Northern ring-necked snake © Joe Crowley
Please Read: Big Changes to the Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas
The Atlas is transitioning into a new era, with Ontario Nature wrapping-up the data collection phase of this project as of December 1, 2019. Now that our app and online form have gone offline, we encourage you to continue submitting any future observations through the ‘Herps of Ontario’ project on iNaturalist or directly to the Natural Heritage Information Centre for species at risk. To learn more about the transition, read our blog.
Turtles | Snakes | Lizard | Salamanders | Frogs and Toads
Click on the picture or name to view a photo, range map and description of each species found in Ontario. Learn about non-native reptiles and amphibians in Ontario.
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)
Spiny Softshell
(Apalone 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 vulpinus)
Eastern Gartersnake
(Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
(Heterodon platirhinos)
Eastern Ribbonsnake
(Thamnophis sauritus)
Gray Ratsnake
(Pantherophis spiloides)
Lake Erie Watersnake
(Nerodia sipedon insularum)
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)
Northern Cricket Frog
(Acris crepitans)
Northern Leopard Frog
(Lithobates pipiens)
Pickerel Frog
(Lithobates palustris)
Spring Peeper
(Pseudacris crucifer)
Western Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris triseriata)
Learn about non-native reptiles and amphibians in Ontario.
* Last updated March 2022