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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Michigan

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 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 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
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) — Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Desmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) — Northern Dusky Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831) — Southern Two-lined 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
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
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Eastern Foxsnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Eastern Massasauga
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
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
Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) — Kirtland's Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied 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 saurita (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined 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
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
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida 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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Michigan Online Herpetological References
Michigan Herpetological Publications
1903 Clark, H. L. The water snakes of southern Michigan. American Naturalist 37():1-23
1905 Clark, H. L. Notes on the reptiles and batrachians of Eaton County. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 4():192-194
1905 Clark, H. L. Notes on Michigan snakes. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 5():172-174
1905 Gibbs, M. ; Notestein, F. N. ; Clark, H. L. A preliminary list of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Michigan. Bibliography by Morris Gilbert. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 7():109-111
1905 Notestein, F. N. The Ophidia of Michigan with an analytical key. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 7():111-125
1909 Ruthven, Alexander G. Notes on Michigan reptiles and amphibians. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 11():116-117
1910 Ruthven, Alexander G. Notes on Michigan reptiles and amphibians. 2. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 12():59
1911 Thompson, C. Notes on the amphibians and reptiles of Cass county, Michigan. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 13():105-107
1911 Ruthven, Alexander G. Notes on Michigan reptiles and amphibians, 3. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 13():114-115
1913 Thompson, C. ; Thompson, H. Results of the Shiras expeditions to Whitefish Point, Michigan. Reptiles and amphibians. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 15():215-217
1915 Gaige, H. T. The amphibians and reptiles collected by the Bryant Walker expedition to Schoolcraft county, Michigan. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 17():1-5
1915 Evans, A. T. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from Gogebic County, Michigan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 49():351-354
1916 Thompson, C. The reptiles and amphibians of Manistee county, Michigan. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 18():1-6
1917 Ellis, M. M. Amphibians and reptiles of the Douglas Lake (Michigan) Region. Report of the Michigan Academy of Science 19():45-63
1924 Hatt, R. T. The land vertebrate communities of western Leelanau County, Michigan. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 3():369-402
1924 Langlois, T. H. Notes on some Michigan snakes. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 4():605-610
1926 Gaige, H. T. Michigan. Reptiles and amphibians, Naturalists' guide to the Americas. Ecological Soc. of America London & Baltimore 1926():382
1928 Ruthven, Alexander G. ; Thompson, C. ; Gaige, H. T. The herpetology of Michigan. University Museums, Handbook Series, no. 3. University of Michigan,, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp.
1928 Creaser, C. W. The northward distribution of venomous snakes in Michigan. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 8():369-370
1928 Blanchard, F. N. Amphibians and reptiles of the Douglas Lake Region in northern Michigan. Copeia 1928(167):42-51
1938 Allen, D. L. Ecological studies on the vertebrate fauna of a 500-acre farm in Kalamazoo county, Michigan. Ecological Monographs (Durham) 8(3):347-436
1942 Edgren, R. A. Amphibians and reptiles from Van Buren County, Michigan. Copeia 1942():180
1943 Lagler, K. F. Food habits and economic relations of the turtles of Michigan with special reference to fish management. American Midland Naturalist 29(2):257-312
1944 Creaser, C. W. The amphibians and reptiles of the University of Michigan Biological Station area in northern Michigan. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 29():229-249
1948 Hatt, R. T. ; Tyne, J. V. ; Stuart, L. ; Pope, C. H. ; Grobham, A. B. A study of the land vertebrates of the islands of eastern Lake Michigan. Cranbrook Institute of Science, Blomfield Hills, Michigan. pp.
1951 Manville, R. H. A small island community in Midsummer. Ecology 32():608-617
1952 Manville, R. H. The snakes of Michigan. Michigan State College Extension Bulletin 315():1-20
1957 Carpenter, C. C. Michigan's snakes. Jack Pine Warbler 35():115-118
1957 Carpenter, C. C. Michigan's turtles and lizards. Jack-Pine Warbler 35():83-85
1958 Hahn, D. B. New county recotds from southern Michigan. Ohio Herpetological Society 1(4):19
1960 Heatwole, H. ; Getz, L. L. Studies on the amphibians and reptiles of Mud Lake Bog in southern Michigan. Jack-Pine Warbler 38():107-112
1960 Etheridge, R. E. Additional notes on the lizards of the Cragin Quarry fauna. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 45():113-117
1973 Scharf, W. C. Birds and land vertebrates of South Manitou Island. Jack Pine Warbler 51(1):3-19
1976 Long, C. A. ; Long, C. A. Some amphibians and reptiles collected on islands in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. Jack Pine Warbler 54(2):54-58
1976 Corin, C. W. The land vertebrates of the Huron Islands, Lake Superior. Jack Pine Warbler 54(4):138-147
1977 Douglass, V. F. Reptile records new for Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Jack-Pine Warbler 55(3):154-155
1979 Brown, E. E. Stray food records from New York and Michigan snakes. American Midland Naturalist 102(1):200-203
1981 Gammon, B. R. ; Premo, D. B. ; Mix, T. D. The Bear Lake Natural Area: Its avian and herpetofaunas. Jack-Pine Warbler 59(4):130-138
1988 Evers, D. Michigan's endangered wildlife. Michigan Audubon Newsletter 36(2):7
1989 Holman, J. Alan ; Harding, J. H. ; Hensley, M. M. ; Dudderar, G. R. Michigan snakes. A field guide and pocket reference. Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan. pp.
1989 Harding, J. H. Michigan to manage and protect its reptiles and amphibians. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(5):101-102
1989 Harding, J. H. A time for turtles. Michigan Natural Resources Magazine 58(3):36-43
1990 Harding, J. H. ; Holman, J. Alan Michigan turtles and lizards: A field guide and pocket reference. Michigan State University Cooperative Extension Service, East Lansing, Michigan. pp.
1990 Harding, J. H. A twenty year Wood Turtle study in Michigan: Implications for conservation. Pages in California Turtle and Tortoise Club, Van Nuys. pp.
1993 Long, C. A. Biogeography of the reptiles and amphibians of the Lake Michigan isles. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 28(10):214-218
1994 Evers, D. C. (ed. ) Endangered and threatened wildlife of Michigan. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp.
1995 Nagle, R. D. ; Loben-Sels, R. C. van; Congdon, J. D. Observations of agonistic and mutualistic interactions between birds and non-avian vertebrates on the E.S. George Reserve, Michigan. Canadian Field-Naturalist 109(4):464-466
2000 Harding, J. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp.
2002 Placyk, J. S. ; Seider, M. J. ; Gillingham, J. C. New Herpetological records for High and Hog Islands of the Beaver Archipelago, Charlevoix County, Michigan. Herpetological Review 33(3):230
2002 Placyk, J. S. ; Gillingham, J. C. Biogeography of the herpetofauna of the Beaver Archipelago: A synthesis and reevaluation. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 37(12):210-215
2004 Tekiela, S. Reptiles & amphibians of Michigan field guide. Adventure Publishing, Cambridge, Massachusets. pp.
2004 Holman, J. Alan Herpetological assemblages of the Michigan Regional Landscape Ecosystems. Michigan Academician 36(2):165-190
2006 Sheldon, A. B. Amphibians & Reptiles of the North Woods - A field guide to all 46 northern herps. Kollath + Stensaas Pub., Duluth, Minnesota. pp.
2007 Ruthven, Alexander G. ; Thompson, C. ; Gaige, H. T. The Herpetology of Michigan. (Facsimile reprint, first published in 1928). Center for North American Herpetology, Lawrence, Kansas. pp.
2011 Otto, C. R. V. ; Roloff, G. J. Using multiple methods to assess detection probabilities of forest-floor wildlife. Journal of Wildlife Management 75(2):423-431
2012 Holman, J. Alan The amphibians and reptiles of Michigan: A Quaternary and recent faunal adventure. Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michtigan. pp.
2013 Mifsud, D. A. ; Thomas, J. C. Persistence of herpetofauna in the urbanized Rouge River ecosystem. Open Journal of Ecology 3(3):234-241
2014 Schneider, V. P. ; Kashian, D. M. Immediate herpetofaunal responses to prescribed burning in wetlands of southeastern Michigan. Ecological Restoration 32(2):144-152
2014 Mifsud, D. A. A status assessment and review of the herpetofauna within the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research 401():183-191
2015 Casper, G. S. ; Rutherford, R. D. ; Anton, T. G. Baseline distribution records for amphibians and reptiles in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Herpetological Review 46(3):391-406

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