Dynamic Dunes Reptile Collection

Below is a list of reptiles in our collection. You may view the reptiles we have found from Presque Isle or reptiles we found from other locations throughout Pennsylvania. The lists can be sorted by clicking on the column heading.

Qualified researchers may apply for a user ID and password for detailed collection information by sending an email to dunes@psu.edu.

From Presque Isle

From Pennsylvania (Not Including Presque Isle)

Order	Family	Family Common Name	Species	Author	Species Common Name	County	Collection Count
Squamata	Colubridae	Typical Snakes	Nerodia sipedon	(Linnaeus)	Common Watersnake	Erie	3
Squamata	Colubridae	Typical Snakes	Storeria dekayi	(Holbrook)	Dekay's Brownsnake	Erie	1
Squamata	Colubridae	Typical Snakes	Thamnophis saurita	(Linnaeus, 1766)	Eastern Ribbonsnake	Erie	3
Squamata	Colubridae	Typical Snakes	Thamnophis sirtalis	(Linnaeus)	Common Gartersnake	Erie	2
Testudines	Chelydridae	Snapping Turtles	Chelydra serpentina	(Linnaeus)	Snapping Turtle	Erie	1
Testudines	Emydidae	Pond Turtles	Chrysemys picta	(Schneider)	Painted Turtle	Erie	3
Testudines	Emydidae	Pond Turtles	Clemmys guttata	(Schneider)	Spotted Turtle	Erie	2
Testudines	Emydidae	Pond Turtles	Emydoidea blandingii	(Holbrook)	Blanding's Turtle	Erie	10
Testudines	Emydidae	Pond Turtles	Graptemys geographica	(Lesueur)	Northern Map Turtle	Erie	6
Testudines	Emydidae	Pond Turtles	Terrapene carolina	(Linnaeus)	Eastern Box Turtle	Erie	1
Testudines	Emydidae	Pond Turtles	Trachemys scripta elegans	(Wied-Neuwied)	Red-eared Slider	Erie	5
Testudines	Kinosternidae	Musk and Mud Turtles	Sternotherus odoratus	(Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille)	Eastern Musk Turtle	Erie	4
Testudines	Trionychidae	Softshell Turtles	Apalone spinifera	(Lesueur)	Spiny Softshell Turtle	Erie	2
Testudines	Trionychidae	Softshell Turtles	Apalone spinifera	(Lesueur)	Spiny Softshell Turtle	Erie	1