Blanding's turtle, an endangered species found in Nebraska

Thirteen species of amphibians and forty-seven species of reptiles are native to the U.S. state of Nebraska.^[1][2] This list only includes native species.

Frogs and toads

Eleven species from five families, (Bufonidae, Hylidae, Microhylidae, Pelobatidae, and Ranidae), of frogs and toads are native to Nebraska.^[1][2]

• American bullfrog
• American toad
• Cope's gray tree frog
• Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad
• Great Plains toad
• Northern cricket frog
• Northern leopard frog
• Plains leopard frog
• Plains spadefoot toad
• Western chorus frog
• Woodhouse's toad

Lizards

Ten species of lizards are native to Nebraska.^[1][2]

• Six-lined racerunner
• Five-lined skink
• Many-lined skink
• Great Plains skink
• Prairie skink
• Lesser earless lizard
• Slender glass lizard
• Pygmy short-horned lizard
• Sagebrush lizard
• Eastern fence lizard

Salamanders

Two species of salamanders, both from family Ambystomidae, are native to Nebraska.^[1][2]

• Small-mouth salamander
• Tiger salamander

Snakes

Twenty-five species of non-venomous snakes (Colubridae) and four species of venomous snakes (Viperidae) are native to Nebraska.^[1][2]

Turtles

Eight species of turtles from four families, (Chelydridae, Emydidae, Kinosternidae, and Trionychidae), are native to Nebraska.^[1][2]

• Blanding's turtle
• Common snapping turtle
• False map turtle
• Ornate box turtle
• Painted turtle
• Smooth softshell turtle
• Spiny softshell turtle
• Yellow mud turtle

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