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At its meeting on 3 November 2006 in Hays, Kansas, The Center for North American Herpetology Board of Directors approved creation of this North American Introduced Exotic Species Checklist on its web site. The list is organized in the same manner as the CNAH checklist on native species; common names are those used in Collins and Taggart (2002. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians. Fifth Edition.) and the more recent comprehensive work on Florida by Meshaka et al. (2004. The Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida), which also adopted the common names of Collins and Taggart (op. cit.). The common names for species introduced to Hawaii are those used in the work of the late Sean McKeown (1996. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing, Los Osos, California. iv + 172 pp.). Coverage for this CNAH checklist includes Canada and the United States only. The addition of species to this page is and will be based on data received from CNAH Board Member Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., the leading authority on herpetological species introduced and established in North America (north of Mexico). Common names for future additions to this page will be based on Frank and Ramus (1995. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. NG Publishing, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 377 pp.), which remains the only authoritative common names list for herpetofauna worldwide.
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- Taxonomic Comments Since Collins and Taggart (2002)
Amphibians
Order Anura Rafinesque, 1815 (Frogs & Toads)
Family Bufonidae - True Toads - Gray, 1825
Rhinella - Neotropical Toads - Fitzinger, 1826
R. marina - Cane Toad - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frogs - Cope, 1865
Dendrobates - Poison Dart Frogs - Wagler, 1830
D. auratus - Green and Black Poison Frog - Girard, 1855
Family Eleutherodactylidae - Free-toed Frogs - Lutz, 1954
Eleutherodactylus - Robber Frogs - Duméril & Bibron, 1841
E. coqui - Puerto Rican Coqui - Thomas, 1966
E. planirostris - Greenhouse Frog - (Cope, 1862)
Family Hylidae - Treefrogs - Rafinesque, 1815
Osteopilus - West Indian Treefrogs - Fitzinger, 1843
O. septentrionalis - Cuban Treefrog - (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)
Family Pipidae - Clawed Frogs - Bonaparte, 1831
Xenopus - Common Clawed Frogs - Wagler, 1827
X. laevis - African Clawed Frog - (Daudin, 1802)
Family Ranidae - True Frogs - Rafinesque, 1814
Glandirana - Rugose True Frogs - Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990
G. rugosa - Wrinkled Frog - (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838)
Turtles
Order Cryptodira Cope, 1868 (Straightneck Turtles)
Family Trionychidae - Softshells - Bell, 1828
Palea - Wattleneck Softshells - Meylan, 1987
P. steindachneri - Wattleneck Softshell - (Siebenrock, 1906)
Pelodiscus - Chinese Softshells - Gray, 1844
P. sinensis - Chinese Softshell - (Wiegmann, 1835)
Crocodilians
Order Crocodylia Wermuth, 1953 (Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimans & Gavials)
Family Alligatoridae - Alligators and Caimans - Gray, 1844
Caiman - South American Caimans - Spix, 1825
C. crocodilus - Spectacled Caiman - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes & Tuataras
Order Squamata Oppel, 1811 (Lizards)
Family Agamidae - Agamas - Gray, 1827
Agama - Agamas - Daudin, 1802
A. agama - Common Agama - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calotes - Varied Lizards - Cuvier, 1817
C. mystaceus - Indochinese Bloodsucker - Duméril & Bibron, 1837
C. versicolor - Variable Bloodsucker - Daudin, 1802
Leiolepis - Butterfly Lizards - Cuvier, 1829
L. belliana - Butterfly Lizard - Gray, 1827
Family Chamaeleonidae - Chameleons - Gray, 1825
Chamaeleo - Chameleons - Laurenti, 1768
C. calyptratus - Veiled Chameleon - Duméril, 1851
C. jacksonii - Jackson's Chameleon - Boulenger, 1896
Family Corytophanidae - Basilisks - Fitzinger, 1843
Basiliscus - Basilisks - Laurenti, 1768
B. vittatus - Brown Basilisk - Wiegmann, 1828
Family Gekkonidae - Geckos - Gray, 1825
Cosymbotus - Asian House Geckos - Fitzinger, 1843
C. platyurus - Asian House Gecko - (Schneider, 1792)
Cyrtopodion - Bowfoot Geckos - Fitzinger, 1843
C. scabrum - Roughtail Gecko - (Heyden, 1827)
Gehyra - Dtellas - Gray, 1834
G. mutilata - Stump-toed Gecko - (Wiegmann, 1835)
Gekko - Pacific Geckos - Laurenti, 1768
G. gecko - Tokay Gecko - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gonatodes - American Geckos - Fitzinger, 1843
G. albogularis - Yellowhead Gecko - (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Hemidactylus - Leaf-toed Geckos - Oken, 1817
H. frenatus - Common House Gecko - Duméril & Bibron, 1836
H. garnotii - Indo-Pacific Gecko - Duméril & Bibron, 1836
H. mabouia - Tropical Gecko - (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818)
H. turcicus - Mediterranean Gecko - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hemiphyllodactylus - Gypsy Geckos - Bleeker, 1860
H. typus - Tree Gecko - Bleeker, 1860
Lepidodactylus - Scaly-toed Geckos - Fitzinger, 1843
L. lugubris - Mourning Gecko - (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Pachydactylus - Thick-toed Geckos - Wiegmann, 1834
P. bibronii - Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko - (Smith, 1845)
Phelsuma - Day Geckos - Gray, 1825
P. guimbeaui - Orange-spotted Day Gecko - Mertens, 1963
P. laticauda - Gold Dust Day Gecko - (Boettger, 1880)
P. madagascariensis - Madagascar Day Gecko - Gray, 1831
Sphaerodactylus - Dwarf Geckos - Wagler, 1830
S. argus - Ocellated Gecko - Gosse, 1850
S. elegans - Ashy Gecko - MacCleay, 1834
Tarentola - Wall Geckos - Gray, 1825
T. annularis - Ringed Wall Gecko - (Geoffrey, 1827)
Family Iguanidae - Iguanas - Oppel, 1811
Ctenosaura - Greater Spinytail Iguanas - Wiegmann, 1828
C. pectinata - Mexican Spinytail Iguana - (Wiegmann, 1834)
C. similis - Black Spinytail Iguana - (Gray, 1831)
Iguana - Common Iguanas - Laurenti, 1768
I. iguana - Green Iguana - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Lacertidae - Lacertid Lizards - Cope, 1864
Lacerta - Common Eurasian Lizards - Linnaeus, 1758
L. bilineata - Western Green Lacerta - (Daudin, 1802)
Podarcis - Wall Lizards - Wagler, 1830
P. muralis - Common Wall Lizard - (Laurenti, 1768)
P. siculus - Italian Wall Lizard - (Rafinesque, 1810)
Family Polychrotidae - Anoles - Fitzinger, 1843
Anolis - Anoles - Daudin, 1803
A. chlorocyanus - Hispaniolan Green Anole - Duméril & Bibron, 1837
A. cristatellus - Puerto Rican Crested Anole - Duméril & Bibron, 1837
A. cybotes - Largehead Anole - Cope, 1862
A. distichus - Bark Anole - Cope, 1862
A. equestris - Knight Anole - Merrem, 1820
A. garmani - Jamaican Giant Anole - Stejneger, 1899
A. porcatus - Cuban Green Anole - Gray, 1840
A. sagrei - Brown Anole - Dumeril and Bibron, 1837
Family Scincidae - Skinks - Gray, 1825
Cryptoblepharus - Snake-eyed Skinks - Wiegmann, 1834
C. poecilopleurus - Snake-eyed Skink - (Wiegmann, 1835)
Emoia - Emo Skinks - Gray, 1845
E. cyanura - Coppertail Skink - (Lesson, 1830)
E. impar - Azuretail Skink - Werner, 1898
Lampropholis - Water Skinks - Fitzinger, 1843
L. delicata - Metallic Skink - DeViss, 1888
Lipinia - Lipinia Skinks - Gray, 1845
L. noctua - Moth Skink - (Lesson, 1830)
Mabuya - Mabuyas - Fitzinger, 1826
M. multifasciata - Brown Mabuya - (Kuhl, 1820)
Family Teiidae - Whiptails, Racerunners & Ameivas - Gray, 1827
Ameiva - Ameivas - Meyer, 1795
A. ameiva - Giant Ameiva - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aspidoscelis - North American Whiptails & Racerunners - Fitzinger, 1843
A. motaguae - Giant Whiptail - (Sackett, 1941)
Cnemidophorus - Whiptails - Wagler, 1830
C. lemniscatus - Rainbow Whiptail - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tupinambis - Tegus - Daudin, 1802
T. merianae - Argentine Giant Tegu - (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Family Tropiduridae - Tropidurine Lizards - Bell, 1843
Leiocephalus - Curlytail Lizards - Gray, 1827
L. carinatus - Northern Curlytail Lizard - Gray, 1827
L. schreibersii - Red-sided Curlytail Lizard - (Gravenhorst, 1837)
Family Varanidae - Monitor Lizards - Gray, 1827
Varanus - Monitor Lizards - Merrem, 1820
V. niloticus - Nile Monitor - Linnaeus, 1766
Order Squamata Oppel, 1811 (Snakes)
Family Boidae - Boas - Gray, 1842
Boa - Boas - Linnaeus, 1758
B. constrictor - Boa Constrictor - Linnaeus, 1758
Family Pythonidae - Pythons - Cope, 1864
Python - Pythons - Daudin, 1802
P. molurus - Indian Python - Linnaeus, 1758
Family Typhlopidae - Robust Blind Snakes - Jan, 1863
Ramphotyphlops - Common Blind Snakes - Fitzinger, 1843
R. braminus - Brahminy Blind Snake - (Daudin, 1803)
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