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Provincial/State Species Lists and References

Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of New Hampshire

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 septentrionalis (Baird, 1854) — Mink Frog
	Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog

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
	Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) — Northern Slimy 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) 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

Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers

Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake

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

	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

Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles

Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles

Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) — Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles

Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common 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
	Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle

Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles

Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle

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New Hampshire Online Herpetological References

New England Herpetological Society

New Hampshire Herpetological Publications

1899	Allen, G. M. Notes on the reptiles and amphibians of Intervale, New Hampshire. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 29():63-75
1939	Oliver, J. A. ; Bailey, J. R. Amphibians and reptiles of New Hampshire, exclusive of marine forms. Pages in New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, New Hampshire. pp.
1951	Fobes, C. B. Rattlesnake mountains in Maine and New Hampshire. Appalachia, N.S. 17(12):530-534
1983	DeGraaf, R. M. ; Rudis, D. D. Amphibians and reptiles of New England: Habitats and natural history. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Massachusetts. pp.
2005	Anonymous. Appendix A. Species profiles. Part 3. Reptiles and Amphibians. Pages in New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, New Hampshire. pp.
2005	New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Amphibians and reptiles of New Hampshire. Pages in New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, New Hampshire. pp.

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