Calvert County Herp ID

 
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  Calvert County Herps

Turtles

 Eastern Musk Turtle*

Eastern Mud Turtle

Eastern Box Turtle

Spotted Turtle*

Northern Diamond-backed terrapin

Painted Turtle

Red-eared Slider

Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Eastern Snapping Turtle

Loggerhead Sea Turtle*

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle*

Green Sea Turtle*

Leatherback Sea Turtle*

Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle*

 

*The Maryland Herp Atlas requires photographic or recorded (frogs) verification of these species

 

Pictures of Identifying Characteristics (TURTLES)

Lizards

Eastern Fence lizard

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner*

Little Brown Skink

Common Five-lined Skink*

Broad-headed Skink*

 

*The Maryland Herp Atlas requires photographic or recorded (frogs) verification of these species

 

Pictures of Identifying Characteristics (LIZARDS)

Snakes

Northern Watersnake

Queen Snake*

Eastern Smooth Earthsnake*

Northern Brownsnake

Northern Red-bellied Snake

Eastern Gartersnake

Common Ribbonsnake*

Ring-necked Snake

Eastern Wormsnake

Northern Rough Greensnake

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Northern Black Racer

Red Cornsnake*

Eastern Ratsnake (formerly Black Snake or Black Ratsnake)

Mole Kingsnake*

Eastern Kingsnake

Coastal Plain Milksnake*

Northern Scarletsnake*

Copperhead

 

*The Maryland Herp Atlas requires photographic or recorded (frogs) verification of these species

 

Not recorded for Calvert County but potentially present:

Red-bellied Watersnake*

Eastern Milksnake*

 

Pictures of Identifying Characteristics (SNAKES)

Salamanders

Marbled Salamander

Spotted Salamander

Red-spotted Newt

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Northern Dusky*

Northern Red Salamander*

Eastern Mud Salamander*

Northern Two-lined Salamander*

Four-toed Salamander* 

 

*The Maryland Herp Atlas requires photographic or recorded (frogs) verification of these species 

 

 

Pictures of Identifying Characteristics (SALAMANDERS)

Frogs & Toads

Eastern Spadefoot*

Eastern American Toad

Fowler's Toad

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Upland Chorus Frog*

Spring Peeper

Eastern Cricket Frog

Green Treefrog

Cope's Gray Treefrog*

Gray Treefrog*

Wood Frog

Southern Leopard Frog

Pickerel Frog

Northern Green Forg

American Bullfrog

 

*The Maryland Herp Atlas requires photographic or recorded (frogs) verification of these species 

 

Pictures of Identifying Characteristics (FROGS & TOADS)

 

Frog Calls Timeline

 

 

List of Calvert County Herps

Email sightings and photos to Andy Brown.  brownaj@co.cal.md.us (410)535-5327

 

Herp Photos Needed!!!
In order to make improvements to this website, we need more herp photos.  If you would like to share your photos with us, please send them to
steelesj@co.cal.md.us
 

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