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Provincial/State Species Lists and References

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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of New York

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 versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Western 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 septentrionalis (Baird, 1854) — Mink Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood 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
Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1825 — Giant Salamanders
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Hellbender
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
Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn, 1917 — Wehrle's Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Red 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
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Central Ratsnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Eastern Massasauga
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 brachystoma (Cope, 1892) — Short-headed Gartersnake
Thamnophis saurita (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
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 anthracinus (Baird, 1849) — Coal Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) — Green 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
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenbergii (Schoepff, 1801) — Bog Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False 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 York Online Herpetological References
New York Herpetological Publications
1891 Gage, S. H. ; Norris, H. W. Notes on the Amphibia of Ithaka, N.Y. Proceedigns of the American Association 39():338-339
1898 Mearns, E. A. A study of the vertebrate fauna of the Hudson Highlands. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 10():302-352
1898 Mearns, E. A. Notes on the mammals of the Catskill Mountains, New York, with general remarks on the fauna and flora of the region. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 21():341-360
1899 Smith, E. The turtles and lizards found in the vicinity of New York City. Proceedings of the Linnean Society (New York) 1899():11-32
1901 Eckel, E. C. The snakes of New York state: An annotated check list. American Naturalist 35():151-155
1902 Eckel, E. C. ; Paulmier, F. C. Catalogue of New York reptiles and batrachians. Bulletin of the New York Museum 51():355-414
1904 Wallace, W. S. Snakes of Rockland County, New York. Report of the New York Museum 56 [1902]():35-45
1905 Ditmars, R. L. The batrachians of the vicinity of New York City. American Museum Journal 5():61-206
1905 Ditmars, R. L. The reptiles of the vicinity of New York City. American Museum Journal 5():93-140
1927 Bishop, S. C. The amphibians and reptiles of Allegany State Park. New York State Museum. Albany, Hand-book 3():1-141
1927 Noble, G. K. Distributional list of the reptiles and amphibians of the New York City region. American Museum of Natural History, Guide Leaflet Series 69():1-9
1928 Weber, J. A. Herpetological observations in the Adirondack Mountains, New York. Copeia 1928(169):106-112
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
1942 Whitcher, C. E. Contributions to the herpetology of Erie, Cattaraugus, and Niagara Counties of New York. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural History 17(3):61-64
1943 Clausen, R. T. Amphibians and reptiles of Tioga County, New York. American Midland Naturalist 29(2):361-364
1945 Eaton, T. H. Herpetological notes from Allegany State Park, New York. Copeia 1945():115
1948 Kauffeld, C. F. Introduced fence lizards on Staten Island, New York. Copeia 1948(4):301
1955 Mathewson, R. T. Amphibians and reptiles of Staten Island. Proceedings of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 17(2):29-48
1959 Werner, W. E. Amphibians and reptiles of the Thousand Islands region, New York. Copeia 1959():170-172
1961 Benton, A. H. ; Smiley, D. Some noteworthy records from eastern New York. Herpetologica 17():142
1961 Stewart, M. M. An ecological survey of amphibians, reptiles and mammals of Allegany Indian Reservation and vicinity. Bulletin of the New York State Museum 383():63-97
1967 Schlauch, F. C. Empire State turtles. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 1(5):6-11
1968 Schlauch, F. C. The reptiles and amphibians of the Bear Mountain-Harriman section of Palisades Interstate Park, New York; part two: the turtles. Engelhardtia 1(3):30-33
1968 Adler, K. K. Elimination of box turtles in western New York state by prehistoric man. Journal of Herpetology 2():179
1969 Burnley, J. M. The reptiles and amphibians of the Bear Mountain-Harriman section of Palisades Interstate Park, New York; part four: the squamatans. Engelhardtia 2(1):4-5
1971 Burnley, J. M. Some 1969 Herpetological observations in the Catskills and Shawangunks. Engelhardtia 4(4):40
1979 Brown, E. E. Stray food records from New York and Michigan snakes. American Midland Naturalist 102(1):200-203
1981 Stewart, M. M. ; Rossi, J. The Albany Pine Bush: A northern outpost for southern species of amphibians and reptiles in New York. American Midland Naturalist 106(2):282-292
1987 Anonymous. Diamondback Terrapin returns to urban New York. Herpetofauna News 9():3
1992 Morreale, S. J. ; Meylan, A. ; Sadove, S. S. ; Standora, E. A. Annual occurrence and winter mortality of marine turtles in New York waters. Journal of Herpetology 26(3):301-308
1993 Klemens, M. W. Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 112():1-318
1998 Ducey, P. K. ; Newman, W. ; Cameron, K. D. ; Messere, M. Herpetofauna of the highly-polluted Onondaga Lake ecosystem, Onondaga County, New York. Herpetological Review 29(2):118-119
2000 Harding, J. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp.
2001 Oliverio, M. ; Burke, R. ; Bologna, M. A. ; Wirz, A. ; Mariottini, P. Molecular characterization of native (Italy) and introduced (USA) Podarcis sicula populations (Reptilia, Lacertidae). Italian Journal of Zoology (Modena) 68(2):121-124
2002 Cook, R. P. Herpetofaunal community restoration in a post-urban landscape (New York and New Jersey). Ecological Restoration 20(4):290-291
2006 Nelson, D. A. ; Papin, M. E. ; Baker, T. Quick fixes: working together to address herptile road mortality in New York State. Pages in ITRE North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. pp.
2007 Gibbs, J. P. ; Breisch, A. R. ; Ducey, P. K. ; Johnson, G. ; Behler, J. L. ; Bothner, R. C. The amphibians and reptiles of New York State: Identification, natural history, and conservation. Oxford University Press Oxford, New York, New York. pp.

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