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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Ohio

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 blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) — Mountain Chorus Frog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
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 palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard 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 barbouri Kraus and Petranka, 1989 — Streamside Salamander
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 texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed 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
Aneides aeneus (Cope and Packard, 1881) — Green Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) — Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Cope, 1859 — Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) — Northern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1831) — Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 — Cave Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827) — Spring Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) — Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999 — Northern Ravine Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) — Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon richmondi Netting and Mittleman, 1938 — Southern Ravine Salamander
Plethodon wehrlei Fowler and Dunn, 1917 — Wehrle's Salamander
Pseudotriton montanus Baird, 1850 — Mud 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 nigra (Yarrow, 1882) — Eastern Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Northern Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Eastern Foxsnake
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
Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) — Kirtland's Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
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 butleri (Cope, 1889) — Butler's Gartersnake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
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 muralis (Laurenti, 1768) — Common 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
Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) — Broad-headed Skink
Scincella lateralis (Say, in James, 1822 “1823”) — Little Brown 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
Clemmys guttata (Schneider, 1792) — Spotted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 — Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False Map Turtle
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Ohio Herpetological Publications
1838 Kirtland, K. P. Zoology of Ohio. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology), . pp.
1904 Morse, Max. Batrachians and reptiles of Ohio. Special Papers No. 9 Proceedings of the Ohio Acadmey of Science 4(3):64
1938 Conant, Roger The reptiles of Ohio. American Midland Naturalist 20(1):1-200
1943 Aldrich, J. W. Biological survey of the bogs and swamps of northeastern Ohio. (Amphib. & rept. pp. 388-389). American Midland Naturalist 30(2):346-402
1944 Dexter, R. W. New records of reptiles from Portage County, Ohio. Copeia 1944():252
1947 Fichter, G. S. Preliminary list of the reptiles of Butler County, Ohio. Herpetologica 4(2):71-73
1948 Dexter, R. W. More records of reptiles from Portage County, Ohio. Copeia 1948(2):139
1949 Mahr, A. C. A chapter of early Ohio natural history. Ohio Journal of Science 49(2):45-69
1951 Conant, Roger The reptiles of Ohio. 2nd ed. Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Indiana. pp.
1951 Thomas, E. S. Distribution of Ohio animals. Ohio Journal of Science 51():153-167
1951 Duellman, William E. Notes on the reptiles and amphibians of Greene County, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 51():335-341
1958 Dennis, David M. Notes on reptiles collected in the Shawnee State Forest Scioto County, Ohio. Trimonthly Report Ohio Herpetological Society 1(1):1-2
1958 Dennis, David M. An early April collection of reptiles from Bucheye Lake, Licking County, Ohio. Trimonthly Report Ohio Herpetological Society 1(2):2
1958 Dennis, David M. New Ohio County records. Trimonthly Report Ohio Herpetological Society 1(3):10
1958 McMahon, D. Reptile county records from Ohio. Trimon. Report of the Ohio Herpetological Society 1(3):10
1958 Amorose, P. L. Notes on snakes in Ohio. Trimonthly Report Ohio Herpetological Society 1(3):14
1958 Adler, K. K. Third contribution to the herpetology of Ohio. Trimonthly Report Ohio Herpetological Society 1(4):20
1958 Dennis, David M. New Herpetological records from Ohio. Trimonthly Report of the Ohio Herpetological Society 1(4):20-21
1959 Wood, L. W. New Ohio county records in the herpetology collection of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 2():2
1959 Collins, Joseph T. New records of reptiles in Perry County, Ohio. Ohio Herpetological Society Trimonthly Report 2(1):2
1959 Dennis, David M. Herpetological county records from central Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 2(2):1
1960 Adler, K. K. ; Dennis, David M. New Herpetological records from Ohio, I. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 2(4):25-27
1960 Ehrhart, O. E. New records for reptiles in Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 2(4):29
1961 Hirshfeld, C. J. ; Collins, Joseph T. Notes on Ohio herpetology. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(1):1-2
1961 Adler, K. K. On Ohio rattlesnakes. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(1):2-3
1961 Collins, Joseph T. and D. Haggard. Herpetological records from Hamilton County, Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(1):3-4
1961 Kirtland, J. P. Report on the zoology of Ohio - reptiles (including amphibians). [5 pages] Reprint of 1838 original Journal of the Ohio Herpetological Society 3(2):
1961 Adler, K. K. ; Dennis, David M. New Herpetological records from Ohio II. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(2):17-22
1961 Adler, K. K. A survey of recent county records for the reptiles, frogs and toads of Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(2):5-13
1962 Hirschfeld, C. J. ; Collins, Joseph T. Notes on Ohio herpetology II. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3():40-41
1962 Haub, J. P. Miscellaneous notes on Ohio herpetofauna. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3():53-54
1962 Corrado, J. L. ; McDuffie, G. T. New maximum size and county records for Ohio reptiles. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3():54-55
1962 McLean, E. B. Four new Herpetological records from Fayette County, Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(4):58
1962 Witten, A. C. New records of colubrid snakes from Van Wert County, Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(4):58
1962 Tilley, S. G. Distributional patterns of Ohio reptiles. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 3(4):59-60
1962 Walters, E. V. Ohio's turtles. Explorer 4():14-19
1962 McMahon, J. A. Notes on some Ohio lizards. Ohio Journal of Science 62():35-38
1963 Hirschfeld, C. J. ; Collins, Joseph T. Notes on Ohio herpetology III. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 4(1-3):59-60
1963 Seibert, H. C. ; Wood, L. W. New Herpetological distribution records from Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 4(1-4):57-59
1964 Blem, C. The present status of Herpetological collecting in Hardin County, Ohio. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 4():108
1964 Helgesen, R. Valley reptiles and amphibians. Explorer 6(4):12-13
1968 Ruffer, D. G. ; Leonard, D. ; Scherger, G. Checklist of amphibians, reptiles and mammals of the Tree Farm natural area, Defiance County, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 68():312-315
1971 Collins, Joseph T. and George T. McDuffie. Turtles and lizards of the Cincinnati area. Explorer 13(3):26-29
1972 Collins, Joseph T. and George T. McDuffie. Snakes of the Cincinnati region. Explorer 14(1):24-28
1972 Blem, C. R. An annotated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Hardin County, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 72(2):91-96
1973 Smith, H. G. ; Burnard, R. K. ; Good, E. E. ; Keener, J. M. Rare and endangered vertebrates of Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 73(5):257-271
1976 Ashton, R. E. The herpetofauna of Preble County, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 76(1):33-38
1982 Matson, T. O. A survey of the vertebrates of Morgan Swamp, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Kirtlandia 35():1-20
1984 Dalrymple, G. H. ; Reichenbach, N. G. Management of an endangered species of snake in Ohio, USA. Biological Conservation 30(3):195-200
1984 Daniel, P. M. The herpetofauna of Adams County, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 84(1):35-43
1985 Matson, T. O. An inventory of the vertebrates of the Grand River Terraces, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Kirtlandia 41():15-21
1988 Lovich, J. E. ; Jaworski, T. R. Annotated checklist of amphibians and reptiles reported from Cedar Bog, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 88(4):139-143
1992 Lacki, M. J. ; Hummer, J. W. ; Webster, H. J. Mine-drainage treatment wetland as habitat for herptofaunal wildlife. Environmental Management 16(4):513-520
1997 King, R. B. ; Oldham, M. J. ; Weller, W. F. ; Wynn, D. Historic and current amphibian and reptile distributions in the island region of western Lake Erie. American Midland Naturalist 138(1):153-173
2000 Harding, J. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan. pp.
2004 Matson, T. O. ; Muehlheim, R. L. ; Spetz, J. C. Survey of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles of the Conneaut Creek drainage system, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Kirtlandia 54():1-32
2006 Wynn, D. E. ; Moody, S. M. Ohio turtle, lizard, and snake atlas. Ohio Biol. Survey, Columbus, Ohio. pp.
2009 Meshaka, Walter E. ; Marshall, S. D. ; Guiher, T. J. ; Zemba, L. Grassland snake assemblages in central and western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio, USA. Herpetological Bulletin 110():8-19
2012 Folt, B. P. ; Folt, J. R. ; Brune, C. R. New county records for Ohio amphibians and reptiles. Herpetological Review 43(4):624-625
2016 Behrendt, M. New Herpetological county records from Perry County, Ohio, USA. Herpetological Review 47(1):90-91
2016 Behrendt, M. New amphibian and reptile township records from Perry County, Ohio, USA: A call to action. Herpetological Review 47(2):270-272

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