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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus boreas (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Western Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1822) — Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris regilla (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Pacific Treefrog
Pseudacris sierra (Jameson, Mackey, and Richmond, 1966) — Sierran Treefrog
Leiopelmatidae Mivart, 1869 —
Ascaphus montanus Mittleman and Myers, 1949 — Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913 — Columbia Spotted Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850 — Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850 — Western Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Dicamptodon aterrimus (Cope, 1868) — Idaho Giant Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Plethodon idahoensis Slater and Slipp, 1940 — Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Boidae Gray, 1842 — Boas
Charina bottae (Blainville, 1835) — Rubber Boa
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Western Milksnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) — Prairie Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Heterodon nasicus Edgren, 1952 — Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Terrestrial Gartersnake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828) — Northern Alligator Lizard
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858 — Greater Short-horned Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Fence Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon skiltonianus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Skink
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
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Montana Herpetological Publications
1878 Coues, E. ; Yarrow, H. C. Notes on the Herpetology of Dakota and Montana. Bulletin United State Geological Survey 4():259-291
1879 Cope, Edward D. A contribution to the zoology of Montana. American Naturalist 13(7):432-441
1891 Test, F. C. Fish-cultural investigations in Montana and Wyoming. Annotated list of reptiles and batrachians collected. Bulletin United State Fisheries Commission 1891():57-59
1942 Rodgers, T. L. ; Jellison, W. L. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from western Montana. Copeia 1942(1):10-13
1951 Brunson, R. B. ; Demaree, H. A. The herpetology of the Mission Mountains, Montana. Copeia 1951():306-308
1952 Mosimann, J. E. ; Rabb, G. B. The herpetology of Tiber Reservoir area, Montana. Copeia 1952():23-27
1955 Brunson, R. B. Checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Montana. Proceedings of the Montana Academy of Sciences 15():27-29
1957 Manville, R. H. Amphibians and reptiles of Glacier National Park, Montana. Copeia 1957():308-309
1965 Davis, C. V. ; Weeks, S. E. Montana snakes. Montana Wildlife Bulletin 1963():2-10
1968 Black, J. H. ; Bragg, A. N. New additions to the herpetofauna of Montana. Herpetologica 24():247
1971 Black, J. H. ; Black, J. N. Montana and its turtles. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 5(3):10-11, 34-35
1971 Franz, R. Notes on the distribution and ecology of the herpetofauna of northwestern Montana. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 7(1):1-10
1972 Sahni, A. The vertebrate fauna of the Judith River Formation, Montana. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 147(6):321-412
1982 Thompson, L. S. Distribution of Montana amphibians, reptiles , and mammals. Montana Audobon Council, Helena, Montana. pp.
1997 Marnell, L. F. Herpetofauna of Glacier National Park. Northwestern Naturalist 78(1):17-33
1999 Joslin, G. Vertebrate species lists. Pages in Montana Chapter of the Committee on Effects of Recreation on Wildlife, place of publication not given. pp.
1999 Maxell, B. ; Hokit, G. Amphibians & reptiles. Pages in Montana Chapter of the Committee on Effects of Recreation on Wildlife, place of publication not given. pp.
2001 Boundy, J. Herpetological surveys in the Clark Fork Valley region, Montana. Herpetological Natural History 8(1):15-26
2003 Maxell, B. A. ; Werner, J. K. ; Hendricks, P. ; Flath, D. L. Herpetology in Montana: A history, status summary, checklists, dichotomous keys, accounts for native, potentially native, and exotic species, and indexed bibliography. Northwest Fauna (5):1-135
2004 Werner, J. K. ; Maxell, B. A. ; Hendricks, P. ; Flath, D. L. Amphibians and reptiles of Montana. Mountain Press, Missoula, Montana. pp.
2009 Maxell, Bryce A., Paul Hendricks, M. T. Gates, and S. Lenard. Montana amphibian and reptile status assessment, literature review, and conservation plan. Montana Natural Heritage Program, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. 642pp.

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