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Provincial/State Species Lists and References

Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Quebec

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians

Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs

Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads

Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad

Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies

	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 laterale Hallowell, 1856 — Blue-spotted Salamander
	Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Spotted 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
	Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827) — Spring 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) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes

Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes

	Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
	Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake

Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes

Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake

Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes

	Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
	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

Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles

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
	Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's Turtle
	Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
	Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map 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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Quebec Online Herpetological References

Atlas des amphibiens et des reptiles du Québec

Quebec Herpetological Publications

1937	Alexandra, F. Les couleuvres du Quebec. [The snakes of Quebec.] Société Canadienne d'Histoire Naturelle [ Canadian Natural History Society] 26():1-4
1937	Alexandra, F. Les tortues du Quebec. [The turtles of Quebec.] Société Canadienne d'Histoire Naturelle [ Canadian Natural History Society] 39():1-4
1991	Bider, J. R. and S. Matte. Atlas des amphibiens et des reptiles du Quebec 1988-89-90. [Atlas of amphibians and reptiles of Quebec 1988-89-90.] Societe d'Histoire Naturelle de la Vallee du St-Laurent & Ministere du Loisir, de la Chasse et de la Peche, Direction de la Gestion des Especes et des Habitats, Service des etudes ecologiques. [Natural History Society of the St. Lawrence Valley & Ministry of Recreation, Hunting and Fishing, Directorate of Species and Habitat Management, Ecological Studies Service], Quebec. 429pp.
2004	Desroches, J. F. and D. Rodrigue. Amphibiens et Reptiles du Québec et des maritimes. [Amphibians and Reptiles of Quebec and the Maritimes.] Librairie du Quebec, Montreal. 288pp.

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