TARAS -- Reptiles of Alberta

Click on the region of Alberta that you would like to see a list of the herp population for... or select a specific species account from the list below the map.

The following is a list of links to pages about all of the herps known to inhabit Alberta, they will include range maps, and other information about the species.

Eastern Long Toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) Blotched Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum melanostictum) Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)* Boreal Western Toad (Bufo boreas) Dakota Toad (Bufo hemiophrys) Great Plains Toad (Bufo cognatus) Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris) Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)* Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Eastern Short-Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandezi) Western Hognosed Snake (Heterodon nasicus) Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)* Racer (Coluber constrictor)* Bullsnake (Pituophis catinifer) Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix) Wandering Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans) Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

* - indicates a herp that may reside in Alberta, but we are not sure.

Copyright 1999 Karel Bergmann