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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Maine

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
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 palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates septentrionalis (Baird, 1854) — Mink Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856 — Blue-spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Spotted Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Desmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) — Northern Dusky Salamander
Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) — Northern Two-lined Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827) — Spring Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) — Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Mudpuppy
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis saurita (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) — Green Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) — Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
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
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Clemmys guttata (Schneider, 1792) — Spotted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle

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Maine Herpetological Publications
1939 Manville, R. H. Notes on the herpetology of Mount Desert Island, Maine. Copeia 1939():174
1942 Fowler, J. A. Herpetological notes from Lake Cobbosseecontee and vicinity, Kennebec County, Maine. Copeia 1942():185-186
1951 Fobes, C. B. Rattlesnake mountains in Maine and New Hampshire. Appalachia, N.S. 17(12):530-534
1962 Mairs, D. F. Some distributional records for Maine turtles. Maine Fld Nat. 18(12):182
1964 Manville, R. H. The vertebrate fauna of Isle au Haut, Maine. Monograph. American Midland Naturalist 72():396-407
1966 Morse, D. H. Hog Island and its breeding vertebrate fauna. Maine Fld Nat. 22():127-133
1971 Mincher, W. C. Maine snakes are harmless. Maine Fish Game 13(3):20-23
1983 DeGraaf, R. M. ; Rudis, D. D. Amphibians and reptiles of New England: Habitats and natural history. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Massachusetts. pp.
1986 Anonymous. A checklist of Maine's amphibians and reptiles. Maine Fish and Wildlife 28(1):19
1992 Hunter, M. L. ; Albright, J. ; Arbuckle, J. (eds. ) The amphibians and reptiles of Maine. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 838():1-188
1995 Applegate, R. D. ; Spencer, R. C. ; Trasko, F. M. Extensions to the known range for three Maine reptiles. Canadian Field-Naturalist 109(4):444-446
1999 Hunter, M. L. ; Calhoun, A. J. K. ; McCollough, M. (eds. ) Maine amphibians and reptiles. University of Maine Press, Orono, Maine. pp.
2008 Beaudry, F. ; DeMaynadier, P. G. ; Hunter, M. L. Identifying road mortality threat at multiple spatial scales for semi-aquatic turtles. Biological Conservation 141(10):2550-2563

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