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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of North Dakota

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1822) — Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus hemiophrys (Cope, 1886) — Canadian Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Mudpuppy
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) — Prairie Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Heterodon nasicus Edgren, 1952 — Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829) — Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858 — Greater Short-horned Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Sagebrush Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon septentrionalis Baird, 1859 — Prairie Skink
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False Map Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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North Dakota Online Herpetological References
North Dakota Herpetological Publications
1878 Coues, E. ; Yarrow, H. C. Notes on the Herpetology of Dakota and Montana. Bulletin United State Geological Survey 4():259-291
1947 Wheeler, G. C. The amphibians and reptiles of North Dakota. American Midland Naturalist 38(1):162-190
1953 Tinkham, E. R. Two additions to the herpetofauna of North Dakota. Herpetologica 8():179-180
1966 Wheeler, G. C. ; Wheeler, J. The amphibians and reptiles of North Dakota. University of North Dakota Press, Grand Forks, North Dakota. pp.
1974 Krapu, G. L. ; Duebbert, H. F. A biological survey of Kraft Slough. Prairie Naturalist 6(3-4):33-55
1978 McKenna, M. G. Some stories about snakes and lizards. North Dakota Outdoors 40(11):10-11
1978 McKenna, M. G. Some facts about snakes and lizards. North Dakota Outdoors 40(12):2-5
1980 Kolstoe, S. O. Snakes of North Dakota. North Dakota Outdoors 42(11):12-17
1983 Hopkins, R. Habitat affinities of the herpetofauna of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Prairie Naturalist 15(2):86-92
1983 Beregovoy, V. H. The checklist of terrestrial vertebrates observed on the abandoned coal mines of western North Dakota. Proceedings of the Montana Academy of Sciences 42():24-31
1992 Hoberg, T. ; Gause, C. Reptiles & amphibians of North Dakota. North Dakota Outdoors 55(1):7-18
2006 Murphy, R. K. ; Danley, R. F. ; Moore, P. K. Amphibians and reptiles in a mixed-grass prairie in northwestern North Dakota. Prairie Naturalist 38(4):207-212
2009 LeClere, Jeffrey B., Smith, Christopher E., and Blasus, R. E. New and updated county records for amphibians and reptiles in North Dakota, USA. Herpetological Review 40(2):246-247
2015 Johnson, S. Reptiles and Amphibians of North Dakota. North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismarck, North Dakota. pp.

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