Prince William Forest Park Official Website National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

Reptiles, Mammals and Amphibians list

Prince William Forest Park, in northern Virginia, was established in 1936 and consists of over 15,000 acres of Piedmont forest. The biodiversity found within the park’s boundaries is truly spectacular, but one must look for these animals in the proper places and at the right times. Most species of reptiles and amphibians are nocturnal and retreat underground into burrows, rocky crevices, logs or under stones during the day to escape inclemate weather. 

Twenty-four species of amphibians (frogs, toads and salamanders), 38 species of mammals and 27 species of reptiles are presently recorded for Prince William Forest Park. Snakes make up the largest group of reptiles (17 species), followed by turtles (six species) and lizards (four species). 

If you observe a mammal that's rare, unlisted or just not sure about its status, please report it to:

Prince William Forest Park
18100 Park Headquarters Rd
Triangle, VA 22172
ATTN: Chief, Resource Management
or fill out a wildlife observation card at the park’s visitor center.

All animals are protected in the park and must not be disturbed, collected or killed.

CLASS REPTILIA: REPTILE

ORDER TESDUDINES: TURTLE
Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina )
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Red-bellied Turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata )

ORDER SQUAMATA (Suborder Serpentes): SNAKES
Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta)
Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrinos)
Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus)
Eastern Worm snake (Carphophis amoenus)
Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata)
Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix)
Northern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii)
Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)
Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)
Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula)
Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)
Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae)
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

ORDER SQUAMATA (Suborder Sauria): LIZARDS
Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulates)
Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
Six-lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus)

CLASS AMPHIBIA: AMPHIBIANS

ORDER ANURA: FROGS AND TOADS
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
Common Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrososcelis)
Eastern Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus holbrooki)
Fowler’s Toad (Bufo woodhousei fowleri)
Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
Southern Leopard Frog (Rana utricularia)
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)
Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)

ORDER CAUDATA: SALAMANDERS
Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)
Eastern Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus)
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)
Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Red Eft (Juvenile) (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber)
Red-spotted Newt (Adult) (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
White-spotted Slimy Salamander (Plethodon cylindraceus)

CLASS MAMMALIA: MAMMALS

ORDER INSECTIVORA: SHREWS AND MOLES
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
Least Shrew (Crytotis parva)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex hoyi)
Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
Southeastern Shrew (Sorex longirostris)
Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata)

ORDER CHIROPTERA: BATS
Big Brown Bat (Eptisicus fuscus)
Eastern Pipistrel (Pipistrellis subflavus)
Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)
Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

ORDER LAGOMORPHA: HARES AND RABBITS
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

ORDER RODENTIA: RODENTS
American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis)
Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapas hudsonius)
Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Pine Vole (Microtus pinetorum)
Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi)
Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Woodchuck (Marmota monax)

ORDER CARNIVORA: CARNIVORES
Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)
Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
Mink (Mustela vison)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

ORDER ARTIODACTLYA: EVEN-TOED UNGULATES
Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA: POUCHED MAMMALS
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)