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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey

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 crepitans Baird, 1854 — Eastern Cricket Frog
Dryophytes andersonii (Baird, 1854) — Pine Barrens Treefrog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) — Green Treefrog
Dryophytes gratiosus (LeConte, 1856) — Barking Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) — Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955 — New Jersey 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 kauffeldi (Feinberg, Newman, Watkins-Colwell, Schlesinger, Zarate, Curry, Shaffer, and Burger, 2014) — Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog
Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) — Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Lithobates virgatipes (Cope, 1891) — Carpenter Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) — Eastern Spadefoot
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
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Desmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) — Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859 — Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) — Northern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed 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
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850 — Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Red Salamander
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
Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) — Common Scarletsnake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Northern Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis quadrivittatus (Holbrook, 1836) — Yellow Ratsnake
Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) — Eastern Pinesnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825) — Common Wormsnake
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
Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) — Queensnake
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
Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 — Smooth Earthsnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Lacertidae Cope, 1864 — Lacertas and Wall Lizards
Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) — Italian Wall Lizard   
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc and Daudin in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Eastern Fence Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Scincella lateralis (Say, in James, 1822 “1823”) — Little Brown Skink
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) — Green Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Hawksbill Sea Turtle
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
Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff, 1801) — Bog Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) — Diamondback Terrapin
Pseudemys rubriventris (LeConte, 1830) — Northern Red-bellied Cooter
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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New Jersey Online Herpetological References
New Jersey Herpetological Publications
1906 Stone, W. Notes on reptiles and batrachians of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. American Naturalist 40():159-170
1907 Fowler, Henry W. The amphibians and reptiles of New Jersey. Report of New Jersey State Museum., Trenton, New Jersy. pp.
1908 Fowler, Henry W. A supplementary account of New Jersey amphibians and reptiles. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum 1907():190-202
1909 Davis, W. T. Notes on New Jersey amphibians and reptiles. Proceedings of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 2(1908):47-52
1909 Fowler, Henry W. Notes on New Jersey fishes, amphibians and reptiles. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum 1908():349-408
1930 Klots, A. B. Notes on Amphibia and Lacertilia collected at Weymouth, N.J. Copeia 1930(173):107-111
1930 Myers, G. S. Amphibians and reptiles observed in the Palisades Interstate Park, New York and New Jersey. Copeia 1930(173):99-103
1931 Burt, Charles E. A report on some amphibians and reptiles from New York and New Jersey. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 21(9):198-203
1936 Conant, Roger ; Bailey, R. M. Some Herpetological records from Monmouth and Ocean Counties, New Jersey. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 328():1-10
1937 Trapido, H. The snakes of New Jersey: A guide. Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey. 60pp.
1946 Conant, Roger Integredation among ring-necked snakes from southern New Jersey and the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 7(10):473-482
1953 Moldenke, H. N. A key for the identification of New Jersey lizards. A key for the identification of New Jersey snakes. A key for the identification of New Jersey turtles. Trailside Museum. Watchung Reservation 1953():1, 1-3, 1-2
1958 Reed, C. F. Contributions to the herpetology of Maryland and Delmarva. 13: Piedmont herpetofauna on coastal Delmarva. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 48():95-99
1962 Robotham, R. Collecting notes. Spring in southern New Jersey. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 10(1):15-16
1962 Grant, R. R. ; Rothman, B. ; Rothman, N. Herpetological almanac for southern New Jersey. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 10(3-Feb):11-12
1962 Conant, Roger Notes on the distribution of reptiles and amphibians in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. New Jersey Nature News 17(1):16-21
1963 Stewart, G. D. ; Grant, R. R. County records for Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 11(3-4):57
1966 Grant, R. R. Revisions to distributional survey 2. The coastal plain of New Jersey. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 14():18-22
1968 Brandner, R. Wilderness island in megalopolis. The Pine Barrens. Animal Kingdom 71(6):2-7
1973 Heintzelman, D. S. ; Oplinger, C. S. A preliminary survey of the vertebrates of Tocks Island. Science Notes New Jersey State Museum 3():1-18
1973 Heintzelman, D. S. Rare or endangered fish and wildlife of New Jersey. Science Notes New Jersey State Museum 4():1-23
1977 Feuer, J. ; Feuer, R. C. Imperilled amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 25():26-28
1977 Hartman, L. D. A key to the turtles of New Jersey. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 25():3-7
1979 Hofmann, E. G. ; Galandak, J. M. ; Marchisin, A. Exotic species and nongame species regulations in the State of New Jersey. Herp 15(1):36-40
1982 Clements, D. The herpetofauna of Mullica Pond, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 17(2):54-56
1984 Brandner, R. L. A Sea Turtle nesting at Island Beach State Park, Ocean County, New Jersey. Herpetological Review 14(4):110
1993 Slocum, C. J. ; Schoelkopf, R. ; Woodhead, J. ; Horvath, M. ; Kelm, M. ; Watson, M. ; Zimmermann, G. ; Landau, M. Seasonal changes in persistent marine debris on Brigantine Beach, New Jersey, and possible effects on marine mammals and turtles. Bulletin New Jersey Academy of Science 38(2):17-25
1998 Conant, Roger A zoogeographical review of the amphibians and reptiles of southern New Jersey, with emphasis on the pine barrens. Pages in Rutgers University Press,, New Brunswick New Jersey & London. pp.
2002 Schwartz, Vicki, and David M. Golden. Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Jersey. New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Trenton. 89pp.
2002 Cook, R. P. Herpetofaunal community restoration in a post-urban landscape (New York and New Jersey). Ecological Restoration 20(4):290-291
2008 Cook, R. P. Potential and limitations of herpetofaunal restoration in an urban landscape. Pages in SSAR (Society for the study of Amphibians and Reptiles),, Salt Lake City, Utah. pp.

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