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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana

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
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Incilius nebulifer (Girard, 1854) — Gulf Coast Toad
Eleutherodactylidae Lutz, 1954 — Free-toed Frogs
Eleutherodactylus campi Stejneger, 1915 — Rio Grande Chirping Frog
Eleutherodactylus coqui Thomas, 1966 — Coquí   
Eleutherodactylus planirostris (Cope, 1862) — Greenhouse Frog   
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 — Eastern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825) — Southern Cricket Frog
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
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris fouquettei Moriarty Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, and Cannatella, 2008 — Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825) — Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) — Ornate Chorus Frog
Pseudacris streckeri Wright and Wright, 1933 — Strecker's 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 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 palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates sevosus (Goin and Netting, 1940) — Dusky Gopher Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) — Southern Leopard Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) — Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus hurterii Strecker, 1910 — Hurter's Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
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 tridactylum Cuvier, 1827 — Three-toed Amphiuma
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838) — Holbrook's Southern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958 — Spotted Dusky Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831) — Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata (Holbrook, 1838) — Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea paludicola (Mittleman, 1947) — Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook, 1842) — Dwarf Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) — Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon kisatchie Highton, 1989 — Louisiana Slimy Salamander
Plethodon mississippi Highton, 1989 — Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 — Southern Red-backed 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 beyeri Viosca, 1937 — Gulf Coast Waterdog
Necturus louisianensis Viosca, 1938 — Red River Mudpuppy
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Sirenidae Gray, 1825 — Sirens
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
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) — Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides (Holbrook, 1838) — Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Western Milksnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 — Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) — Eastern Black 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 obsoletus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis slowinskii (Burbrink, 2002) — Slowinski's Cornsnake
Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) — Eastern Pinesnake
Pituophis ruthveni Stull, 1929 — Louisiana Pinesnake
Tantilla coronata Baird and Girard, 1853 — Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Flat-headed Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
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
Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) — Western 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
Rhadinaea flavilata (Cope, 1871) — Pine Woods Littersnake
Elapidae Boie, 1827 — Coral Snakes, Cobras, and Kraits
Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus, 1766) — Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus tener (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Texas 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 rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) — Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 — Graham's Crawfish Snake
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 striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) — Rough Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 — Smooth Earthsnake
Typhlopidae Jan, 1863 — Blindsnakes
Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) — Brahminy Blindsnake   
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird in Cope, 1880 — Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Glass Lizard
Anolidae Cocteau 1836 — Anoles
Anolis carolinensis (Voigt, 1832) — Green Anole
Crotaphytidae Smith and Brodie, 1982 — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus collaris (Say in James, 1822 “1823”) — Eastern Collared Lizard
Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 — Geckos
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Mediterranean Gecko   
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) — Texas Horned Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 — Prairie 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
Plestiodon septentrionalis Baird, 1859 — Prairie 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
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Hawksbill 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
Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Leatherback Sea Turtles
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) — Leatherback Sea Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 — Southern Painted Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Chicken Turtle
Graptemys oculifera (Baur, 1890) — Ringed Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 — Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pearlensis Ennen, Lovich, Kreiser, Selman, and Qualls, 2010 — Pearl River Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False Map Turtle
Graptemys sabinensis Cagle, 1953 — Sabine Map Turtle
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) — Diamondback Terrapin
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) — River Cooter
Pseudemys floridana (LeConte, 1830) — Coastal Plain 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 carinatus (Gray, 1856) — Razor-backed 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 mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Louisiana Online Herpetological References
Louisiana Herpetological Publications
1925 Strecker, John K. Reptile myths in north-western Louisiana. Publications of the Texas Folk-Lore Society (Austin) 4():44-52
1926 Strecker, John K. ; Frierson, L. S. The herpetology of Caddo and Deloto Parishes, Louisiana. Contributions of the Baylor University Museum, Waco, Texas Texas 5(8):
1936 Miller, E. L. A preliminary list of the more common Mollusca, Amphibia and Reptilia of the Baton Rouge area. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 8():75-78
1943 Penn, G. H. Herpetological notes from Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Copeia 1943():58-59
1944 Viosca, P. Distribution of certain cold-blooded animals in Louisiana in relationship to the geology and physiography of the State. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 8():47-62
1945 Meade, G. P. Further observations on Louisiana captive snakes. Copeia 1945():73-75
1946 Burt, Charles E. A report on some amphibians and reptiles from Louisiana. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 48(4):422-428
1948 Hamilton, W. J. Hibernation site of the lizards Eumeces and Anolis in Louisiana. Copeia 1948():211
1949 Fitch, H. S. Road counts of snakes in western Louisiana. Herpetologica 5(4):87-90
1949 Clark, R. F. Snakes of the hill parishes of Louisiana. (Comments by H.M. Smith). Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 24(4):244-261
1950 Swartzwelder, J. C. Snakebite accidents in Louisiana: with data on 306 cases. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 30(4):575-589
1950 Cagle, Fred R. ; Chaney, A. H. Turtle populations in Louisiana. American Midland Naturalist 43(2):383-388
1952 Anderson, P. K. ; Liner, Ernest A. ; Etheridge, R. E. Notes on amphibian and reptile populations in a Louisiana pineland area. Ecology 33(2):274-278
1954 Liner, Ernest A. The herpetofauna of Lafayette, Terrebonne and Vermilion Parishes, Louisiana. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 17():65-85
1955 Liner, Ernest A. A Herpetological consideration of the Bayou Tortue region of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 18():39-42
1959 Tinkle, D. W. Observations of reptiles and amphibians in a Louisiana swamp. American Midland Naturalist 62():189-205
1963 Walker, J. M. Amphibians and reptiles of Jackson Parish, Louisiana. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 26():91-101
1966 Fouquette, M. J. ; Delahoussaye, A. J. Noteworthy Herpetological records from Louisiana. Southwestern Naturalist 11():137-139
1967 Morizot, D. C. ; Douglas, N. H. New records and range extensions of an amphibian and two reptiles from northern Louisiana. Herpetologica 23():132-133
1969 Keiser, E. D. Checklist and key to the herpetofauna of Louisiana. Lafayette Natural History Museum Technical Bulletin 1():1-50
1971 Conzelmann, P. J. ; Thomas, R. A. Noteworthy locality records for some Louisiana reptiles. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 19():15-18
1972 Ricciuti, E. R. Wildlife of the wetlands. Animal Kingdom 75(4):6-11
1979 Hardy, L. M. Checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Caddo and Bossier parishes, Louisiana. Bulletin of the Museum of Life Sciences (Shreveport) 2():1-11
1979 Michels, T. J. Some reptile and amphibian myths of St Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 27():11-13
1983 Joanen, T. ; McNease, L. ; Tarver, J. ; Behler, J. Captive propagation of alligators in Louisiana. ASRA (Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia) Journal 2(1):54-69
1987 Williams, K. L. ; Mullin, K. Amphibians and reptiles of longleaf-slash pine stands in central Louisiana. United States Forest Service General Technical Report, SO 68. 116-120pp.
1987 Williams, K. L. ; Mullin, K. Amphibians and reptiles of loblolly-shortleaf pine stands in central Louisiana. United States Forest Service General Technical Report, SO 68. 77-80pp.
1987 Joanen, T. ; McNease, L. The management of alligators in Louisiana, USA. Pages in Surrey Beatty & Sons & Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory,, New South Wales. pp.
1989 Dundee, Harold A. ; Rossman, Douglas A. The amphibians and reptiles of Louisiana. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Lousiana. pp.
1989 Platt, S. G. ; Brantley, C. G. ; Fontenot, L. W. Herpetofauna of the Manchac Wildlife Management Area, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 52():22-28
1994 Boundy, J. Range extensions for Louisiana amphibians and reptiles. Herpetological Review 25(3):128-129
1995 Hardy, L. M. Checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the Caddo Lake watershed in Texas and Louisiana. Bulletin of the Museum of Life Sciences (Shreveport) 10():1-31
1997 Boundy, J. Snakes of Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge, Lousiana. pp.
1997 Liner, Ernest A. The herpetofauna of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 32(8):169-172
1997 Liner, Ernest A. Addendum and correction to Liner's herpetofauna of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 32(12):253
1998 Greenbaum, E. Comparison of three amphibian and reptile population estimation methods used at D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, Union Parish, Louisiana. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 33(9):191-193
1999 Himes, J. G. New parish records of amphibians and reptiles from Louisiana. Herpetological Review 30(3):175-176
2004 Boundy, J. Amphibian and reptile distribution records for Louisiana. Herpetological Review 35(2):194-196
2006 Himes, J. G. ; Hardy, L. M. Relative abundances and seasonal activity patterns of reptiles and amphibians in northern Louisiana. Herpetological Natural History 10(1):71-76
2007 Rosenzweig, A. ; HatField, J. ; Trichell, S. ; Rachel, M. ; Antwine, M. ; Lynch, B. New distributional records for amphibians and reptiles in northeastern Louisiana. Herpetological Review 38(2):243-244
2009 Schriever, T. A. ; Ramspott, J. ; Crother, B. I. ; Fontenot, C. L. Effects of hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita on a Southeastern Louisiana herpetofauna. Wetlands 29(1):112-122
2012 Boundy, J. ; Gregory, B. Geographic distribution: Amphibian and reptile distiribution records for Louisiana - II. Herpetological Review 43(1):113-114
2015 Battaglia, C. D. ; Faidley, C. R. ; Hudson, A. N. ; Brown, M. D. ; Pardue, T. M. ; Reid, M. L. ; Bass, A. A. ; Townsend, C. L. ; Carr, J. L. Distribution records for Louisiana amphibians and reptiles. Herpetological Review 46(4):579-581
2017 Boundy, J. ; Carr, J. L. Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana: An Identification and Reference Guide. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Lousiana. pp.
2018 Selman, W. ; Aughtman, S. ; Anderson, A. ; Carter, D. ; Leblanc, R. ; Bethi, S. ; Casias, C. ; Bellnap, G. ; Klunk, K. ; Qureshi, H. ; Smith, H. ; Jaunsen, M. ; Morena, J. ; Gaupp, M. ; Schwall, M. ; Sullivan, M. Geographic distribution: Thirty-six new county records for herpetofauna of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee, USA: results from an undergraduate herpetology class assignment. Herpetological Review 49(1):85-88

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