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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	Rana catesbeiana
Southern leopard frog	Rana sphenocephala
Pickerel frog	Rana palustris
Green frog	Rana clamitans melanota
Wood frog	Rana sylvatica
Upland chorus frog	Pseudoacris triseriata feriarum
Gray treefrog	Hyla versicolor
Green treefrog	Hyla cinerea
Spring peeper	Hyla crucifer
Fowler's toad	Bufo woodhousei fowleri
American toad	Bufo americanus
Spotted salamander	Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled Salamander	Ambystoma opacum
Eastern Newt	Notopthalmus viridescens viridescens
Red-backed salamander	Plethodon cinereus cinereus
Slimy salamander	Plethodon glutinosis glutinosis
Northern dusky salamander	Desmognathus fuscus

Painted turtle	Chrysemys picta
Red-bellied turtle	Chrysemys rubriventris
Spotted turtle	Clemmys guttata
Eastern mud turtle	Kinosternon subrubrum
Eastern box turtle	Terrapene carolina carolina
Common snapping turtle	Chelydra serpentina
Five-lined skink	Eumeces fasciatus
Ground skink	Scincella lateralis
Eastern worm snake	Carphophis amoenus amoenus
Northern black racer	Coluber constrictor constrictor
Northern ringneck snake	Daidophis punctatus edwardsi
Black rat snake	Elaphe odsoleta obsoleta
Eastern hognose snake	Heterodon platyrhinos
Eastern kingsnake	Lampropeltis getulus getulus
Mole kingsnake	Lampropeltis calligaster rhobomaculata
Northern watersnake	Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Rough green snake	Opheodrys aestivus
Smooth green snake	Opheodrys vernalis
Northern brown snake	Storeria dekayi dekayi
Eastern garter snake	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Eastern ribbon snake	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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