{"id":5372,"date":"2015-04-08T22:23:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T02:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?page_id=5372"},"modified":"2018-03-26T22:42:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T02:42:48","slug":"reptile-amphibian-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/about-the-park\/nature\/reptile-amphibian-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Reptile & Amphibian List"},"content":{"rendered":"

This reptile and amphibian list includes sightings in Glen Providence Park that we entered on the Pennsylvania Amphibian and Reptile Survey (PARS)<\/a> database.<\/strong> PARS is a joint venture between the PA Fish & Boat Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Herpetology and Conservation, and this project will provide them with valuable data for study and conservation of amphibians and reptiles (“herps”). For our 2014 Citizen Science project<\/a>, <\/strong>we entered our photo-documented herp sightings in the park back to 2003, and we continue to add our sightings.<\/p>\n

To protect sensitive reptiles and amphibians, exact locations are only viewable by the PARS reviewers and the PA Fish & Boat Commission<\/strong> \u2013 entries are publicly listed by county only. After consulting with PARS, we decided to report our sightings of common species with the user name Friends of Glen Providence Park, but we anonymously report any sensitive species in the park (anything ranging from species of special concern to endangered species).<\/p>\n

Glen Providence Park<\/h3>\n

Reptile & Amphibian Species List and Gallery<\/h3>\n

19 species as of 6-11-2016<\/em><\/p>\n

Salamanders<\/h3>\n

Desmognathus fuscus<\/em> \u2013 Northern Dusky Salamander
\nEurycea bislineata<\/em> \u2013 Northern Two-lined Salamander
\nPlethodon cinereus<\/em> \u2013 Eastern Red-backed Salamander<\/p>\n

Frogs & Toads<\/h3>\n

Anaxyrus americanus<\/em> \u2013 Eastern American Toad
\nLithobates catesbeianus<\/em> \u2013 American Bullfrog
\nLithobates clamitans<\/em> \u2013 Green Frog
\nLithobates palustris<\/em> \u2013 Pickerel Frog
\nLithobates sylvaticus<\/em> \u2013 Wood Frog
\nPseudacris crucifer <\/i>– Northern Spring Peeper<\/p>\n

Turtles<\/span><\/h3>\n

Trachemys scripta elegans<\/em> \u2013 Red-eared Slider (invasive)
\nTrachemys scripta scripta<\/em> – Yellow-bellied Slider (invasive)
\nChelydra serpentina<\/em> \u2013 Snapping Turtle
\nChrysemys picta<\/em> \u2013 Painted Turtle
\nSternotherus odoratus<\/em> \u2013 Eastern Musk Turtle
\n+ 2 sensitive species<\/p>\n

Snakes<\/h3>\n

Nerodia sipedon<\/em> \u2013 Northern Watersnake
\nStoreria dekayi<\/em> \u2013 Northern Brownsnake
\nThamnophis sirtalis<\/em> \u2013 Eastern Gartersnake<\/p>\n\n\t\t