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Reptiles and Amphibians
of Huntley Meadows Park
(special thanks to Dr. Carl Ernst - George Mason U. for his observation records)

Amphibians

Reptiles

Clicking on a species link will take you to the Virginia Herpetological Society's website.

Bull frog	Lithobates catesbeianus
Southern leopard frog	Lithobates sphenocephalus
Pickerel frog	Lithobates palustris
Northern Green frog	Lithobates clamitans melanota
Wood frog	Lithobates sylvaticus
Upland chorus frog	Pseudacris feriarum feriarum
Cope's Gray treefrog	Hyla chrysoscelis
Green treefrog	Hyla cinerea
Spring peeper	Pseudacris crucifer
Fowler's toad	Anaxyrus fowleri
American toad	Anaxyrus americanus
Spotted salamander	Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander	Ambystoma opacum
Red-spotted Newt	Notopthalmus viridescens viridescens
Eastern Red-backed Salamander	Plethodon cinereus
White-spotted Slimy Salamander	Plethodon cylindraceus
Northern dusky salamander	Desmognathus fuscus fuscus

Eastern snapping turtle	Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Painted turtle	Chrysemys picta picta
Spotted turtle	Clemmys guttata
Wood turtle	Glyptemys insculpta
Eastern mud turtle	Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum
Northern Red-bellied Cooter	Pseudemys rubriventris
Eastern Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus
Eastern box turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina
Red-eared Slider	Trachemys scripta elegans
Common Five-lined skink	Plestiodon fasciatus
Broad-headed Skink	Plestiodon laticeps
Little Brown Skink	Scincella lateralis
Eastern wormsnake	Carphophis amoenus amoenus
Eastern Smooth Earthsnake	Virginia valeriae
Northern black racer	Coluber constrictor constrictor
Northern ring-neck snake	Daidophis punctatus edwardsii
Eastern Ratsnake	Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Eastern hog-nose snake	Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern kingsnake	Lampropeltis getula getula
Mole kingsnake	Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
Northern watersnake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Rough greensnake	Opheodrys aestivus
Northern brownsnake	Storeria dekayi dekayi
Eastern gartersnake	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Common Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis sauritis sauritis

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Mammals
of Huntley Meadows Park
(special thanks to Dr. Charles Handley, Jack Moore and Ed Regan for their observation records)

Confirmed Species

Unconfirmed Species

Clicking on a species link will take you to The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website.

Virginia opossum	Didelphis virginiana
Northern short-tailed shrew	Blarina brevicauda
Southeastern shrew	Sorex longirostris
Eastern mole	Scalopis aquaticus
Star-nosed mole	Condylura cristata
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes
Gray fox	Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Coyote	Canis latrans
Striped skunk	Mephitis mephitis
Long-tailed weasel	Mustela frenata
Mink	Mustela vison
River Otter	Lutra canadensis
Raccoon	Procyon lotor
Woodchuck	Marmota monax
Gray squirrel	Scirius carolinensis
Southern flying squirrel	Glaucomys volans
Eastern chipmunk	Tamias striatus
White-footed mouse	Peromyscus leucopus
House mouse	Mus musculus
Meadow vole	Microtus pennsylvanicus
Beaver	Castor canadensis
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
Red bat	Lasiuris borealis
Eastern pipistrelle	Pipistrellus subflavus


Eastern cottontail	Sylvilagus floridanus
White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus


Least shrew	Cryptotis parva










Eastern harvest mouse	Reithrodontomys humulis
Norway rat	Rattus norvegicus
Marsh rice rat	Oryzomys palustris
Woodland vole	Microtus pinetorum
Meadow jumping mouse	Zapus hudsonius




Big brown bat	Eptesicus fuscus
Little brown myotis	Myotis lucifugus
Evening bat	Nycticeius humeralis
Silver-haired bat	Lasionycteris noctivagans

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Dragonflies and Damselflies
of Huntley Meadows Park

Dragonflies

Damselflies

Shadow darner	Aeshna umbrosa
Green darner	Anax junius
Swamp darner	Epiaeschna heros
Unicorn clubtail	Arigomphus villosipes
Lancet Clubtail	Gomphus exilis
Dragon hunter	Hagenius brevistylus
Twin-spotted spiketail	Cordulegaster maculata
Prince baskettail	Epitheca princeps
Common baskettail	Epitheca cynosura
Mocha emerald	Somatochlora linearis
Calico pennant	Calithemis elisa
Eastern pondhawk	Erythemis simplicicollis
Blue corporal	Ladona deplanata
Golden-winged skimmer	Libellula auripennis
Bar-winged skimmer	Libellula axilena
Yellow-sided skimmer	Libellula flavida
Spangled skimmer	Libellula cyanea
Slaty skimmer	Libellula incesta
Widow skimmer	Libellula luctuosa
Common whitetail	Libellula lydia
Needham's skimmer	Libellula needhami
Twelve-spotted skimmer	Libellula pulchella
Painted skimmer	Libellula semifasciata
Great blue skimmer	Libellula vibrans
Blue dasher	Pachydiplax longipennis
Wandering glider	Pantela flavescens
Spot-winged glider	Pantala hymenaea
Eastern amberwing	Perithemis tenera
Blue-faced meadowhawk	Sympetrum ambiguum
Ruby meadowhawk	Sympetrum rubicundulum
Autumn meadowhawk	Sympetrum vicinum
Striped saddlebags	Tramea calverti
Carolina saddlebags	Tramea carolina
Black saddlebags	Tramea lacerata

Ebony jewelwing	Calopteryx maculata
Variable dancer	Argia fumipennis violacia
Blue-tipped dancer	Argia tibialis
Familiar bluet	Enallagma civile
Big bluet	Enallagma durum
Stream bluet	Enallagma exsulans
Skimming bluet	Enallagma geminatum
Orange bluet	Enallagma signatum
Citrine forktail	Ischnura hastata
Fragile forktail	Ischnura posita
Rambur's forktail	Ischnura ramburii
Eastern forktail	Ischnura verticalis
Slender spreadwing	Lestes rectangularis
Swamp spreadwing	Lestes vigilax

Slender spreadwing

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