Northern ring-necked snake © Joe Crowley
These species accounts include photos, characteristics, range maps, habitat, biology, threats, trends, status and protection of each native species found in Ontario. For non-native species found in Ontario, visit our webpage.
For more detailed information about native and non-native species, refer to the Ontario Reptile and Amphibians Atlas publication.
Turtles | Snakes | Lizard | Salamanders | Frogs and Toads
Turtles
Blanding’s Turtle
(Emydoidea blandingii)
Eastern Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina)
Eastern Musk Turtle
(Sternotherus odoratus)
Midland Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta marginata)
Northern Map Turtle
(Graptemys geographica)
Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)
Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle
(Apalone spinifera spinifera)
Spotted Turtle
(Clemmys guttata)
Western Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta bellii)
Wood Turtle
(Glyptemys insculpta)
Snakes
Blue Racer
(Coluber constrictor foxii)
Butler’s Gartersnake
(Thamnophis butleri)
Dekay’s Brownsnake
(Storeria dekayi)
Eastern Foxsnake
(Pantherophis gloydi)
Eastern Gartersnake
(Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
(Heterodon platirhinos)
Northern Ribbonsnake
(Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis)
Gray Ratsnake
(Pantherophis spiloides)
Lake Erie Watersnake
(Nerodia sipedon insularum)
Eastern Massasauga
(Sistrurus catenatus)
Northern Ring-necked Snake
(Diadophis punctatus)
Northern Watersnake
(Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
Queensnake
(Regina septemvittata)
Red-bellied Snake
(Storeria occipitomaculata)
Red-sided Gartersnake
(Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)
Smooth Greensnake
(Opheodrys vernalis)
Timber Rattlesnake
(Crotalus horridus)
Lizard
Five-lined Skink
(Plestiodon fasciatus)
Salamanders
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
(Desmognathus ochrophaeus)
Blue-spotted Salamander
(Ambystoma laterale)
Central Newt
(Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis)
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
(Plethodon cinereus)
Eastern Tiger Salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum)
Four-toed Salamander
(Hemidactylium scutatum)
Jefferson Salamander
(Ambystoma jeffersonianum)
Northern Dusky Salamander
(Desmognathus fuscus)
Northern Two-lined Salamander
(Eurycea bislineata)
Red-spotted Newt
(Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)
Small-mouthed Salamander
(Ambystoma texanum)
Spotted Salamander
(Ambystoma maculatum)
Frogs and Toads
American Bullfrog
(Lithobates catesbeianus)
American Toad
(Anaxyrus americanus)
Boreal Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris maculata)
Fowler’s Toad
(Anaxyrus fowleri)
Gray Treefrog
(Hyla versicolor)
Green Frog
(Lithobates clamitans)
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
(Acris blanchardi)
Northern Leopard Frog
(Lithobates pipiens)
Pickerel Frog
(Rana palustris)
Spring Peeper
(Pseudacris crucifer)
Western Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris triseriata)
Learn about non-native reptiles and amphibians in Ontario.
* Last updated November 2023