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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Kentucky

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
Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 — Eastern Cricket Frog
Dryophytes avivoca (Viosca, 1928) — Bird-voiced Treefrog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) — Green Treefrog
Dryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856) — Barking Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) — Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) — Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Western 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 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 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 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 conanti Rossman, 1958 — Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) — Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus monticola Dunn, 1916 — Northern Seal Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859 — Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus welteri Barbour, 1950 — Black Mountain Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831) — Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata (Holbrook, 1838) — Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 — Cave Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827) — Spring 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
Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951 — Cumberland Plateau Salamander
Plethodon mississippi Highton, 1989 — Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon pauleyi Felix, Wooten, Pierson, and Camp, 2019 — Yellow-spotted Woodland Salamander
Plethodon richmondi Netting and Mittleman, 1938 — Southern Ravine Salamander
Plethodon ventralis Highton, 1997 — Southern Zigzag Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850 — Mud 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 elapsoides (Holbrook, 1838) — Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) — Eastern Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Northern Rough Greensnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Red Cornsnake
Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) — Eastern Pinesnake
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 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
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 cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) — Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Southern 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 proximus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ribbonsnake
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
Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 — Geckos
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Mediterranean Gecko   
Lacertidae Cope, 1864 — Lacertas and Wall Lizards
Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) — Common Wall 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 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
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
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
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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Kentucky Herpetological Publications
1894 Garman, H. A preliminary list of the vertebrate animals of Kentucky. Bulletin of the Essex Institute 26():1-63
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
1926 Bishop, S. C. Records of some amphibians and reptiles from Kentucky. Copeia 1926(152):118-120
1933 Bailey, V. Cave life of Kentucky, mainly in the Mammoth Cave Region. V. Reptiles of the Cave Region. VI. Amphibians of the caves and Cave Region. American Midland Naturalist 14(5):587-599
1933 Burt, Charles E. A contribution to the herpetology of Kentucky. American Midland Naturalist 14(6):669-679
1937 Hibbard, C. W. The amphibians and reptiles of Mammoth Cave National Park proposed. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 39():277-281
1939 Welter, W. A. ; Carr, K. Amphibians and reptiles from northeastern Kentucky. Copeia 1939(3):128-130
1940 Clay, W. M. A key to the snakes of Kentucky. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 8():36
1940 Clay, W. M. ; Quinby, G. E. A preliminary report of the herpetofauna of Kentucky. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 8():36
1940 Welter, W. A. ; Barbour, R. W. Additions to the herpetofauna of north-eastern Kentucky. Copeia 1940():132-133
1949 Chenoweth, W. L. Comments on some reptiles from the vicinity of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. Herpetologica 5(2):21-22
1950 Barbour, R. W. The reptiles of Big Black Mountain, Harlan County, Kentucky. Copeia 1950():100-107
1952 Barbour, R. W. Animal habitats on Big Black Mountain in Kentucky. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 13(4):215-220
1957 Barbour, R. W. Checklist and key to the amphibians and reptiles of Kentucky. University of Kentucky., Lexington, Kentucky. pp.
1959 Bush, F. M. Foods of some Kentucky herptiles. Herpetologica 15():73-77
1959 Bush, F. M. The herpetofauna of Clemons Fork, Breathitt County, Kentucky. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 20(1-2):11-18
1963 Hirschfeld, C. J. The Bluegrass Physiographic Province and its influence upon the distribution of Kentucky amphibians and reptiles. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 4(1-2):63
1964 Collins, Joseph T. A preliminary review of the snakes of Kentucky. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 4():69-77
1964 Craddock, J. E. ; Minckley, W. L. Amphibians and reptiles from Meade County, Kentucky. American Midland Naturalist 71():382-391
1969 Ernst, C. H. ; Ernst, E. M. Turtles of Kentucky. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 3(5):13-15
1970 Branson, B. A. ; Batch, D. L. ; Moore, C. J. List of amphibians and reptiles from Tight Hollow in east-central Kentucky. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 31(3-4):73-78
1971 Barbour, R. W. Amphibians and reptiles of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. pp.
1971 Barbour, R. W. ; Ernst, C. H. The distribution of Eumeces in Kentucky. Journal of Herpetology 5():71-72
1981 Branson, B. A. ; Harker, D. F. ; Baskin, J. M. ; Medley, M. E. ; Batch, D. L. ; Warren, M. L. ; Davis, W. H. ; Houtcooper, W. C. ; Monroe, B. & al. Endangered threatened and rare animals and plants of Kentucky. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 42(3-4):77-89
1988 Vincent, J. B. The woody plants, amphibians, and reptiles of Camp Roy C. Manchester, Marshall County, Kentucky. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on the Natural History of Lower Tennessee and Cumberland River Valleys 1():255-263
1988 Pais, R. C. ; Bonney, S. A. ; McComb, W. C. Herpetofaunal species richness and habitat associations in an eastern Kentucky forest. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 42():448-455
1990 Scott, A. F. Amphibians and reptiles in Land Between The Lakes listed as endangered, threatened, or otherwise of special concern. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on the Natural History of Lower Tennessee and Cumberland River Valleys 3():77-89
1991 Collins, Joseph T. Amphibians and reptiles in the upper Mississippi river valley: systematic and distributional problems. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 66(4):149-152
1991 Meade, L. Kentucky snakes: their systematics, variation, and distribution. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 66(4):175-182
1996 Adams, J. P. ; Lacki, M. J. ; Baker, M. D. Response of herpetofauna to silvicultural prescriptions in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 50():312-320
1999 Poly, W. J. Herpetofauna of the Little South Fork Basin (Cumberland River Drainage), Wayne and McCreary counties, Kentucky. Ohio Journal of Science 99(2):26-29
2000 Attum, O. ; Attum, B. ; Eason, P. New Kentucky amphibian and reptile distribution records. Herpetological Review 31(2):115-116
2001 Lindeman, P. V. Turtle fauna of the upper Tradewater River near Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 62(2):121-124
2016 Snyder, D. H. ; Scott, A. F. ; Zimmerer, E. J. ; Frymire, D. Amphibians and Reptiles of Land between the Lakes. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. pp.
2018 Shupe, S. Kentucky Wildlife Encyclopedia. An Illustrated Guide to Birds, Fish, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians. Skyhorse Publishing, New York, New York. pp.

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