Species of Special Concern Listsline

The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (PNHP) inventories and maintains a list of ecologically significant species and communities. This list represents the most up-to-date, accurate scientific information available and reflects current nomenclature. The decisions regarding rank and status are made by a state-recognized panel of experts of the PA Biological Society. The PNHP list of species is the basis for Environmental Review, or the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (PNDI).

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Fact Sheets (The following links may be available for each species.)

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  • NatureServe Explorer
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Displaying Reptiles & Amphibians in Pennsylvania

Definitions of the status and rank codes can be found here.

Scientific NameCommon NameFederal StatusState StatusPBS StatusG RankS RankFactsheets
Acris crepitansNorthern Cricket Frog PEPEG5S1 NatureServe
Agkistrodon contortrixCopperhead   G5S3S4 NatureServe
Ambystoma lateraleBlue-spotted Salamander PEPEG5S1 NatureServe
Ambystoma opacumMarbled Salamander   G5S3S4 NatureServe
Ambystoma tigrinumTiger Salamander  PXG5SX NatureServe
Anaxyrus fowleriFowler's Toad   G5S3S4 NatureServe
Aneides aeneusGreen Salamander PTPTG3G4S1 PNHP NatureServe
Apalone mutica muticaMidland Smooth Softshell  PXG5T5SX NatureServe
Apalone spinifera spiniferaEastern Spiny Softshell   G5T5S4 NatureServe
Carphophis amoenus amoenusEastern Worm Snake   G5T5S3 NatureServe
Clemmys guttataSpotted Turtle   G5S3 NatureServe
Clonophis kirtlandiiKirtland's Snake PEPEG2SH PNHP NatureServe
Crotalus horridusTimber Rattlesnake PCCAG4S3S4 PNHP NatureServe
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensisEastern Hellbender   G3G4T3T4S3 PNHP NatureServe
Emydoidea blandingiiBlanding's Turtle PCPXG4S1 NatureServe
Glyptemys insculptaWood Turtle   G3S3S4 NatureServe
Glyptemys muhlenbergiiBog TurtleLTPEPEG3S2 PNHP NatureServe USFWS
Graptemys geographicaMap Turtle   G5S4 NatureServe
Hemidactylium scutatumFour-toed Salamander   G5S4 NatureServe
Heterodon platirhinosEastern Hognose Snake   G5S3 NatureServe
Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrumEastern Mud Turtle PEPXG5T5S1 PNHP NatureServe
Liochlorophis vernalisSmooth Green Snake   G5S3S4 NatureServe
Lithobates pipiensNorthern Leopard Frog   G5S2S3 NatureServe
Lithobates sphenocephalus utriculariusSouthern Leopard Frog PEPEG5TNRS1 PNHP
Necturus maculosusMudpuppy   G5S3S4 PNHP NatureServe
Opheodrys aestivusRough Green Snake PEPEG5S1 PNHP NatureServe
Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinusNorthern Coal Skink   G5T5S3 NatureServe
Plestiodon laticepsBroadhead Skink PCCRG5S1 NatureServe
Plethodon electromorphusNorthern Ravine Salamander   G5S3 NatureServe
Pseudacris brachyphonaMountain Chorus Frog   G5S1 NatureServe
Pseudacris feriarumUpland Chorus Frog   G5S3 NatureServe
Pseudacris kalmiNew Jersey Chorus Frog PEPEG4S1 PNHP NatureServe
Pseudacris triseriataWestern Chorus Frog   G5S1 NatureServe
Pseudemys rubriventrisEastern Redbelly Turtle PTCAG5S2S3 PNHP NatureServe
Pseudotriton montanus montanusEastern Mud Salamander PECRG5T5S1 NatureServe
Regina septemvittataQueen Snake   G5S3 PNHP NatureServe
Scaphiopus holbrookiiEastern Spadefoot PEPEG5S1 NatureServe
Sceloporus undulatusEastern Fence Lizard   G5S3S4 NatureServe
Sistrurus catenatus catenatusEastern MassasaugaCPEPEG3G4T3QS1 PNHP NatureServe USFWS
Terrapene carolina carolinaEastern Box Turtle   G5T5S3S4 NatureServe
Thamnophis brachystomaShorthead Garter Snake   G4S3 NatureServe
Thamnophis sauritusEastern Ribbon Snake   G5S3 NatureServe
Virginia pulchraMountain Earth Snake   G5T3T4S3 NatureServe
Virginia valeriae valeriaeEastern Smooth Earth Snake   G5T5SH NatureServe