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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, and 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. These well-known books have been widely adopted in North America (north of Mexico) and provide standard common names that permit ease of use across the U.S. states and Canadian provinces. 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 Delaware 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 Delaware 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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| A. fowleri - Fowler's Toad - (Hinckley, 1882) |
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Family Hylidae - Treefrogs - Rafinesque, 1815 |
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| Acris - Cricket Frogs - Duméril & Bibron, 1841 |
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| A. crepitans - Northern Cricket Frog - Baird, 1854 |
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Hyla - Treefrogs - Laurenti, 1768 |
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| H. chrysoscelis - Cope's Gray Treefrog - Cope, 1880 |
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| H. cinerea - Green Treefrog - (Schneider, 1799) |
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| H. gratiosa - Barking Treefrog - LeConte, 1856 |
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| H. versicolor - Eastern Gray Treefrog - LeConte, 1825 |
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Pseudacris - Chorus Frogs - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| P. crucifer - Spring Peeper - (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) |
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| P. kalmi - New Jersey Chorus Frog - Harper, 1955 |
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Family Microhylidae - Microhylid Frogs & Toads - Gunther, 1843 |
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| Gastrophryne - Narrowmouth Toads - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| G. carolinensis - Eastern Narrowmouth Toad - (Holbrook, 1836) |
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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. sphenocephalus - Florida Leopard Frog - (Cope, 1886) |
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| L. sylvaticus - Wood Frog - (LeConte, 1825) |
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| L. virgatipes - Carpenter Frog - (Cope, 1891) |
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Family Scaphiopodidae - North American Spadefoots - Cope, 1865 |
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| Scaphiopus - Southern Spadefoots - Holbrook, 1836 |
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| S. holbrookii - Eastern Spadefoot - (Harlan, 1835) |
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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. maculatum - Spotted Salamander - (Shaw, 1802) |
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| A. opacum - Marbled Salamander - (Gravenhorst, 1807) |
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| A. tigrinum - Eastern Tiger Salamander - (Green, 1825) |
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Family Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders - Gray, 1850 |
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| Desmognathus - Dusky Salamanders - Baird, 1850 |
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| D. fuscus - Northern Dusky Salamander - (Rafinesque, 1820) |
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Eurycea - Brook & Cave Stream Salamanders - Rafinesque, 1822 |
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| E. bislineata - Northern Two-lined Salamander - (Green, 1818) |
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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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Pseudotriton - Red & Mud Salamanders - Tschudi, 1838 |
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| P. montanus - Eastern Mud Salamander - Baird, 1849 |
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| P. ruber - Red Salamander - (Latreille, 1801) |
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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 Cheloniidae - Sea Turtles - Oppel, 1811 |
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| Caretta - Loggerhead - Rafinesque, 1814 |
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| C. caretta - Loggerhead - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Chelonia - Green Turtle - Brongniart, 1800 |
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| C. mydas - Green Turtle - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Eretmochelys - Hawksbill - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| E. imbricata - Hawksbill - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Lepidochelys - Ridleys - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| L. kempii - Atlantic Ridley - (Garman, 1880) |
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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 Dermochelyidae - Leatherbacks - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| Dermochelys - Leatherback - Blainville, 1816 |
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| D. coriacea - Leatherback - (Vandelli, 1761) |
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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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Clemmys - Spotted Turtle - Ritgen, 1828 |
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| C. guttata - Spotted Turtle - (Schneider, 1792) |
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Glyptemys - Bog & Wood Turtles - Agassiz, 1857 |
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| G. insculpta - Wood Turtle - (LeConte, 1829) |
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| G. muhlenbergii - Bog Turtle - (Schoepff, 1801) |
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Malaclemys - Diamondback Terrapin - Gray, 1844 |
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| M. terrapin - Diamondback Terrapin - (Schoepff, 1793) |
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Pseudemys - Redbelly Turtles & Cooters - Gray, 1855 |
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| P. rubriventris - Eastern Redbelly Turtle - (LeConte, 1830) |
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Terrapene - Box Turtles - Merrem, 1820 |
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| T. carolina - Eastern Box Turtle - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Trachemys - Sliders - Agassiz, 1857 |
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| T. scripta - Slider - (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) |
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Family Kinosternidae - Mud and Musk Turtles - Agassiz, 1857 |
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| Kinosternon - Mud Turtles - Spix, 1824 |
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| K. subrubrum - Eastern Mud Turtle - (Lacépède, 1788) |
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Sternotherus - Musk Turtles - Gray, 1825 |
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| S. odoratus - Common Musk Turtle - (Latreille, 1802) |
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CLASS REPTILIA Laurenti, 1768 Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes & Tuataras |
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Order Squamata Oppel, 1811 (Lizards) |
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Family Phrynosomatidae - Spiny Lizards - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| Sceloporus - Spiny Lizards - Wiegmann, 1828 |
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| S. undulatus - Eastern Fence Lizard - (Bosc & Daudin, 1801) |
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Family Scincidae - Skinks - Gray, 1825 |
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| Plestiodon - North American Skinks - Dumeril & Bibron 1839 |
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| P. fasciatus - Five-lined Skink - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| P. laticeps - Broadhead Skink - (Schneider, 1801) |
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Scincella - Ground Skinks - Mittleman, 1950 |
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| S. lateralis - Ground Skink - (Say, 1823) |
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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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| Cemophora - Scarlet Snake - Cope, 1860 |
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| C. coccinea - Scarlet Snake - (Blumenbach, 1788) |
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Coluber - Racers - Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| C. constrictor - Eastern Racer - Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Lampropeltis - Kingsnakes & Milk Snake - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| L. getula - Common Kingsnake - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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| L. triangulum - Milk Snake - (Lacépède, 1788) |
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Opheodrys - Rough Green Snake - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| O. aestivus - Rough Green Snake - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Pantherophis - Corn Snakes & Great Plains Rat Snake - Fitzinger, 1843 |
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| P. guttatus - Eastern Corn Snake - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Scotophis - Woodland Rat Snakes - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| S. alleghaniensis - Eastern Rat Snake - (Holbrook, 1836) |
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Family Crotalidae - Pitvipers - Oppel, 1811 |
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| Agkistrodon - Copperhead & Cottonmouth - Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 |
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| A. contortrix - Copperhead - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Family Dipsadidae - Rear-Fanged Snakes - Bonaparte, 1838 |
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| Carphophis - Worm Snakes - Gervais, 1843 |
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| C. amoenus - Eastern Worm Snake - (Say, 1825) |
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Diadophis - Ringneck Snake - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| D. punctatus - Ringneck Snake - (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Heterodon - Hognose Snakes - Latreille, 1801 |
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| H. platirhinos - Eastern Hognose Snake - Latreille, 1801 |
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Family Natricidae - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes - Bonaparte, 1840 |
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| Nerodia - Water Snakes & Salt Marsh Snake - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| N. erythrogaster - Plainbelly Water Snake - (Forster, 1771) |
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| N. sipedon - Northern Water Snake - (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Regina - Crayfish Snakes - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| R. septemvittata - Queen Snake - (Say, 1825) |
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Storeria - Brown Snake & Redbelly Snake - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| S. dekayi - Brown Snake - (Holbrook, 1836) |
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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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Virginia - Earth Snakes - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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| V. valeriae - Smooth Earth Snake - Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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