Herpetofauna of the Clemson Experimental Forest

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Caudata

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  Spotted Salamander
  Ambystoma maculatum
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  Marbled Salamander
  Ambystoma opacum
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  Northern Dusky Salamander
  Desmognathus fuscus
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  Seal Salamander
  Desmognathus monticola
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  Mountain Dusky Salamander
  Desmognathus ocoee
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  Black-Bellied Salamander
  Desmognathus quadramaculatus
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  Two-lined Salamander
  Eurycea cirrigera
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  Three-lined Salamander
  Eurycea guttolineata
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  Northern Spring Salamander
  Gyrinophilus porphyriticus dunni
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  Red-Spotted Newt
  Notophthalmus v. viridescens
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  Slimy Salamander
  Plethodon chlorobryonis
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  Jordan's Salamander
  Plethodon metcalfi
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  Southern Appalachian Salamander
  Plethodon teyahalee
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  Eastern Mud Salamander
  Pseudotriton montanus
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  Northern Red Salamander
  Pseudotriton r. ruber

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  Black-Chinned Red Salamander
  Psuedotriton ruber schencki

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Anura

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  Northern Cricket Frog
  Acris c. crepitans
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  American Toad
  Bufo americanus
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  Fowler's Toad
  Bufo fowleri
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  Southern Toad
  Bufo terrestris
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  Eastern Narrowmouth Toad
  Gastrophryne carolinensis
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  Gray Treefrog
  Hyla chrysoscelis
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  Green Treefrog
  Hyla cinerea
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  Squirrel Treefrog
  Hyla squirella
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  Spring Peeper
  Pseudacris c. crucifer
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  Upland Chorus Frog
  Pseudacris triseriata feriarum
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  Bullfrog
  Rana catesbieana
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  Green Frog
  Rana clamitans melanota
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  Southern Leopard Frog
  Rana sphenocephala
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  Pickerel Frog
  Rana palustris
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  Wood Frog
  Rana sylvatica

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Testudines

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  Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell
  Apalone spinifera aspera
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  Common Snapping Turtle
  Chelydra serpentina
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  Eastern Painted Turtle
  Chrysemys picta
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  Eastern Mud Turtle
  Kinosternon s. subrubrum
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  Eastern River Cooter
  Pseudemys concinna
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  Common Musk Turtle
  Sternotherus odoratus
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  Eastern Box Turtle
  Terrapene c. carolina
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  Yellowbelly Slider
  Trachemys s. scripta
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  Red-Eared Slider
  Trachemys scripta elegans

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Lacertilia

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  Green Anole
  Anolis carolinensis
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  Six-Lined Racerunner
  Cnemidophorus s. sexlineatus
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  Five-Lined Skink
  Eumeces fasciatus
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  Southeastern Five-Lined Skink
  Eumeces inexpectatus
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  Broadheaded Skink
  Eumeces laticeps
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  Northern Fence Lizard
  Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus
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  Ground Skink
  Scincella lateralis

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Serpentes

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  Copperhead
  Agkistrodon contortrix
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  Worm Snake
  Carphophis a. amoenus
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  Scarlet Snake
  Cemphora c. coccinea
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  Black Racer
  Coluber c. constrictor
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  Timber Rattlesnake
  Crotalus horridus
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  Ringneck Snake
  Diadophis punctatus
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  Corn Snake
  Elaphe g. guttata
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  Black Rat Snake
  Elaphe o. obseleta
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  Eastern Hognose Snake
  Heterodon platirhinos
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  Mole Kingsnake
  Lampropeltis calligaster
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  Eastern Kingsnake
  Lampropeltis g. getula
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  Northern Water Snake
  Nerodia sipedon
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  Rough Green Snake
  Opheodrys aestivus
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  Queen Snake
  Regina septemvittata
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  Northern Brown Snake
  Storeria dekayi
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  Redbelly Snake
  Storeria occipitomaculata
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  Southeastern Crowned Snake
  Tantilla coronata
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  Eastern Garter Snake
  Thamnophis s. sirtalis
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  Smooth Earth Snake
  Virginia v. valeriae

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Potential Species in the C.E.F.

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  Eastern Spadefoot Toad
  Scaphiopus h. holbrooki
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  Slender Glass Lizard
  Ophisaurus attenuatus
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  Eastern Milk Snake
  Lampropeltis t. triangulum
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  Scarlet Kingsnake
  Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
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  Eastern Coachwhip
  Masticophis f. flagellum
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  Redbelly Water Snake
  Nerodia e. erythrogaster
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  Northern Pine Snake
  Pituophis m. melanoleucus
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  Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake
  Sisrurus m. miliarius
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  Eastern Ribbon Snake
  Thamnophis s. sauritus

Sources: 
Floyd, T.M. 2003. Effects of prescribed fire on herpetofauna within hardwood forests of the upper 
Piedmont of South Carolina. M.S. Thesis. Clemson University. 127 p.

Kilpatrick, E.S. 2002. The effects of prescribed burning and thinning as fuel reduction treatments 
on herpetofauna in the upper Piedmont of South Carolina. M.S. Thesis. Clemson University. 87 p.

Metts, B.S. 1999. Evaluation of herpetofauna communities on upland streams and beaver impoundments 
in the upper Piedmont of South Carolina. M.S. Thesis. Clemson University. 48p.