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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Indiana

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
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) — Green Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Western Chorus Frog
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Crawfish Frog
Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) — Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — North American Green Frog
Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard 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 barbouri Kraus and Petranka, 1989 — Streamside Salamander
Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827) — Jefferson Salamander
Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856 — Blue-spotted 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
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 fuscus (Green, 1818) — Northern Dusky Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831) — Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 — Cave Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) — Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon dorsalis Cope, 1889 — Northern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999 — Northern Ravine Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) — Northern Slimy Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Red Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Mudpuppy
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Sirenidae Gray, 1825 — Sirens
Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 — Western Lesser Siren
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
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
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) — Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) — Eastern Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Northern Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Eastern Foxsnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Tantilla coronata Baird and Girard, 1853 — Southeastern Crowned Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) — Northern Cottonmouth
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Eastern Massasauga
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
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) — Kirtland's Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) — Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) — Queensnake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis butleri (Cope, 1889) — Butler's Gartersnake
Thamnophis proximus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis saurita (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
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
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
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 fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common 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
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 picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Clemmys guttata (Schneider, 1792) — Spotted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 — Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False Map Turtle
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) — River Cooter
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) — Ornate Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Indiana Online Herpetological References
Indiana Herpetological Publications
1886 Hughes, E. Preliminary list of reptiles and batrachians of Franklin County, Indiana. Bulletin Brookville Society of Natural History 2():40-45
1887 Hay, O. P. A preliminary catalogue of the Amphibia and Reptilia of the state of Indiana. Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 10():59-69
1891 Blatchley, W. S. Notes on the batrachians and reptiles of Vigo County, Indiana. Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History 14():22-35
1893 Hay, O. P. The batrachians and reptiles of the state of Indiana. Unknown Publisher, Indianapolis, Indiana. pp.
1894 Gaines, A. List of Ophidia found near Vincennes, Indiana. American Naturalist 28():958-959
1895 Eigenmann, C. H. The inhabitants of Turkey Lake. Testudinata. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 1895():262-264
1896 Reddick, G. Snakes of Turkey Lake. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 1895():261-262
1901 Ramsey, E. E. The cold-blooded vertebrates of Winona Lake and vicinity. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 1900():218-224
1907 McAtee, W. L. A list of the mammals, reptiles and batrachians of Monroe county, Indiana. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 20():1-16
1908 Hahn, W. L. Notes on the mammals and cold-blooded vertebrates of the Indiana University Farm, Mitchell, Indiana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35():545-581
1915 Evermann, B. W. ; Clark, H. W. The snakes of the Lake Maxinkuokee region. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 1914():337-348
1921 Ortenburger, A. I. A list of Amphibia and Reptilia collected in Indiana. Copeia 1921(99):73-76
1925 Blanchard, F. N. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from southern Indiana and adjacent Kentucky. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 5():367-388
1927 Myers, G. S. Notes on Indiana amphibians and reptiles. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 36():337-340
1928 Springer, S. A list of reptiles and amphibians taken in Marion County Indiana in 1924-1927 Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 37():491-492
1931 Grave, B. H. The Amphibia of Montgomery County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 40():339
1936 Grant, C. Herpetological notes from northern Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 45():323-333
1936 Allyn, W. P. Studies on poisonous snakes of Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 46():220-224
1939 Necker, W. L. Terrestrial vertebrates of the Indiana Dunes. Chicago Academy of Sciences Leaflet 10():1-4
1939 Swanson, P. L. Herpetological notes from Indiana. American Midland Naturalist 23(3):684-695
1944 Minton, Sherman A. Introduction to the study of the reptiles of Indiana. American Midland Naturalist 32(2):438-477
1947 Mittleman, M. B. Miscellaneous notes on Indiana amphibians and reptiles. American Midland Naturalist 38(2):466-484
1948 Allyn, W. P. Poisonous snakes of Indiana. Outdoor Indiana 15(7):12-13
1949 Shockley, C. H. Fish and invertebrate populations of an Indiana Bass stream. Inventory of Indiana Lakes & Streams, Indianapolis 3():247-270
1957 Smith, Phillip W. ; Minton, Sherman A. A distributional summary of the herpetofauna of Indiana and Illinois. American Midland Naturalist 58():341-351
1957 Minton, Sherman A. ; Smith, Phillip W. A distributional summary of the herpetofauna of Indiana and Illinois. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 66():328
1960 Holman, J. Alan Physiographic provinces and distribution of some reptiles and amphibians in Johnson County, Indiana. Copeia 1960(1):56-58
1965 Peterson, A. On the ecology of turtles in northern Indiana. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 13():6-11
1965 Wade, S. E. ; Gifford, C. E. A preliminary study of the turtle population of a northern Indiana lake. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 74():371-374
1972 Minton, Sherman A. Amphibians and reptiles of Indiana. Indiana Academy of Sciences Monograph 3():346 pp
1977 Rosetar, A. A key to the amphibians and reptiles of northwest Indiana and adjacent Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 12(3):84-88
1979 McReynolds, H. E. ; Whitaker, J. O. ; Gammon, J. R. Development of a proposed list of endangered and threatened vertebrate animals for Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 88():166-170
1982 Minton, Sherman A. ; List, J. C. ; Lodato, M. J. Recent records and status of amphibians and reptiles in Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 92():489-498
1986 Lodato, M. J. Herpetological notes from the Buffalo Flat natural area. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 95():209-215
1988 Whitaker, J. O. ; Minton, Sherman A. Reptiles and amphibians. Indiana Academy of Sciences Monograph 5():67-86
1988 Whitaker, J. O. ; Minton, Sherman A. Reptiles and amphibians. Pages in Indiana Academy of Science, Indianapolis, Indiana. pp.
1992 Blanford, M. J. New county records for amphibians and reptiles from northern Indiana. Herpetological Review 23(4):125
1993 Holman, J. Alan ; Richards, R. L. Herpetofauna of the Prairie Creek Site, Daviess County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 102(1-2):115-131
1994 Karns, D. R. The herpetofauna of Jefferson County: Analysis of an amphibian and reptile community in southeastern Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 98():535-552
1995 Palis, J. G. Post-fire herpetofauna of Mogan Ridge, Hoosier National Forest, Indiana. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 30(8):167-171
1997 Minton, Sherman A. History and status of herpetology in Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 103(1-2):71-77
1999 Brodman, R. New county records of amphibians and reptiles from northern Indiana. Herpetological Review 30(2):117-118
2000 Harding, J. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp.
2001 Minton, Sherman A. Amphibians and reptiles of Indiana. 2nd rev. ed. Indiana Academy of Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana. pp.
2001 Brodman, R. New county records of amphibians and reptiles from Indiana. Herpetological Review 32(4):282-284
2001 Vincent, E. A. ; Whitaker, J. O. ; Veilleux, J. P. Reptiles and amphibians of the Newport Chemical Depot, Vermillion County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 107(1-4):105-113
2002 Simon, T. P. ; Whitaker, J. O. ; Castrale, J. ; Minton, Sherman A. Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 111(2):182-214
2002 Brodman, R. ; Cortwright, S. ; Resetar, A. Historical changes of reptiles and amphibians of northwest Indiana fish and wildlife properties. American Midland Naturalist 147(1):135-144
2002 Mierzwa, K. S. ; Cortwright, S. A. ; Beamer, D. A. Amphibians and reptiles of the Grand Calumet River Basin. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 108-109(1-4):105-121
2003 Foster, B. J. ; Sparks, D. W. ; Duchamp, J. E. Urban herpetology I: New distribution records of amphibians and reptiles from Hendricks County, Indiana. Herpetological Review 34(4):395
2003 Brodman, R. Amphibians and reptiles from twenty-three counties of Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 112(1):43-54
2004 Foster, B. J. ; Sparks, D. W. ; Duchamp, J. E. Urban herpetology II: Amphibians and reptiles of the Indianapolis airport conservation lands. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 113(1):53-59
2004 Smith, G. R. ; Iverson, John. B. Diel activity patterns of the turtle assemblage of a northern Indiana lake. American Midland Naturalist 152(1):156-164
2005 Conner, C. A. ; Douthitt, B. A. ; Ryan, T. J. Descriptive ecology of a turtle assemblage in an urban landscape. American Midland Naturalist 153(2):428-435
2006 Smith, G. R. ; Iverson, John. B. ; Rettig, J. E. Changes in a turtle community from a northern Indiana lake: A long-term study. Journal of Herpetology 40(2):180-184
2008 Reams, R. D. ; Searcy, R. ; Wyatt, J. E. ; Gehrmann, W. H. Habitat utilization by reptiles and amphibians at an urban state park in Indiana. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 43(2):17-20
2009 Lannoo, M. J. ; Kinney, V. C. ; Heemeyer, J. L. ; Engbrecht, N. J. ; Gallant, A. L. ; Klaver, R. W. Mine spoil prairies expand critical habitat for endangered and threatened amphibian and reptile species. Diversity 1(2):118-132
2010 Kinney, V. C. ; Engbrecht, N. J. ; Heemeyer, J. L. ; Lannoo, M. J. New county records for amphibians and reptiles in southwest Indiana. Herpetological Review 41(3):387
2010 Ruch, D. G. ; Karns, D. R. ; McMurray, P. ; Moore-Palm, J. ; Murphy, W. ; Namestnik, S. A. ; Roth, K. Results of the loblolly marsh wetland Preserve bioblitz, Jay County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 119(1):1-3

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