AMPHIBIANS
Caudata (salamanders)
Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders)
Two-Toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma means
Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus auriculatus
___ Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Salientia (frogs and toads)
Ranidae (true frogs)
Bullfrog†
Rana catesbeiana
Bronze Frog
Rana clamitans clamitans
Southern Leopard Frog
Rana sphenocephala utricularia
Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed frogs)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Frog
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Bufonidae (toads)
Southern Toad
Bufo terrestris
American Toad
Bufo americanus
Fowler's Toad
Bufo fowleri
Hylidae (treefrogs)
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans crepitans
Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus gryllus
Bird-voiced Treefrog †
Hyla avivoca
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Northern Spring Peeper
Hyla crucifer crucifer
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirrella
Common & Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor & Hyla chrysocelis
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
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REPTILES
Testudines (turtles)
Testudinidae (tortoises)
Gopher Tortoise *
Gopherus polyphemus
Chelydridae (snapping turtles)
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macroclemys temmincki
Kinosternidae (musk & mud turtles)
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
Striped Mud Turtle
Kinosternon baurii
Emydidae (pond, marsh, & box turtles)
Eastern River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna concinna
Eastern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta picta
Yellow-bellied Turtle
Chrysemys scripta scripta
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina carolina
Trionychidae (softshell turtles)
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell
Apolone spinifera aspera
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REPTILES
Squamata; Lacertilia (lizards)
Iguanidae (iguanids)
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Phrynosomatidae (spiny lizards)
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Teiidae (whiptails)
Six-lined Racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus
Scincidae (skinks)
Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus
Ground Skink
Scincella lateralis
Squamata; Serpentes (snakes)
Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Eastern Worm Snake
Carphophis amoenus
Black Rat Snake
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
Gray Rat Snake
Elaphe obsoleta spiloides
Brown Water Snake
Nerodia taxispilota
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula getula
Rough Green Snake
Opheodrys aestivus
Hognose Snake
Heterodon platyrhinos
Rough Earth Snake
Virginia striatula
Viperiidae (pit vipers)
Southern Copperhead
Agkistron contortrix contortrix
Water Moccasin
Agkistron piscivorous
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MAMMALS
Didelphimorphia (American marsupials)
Didelphidae (opossums)
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Cingulata (armadillos)
Dasypodidae (extant armadillos)
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Eulipotyphla (insectivores)
Soricidae (shrews)
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
Cetartiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
Cervidae (deer)
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Carnivora (carnivores)
Usidae (bears)
American Black Bear*
Ursus americanus
Canidae (foxes, coyotes, & wolves)
Domestic Dog‡
Canis familiaris
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes fulva
Gray Fox
Urocyan cinereoargenteus
Mustelidae (weasels & otters)
River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Mephitidae (skunks)
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Procyonidae (raccoons)
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Felidae (cats)
Bobcat*
Lynx rufus
Domestic Cat‡
Felis sylvestris cattus
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MAMMALS (cont.)
Chiroptera (bats)
Vespertillionidae (evening bats)
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
Equidae (horses)
Horse‡
Equus caballus
Rodentia (rodents)
Muridae (mouse-like rodents)
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Muskrat
Odatra zibethica
Castoridae (beavers)
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Sciuridae (squirrels)
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Fox Squirrel*
Sciurus niger
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
Lagomorpha (picas, hares, & rabbits)
Leporidae (hares & rabbits)
Eastern Cottontail
Silvilagus floridanus
Primates (prosimians, monkeys, & apes)
Hominidae (hominids)
Human‡
Homo sapiens sapiens
* Animals identified to date only in other areas of
Bibb County, Georgia
† Animals identified to date only by call
‡ Non-feral animals
Number of Identified Native Species: 60
Amphibians: 18
Reptiles: 24
Feral Mammals: 19
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CRITTERS OF THE
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
ARBORETUM
Upland Chorus Frog
An accumulating checklist of amphibians,
reptiles, and mammals of the
Wesleyan College Arboretum,
Macon, Georgia
Revised January 2015
Please submit additions and corrections to
Barry Rhoades of the Wesleyan
Biology Department.