Reptiles & Amphibians of Arkansas
The reptiles & amphibians most often spotted in Arkansas, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed reptiles & amphibians in Arkansas
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene triunguis
4,953 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
2,734 observations · iNaturalist
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
2,403 observations
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
2,055 observations · iNaturalist
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
2,050 observations
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
1,876 observations
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
1,694 observations
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
1,669 observations
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
1,561 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
1,475 observations · iNaturalist
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
1,422 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
1,409 observations
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
1,239 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
1,234 observations
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
1,218 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
1,187 observations
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
1,149 observations
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
1,103 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
1,096 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
1,082 observations
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
1,025 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
1,015 observations
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
1,013 observations
Western Slimy Salamander
Plethodon albagula
974 observations · iNaturalist
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
971 observations
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
895 observations
Ozark Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon angusticlavius
877 observations · iNaturalist
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
874 observations
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
778 observations
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
734 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
728 observations · iNaturalist
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
671 observations
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
647 observations
Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
647 observations
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
605 observations
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor
592 observations · iNaturalist
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
536 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon serratus
498 observations
Western Worm Snake
Carphophis vermis
487 observations · iNaturalist
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
472 observations
Oklahoma Salamander
Eurycea tynerensis
470 observations · iNaturalist
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
458 observations
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
451 observations
Ringed Salamander
Ambystoma annulatum
451 observations · iNaturalist
Ouachita Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus brimleyorum
439 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
434 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
402 observations
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
401 observations
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
385 observations · iNaturalist
Cave Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga
368 observations