title: List of amphibians and reptiles of Nebraska
text: # 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
  * American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
  * American toad (Bufo americanus)
  * Cope's gray tree frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
  * Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)
  * Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)
  * Northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans)
  * Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)
  * Plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi)
  * Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons)
  * Western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
  * Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)
  
  ## 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
  * Six-lined racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus)
  * Five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
  * Many-lined skink (Plestiodon multivirgatus)
  * Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus)
  * Prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis)
  * Lesser earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
  * Slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
  * Pygmy short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii)
  * Sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
  * Eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)
  
  ## Salamanders
  
  Two species of salamanders, both from family Ambystomidae, are native to Nebraska.
  
  * Small-mouth salamander
  * Tiger salamander
  * Small-mouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
  * Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
  
  ## 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
  * Black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
  * Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer)
  * Coachwhip snake (Masticophis flagellum)
  * Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
  * Common water snake (Nerodia sipedon)
  * Dekay's brownsnake (Storeria dekayi)
  * Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
  * Fox snake (Pantherophis vulpinus)
  * Glossy snake (Arizona elegans)
  * Graham's crayfish snake (Regina grahamii)
  * Great Plains ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi)
  * Lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum)
  * North American racer (Coluber constrictor)
  * Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
  * Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix)
  * Plains hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus)
  * Prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster)
  * Northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
  * Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
  * Smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis)
  * Speckled kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki)
  * Western milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
  * Western ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus)
  * Western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans)
  * Western worm snake (Carphophis vermis)
  
  ### Venomous
  
  * Eastern copperhead
  * Massasauga
  * Prairie rattlesnake
  * Timber rattlesnake
  * Eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
  * Massasauga (Sisturus catenatus)
  * Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
  * Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
  
  ## 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
  * Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
  * Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
  * Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
  * Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
  * Smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica)
  * Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera)
  * Yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens)
  