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ESTABLISHED EXTANT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF RHODE ISLAND (44 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
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
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 maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) — Marbled Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Desmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) — Northern 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-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 quadrivittatus (Holbrook, 1836) — Yellow Ratsnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
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
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
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) — Green Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) — Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — North American 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
Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
Malaclemys terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) — Diamondback Terrapin
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Eastern Box Turtle
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle

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RHODE ISLAND ONLINE HERPETOLOGICAL REFERENCES
RHODE ISLAND HERPETOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
1904 Henshaw, Samuel. Fauna of New England 1. List of the Batrachia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 7():1-10
1904 Henshaw, Samuel. Fauna of New England 1. List of the Reptilia. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 7():1-13
1905 Drowne, F. P. The reptiles and batrachians of Rhode Island. Monograph 15. Roger Williams Park Museum. Published by C. Abbott Davis, Providence, Rhode Island. pp.
1905 Drowne, F. P. The reptiles and batrachians of Rhode Island. Monograph 15. Roger Williams Park Museum. Published by C. Abbott Davis, Providence, Rhode Island. pp.
1957 Hawkes, A. L. Reptile rarity. Bulletin Audubon Society R. 18():39-42
1957 Hawkes, A. L. Reptile rarity. Bulletin Audubon Society R. 18():39-42
1970 Breen, J. F. Rhode Island's declining rattlers. Audubon Magazine 54(4):36-38
1970 Breen, J. F. Rhode Island's declining rattlers. Audubon Magazine 54(4):36-38
1983 DeGraaf, R. M. and D. D Rudis. Amphibians and reptiles of New England: Habitats and natural history. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Massachusetts. pp.
1983 DeGraaf, R. M. and Rudis, D. D. Amphibians and reptiles of New England: Habitats and natural history. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Massachusetts. pp.
1993 Klemens, M. W. Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 112():1-318
1993 Klemens, Michael W. Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 112():1-318
2003 Nawojchik, R. and D. J St. Aubin. Sea Turtles in Connecticut and Rhode Island: information from strandings (1987-2001). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 503():270-271
2003 Nawojchik, R. and St. Aubin, D. J. Sea Turtles in Connecticut and Rhode Island: information from strandings (1987-2001). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 503():270-271

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