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ESTABLISHED EXTANT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF OREGON (72 SPECIES)

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
Pseudacris sierra (Jameson, Mackey, and Richmond, 1966) — Sierran 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 pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Rana aurora Baird and Girard, 1852 — Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana boylii Baird, 1854 — Foothill Yellow-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 mavortium Baird, 1850 — Western Tiger 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
Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869 — Clouded Salamander
Aneides klamathensis Reilly and Wake, 2019 — Klamath Black Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus (Eschscholtz, 1833) — California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps wrighti (Bishop, 1937) — Oregon Slender Salamander
Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray, 1850 — Ensatina
Plethodon dunni Bishop, 1934 — Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh, 1916 — Del Norte Salamander
Plethodon larselli Burns, 1954 — Larch Mountain Salamander
Plethodon stormi Highton and Brame, 1965 — Siskiyou Mountains 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 variegatus Stebbins and Lowe, 1951 — Southern 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 californiae (Blainville, 1835) — California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata (Lockington ex Blainville, 1876) — California Mountain Kingsnake
Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852) — Striped Whipsnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird and Girard, 1853 — Long-nosed Snake
Sonora semiannulata Baird and Girard, 1853 — Western Groundsnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840 — Western Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Contia longicauda Feldman and Hoyer, 2010 — Forest Sharp-tailed Snake
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 atratus (Kennicott, in Cooper, 1860) — Aquatic Gartersnake
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
Crotaphytidae Smith and Brodie, 1982 — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith and Tanner, 1972 — Great Basin Collared Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829) — Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858 — Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard in Barid and Girard, 1852 — Desert 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 tigris (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Tiger Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox (Springer, 1928) — Plateau Striped Whiptail
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Cheloniidae Oppel, 1811 — Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) — Green Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) — Olive 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
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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OREGON HERPETOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
1852 Hallowell, Edward. Descriptions of new species from Oregon. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6():182-183
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
1897 Van Denburgh, John. The reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An account of the species known to inhabit California, and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 5():9-236
1899 Mclain, Robert B. Critical notes on a collection of reptiles from the western coast of the United States. Contributions to North American Herpetology. Privately printed, Wheeling, West Virginia. 1-13pp.
1912 Van Denburgh, John. Notes on some reptiles and amphibians from Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) 3():155-160
1934 Bishop, Sherman C. Description of a new salamander from Oregon, with notes on related species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 47():169–172
1934 Brooking, W. J. Some reptiles and amphibians, from Malheur County in eastern Oregon. Copeia 1934():92-93
1936 Fitch, H. S. Amphibians and reptiles of the Rogue River Basin, Oregon. American Midland Naturalist 17(3):634-652
1937 Bishop, Sherman C. A remarkable new salamander from Oregon. Herpetologica 1():93–95
1939 Graf, W. , Jewett, S. G. , Gordon, K. L. Records of amphibians and reptiles from Oregon. Copeia 1939():101-104
1941 Anderson, O. I. and J. R. Slater. Life zone distribution of the Oregon reptiles. Occasional Papers Department of Biology College of Puget Sound 12(15):109-119
1945 Schonberger, C. F. Food of some amphibians and reptiles of Oregon and Washington. Copeia 1945():120-121
1948 Evenden, F. G. Distribution of the turtles of western Oregon. Herpetologica 4(6):201-204
1949 Storm, R. M. , Pimentel, R. A. Herpetological notes from Malheur County, Oregon. Great Basin Naturalist 9(3-4):59-63
1952 Ferguson, Denzel E. The distribution of amphibians and reptiles of Wallowa County, Oregon. Herpetologica 8(3):66-68
1954 Ferguson, Denzel E. An annotated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Union County, Oregon. Herpetologica 10():149-152
1954 Farner, D. S. , Kezer, J. Notes on the amphibians and reptiles of Crater Lake National Park. American Midland Naturalist 50(2):448-402
1955 Storm, R. M. A possible snake hibernaculum. Herpetologica 11():160
1958 Ferguson, Denzel E., K. E. Payne, K. E., and Robert M. Storm. Notes on the herpetology of Baker County, Oregon. Great Basin Naturalist 18():63-65
1959 Dunlap, D. G. Notes on the amphibians and reptiles of Deschutes County, Oregon. Herpetologica 15():173-177
1969 Brodie, Edmund D., Jr., Ronald A. Nussbaum, and Robert M. Storm. An egg-laying aggregation of five species of Oregon reptiles. Herpetologica 25(3):223-227
1970 Black, J. H. , Storm, R. M. Notes on the herpetology of Grant County, Oregon. Great Basin Naturalist 30():9-12
1978 Fitzner, R. E. , Rickard, W. H. , Clark, D. E. Herpetological survey at the Trojan Nuclear Plant, Oregon. Northwest Science 52(2):104-107
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
1981 Whitaker, J. O. , Maser, C. Food habits of seven species of lizards from Malheur County, southeastern Oregon. Northwest Science 55(3):202-208
1982 Werschkul, D. F. Species-habitat relationships in an Oregon cold desert lizard community. Great Basin Naturalist 42(3):380-384
1982 Harris, L. D. C. Maser, and A. McKee. Patterns of old growth harvest and implications for Cascades wildlife. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 47():374-392
1983 Nussbaum, Ronald A., Edmund D. Brodie, Jr., and Robert M. Storm. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific Northwest. University of Idaho Press, Moscow, 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.
1988 Welsh, H. H. , Lind, A. J. Old growth forests and the distribution of the terrestrial herpetofauna. United States Forest Service General Technical Report RM, 166. 439-458pp.
1991 Bury, R. Bruce, Paul Stephen Corn and K. B. Aubry. Regional patterns of terrestrial amphibian communities in Oregon and Washington. Pages 341-350 in Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland. pp.
1991 Welsh, H. H. , Lind, A. J. The structure of the herpetofaunal assemblage in the Douglas-fir/hardwood forests of northwestern California and southwestern Oregon. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PSW, 285. 394-413pp.
1992 Bull, E. L. , Wisdom, M. J. Fauna of the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PSW, 291. 1-28pp.
1995 Brown, H. A., R. Bruce Bury, D. M. Darda, L. V. Diller, Charles R. Peterson, and Robert M. Storm. Reptiles of Washington and Oregon. Seattle Audubon Society, Seattle, Washington. pp.
1996 Corkran, Charlotte C., and Chris Thoms. Amphibians of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia: A Field Identification Guide. Lone Pine Publishing, Renton, Washington. pp.
1996 Gomez, D. M. , Anthony, R. G. Amphibian and reptile abundance in riparian and upslope areas of five forest types in western Oregon. Northwest Science 70(2):109-119
1997 Csuti, B. , Kimerling, A. J. , O'Neil, T. A. , Shaughnessy, M. M. , Gaines, E. P. , Huso, M. M. P. Atlas of Oregon wildlife: Distribution, habitat, and natural history. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. pp.
1999 Bury, R. Bruce and Christopher A. Pearl. Klamath-Siskiyou herpetofauna: Biogeographic patterns and conservation strategies. Natural Areas Journal 19(4):341-350
2002 St. John, Alan. Reptiles of the Northwest: California to Alaska, Rockies to the Coast. Lone Pine Publishing., Renton, Washington. pp.
2003 Curtis, A. B. Horse Rock Ridge Research Natural Area: Guidebook supplement 27. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PNW, 571. 1-30pp.
2007 Schuller, R. , Exeter, R. L. Forest Peak Research Natural area: Guidebook supplement 33. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PNW 730():1-23
2007 Schuller, R. , Exeter, R. L. Saddle Bag Mountain Research Natural Area: Guidebook supplement 34. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PNW 731():1-22
2008 Schuller, R. , Halvorson, R. Horse Ridge Research Natural Area: Guidebook supplement 37. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PNW 771():1-25
2010 Schuller, R. , Fritts, S. J. , Mousseaux, M. Woodcock Bog Research Natural Area: Guidebook supplement 40. United States Forest Service General Technical Report PNW 824():1-21

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