Aquatic Animals & Reptiles of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
Key: *T = seen at Turner Tract
FISH
Fantail Darter
(Etheostoma flabellare)
Bluegill
(Lepomis macrochirus)
Brook Stickleback
(Culaea inconstans)
Channel Catfish
(Ictalurus punctatus)
Orange Spotted Sunfish
(Lepomis humilis)
Pumpkinseed
(Lepomis gibbosus)
Smallmouth Bass
(Micropterus dolomieu)
Yellow Bullhead
(Ameiurus natalis)
FROGS (Amphibians)
American Bullfrog
(Lithobates catesbeianus)
Gray Treefrog
(Hyla versicolor)
Green Frog
(Lithobates clamitans
or Rana clamitans)
Northern Leopard Frog
(Lithobates pipiens)
Pickerel Frog
(Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris)
SALAMANDERS (Amphibians)
Blue Spotted Salamander
(Ambystoma laterale)
Tiger Salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum)
Mudpuppy
(Necturus maculosus)
SNAKES (Reptiles)
Red-bellied Mudsnake
(Farancia abacura)
Fox Snake
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
Milk Snake
North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Plains Garter Snake
Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis)
TURTLES (Reptiles)
Common Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)
Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta)
Blanding’s Turtle
(Emydoidea blandingii)
False Map Turtle
(Graptemys psuedogeographica)
Eastern Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina carolina)
Friends of Hackmatack NWR
P.O. Box 413
Richmond, IL 60071
friendsofhackmatacknwr@gmail.com
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