Vermont’s Most Wanted and Rarest Species

Reptiles and Amphibians to Always Report

(send a photo if possible)

This table shows the rarer and rarest species in Vermont. It only includes those species that are ranked from S1 to S3 our Heritage System. The scale runs from 1 (very rare) to 5 (very common) and the S before the number signifies its rarity in Vermont (as opposed to the world).

Of course, we are happy to receive any report on any reptile or amphibian (especially documentation for these), but this list shows the rarest species. Any species not listed on the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Species List at all is one we would definitely like to receive a report about.

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Group	Common Name	Scientific Name	State Rank (ranks info)	State Status (status info)	SGCN (definition)
Group	Common Name	Scientific Name	State Rank	State Status	SGCN
Salamanders	Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	S 2	SC	High
Salamanders	Blue-spotted Salamander	Ambystoma laterale	S 3	SC	Medium
Salamanders	Four-toed Salamander	Hemidactylium scutatum	S 2	SC	Medium
Salamanders	Mudpuppy	Necturus maculosus	S 2	SC	High
Frogs, Toads	Fowler’s Toad	Anaxyrus fowleri	S 1	SC	High
Frogs, Toads	Mink Frog	Lithobates septentrionalis	S 3
Frogs, Toads	Boreal Chorus Frog	Pseudacris maculata	S 1	E	High
Turtles	Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera	S 1	T	High
Turtles	Spotted Turtle	Clemmys guttata	S 1	E	High
Turtles	Wood Turtle	Glyptemys insculpta	S 3	SC	High
Turtles	Northern Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	S 3	SC
Turtles	Eastern Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	S 2	SC	Medium
Lizards	Common Five-lined Skink	Plestiodon fasciatus	S 1	E	High
Snakes	North American Racer	Coluber constrictor	S 1	T
Snakes	Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	S 1	E	High
Snakes	Northern Watersnake	Nerodia sipedon	S 3		Medium
Snakes	Smooth Greensnake	Opheodrys vernalis	S 3		Medium
Snakes	Eastern Ratsnake	Pantherophis alleghaniensis	S 2	T	High
Snakes	Eastern Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis sauritus	S 2	SC	High