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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Alabama

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) — Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus quercicus (Holbrook, 1840) — Oak Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Southern Toad
Eleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954 — Free-toed Frogs
Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862) — Greenhouse Frog   
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 — Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825) — Southern Cricket Frog
Dryophytes andersonii (Baird, 1854) — Pine Barrens Treefrog
Dryophytes avivoca (Viosca, 1928) — Bird-voiced Treefrog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) — Green Treefrog
Dryophytes femoralis (Daudin, 1800) — Pine Woods Treefrog
Dryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856) — Barking Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus (Daudin, 1800) — Squirrel Treefrog
Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) — Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris collinsorum Ospina, Tieu, Apodaca, and Lemmon, 2020 — Collinses' Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) — Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825) — Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ocularis (Bosc and Daudin, 1801) — Little Grass Frog
Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) — Ornate Chorus Frog
Microhylidae Gunther, 1843 — Micohylid Frogs and Toads
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Crawfish Frog
Lithobates capito (LeConte, 1855) — Gopher Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — North American Green Frog
Lithobates grylio (Stejneger, 1901) — Pig Frog
Lithobates heckscheri (Wright, 1924) — River Frog
Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates sevosus (Goin and Netting, 1940) — Dusky Gopher Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) — Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) — Eastern Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma bishopi Goin, 1950 — Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) — Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838) — Mole Salamander
Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Amphiumidae Gray, 1825 — Amphiumas
Amphiuma means Garden, 1821 — Two-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma pholeter Neill, 1964 — One-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier, 1827 — Three-toed Amphiuma
Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1825 — Giant Salamanders
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Hellbender
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Aneides aeneus (Cope and Packard, 1881) — Green Salamander
Desmognathus aeneus Brown and Bishop, 1947 — Seepage Salamander
Desmognathus apalachicolae Means and Karlin, 1989 — Apalachicola Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838) — Holbrook's Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958 — Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916 — Northern Seal Salamander
Desmognathus ocoee Nicholls, 1949 — Ocoee Salamander
Eurycea aquatica Rose and Bush, 1963 — Brown-backed Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831) — Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata (Holbrook, 1838) — Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea hillisi Wray, Means, and Steppan, 2017 — Hillis’s Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 — Cave Salamander
Eurycea paludicola (Mittleman, 1947) — Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842) — Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea sphagnicola Wray, Means, and Steppan, 2017 — Bog Dwarf Salamander
Gyrinophilus palleucus McCrady, 1954 — Tennessee Cave Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827) — Spring Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton, 1961 — Red Hills Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) — Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon grobmani Allen and Neill, 1949 — Southeastern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi Highton, 1989 — Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 — Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon ventralis Highton, 1997 — Southern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon websteri Highton, 1979 — Webster's Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850 — Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Red Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus alabamensis Viosca, 1937 — Black Warrior River Waterdog
Necturus beyeri Viosca, 1937 — Gulf Coast Waterdog
Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Mudpuppy
Necturus moleri Guyer, Murray, Bart, Crother, Chabarria, Bailey, and Dunn, 2020 — Apalachicola Waterdog
Necturus mounti Guyer, Murray, Bart, Crother, Chabarria, Bailey, and Dunn, 2020 — Escambia Waterdog
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Sirenidae Gray, 1825 — Sirens
Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 — Lesser Siren
Siren lacertina Österdam, 1766 — Greater Siren
Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 — Western Lesser Siren
Siren reticulata Graham, Kline, Steen, and Kelehear, 2018 — Reticulated Siren
Siren sphagnicola Fedler, Enge, and Moler, 2023 — Seepage Siren
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Crocodylia Wermuth, 1953 — Alligators and Crocodiles
Alligatoridae Gray, 1844 — Alligators
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802 “1801”) — American Alligator
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) — Common Scarletsnake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Drymarchon couperi (Holbrook, 1842) — Eastern Indigo Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) — Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides (Holbrook, 1838) — Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 — Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook, 1840) — Northern Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802) — Common Coachwhip
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Northern Rough Greensnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis quadrivittatus (Holbrook, 1836) — Yellow Ratsnake
Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) — Eastern Pinesnake
Tantilla coronata Baird and Girard, 1853 — Southeastern Crowned Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon conanti Gloyd, 1969 — Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) — Northern Cottonmouth
Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 — Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) — Pygmy Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825) — Common Wormsnake
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) — Red-bellied Mudsnake
Farancia erytrogramma (Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Rainbow Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon simus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Southern Hog-nosed Snake
Rhadinaea flavilata (Cope, 1871) — Pine Woods Littersnake
Elapidae Boie, 1827 — Coral Snakes, Cobras, and Kraits
Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus, 1766) — Harlequin Coralsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Liodytes rigida (Say, 1825) — Glossy Swampsnake
Nerodia clarkii (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Saltmarsh Snake
Nerodia cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) — Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Southern Watersnake
Nerodia floridana (Goff, 1936) — Florida Green Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) — Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota (Holbrook, 1838) — Brown Watersnake
Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) — Queensnake
Seminatrix pygaea (Cope, 1871) — Black Swampsnake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis saurita (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Virginia striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) — Rough Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 — Smooth Earthsnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird in Cope, 1880 — Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus mimicus Palmer, 1987 — Mimic Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Glass Lizard
Anolidae Cocteau 1836 — Anoles
Anolis carolinensis (Voigt, 1832) — Green Anole
Anolis sagrei Dumeril and Bibron, 1837 — Brown Anole   
Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 — Geckos
Hemidactylus garnotii Duméril and Bibron, 1836 — Indo-Pacific House Gecko   
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Mediterranean Gecko   
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) — Texas Horned Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc and Daudin in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Eastern Fence Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon anthracinus (Baird, 1849) — Coal Skink
Plestiodon egregius Baird, 1859 “1858” — Mole Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus (Taylor, 1932) — Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) — Broad-headed Skink
Scincella lateralis (Say, in James, 1822 “1823”) — Little Brown Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Six-lined Racerunner
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) — Green Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) — Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) — Western Alligator Snapping Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 — Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Chicken Turtle
Graptemys barbouri Carr and Marchand, 1942 — Barbour's Map Turtle
Graptemys ernsti Lovich and McCoy, 1992 — Escambia Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys nigrinoda Cagle, 1954 — Black-knobbed Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 — Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pulchra Baur, 1893 — Alabama Map Turtle
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) — Diamondback Terrapin
Pseudemys alabamensis Baur, 1893 — Alabama Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) — River Cooter
Pseudemys floridana (LeConte, 1830) — Coastal Plain Cooter
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon baurii (Garman, 1891) — Striped Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus (Gray, 1856) — Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus depressus Tinkle and Webb, 1955 — Flattened Musk Turtle
Sternotherus intermedius Scott, Glenn, and Rissler, 2018 — Intermediate Musk Turtle
Sternotherus minor (Agassiz, 1857) — Loggerhead Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus peltifer Smith and Glass, 1947 — Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
Testudinidae Gray, 1825 — Tortoises
Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin, 1802) — Gopher Tortoise
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone ferox (Schneider, 1783) — Florida Softshell
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Alabama Online Herpetological References
Alabama Herpetological Publications
1922 Loding, H. P. A preliminary catalogue of Alabama amphibians and reptiles. Geological Survey of Alabama, Museum Paper (5):59
1952 Chermock, R. L. A key to the amphibians and reptiles of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Museum 33():1-88
1970 Jackson, C. G. and Jackson, M. M. Herpetofauna of Dauphin Island, Alabama. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 33():281-287
1975 Mount, Robert H. The Reptiles and Amphibians of Alabama. Auburn University, Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama. pp.
1976 Mount, Robert H. Amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Naturl History 2():66-79
1979 Linzey, Donald W. Snakes of Alabama. Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama. 136pp.
1980 Mount, Robert H. The Reptiles and Amphibians of Alabama. Third Edition. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 347pp.
2004 Mirarchi, R. E. Alabama wildlife. Volume 1. A checklist of vertebrates and selected invertebrates: aquatic mollusks, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 209pp.
2004 Mirarchi, R. E., M. A. Bailey, T. M. Haggerty, and Troy L. Best. Alabama wildlife. Volume 3. Imperiled amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 225pp.
2007 Chen, X.W and Wang, Y. Emergent spatial pattern of herpetofauna in Alabama, USA. Acta Herpetologica 2(2):97-115
2015 Guyer, Craig, M. A. Bailey, and Robert H. Mount. Turtles of Alabama. Univerisity of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 288pp.

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