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ESTABLISHED EXTANT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF ONTARIO (53 SPECIES)

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
Anaxyrus hemiophrys (Cope, 1886) — Canadian Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's 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 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 texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed 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
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) — Eastern Red-backed 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-other lizards) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Squamata (part-snakes) 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
Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Eastern Foxsnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Eastern Massasauga
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
Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) — Queensnake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis butleri (Cope, 1889) — Butler's Gartersnake
Thamnophis saurita (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — North American 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
Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Eastern 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 spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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ONTARIO HERPETOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
1918 Patch, Clyde L. A list of amphibians and reptiles of the Ottawa, Ontario District. The Ottawa Naturalist 32(3):53
1939 Logier, E.B.S. The reptiles of Ontario. Royal Ontario Museum Handbook (4):63
1980 Catling, P. M. and B. Freedman. Variation in distribution and abundance of four sympatric species of snakes at Amherstburg, Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 94(1):19-27
1988 Oldham, M.J. (Editor) Ontario herpetofaunal summary 1985. World Wildlife Fund (Canada), Essex Region Conservation Authority & Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto. Essex & London, Ontario. 206pp.
1991 Lowcock, Leslie A., Hugh Griffith, and Robert W. Murphy. The Ambystoma laterale-jeffersonianum complex in central Ontario: Ploidy structure, sex ratio, and breeding dynamics in a bisexual-unisexual community. Copeia 1991(1):87-105
1992 Oldham, M .J. and Weller, W. F. Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary: compiling information on the distribution and life history of amphibians and reptiles in Ontario. Canadian Wildlife Service Occasional Paper (76):21-22
1998 Bogart, James P. and Robert W. Murphy. Herpetology in Southern Ontario. Herpetological Review 29(1):8-10
2002 MacCulloch, Ross D. The ROM field guide to amphibians and reptiles of Ontario. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto. 168pp.
2013 Rowell, J. The Snakes of Ontario: Natural History, Distribution and Status. Self-published, . 411pp.

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