New Jersey Pine Barrens Field Guide To Reptiles & Amphibians 

There are 59 known species of reptile and amphibian in the NJ Pine Barrens.  If you notice that I have missed some species from the bulleted lists below, please contact me, and I will update the list.

REPTILES:

Black Racer - Coluber constrictor Black Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta Bog Turtle - Clemmys muhlenbergi Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis Common King Snake - Lampropeltis getulus Common Mud Turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina Corn Snake - Elaphe guttata Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina Eastern Fence Lizard - Sceloporus undulates Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platyrhinos Eastern Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta Eastern Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Worm Snake - Carphophis amoenus Black Racer - Coluber constrictor Black Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta Bog Turtle - Clemmys muhlenbergi Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis Common King Snake - Lampropeltis getulus Common Mud Turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina Corn Snake - Elaphe guttata Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina Eastern Fence Lizard - Sceloporus undulates Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platyrhinos Eastern Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta Eastern Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Worm Snake - Carphophis amoenus

Five-lined Skink - Eumeces fasciatus Ground Skink - Leiolopisma laterale Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon Pine Snake - Pituophis melanoleucus Red Belly Turtle - Chrysemys rubriventris Red-bellied Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus Rough Green Snake - Opheodrys aestivus Scarlet Snake - Cemophora coccinea Spotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata Stinkpot - Sternotherus odoratus Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus Wood Turtle - Clemmys insculpta

AMPHIBIANS:

Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana Carpenter Frog - Rana virgatipes Chorus Frog - Pseudacris triseriata Four-Toed Salamander - Hemidactylium scutatum Fowler’s Toad - Bufo fowleri Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor Green Frog - Rana clamitans Marbled Salamander - Ambystoma opacum Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens

Northern Red Salamander - Pseudotriton rubber Pine Barrens Treefrog - Hyla andersonii Red-backed Salamander - Plethodon cinereus Southern Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala Spring Peeper - Hyla crucifer Tiger Salamander - Ambystoma tigrinum Two-lined Salamander - Eurycea bislineata Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica

REPTILES:  

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Black Racer - Coluber constrictor	Size: 30 - 73 in (NV)

Black Rat Snake - Elaphe Obsoleta	Size: 42 - 72 in (NV)

Bog Turtle - Clemmys muhlenbergi	Size: 3 – 3.5 in

Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi	Size: 9 - 13 in (NV)

Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis	Size: 14 – 48 in (NV)

Common King Snake - Lampropeltis getulus	Size: 39 - 79 in (NV)

Common Mud Turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum	Size: 3 -5 in

Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina	Size: 10 - 20 in

Corn Snake - Elaphe guttata	Size: 3.9 – 5.9 ft (NV)

Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina	Size: Max 8 in

Eastern Fence Lizard - Sceloporus undulates	Size: 4 – 7.3 in

Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platyrhinos	Size: 20 - 30 in (MV)

Eastern Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta	Size: 4 – 10 in

Eastern Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sauritus	Size: 20 - 34 in (NV)

Eastern Worm Snake - Carphophis amoenus	Size: 7.5 11 in (NV)

Five-Lined Skink - Eumeces fasciatus	Size: 4.9 – 8.5 in

Ground Skink - Leiolopisma laterale	Size: 4.5 – 6.5 in

Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum	Size: 20 - 60 in (NV)

Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon	Size: 24 - 42 in (NV)

Pine Snake - Pituophis melanoleucus	Size: 48 - 100 in (NV)

Red-Bellied Turtle - Chrysemys rubriventris	Size: 10 - 15 in

Red-Bellied Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata	Size: 8 - 16 in (NV)

Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus	Size: 10 - 15 in (WV)

Rough Green Snake - Opheodrys aestivus	Size: 22 - 32 in (NV)

Scarlet Snake - Cemophora coccinea	Size: 14 - 20 in (NV)

Spotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata	Size: 2 – 5.4 in

Stinkpot - Sternotherus odoratus	Size: 3 – 5.5 in

Eastern Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus	Size: 3 – 4.5 ft (V)

Wood Turtle - Clemmys insculpta	Size: Max 9 in

AMPHIBIANS:   

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Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana	Size: 3.5 - 6 in

Carpenter Frog - Rana virgatipes	Size: 1.5 – 2.5 in

Chorus Frog - Pseudacris triseriata	Size: 1 – 1.5 in

Four-Toed Salamander - Hemidactylium scutatum	Size: 2 – 4 in

Fowler’s Toad - Bufo fowleri	Size: 2 – 3.5 in

Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor	Size: 1.5 - 2 in

Green Frog - Rana clamitans	Size: 2.5 - 4 in

Marbled Salamander - Ambystoma opacum	Size: 3.5 - 5 in

Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens	Size: 2.5 – 5.5 in

Northern Red Salamander - Pseudotriton rubber	Size: 4 - 6 in

Pine Barrens Treefrog - Hyla andersonii	Size: 1 - 3 in

Red-backed Salamander - Plethodon cinereus	Size: 2.3 - 5 in

Southern Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala	Size: 2 – 3.5 in

Spring Peeper - Hyla crucifer	Size: .5 – 1.5 in

Tiger Salamander - Ambystoma tigrinum	Size: 9 - 12 in

Two-lined Salamander - Eurycea bislineata	Size: 2.5 – 4.7 in

Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica	Size: 2 – 2.8 in

Key
NV =	Non-venomous
WV =	Weak Venom
V =	Venomous

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