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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Colorado

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus boreas (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Western Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1822) — Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus debilis (Girard, 1854) — Chihuahuan Green Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Dryophytes arenicolor (Cope, 1866) — Canyon Treefrog
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Microhylidae Gunther, 1843 — Micohylid Frogs and Toads
Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1857 “1856”) — Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) — Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854 — Couch's Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Spea intermontana (Cope, 1883) — Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863) — Mexican Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850 — Western Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Arizona elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 — Common Glossy Snake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis californiae (Blainville, 1835) — California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Western Milksnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 — Speckled Kingsnake
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802) — Common Coachwhip
Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852) — Striped Whipsnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pantherophis emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Great Plains Ratsnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird and Girard, 1853 — Long-nosed Snake
Sonora episcopa (Kennicott in Baird, 1859) — Great Plains Groundsnake
Tantilla hobartsmithi Taylor, 1937 — Southwestern Black-headed Snake
Tantilla nigriceps Kennicott, 1860 — Plains Black-headed Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840 — Western Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) — Prairie Rattlesnake
Sistrurus tergeminus (Say, in James, 1822) — Western Massasauga
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Heterodon nasicus Edgren, 1952 — Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea Cope, 1860 — Desert Nightsnake
Hypsiglena jani (Dugès, 1865) — Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1891 — Threadsnakes
Rena dulcis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Texas Threadsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860) — Black-necked Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Terrestrial Gartersnake
Thamnophis proximus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) — Lined Snake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Crotaphytidae Smith and Brodie, 1982 — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus collaris (Say in James, 1822 “1823”) — Eastern Collared Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Holbrookia maculata Girard, 1851 — Common Lesser Earless Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) — Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858 — Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum Girard in Baird and Girard, 1852 — Round-tailed Horned Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 — Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus magister Hallowell, 1854 — Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus Cope in Yarrow, 1875 — Plateau Fence Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Ornate Tree Lizard
Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Side-blotched Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon multivirgatus Hallowell, 1857 — Many-lined Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Great Plains Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis neotesselatus (Walker, Cordes, and Taylor, 1997) — Colorado Checkered Whiptail
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis tesselatus (Say in James, 1822 "1823") — Common Checkered Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Tiger Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox (Springer, 1928) — Plateau Striped Whiptail
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) — Ornate Box Turtle
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) — Yellow Mud Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Colorado Online Herpetological References
Colorado Herpetological Publications
1875 Yarrow, Henry C. Report upon the collections of batrachians and reptiles made in portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona during the years 1871, 1872, 1872, and 1874. Wheeler, G. M. ed., Report upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian in Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphryes, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. Volume 5 (Zoology), Part. 4. US Government, Washington, D. C. 509-584pp.
1913 Ellis, Max M. and Junius Henderson. The amphibia and reptilia of Colorado. Part 1. University of Colorado Studies 10(1):39-129
1915 Ellis, Max M. and Junius Henderson. Amphibia and reptilia of colorado. Part II. University of Colorado Studies 11(4):253-264
1926 Burnett, William L. Notes on Colorado herpetology. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology and Entomology 1(1):1-4
1939 Jones-Burdick, W. H. Guide to the snakes of Colorado. University of Colorado Museum Leaflet (1):Unpaginated
1947 Maslin, T. Paul. Guide to the lizards of Colorado. University of Colorado Museum (3):1-14
1948 Rodeck, Hugo G. The turtles of Colorado. Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science 8(6):64
1949 Jones-Burdick, W. H. Guide to the snakes of Colorado (revised). University of Colorado Museum Leaflet (5):1-23
1950 Rodeck, Hugo G. Guide to the turtles of Colorado. University of Colorado Museum, Leaflet 7. 9pp.
1959 Maslin, T. Paul. An annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Colorado. University of Colorado Studies 6():1-98
1964 Torbit, C. A. A preliminary report on the herpetofauna of a section of prairie in El Paso County, Colorado. Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science 5(5):51
1965 Smith, Hobart M., T. Paul Maslin, and Robert L. Brown. Summary of the distribution of the herpetofauna of Colorado: A Supplement to An Annotated Check List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Colorado. University of Colorado Studies Series in Biology (15):56
1981 Lambert, Sherman and William Harper Reid. Biogeography of the Colorado herpetofauna. American Midland Naturalist 106(1):145-156
1982 Hammerson, Geoffery A. Amphibians and Reptiles in Colorado. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver. pp.
1986 Hammerson, Geoffrey A. Amphibians and Reptiles in Colorado. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver. pp.
1999 Hammerson, Geoffrey A. Amphibians and Reptiles in Colorado. Second Edition. University Press of Colorado and Colorado Division of Wildlife, Niwot, Colorado. 484pp.
2011 Young, Mary T. The Guide to Colorado Reptiles and Amphibians. Fulcrum Publishing, Lakewood, Colorado. 176pp.

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