Field Guide to Wisconsin Reptiles and Amphibians

Joshua M. Kapfer is a Certified Wildlife Biologist (R) and a professor in the department of biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Donald J. Brown is a Certified Wildlife Biologist (R) and a research assistant professor of wildlife resources in the school of natural resources at West Virginia University.

Preface and Acknowledgments About the Editors Contributing Authors Abbreviations How to Use This Book Identification Keys for Amphibians and Reptiles in Wisconsin Introduction Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Diversity Wisconsin Landscapes Wisconsin Vegetation Communities Conservation Anura (Frogs and Toads) Family Bufonidae American Toad, Anaxyrus americanus Family Hylidae Blanchard's Cricket Frog, Acris blanchardi Cope's Gray Treefrog, Dryophytes chrysoscelis Gray Treefrog, Dryophytes versicolor Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer Boreal Chorus Frog, Pseudacris maculata Family Ranidae North American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus North American Green Frog, Lithobates clamitans Pickerel Frog, Lithobates palustris Northern Leopard Frog, Lithobates pipiens Mink Frog, Lithobates septentrionalis Wood Frog, Lithobates sylvaticus Caudata (Salamanders) Family Ambystomatidae Blue-spotted Salamander, Ambystoma laterale Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum Eastern Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum Family Plethodontidae Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus Family Proteidae Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus Family Salamandridae Eastern Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens Squamata (Lizards and Snakes) Lacertilia (Lizards) Family Anguidae Slender Glass Lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus Family Scincidae Common Five-lined Skink, Plestiodon fasciatus Prairie Skink, Plestiodon septentrionalis Family Teiidae Six-lined Racerunner, Aspidoscelis sexlineatus Serpentes (Snakes) Family Colubridae, Subfamily Colubrinae North American Racer, Coluber constrictor Eastern Milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum Smooth Greensnake, Opheodrys vernalis Central Ratsnake, Pantherophis alleghaniensis Eastern Foxsnake, Pantherophis vulpinus Gophersnake, Pituophis catenifer Family Colubridae, Subfamily Dipsadinae Western Wormsnake, Carphophis vermis Ring-necked Snake, Diadophis punctatus Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, Heterodon platirhinos Family Colubridae, Subfamily Natricinae Common Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon Queensnake, Regina septemvittata Dekay's Brownsnake, Storeria dekayi Red-bellied Snake, Storeria occipitomaculata Butler's Gartersnake, Thamnophis butleri Plains Gartersnake, Thamnophis radix Eastern Ribbonsnake, Thamnophis saurita, Western Ribbonsnake, Thamnophis proximus Common Gartersnake, Thamnophis sirtalis Lined Snake, Tropidoclonion lineatum Family Viperidae Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus Eastern Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus Snakebite Envenomation in Wisconsin Testudines (Turtles) Family Chelydridae North American Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina Family Emydidae Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta Blanding's Turtle, Emydoidea blandingii Wood Turtle, Glyptemys insculpta Northern Map Turtle, Graptemys geographica Ouachita Map Turtle, Graptemys ouachitensis False Map Turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata Family Kinosternidae Eastern Musk Turtle, Sternotherus odoratus Family Trionychidae Smooth Softshell, Apalone mutica Spiny Softshell, Apalone spinifera Enigmatic Species Literature Cited Index

"A great book for anyone interested in Wisconsin reptiles and amphibians. This volume has the excellent keys and species accounts of 'The Big Book' (Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin) but in a more usable size. This field guide should be in every school, in every naturalist's backpack, and on every lake cabin bookshelf." --John J. Moriarty, author of Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota