(For Personal Use) My herpetological lifers!

I have no real way of remembering my first-ever Common Garter Snake, for example. Therefore, in the absence of my actual lifers, I will be adding the first observations I've uploaded on iNat for every amphibian or reptile species listed below:
-American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
-Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
-Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
-American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
-Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
-Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) NOT PICTURED
-Eastern Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
-Eastern Newt (Notophthalamus viridescens)
-Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
-Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
-Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
-Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
-Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Missing From New York:
Amphibians:
Fowler's Toad, Boreal Chorus Frog, Western Chorus Frog, Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog, Mink Frog, Eastern Spadefoot, Tiger Salamander, Jefferson Salamander/Blue-Spotted Salamander/Unisexual Mole Salamander Complex, Marbled Salamander, Eastern Hellbender, Wehrle's Salamander, Eastern Long-Tailed Salamander, Northern Red Salamander, Four-Toed Salamander, Common Mudpuppy
Snakes:
Short-headed garter snake, Ribbon Snake (Northern or Eastern), Dekay's Brownsnake, Queensnake, Eastern Wormsnake, Eastern Hognose, Northern Black Racer, Smooth Greensnake, Eastern/Gray Ratsnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Massasagua
Other Reptiles:
Northern Italian Wall Lizard, Eastern Fence Lizard, Northern Coal Snake, Common Five-Lined Skink (in NY), Green Sea Turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Eastern Spiny Softshell, Eastern Musk Turtle, Spotted Turtle, Common/Three-Toed/Eastern BoxTurtle, Wood Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Pond/Red-Eared/Yellow-Bellied Slider, Northern Red-Bellied Cooter, Eastern River Cooter, Northern Diamondback Terrapin, Ouachita Map Turtle, Northern Map Turtle

Life List (uploaded to iNat only):
Eastern Red-Backed Salamander
Eastern Newt- ssp. Red-Spotted
Northern Two-lined Salamander
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Northern Slimy Salamander
Northern Dusky Salamander
Spotted Salamander
Spring Salamander- ssp. Northern

Green Frog
American Bullfrog
American Toad
Spring Peeper
Wood Frog
Pickerel Frog

Common Garter Snake- ssp. Eastern
Common Watersnake- ssp. Northern
Ring-necked Snake- ssp. Northern
Red-Bellied Snake
Eastern Milksnake
Eastern Copperhead

Green Anole
Green Iguana
Common Five-Lined Skink
Southeastern Five-Lined Skink
Broad-headed Skink
Common Puerto Rican Amieva

Painted Turtle
Common Snapping Turtle

Posted on September 27, 2022 05:41 PM by npenhollow npenhollow

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

August 24, 2020 11:10 AM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

May 14, 2021 05:49 PM EDT

Description

Deceased

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

September 11, 2021 01:58 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

November 6, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

May 14, 2021 06:14 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

August 2, 2021 07:49 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

June 2020

Description

Rescued from a glue trap. Released after picture was taken.

Photos / Sounds

What

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

July 5, 2020 11:30 AM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Puerto Rican Ameiva (Pholidoscelis exsul)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

February 18, 2019 11:16 AM AST

Photos / Sounds

What

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

February 18, 2019 11:17 AM AST

Photos / Sounds

What

Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon ssp. sipedon)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

April 24, 2022 10:29 AM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

April 30, 2022 11:58 AM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

May 6, 2022 05:45 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

May 7, 2022 01:25 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

June 14, 2022 01:19 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

June 29, 2022

Description

Spots along sides not very visible in photo.

Photos / Sounds

What

Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

July 20, 2022 02:45 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

September 7, 2022 11:01 AM EDT

Description

Lifer

Photos / Sounds

What

Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

September 7, 2022 12:47 PM EDT

Description

Lifer

Photos / Sounds

What

Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

October 12, 2022 12:07 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

March 17, 2023 09:27 PM EDT

Description

My lifer! Thank you to Dylan Horvath and all the Nature Preserve volunteers that work to make the crossing as safe as possible for the salamanders and educational for so many people!

Photos / Sounds

What

Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

April 4, 2023 04:27 PM EDT

Description

Technically my lifer!
Last three pictures by @mark2060

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

April 2023

Description

Last two by @mark2060

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

April 2023

Description

Upper individual has some kind of lesion on its head.
Younger (very small) but no yellow tails, so not that young

Photos / Sounds

No photos or sounds

What

Toothy Skinks (Genus Plestiodon)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

April 6, 2023 12:27 PM EDT

Description

Juvenile, ran into tree hollow

Photos / Sounds

What

Toothy Skinks (Genus Plestiodon)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

April 2023

Photos / Sounds

What

Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus ssp. porphyriticus)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

June 15, 2023 10:49 PM EDT

Description

I genuinely don't know if this was a huge Northern Dusky or a light-colored Spring Salamander. If it's a Spring, it'll be my lifer. I want a second opinion.
I'd guess it was around 5 inches long.
I'll attach the little video clip I got of it later, it was way too fast and too slippery to get a good look at.

Photos / Sounds

What

Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

July 2023

Photos / Sounds

What

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

Observer

npenhollow

Date

August 5, 2023 02:11 PM EDT

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