milk snake
• Western ribbon snake
• Western terrestrial garter snake
• Western worm snake

Venomous

• Eastern copperhead
• Massasauga
• Prairie rattlesnake
• Timber rattlesnake

Turtles

Eight species of turtles from four families, (Chelydridae, Emydidae, Kinosternidae, and Trionychidae), are native to Nebraska.

• Blanding's turtle
• Common snapping turtle
• False map turtle
• Ornate box turtle
• Painted turtle
• Smooth softshell turtle
• Spiny softshell turtle
• Yellow mud turtle

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