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PROVINCIAL/STATE SPECIES LISTS AND REFERENCES

ESTABLISHED EXTANT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF NOVA SCOTIA (24 SPECIES)

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

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 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

	Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
	Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) — Eastern Red-backed Salamander

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

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

	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) — 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
	Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's Turtle
	Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
	Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider

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NOVA SCOTIA ONLINE HERPETOLOGICAL REFERENCES

Nova Scotia Herpetofauna Atlas

NOVA SCOTIA HERPETOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS

1865	Jones, J. M. Contributions to the Natural History of Nova Scotia: Reptilia. Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (Halifax) 2(3):114-128
1892	Piers, H. Notes on Nova Scotian zoology. Proceedings Nova Scotia Institute 2(1):175-184
1902	Pickles, H. A list of the mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes in the parish of Halifax. Halifax Natural. 7():95-96
1952	Bleakney, J. Sherman The amphibians and reptiles of Nova Scotia. Canadian Field-Naturalist 66():125-129
1957	Bleakney, J. Sherman and Francis Cook. Additional records of the four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, from Nova Scotia. Copeia 1957(2):142-143
1963	Bleakney, J. Sherman Notes on the distribution and life histories of turtles in Nova Scotia. Canadian Field-Naturalist 77(2):67-76
1984	Gilhen, J. Amphibians and reptiles of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax. 162pp.
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.
2006	Graef, A. The turtles of Nova Scotia. Pages 229-238 in Turtles: proceedings: International Turtle & Tortoise Symposium. Vienna 2002. Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main. 618 pp.. pp.

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