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Black Snake Smooth scales; all black; may have a little white under chin
Black Snake
Smooth scales; all black; may have a little white under chin
Musk Turtle
Small turtle; white lines around eye
Diamond-back Terrapin
Spots on body; unique upper shell
Box Turtle
High dome shell
Painted Turtle
Red and black around edge of carapace
Wood Turtle
Under part of body orange
Snapping Turtle
Large turtle; pointed snout
Spotted Turtle
Spots on body
Timber Rattlesnake
Only rattlesnake in Connecticut – can be dark or two-toned
Copperhead
Light and dark brown body pattern
Garter Snake
Thinner than ribbon snake- lateral stripes on 2 & 3 row of scales
Ribbon Snake
Thinner than garter snake – lateral stripe on row 3 and 4.
Water Snake
Black Racer
Milk Snake
Hosenose Snake
Red-backed Salamander
Black Rat Snake
Keeled scales; may show more white under chin than black snake
Red-Spotted Newt
Spring Peeper
Brown X on back; swollen toes (tree frogs)
Green Frog
Dorsal lateral ridges
Pickeral Frog
Square chocolate ridges on back
American Toad
One wart on each spot
Hognose Snakes
Black Rat Snake
Marbled Salamander
Fowlers Toad
2-3 warts on each spot
Red-spotted Newt
Dusky Salamander
Spotted Salamander
Leopard Frog
Irregular spots on back
Smooth Green Snake
Snapping Turtle
American Toad
Red-spotted Newt
Red-spotted Newt
Eastern Spadefoot
N Water Snake
Ribbon Snake
Smooth Green Snake
Ribbon Snake
Hognose Snake
Hognose Snake
Smooth Green Snake
Black Racer
Black Racer
Milk Snake
N. Water Snake
Garter Snake
Copperhead
Snapping Turtle
Musk Turtle
Spring Peeper
Leopard Frog
Pickeral Frog
Pickeral Frog
American Toad
Spring Peeper
Eastern Spadefoot
Green Frog
Bullfrog
Dusky Salamander
Marbled Salamander
Red-spotted Newt
Red- & Lead-backed Salamanders
Spotted Salamnder
Black Racer
Timber Rattlesnake
Fowler’s Toad
American Toad
Marbled Salamander
