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ESTABLISHED EXTANT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF MASSACHUSETTS (53 SPECIES)

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
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 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 jeffersonianum (Green, 1827) — Jefferson Salamander
Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856 — Blue-spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) — Marbled 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-other lizards) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Squamata (part-snakes) 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
Pantherophis quadrivittatus (Holbrook, 1836) — Yellow Ratsnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825) — Common Wormsnake
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed 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
Typhlopidae Jan, 1863 — Blindsnakes
Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) — Brahminy Blindsnake   
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) — North American 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
Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff, 1801) — Bog Turtle
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) — Diamondback Terrapin
Pseudemys rubriventris (LeConte, 1830) — Northern Red-bellied Cooter
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Eastern Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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MASSACHUSETTS HERPETOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
1839 Storer, D. H. Reptiles of Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Zoological and Botanical Survey, Boston, Massachusetts. pp.
1839 Storer, D. H. Reptiles of Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Zoological and Botanical Survey, Boston, Massachusetts. pp.
1869 Allen, J. A. Catalogue of the reptiles and batrachians found in the vicinity of Springfield, Mass., with notices of all the other species known to inhabit the State. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 12():171-204, 248-250
1869 Allen, J. A. Catalogue of the reptiles and batrachians found in the vicinity of Springfield, Mass., with notices of all the other species known to inhabit the State. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 12():171-204, 248-250
1896 Knobel, Edward. The Turtles, Snakes, Frogs and Other Reptiles and Amphibians of New England and the North. Bradlee Whidden, Boston, Massachusetts. pp.
1904 Henshaw, Samuel. Fauna of New England 1. List of the Batrachia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 7():1-10
1904 Henshaw, Samuel. Fauna of New England 1. List of the Reptilia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 7():1-13
1925 Babcock, H. L. Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts. Bulletin of the Boston Society of Natural History 35():5-10
1925 Babcock, H. L. Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts. Bulletin of the Boston Society of Natural History 35():5-10
1928 Babcock, H. L. Notes on the treatment of rattlesnake bites during colonial times in Massachusetts. Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 2(3):77-78
1928 Babcock, H. L. Notes on the treatment of rattlesnake bites during colonial times in Massachusetts. Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 2(3):77-78
1947 Dexter, R. W. The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: A study in bioecology. Ecological Monographs (Durham) 17(3):261-294
1947 Dexter, R. W. The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: A study in bioecology. Ecological Monographs (Durham) 17(3):261-294
1951 Seibert, H. C. Population density of snakes on Penikese Island, Massachusetts. Copeia 1951():314
1951 Seibert, H. C. Population density of snakes on Penikese Island, Massachusetts. Copeia 1951():314
1983 DeGraaf, R. M. and D. D Rudis. Amphibians and reptiles of New England: Habitats and natural history. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Massachusetts. pp.
1983 DeGraaf, R. M. and Rudis, D. D. Amphibians and reptiles of New England: Habitats and natural history. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Massachusetts. pp.
1993 Klemens, M. W. Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 112():1-318
1993 Klemens, Michael W. Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 112():1-318

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