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
