What types of reptiles live in Indiana?
What types of reptiles live in Indiana?
Reptiles
| Order | Family | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| Squamata | Dipsadinae | Ring necked snake |
| Squamata | Dipsadinae | Eastern Wormsnake |
| Testudines | Chelydridae | Snapping Turtle |
| Testudines | Chelydridae | Alligator Snapping Turtle |
How many reptiles are in Indiana?
55 species
Indiana is home to over 55 species of reptiles, including lizards, snakes and turtles.
What salamanders are in Indiana?
- Unisexual Salamanders. Ambystoma sp.
- Eastern Tiger Salamander. Ambystoma tigrinum.
- Spotted Salamander. Ambystoma maculatum.
- Marbled Salamander. Ambystoma opacum.
- Jefferson’s Salamander. Ambystoma jeffersonianum.
- Blue-Spotted Salamander. Ambystoma laterale.
- Small-Mouthed Salamander. Ambystoma texanum.
- Streamside Salamander.
Are there legless lizards in Indiana?
Not all legless reptiles in Indiana are snakes; meet the Slender Glass Lizard. These unique lizards have glossy-smooth scales and can be distinguished from snakes readily by their external ear openings and eyelids (they can blink). These legless lizards get their name from being “fragile” (like glass).
Are there poisonous lizards in Indiana?
Another lizard we have on our property is the broadhead skink. As with the five-lined, the male broadhead skink has a right orange-red head, and in some sites in southern Hoosierland has been given the name “red-headed scorpion” and is said to be deadly poisonous.
Are hellbenders in Indiana?
Despite its name, the hellbender is no hell-raising monster, but a harmless aquatic salamander. In Indiana, this salamander is now found only in the Blue River watershed. Hellbenders used to have a much larger range, occurring in most of southeast Indiana’s tributaries to the Ohio River.
Are there poisonous frogs in Indiana?
Pickerel Frogs are the ONLY poisonous frog native to Indiana.
Does Indiana have a lot of bugs?
Bugs, arachnids, creepy crawlers, pests, or whatever else you call them one thing is true – they flourish in the state of Indiana. Did you know we have nearly 300 different bugs here?
Do skinks live in Indiana?
Indiana only has seven species of these fast-moving reptiles that most people seem to like, and even these are scattered about the state. Here in southern Indiana we have the northern fence lizard, broadhead skink, ground skink and five-lined skink.
Are there Mudpuppies in Indiana?
Indiana is home to the Common Mudpuppy (N. m. maculosus). These salamanders are members of the family Proteidae, which is known from only a handful of species in the eastern United States and one species in Europe.
