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- Taxonomic Comments Since Collins and Taggart (2009)
This checklist is based on the sixth (2009) edition of Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians by Joseph T. Collins and Travis W. Taggart, the third edition (1998) of the Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Conant and Joseph T. Collins, and the Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network (CARCNET), with modifications and/or corrections to the latter to standardize the common names for ease of use across Canadian provinces and U.S. states. In addition to providing a complete hierarchical taxonomy (fully supported by current molecular evidence) with author attribution and year of description, the current scientific name of each native species of amphibian, reptile, and turtle that has been verified from Nova Scotia is shown as well as its standard common name. This herpetofaunal checklist is updated daily by The Center for North American Herpetology, the only such service available to the North American herpetological community and Nova Scotia herpetologists and biologists.
CLASS AMPHIBIA Gray, 1825 Amphibians |
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Order Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 (Frogs & Toads) |
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Family Bufonidae - True Toads - Gray, 1825 |
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| Anaxyrus - Nearctic Toads - Tschudi, 1845 |
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| A. americanus - American Toad - (Holbrook, 1836) |
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Family Hylidae - Treefrogs - Rafinesque, 1815 |
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| Pseudacris - Chorus Frogs - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| P. crucifer - Spring Peeper - (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) |
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Family Ranidae - True Frogs - Rafinesque, 1814 |
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| Lithobates - North American True Frogs - Ftizinger, 1843 |
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| L. catesbeianus - Bullfrog - (Shaw, 1802) |
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| L. clamitans - Bronze Frog - (Latreille, 1801) |
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| L. palustris - Pickerel Frog - (LeConte, 1825) |
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| L. pipiens - Northern Leopard Frog - (Schreber, 1782) |
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| L. septentrionalis - Mink Frog - (Baird, 1854) |
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| L. sylvaticus - Wood Frog - (LeConte, 1825) |
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Order Caudata Scopoli, 1777 (Salamanders) |
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Family Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamanders - Gray, 1850 |
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| Ambystoma - Mole Salamanders - Tschudi, 1838 |
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| A. laterale - Blue-spotted Salamander - Hallowell, 1856 |
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| A. maculatum - Spotted Salamander - (Shaw, 1802) |
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Family Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders - Gray, 1850 |
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| Hemidactylium - Four-toed Salamander - Tschudi, 1838 |
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| H. scutatum - Four-toed Salamander - (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) |
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Plethodon - Woodland Salamanders - Tschudi, 1838 |
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| P. cinereus - Northern Redback Salamander - (Green, 1818) |
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Family Salamandridae - Newts - Goldfuss, 1820 |
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| Notophthalmus - Eastern Newts - Rafinesque, 1820 |
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| N. viridescens - Eastern Newt - (Rafinesque, 1820) |
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CLASS CHELONIA Macartney (in Ross), 1802 Turtles |
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Order Cryptodira Cope, 1868 (Straightneck Turtles) |
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Family Chelydridae - Snapping Turtles - Gray, 1870 |
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| Chelydra - Snapping Turtle - Schweigger, 1812 |
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| C. serpentina - Common Snapping Turtle - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family Emydidae - Box and Basking Turtles - Gray, 1825 |
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| Chrysemys - Painted Turtles - Gray, 1844 |
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| C. picta - Northern Painted Turtle - (Schneider, 1783) |
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Emys - Blanding's & Western Pond Turtles - Duméril, 1806 |
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| E. blandingii - Blanding's Turtle - Holbrook, 1838 |
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Glyptemys - Bog & Wood Turtles - Agassiz, 1857 |
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| G. insculpta - Wood Turtle - (LeConte, 1829) |
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CLASS REPTILIA Laurenti, 1768 Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes & Tuataras |
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Order Squamata Oppel, 1811 (Snakes) |
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Family Colubridae - Harmless Egg-Laying Snakes - Oppel, 1811 |
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| Liochlorophis - Smooth Green Snake - Oldham & Smith, 1991 |
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| L. vernalis - Smooth Green Snake - (Harlan, 1827) |
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Family Dipsadidae - Rear-Fanged Snakes - Bonaparte, 1838 |
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| Diadophis - Ringneck Snake - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| D. punctatus - Ringneck Snake - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Family Natricidae - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes - Bonaparte, 1840 |
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| Storeria - Brown Snake & Redbelly Snake - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| S. occipitomaculata - Redbelly Snake - (Storer, 1839) |
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Thamnophis - Garter & Ribbon Snakes - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| T. sauritus - Eastern Ribbon Snake - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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| T. sirtalis - Common Garter Snake - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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