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1 Proteidae – Mudpuppies Checklist of Names to Know for Herpetology Lab ECOL 483/583 Foldi 2010 Know all the following: URODELA (CAUDATA) – Salamanders & Newts Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamanders Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum (mavortium) - Barred Tiger Salamander Amphiumidae - Amphiumas Cryptobranchidae - Hellbenders Dicamptodontidae - Pacific Giant Salamanders Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders Proteidae – Mudpuppies Rhyacotritonidae - Torrent Salamanders Salamandridae - Newts and “True Salamanders” Sirenidae - Sirens GYMNOPHIONA - Caecilians ANURA – Frogs & Toads Ascaphidae - Tailed Frogs Bufonidae - True Toads Bufo alvarius - Sonoran Desert Toad Bufo cognatus - Great Plains Toad Bufo debilis - Green Toad Bufo microscaphus - Arizona Toad Bufo punctatus - Red-spotted Toad Bufo retiformis - Sonoran Green Toad Bufo woodhousii ( B. woodhousei ) - Woodhouse’s Toad Hylidae - Treefrogs Hyla arenicolor - Canyon Treefrog Hyla eximia (Hyla wrightorum ) - Mountain Treefrog Pseudacris regilla (Hyla regilla) - Pacific Treefrog Pseudacris triseriata - Western Chorus Frog Leptodactylidae - Leptodactylid Frogs Eleutherodactylus augusti ( Coagulator / Hylactophryne augusti ) - Barking Frog Microhylidae - Narrowmouth Toads Gastrophryne olivacea - Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad Pelobatidae - Spadefoot Toads Scaphiopus couchii - Couch’s Spadefoot Spea bombifrons ( Scaphiopus bombifrons ) - Plains Spadefoot Spea intermontana ( Scaphiopus intermontanus ) - Great Basin Spadefoot Spea multiplicata ( Scaphiopus multiplicatus ) - Mexican Spadefoot ANURA – Frogs & Toads (continued) Pipidae - Tongueless Frogs Xenopus laevis - African Clawed Frog Ranidae - True Frogs Rana catesbeiana – American Bullfrog Rana pipiens complex - Northern Leopard Frog complex Rana tarahumarae - Tarahumara Frog 1 Rana yavapaiensis - Lowland Leopard Frog Rana chiricahuensis - Chiricahua Leopard Frog Rhinophrynidae - Burrowing Toads Bombinatoridae - Fire-Bellied Toads Dendrobatidae - Poison Arrow Frogs Discoglossidae - Midwife Toads and Painted Frogs TESTUDINES or CHELONIA – Turtles & Tortoises Cheloniidae - Marine Turtles Chelydridae - Snapping Turtles Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle Dermochelyidae - Leatherback Turtles Emydidae - Semiaquatic Pond And Marsh Turtles Chrysemys picta - Painted Turtle Terrapene ornata - Ornate Box Turtle Trachemys scripta ( Pseudemys scripta ) - Pond Slider Kinosternidae - Musk and Mud Turtles Kinosternon flavescens - Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon sonoriense - Sonora Mud Turtle Testudinidae - Land Tortoises Gopherus agassizii - Desert Tortoise Trionychidae - Soft-Shelled Turtles Apalone spinifera ( Trionyx spiniferus ) - Spiny Softshell Turtle SQUAMATA – “Lizards” & Snakes(continued) Lacertilia – “Lizards” Anguidae - Anguid Lizards Elgaria kingii (Gerrhonotus kingii) - Madrean Alligator Lizard Gekkonidae – Geckos Coleonyx variegatus - Western Banded Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus - Mediterranean House Gecko Helodermatidae - Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards Heloderma suspectum - Gila Monster Iguanidae – Iguanids Crotaphytinae - Collared and Leopard Lizards Crotaphytus collaris - Eastern Collared Lizard Gambelia wislizenii – Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Iguaninae - Iguanines Dipsosaurus dorsalis - Desert Iguana Sauromalus ater (Sauromalus obesus) – Common Chuckwalla “Tropidurinae” - Tropidurines Polychrotinae - Anoles And Allies SQUAMATA – “Lizards” & Snakes (continued) Lacertilia – “Lizards” (continued) Iguanidae – Iguanids (continued) Phrynosomatinae - Phrynosomatines Callisaurus draconoides – Zebra-tailed Lizard Cophosaurus texanus - Greater Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata - Common Lesser Earless Lizard 2 Phrynosoma cornutum - Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi (P. douglasii) – Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma modestum – Round-tailed Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos - Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma solare - Regal Horned Lizard Sceloporus clarkii – Clark’s Spiny Lizard Sceloporus jarrovii – Yarrow’s Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister - Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus slevini (Sceloporus scalaris) – Slevin’s Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus undulatus – Eastern Fence Lizard -Sceloporus cowlesi – Southwestern Fence lizard -Sceloporus tristichus – Plateau Fence lizard * S. undulatus was recently split into S. cowlesi and S. tristichus , and appears as such in the field guide. However, S. undulatus is still commonly used, and all of these names are acceptable this year in this course. Sceloporus virgatus - Striped Plateau Lizard Urosaurus graciosus – Long-tailed Brush Lizard Urosaurus ornatus – Ornate Tree Lizard Uma rufopunctata – Yuman Fringe-toed Lizard Uta stansburiana – Common Side-blotched Lizard Scincidae - Skinks Eumeces callicephalus - Mountain Skink Eumeces gilberti - Gilbert’s Skink Eumeces obsoletus - Great Plains Skink Teiidae – Teiid Lizards Aspidoscelis tigris – Tiger Whiptail Aspidoscelis (Cnemidophorus) spp. - Whiptail Xantusiidae - Night Lizards Xantusia vigilis - Desert Night Lizard Varanidae - Monitor Lizards “Agamidae” - Agamid Lizards Chamaeleonidae - Chameleons Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenids Serpentes (Ophidia) – Snakes Boidae - Boas, Pythons, and Sand Boas Lichanura trivirgata - Rosy Boa “Colubridae” - Colubrids Arizona elegans - Glossy Snake Chilomeniscus stramineus ( cinctus )- Variable Sandsnake Chionactis occipitalis - Western Shovel-nosed Snake Diadophis punctatus – Ring-necked Snake Gyalopion canum - Chiahuahuan Hook-nosed Snake Heterodon nasicus - Western Hog-nosed Snake Hypsiglena torquata - Nightsnake Lampropeltis getula - Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana - Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis triangulum - Milksnake SQUAMATA – “Lizards” & Snakes (continued) 3 Serpentes ( Ophidia) – Snakes (continued) “Colubridae” - Colubrids (continued) Masticophis bilineatus - Sonoran Whipsnake Masticophis flagellum - Coachwhip Masticophis taeniatus - Striped Whipsnake Oxybelis aeneus - Brown Vinesnake Phyllorhynchus browni - Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus - Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake Pituophis catenifer – Gophersnake Rhinocheilus lecontei – Long-nosed Snake Salvadora grahamiae - Eastern Patch-nosed Snake Salvadora hexalepis - Western Patch-nosed Snake Senticolis triaspis - Green Ratsnake Tantilla spp. – Black-headed Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis – Black-necked Gartersnake Thamnophis eques - Mexican Gartersnake Thamnophis marcianus - Checkered Gartersnake Thamnophis rufipunctatus – Narrow-headed Gartersnake Trimorphodon biscutatus – Western Lyresnake Elapidae - Cobras, Mambas, New World Coralsnakes, Sea Snakes, etc. Micruroides euryxanthus - Sonoran Coralsnake Leptotyphlopidae - Blindsnakes Leptotyphlops dissectus ( dulcis ) – New Mexico Threadsnake Leptotyphlops humilis - Western Threadsnake Viperidae - Adders, Old World Vipers, and Pitvipers Crotalus atrox - Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Crotalus cerastes – Sidewinder Crotalus cerberus - Arizona Black Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus - Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii - Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus – Black-tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus – Western Rattlesnake Crotalus pricei - Twin-spotted Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus - Mohave Rattlesnake Crotalus tigris - Tiger Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis - Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus willardi – Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus - Massasauga CROCODYLIA – Crocodilians Alligatoridae - Alligators Crocodylidae – Crocodiles and Caimons RHYNCHOCEPHALIA - Tuataras 4 .
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