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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of British Columbia

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus boreas (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Western Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris regilla (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Pacific Treefrog
Leiopelmatidae Mivart, 1869 —
Ascaphus montanus Mittleman and Myers, 1949 — Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei Stejneger, 1899 — Coastal Tailed Frog
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — North American Green Frog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Rana aurora Baird and Girard, 1852 — Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913 — Columbia Spotted Frog
Rana pretiosa Baird and Girard, 1853 — Oregon Spotted Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea intermontana (Cope, 1883) — Great Basin Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma gracile (Baird, 1859) — Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850 — Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850 — Western Tiger Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Coastal Giant Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Aneides vagrans (Wake and Jackman, 1999) — Wandering Salamander
Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850 — Ensatina
Plethodon idahoensis Slater and Slipp, 1940 — Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum (Cooper, 1860) — Western Red-backed Salamander
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Taricha granulosa (Skilton, 1849) — Rough-skinned Newt
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Boidae Gray, 1842 — Boas
Charina bottae (Blainville, 1835) — Rubber Boa
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840 — Western Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Contia tenuis (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Common Sharp-tailed Snake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea Cope, 1860 — Desert Nightsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Thamnophis atratus (Kennicott, in Cooper, 1860) — Aquatic Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Terrestrial Gartersnake
Thamnophis ordinoides (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Northwestern Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828) — Northern Alligator Lizard
Lacertidae Cope, 1864 — Lacertas and Wall Lizards
Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) — Common Wall Lizard   
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829) — Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon skiltonianus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Skink
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Leatherback Sea Turtles
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) — Leatherback Sea Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Northwestern Pond Turtle
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider

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British Columbia Online Herpetological References
British Columbia Herpetological Publications
1893 Cope, Edward D. A contribution to the herpetology of British Columbia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia ():181-184
1922 Van Denburgh, John. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to Inhabit California and Oregon, Washinton, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, British Columbia, Sonora, and Lower California. Volume I. Lizards. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 556pp.
1922 Patch, C. L. Some amphibians and reptiles from British Columbia. Copeia 1922(1):74-79
1937 Cowan, I. A review of the reptiles and amphibians of British Columbia. Provincial Museum of Natural History, Victoria, British Columbia. 16-25pp.
1938 Cowan, I. Distribution of turtles in coastal British Columbia. Copeia 1938():91
2002 St. John, Alan. Reptiles of the Northwest: California to Alaska, Rockies to the Coast. Lone Pine Publishing., Renton, Washington. pp.
2006 Matsuda, B. M., Green, D. M., and Gregory, P. T. Amphibians and reptiles of British Columbia. Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia. 266pp.

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