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PROVINCIAL/STATE SPECIES LISTS AND REFERENCES

ESTABLISHED EXTANT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF NEW BRUNSWICK (24 SPECIES)

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
	Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
	Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) — Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts

Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt

Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles

Squamata (part-snakes) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes

Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes

Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake

Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes

Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake

Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes

	Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
	Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake

Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles

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
	Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle

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NEW BRUNSWICK HERPETOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS

1898	Cox, Philip. Batrachia of New Brunswick. Bulletin of Natural History Society of New Brunswick 4():64–66
1899	Cox, Philip. Anoura of New Brunswick. Proceedings of Miramichi Natural History Association 1899(1):9–19
1960	Cook, Francis R., and J. S. Bleakney. Additional records of stream salamanders in New Brunswick. Copeia 1960(4):362-363
1970	Gorham, Stanley W. The amphibians and reptiles of New Brunswick. Publications of the New Brunswick Museum. Monographic Series. 1-30(6):
1974	Gorham, Stanley W. The amphibians and reptiles of New Brunswick. New Brunswick Museum Monograph, Serices 6 (1970):1-30

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