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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Wyoming

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus baxteri (Porter, 1968) — Wyoming Toad
Anaxyrus boreas (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Western Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1822) — Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Rana luteiventris Thompson, 1913 — Columbia Spotted Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Spea intermontana (Cope, 1883) — Great Basin Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850 — Western Tiger Salamander
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 gentilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Western Milksnake
Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Kingsnake
Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852) — Striped Whipsnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Tantilla nigriceps Kennicott, 1860 — Plains Black-headed Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840 — Western Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) — Prairie Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Heterodon nasicus Edgren, 1952 — Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Terrestrial Gartersnake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Holbrookia maculata Girard, 1851 — Common Lesser Earless Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858 — Greater Short-horned Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 — Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus Cope in Yarrow, 1875 — Plateau Fence Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Ornate Tree Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon multivirgatus Hallowell, 1857 — Many-lined Skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Western Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Six-lined Racerunner
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
Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) — Ornate Box Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Wyoming Herpetological Publications
1891 Test, F. C. Fish-cultural investigations in Montana and Wyoming. Annotated list of reptiles and batrachians collected. Bulletin United State Fisheries Commission 1891():57-59
1948 Baxter, G. T. The amphibians and reptiles of Wyoming. IV. Wyoming Wildlife 12():27-29
1949 Baxter, G. T. A study of the amphibians and reptiles of Wyoming. University of Wyoming Publications 14(1-4):55-56
1953 Carpenter, C. C. An ecological survey of the herpetofauna of the Grand Teton-Jackson Hole area of Wyoming. Copeia 1953():170-174
1963 Smith, Hobart M. New distributional records of amphibians and reptiles from South Dakota and Wyoming. Herpetologica 19():147-148
1972 Smith, B. D. ; Smith, Hobart M. Bipedalism in the lizard Sceloporus undulatus erythrocheilus, and other notes on Wyoming Herpetozoa. Journal of Herpetology 6(1):81-82
1979 Anonymous. A proposed non game program. Wyoming Wildlife 43(9):32-34
1980 Baxter, G. T. ; Stone, M. D. Amphibians and reptiles of Wyoming. Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Bulletin 16():1-137
1980 Stone, M. D. Our herptile heritage. Wyoming Wildlife 44(2):30-31, 34
1980 Strickland, M. D. Considering critical wildlife habitat. Wyoming Wildlife 44(9):8-11, 23
1982 Johnsgard, P. A. Teton wildlife: observations of a naturalist. Colorado Associated University Press, Boulder, Colorado. pp.
1984 Corn, P. S. ; Bury, R. B. ; Welsh, H. H. Selected bibliography of Wyoming amphibians and reptiles. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 59():1-34
1988 Morrison, R. ; Powell, L. New distribution records of lizards in Wyoming. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 16():85-86
1992 Finch, D. M. Threatened, endangered, and vulnerable species of terrestrial vertebrates in the Rocky Mountain region. United States Forest Service General Technical Report RM, 215. 1-38pp.
1994 Christie, T. Snake bite! Wyoming Wildlife 58(6):22-29
1995 Koch, Edward D. and Charles R. Peterson. Amphibians and Reptiles of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, Utah. pp.
2011 Lewis, D. A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Wyoming. Wyoming Naturalist, Douglas, Wyoming():183 pp

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