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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Nevada

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 microscaphus (Cope, 1866) — Arizona Toad
Anaxyrus monfontanus (Gordon, Simandle, Sandmeier, and Tracy, 2020) — Hot Creek Toad
Anaxyrus nelsoni (Stejneger, 1893) — Amargosa Toad
Anaxyrus nevadensis (Gordon, Simandle, Sandmeier, and Tracy, 2020) — Railroad Valley Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus williamsi (Gordon, Simandle, and Tracy, 2017) — Dixie Valley Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Hallowell, 1854) — Baja California Treefrog
Pseudacris sierra (Jameson, Mackey, and Richmond, 1966) — Sierran Treefrog
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates fisheri (Stejneger, 1893) — Vegas Valley Leopard Frog
Lithobates onca (Cope In Yarrow, 1875, in Wheeler (Editor)) — Relict Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Rana draytonii Baird and Girard, 1852 — California Red-legged Frog
Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913 — Columbia Spotted Frog
Rana sierrae Camp, 1917 — Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea intermontana (Cope, 1883) — Great Basin Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Boidae Gray, 1842 — Boas
Charina bottae (Blainville, 1835) — Rubber Boa
Lichanura orcutti Stejneger, 1889 — Northern Rosy Boa
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Arizona elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 — Glossy Snake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis californiae (Blainville, 1835) — California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana (Cope, 1867) — Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802) — Common Coachwhip
Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852) — Striped Whipsnake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Cope, 1868) — Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird and Girard, 1853 — Long-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis (Cope, 1866) — Western Patch-nosed Snake
Sonora occipitalis (Hallowell, 1854) — Mohave Shovel-nosed Snake
Sonora semiannulata Baird and Girard, 1853 — Western Groundsnake
Tantilla hobartsmithi Taylor, 1937 — Southwestern Black-headed Snake
Trimorphodon lambda Cope, 1886 — Sonoran Lyresnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard, 1853 — Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854 — Sidewinder
Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840 — Western Rattlesnake
Crotalus pyrrhus (Cope, 1867 “1866”) — Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861) — Mohave Rattlesnake
Crotalus stephensi Klauber, 1930 — Panamint Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea Cope, 1860 — Desert Nightsnake
Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1891 — Threadsnakes
Rena humilis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Western Threadsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Thamnophis couchii (Kennicott, 1859) — Sierra Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Terrestrial Gartersnake
Thamnophis eques (Reuss, 1834) — Mexican 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
Crotaphytidae Smith and Brodie, 1982 — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith and Tanner, 1972 — Great Basin Collared Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Eublepharidae Boulenger, 1883 — Eyelid Geckos
Coleonyx variegatus (Baird, 1859 “1858”) — Western Banded Gecko
Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 — Geckos
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Mediterranean Gecko   
Helodermatidae Gray, 1837 — Gila Monsters
Heloderma suspectum Cope, 1869 — Gila Monster
Iguanidae Oppel, 1811 — Iguanas
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Desert Iguana
Sauromalus ater Duméril, 1856 — Common Chuckwalla
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Callisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835 — Zebra-tailed Lizard
Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829) — Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858 — Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard in Barid and Girard, 1852 — Desert Horned Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus magister Hallowell, 1854 — Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Fence Lizard
Uma scoparia Cope, 1894 — Mohave Fringe-toed Lizard
Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell, 1854 — Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Ornate Tree Lizard
Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Side-blotched Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon gilberti (Van Denburgh, 1896) — Gilbert's Skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis tigris (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Tiger Whiptail
Xantusiidae Baird, 1859 — Night Lizards
Xantusia vigilis Baird, 1859 — Desert Night Lizard
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Northwestern Pond Turtle
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon sonoriense LeConte, 1854 — Sonora Mud Turtle
Testudinidae Gray, 1825 — Tortoises
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1861) — Mojave Desert Tortoise
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Nevada Online Herpetological References
Nevada Herpetological Publications
1875 Yarrow, Henry C. Report upon the collections of batrachians and reptiles made in portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona during the years 1871, 1872, 1872, and 1874. Wheeler, G. M. ed., Report upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian in Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphryes, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. Volume 5 (Zoology), Part. 4. US Government, Washington, D. C. 509-584pp.
1897 Van Denburgh, John. The reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An account of the species known to inhabit Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 5():1-236
1912 Taylor, W. P. Field notes on amphibians, reptiles and birds of northern Humboldt county, Nevada, with a discussion of some of the faunal features of the region. University of California Publications in Zoology 7():319-436
1915 Ruthven, Alexander G. ; Gaige, H. T. The reptiles and amphibians collected in northeastern Nevada by the Walker-Newcomb Expedition of the University of Michigan. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 8():1-33
1921 Van Denburgh, J.; Slevin, Joseph R. A list of the amphibians and reptiles of Nevada, of Idaho and of Lower California, with notes on the species in the collection of the Academy. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 11():27-72
1936 Cowles, R. B. ; Bogert, C. M. The herpetology of the Boulder Dam region (Nev., Ariz., Utah). Herpetologica 1936(1):33-42
1940 Linsdale, J. M. Amphibians and reptiles in Nevada. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 73(8):197-257
1942 Rivers, I. la Some new amphibian and reptile records for Nevada. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 34():53-68
1950 Woodbury, A. M. ; Smart, E. W. Unusual snake records from Utah and Nevada. Herpetologica 6(2):45-47
1953 Banta, B. H. Some Herpetological notes from southern Nevada. Herpetologica 9():75-76
1954 Brattstrom, B. H. Amphibians and reptiles from Gypsum Cave, Nevada. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 53(1):8-12
1963 Tanner, W. W. ; Jorgensen, C. D. Reptiles of the Nevada test site. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin Biology 3(3):1-31
1965 Banta, B. H. A distributional checklist of the recent reptiles inhabiting the state of Nevada. Occasional Papers Biological Society of Nevada 5():1-8
1965 Banta, B. H. An annotated chronological bibliography of the herpetology of Nevada. Wasmann Journal of Biology 23(1-2):1-224
1966 Bradley, W. G. ; Deacon, J. E. Amphibian and reptile records for southern Nevada. Southwestern Naturalist 11():132-134
1967 Bradley, W. G. ; Deacon, J. E. The biotic communities of southern Nevada. Anthropological Papers of the Nevad State Museum 13():201-295
1967 Banta, B. H. Some miscellaneous remarks on recent Nevada lizards. Occasional Papers Biological Society of Nevada 16():1-5
1969 Tanner, W. W. New records and distributional notes for reptiles of the Nevada Test Site. Great Basin Naturalist 29():31-34
1980 Llewellyn, J. B. Notes on mammals and reptiles inhabiting a pinyon-juniper woodland in western Nevada. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 87(1):36-38
1982 Tanner, W. W. Herpetological notes from the Nevada Test Site. Great Basin Naturalist 42(2):219-222
1984 Medica, P. A. ; Turner, F. B. Natural longevity of iguanid lizards in southern Nevada. Herpetological Review 15(2):34-35
1986 Macey, J. R. The biogeography of a herpetofaunal transition between the Great Basin and Mojave deserts. Pages in The Regents of the University of California,, California. pp.
1986 Papenfuss, T. J. Amphibian and reptile diversity along elevational transects in the White-Inyo Range. Pages in The Regents of the University of California,, California. pp.
1994 Medica, P. A. ; Saethre, M. B. ; Hunter, R. B. ; Drumm, J. D. Trends in reptile populations on the Nevada Test Site. Pages in Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co.,, Las Vegas, Nevada. pp.
1994 Woodward, B. D. Status of reptile and amphibian populations on the Nevada Test Site, 1992. Pages in Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co.,, Las Vegas, Nevada. pp.
2000 Tomback, D. F. Reptiles. California Natural History Guides 60():273-289
2002 Setser, K. ; Meik, J. M. ; Mulcahy, D. G. Herpetofauna of the southern Snake Range of Nevada and surrounding valleys. Western North American Naturalist 62(2):234-239
2004 Beever, E. A. ; Brussard, P. F. Community- and landscape-level responses of reptiles and small mammals to feral-horse grazing in the Great Basin. Journal of Arid Environments 59(2):271-297
2009 Jones, L. L. C. ; Lovich, R. E. (eds. ) Lizards of the American southwest. A photographic field guide. Rio Nuevo Publishers, Tucson, Arizona. pp.
2013 Parker, J. M. ; Brito, S. Reptiles & Amphibians of the Mojave Desert – A Field Guide. Snell Press, Las Vegas Nevada. pp.
2015 Bateman, H. L. ; Merritt, D. M. ; Glenn, E. P. ; Nagler, P. L. Indirect effects of biocontrol of an invasive riparian plant (Tamarix) alters habitat and reduces herpetofauna abundance. Biological Invasions 17(1):87-97

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