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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Washington

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus boreas (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Western Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Pseudacris regilla (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Pacific Treefrog
Leiopelmatidae Mivart, 1869 —
Ascaphus montanus Mittleman and Myers, 1949 — Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog
Ascaphus truei Stejneger, 1899 — Coastal Tailed 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 pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Rana aurora Baird and Girard, 1852 — Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana cascadae Slater, 1939 — Cascades Frog
Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913 — Columbia Spotted Frog
Rana pretiosa Baird and Girard, 1853 — Oregon Spotted Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea intermontana (Cope, 1883) — Great Basin Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma gracile (Baird, 1859) — Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird, 1850 — Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Dicamptodon copei Nussbaum, 1970 — Cope's Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Coastal Giant Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850 — Ensatina
Plethodon dunni Bishop, 1934 — Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon larselli Burns, 1954 — Larch Mountain Salamander
Plethodon vandykei Van Denburgh, 1906 — Van Dyke's Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum (Cooper, 1860) — Western Red-backed Salamander
Rhyacotritonidae Tihen, 1958 — Torrent Salamanders
Rhyacotriton cascadae Good and Wake, 1992 — Cascade Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton kezeri Good and Wake, 1992 — Columbia Torrent Salamander
Rhyacotriton olympicus (Gaige, 1917) — Olympic Torrent Salamander
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Taricha granulosa (Skilton, 1849) — Rough-skinned Newt
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Boidae Gray, 1842 — Boas
Charina bottae (Blainville, 1835) — Rubber Boa
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis zonata (Lockington ex Blainville, 1876) — California Mountain Kingsnake
Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852) — Striped Whipsnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840 — Western Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Contia tenuis (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Common Sharp-tailed Snake
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea Cope, 1860 — Desert Nightsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Terrestrial Gartersnake
Thamnophis ordinoides (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Northwestern Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828) — Northern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata (Blainville, 1835) — Southern Alligator Lizard
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829) — Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Fence Lizard
Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Side-blotched Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon skiltonianus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis neotesselatus (Walker, Cordes, and Taylor, 1997) — Colorado Checkered Whiptail
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Northwestern Pond Turtle
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider

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Washington Herpetological Publications
1897 Van Denburgh, John. The reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An account of the species known to inhabit Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 5():1-236
1899 Meek, S. E. Notes on a collection of cold-blooded vertebrates from the Olympic Mountains. Field Museum of Natural History Zoological Series 1():225-236
1921 Blanchard, Frank N. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from northeastern Washington. Copeia 1921(90):5-6
1933 Svihla, A. ; Svihla, R. D. Amphibians and reptiles of Whitman County, Washington. Copeia 1933():125-128
1939 Brown, W. C. ; Slater, J. R. The amphibians and reptiles of the islands of the state of Washington. Occasional Papers Department of Biology College of Puget Sound 4():6-31
1941 Slater, J. R. ; Brown, V. C. Island records of amphibians and reptiles for Washington. Occasional Papers Department of Biology College of Puget Sound 12(15):74-77
1941 Owen, R. P. A list of the reptiles of Washington. Copeia 1940():169-172
1942 Johnson, M. L. A distributional checklist of the reptiles of Washington. Copeia 1942(1):15-18
1942 Lewis, T. H. Additional records for Washington snakes. Copeia 1942(2):129
1945 McCauley, R. H. The reptiles of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Privately published, Hagerstown, Maryland. pp.
1945 Schonberger, C. F. Food of some amphibians and reptiles of Oregon and Washington. Copeia 1945():120-121
1963 Slater, J. R. A key to the adult reptiles of Washington State. Occasional Papers Department of Biology College of Puget Sound 23():209-211
1963 Slater, J. R. Distribution of Washington reptiles. Occasional Papers Department of Biology College of Puget Sound 24():212-233
1975 Harris, H. S. Distributional survey (Amphibia/ Reptilia): Maryland and the District of Columbia. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 11(3):73-167
1976 Harris, M. J. Herpetofauna of Yakawawa Canyon, Washington. Northwest Science 50(2):114-121
1979 Thomas, J. W. (ed. ) 378 wildlife species of the Blue Mountains listed in phylogenetic sequence by common and scientific names. United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Handbook 553():168-178
1979 Thomas, J. W. (ed. ) 137 wildlife species in the Blue Mountains of 'special interest'. United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Handbook 553():191-197
1979 Thomas, J. W. (ed. ) Composite occurrence and orientation list for 378 wildlife species in the Blue Mountains. United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Handbook 553():200-245
1979 Thomas, J. W. (ed. ) Versatility ratings of 326 wildlife species. United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Handbook 553():308-331
1979 Thomas, J. W. (ed. ) Additional habitat considerations for 378 wildlife species of the Blue Mountains listed in phylogenetic sequence by common name. United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Handbook 553():360-377
1983 Nussbaum, R. A. ; Brodie, E. D. ; Storm, R. M. Amphibians and reptiles of the Pacific Northwest. University Press of Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho. pp.
1988 Bury, R. B. ; Corn, P. S. Douglas-fir forests in the Oregon and Washington cascades: Relation of the herpetofauna to stand age and moisture. United States Forest Service General Technical Report RM, 166. 11-22pp.
1989 Rickard, W. H. ; Poole, L. D. Terrestrial wildlife of the Hanford Site: past and future. Northwest Science 63(4):183-193
1991 Fitzner, R. E. ; Gray, R. H. The status, distribution and ecology of wildlife on the U.S. DOE Hanford Site: A historical overview of research activities. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 18(3):173-202
1995 Brown, H. A. ; Bury, R. B. ; Darda, D. M. ; Diller, L. V. ; Peterson, C. R. ; Storm, R. M. Reptiles of Washington and Oregon. Seattle Audubon Society, Seattle, Washington. pp.
1995 Johnson, M. Reptiles of the State of Washington (1954). (Previously unpublished historical article Includes associated preface by RM Storm and list of current nomenclature, pp 1-2) Northwest Fauna 3():1-80
1995 McAllister, K. R. Distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Washington State. Northwest Fauna 3():81-112
1997 Aubry, K. B. ; Gregory, P. Herpetology in the Puget lowlands of western Washington and southwestern British Columbia. Herpetological Review 28(1):12-13
1999 Adams, M. J. ; West, S. D. ; Kalmbach, L. Amphibian and reptile surveys of U.S. Navy lands on the Kitsap and Toandos Peninsulas, Washington. Northwestern Naturalist 80(1):1-7
2003 Gaines, W. L. ; Singleton, P. H. ; Ross, R. C. Assessing the cumulative effects of linear recreation routes on wildlife habitats on the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PNW, 586. 1-79pp.
2009 Harris, H. S. The past history of documenting the distributions of amphibians and reptiles of Maryland and the district of Columbia. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 45(1):14-16
2009 Miller, R. W. The reptiles of Maryland and the district of Columbia: missing specimen lists. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 140():1-2, 1-10
2011 Orr, J. M. ; Mendoza, L. Herpetofaunal survey of Mason Neck State Park and Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge. Catesbeiana 31(2):59-72

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