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Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of North Est Region 15 This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp (Funding for document digitization was provided, in part, by a grant from the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Program.) Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of North est Minnesota- Region 15 innesota Dep rtment of Natural Resources January 1 , 1979 Guide to the Herpetofauna of Northwest Minnesota Region 1 - South This preliminary guide has been prepared as a reference to the occurrence and distribution of reptiles and amphibians of Region 1 - South in Northwest Minnesota. Taxonomy and identification are based on "A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians" by Roger Conant (Second Edition, 1975). Figure 1 is a map of this region. Counties Included: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Ottertail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. SPECIES LIST Turtles Salamanders Common snapping turtle Mudpuppy Western painted turtle Blue-spotted salamander *Gray tiger sa 1amander } s s Lizards Eastern tiger salamander · · *Central (common) newt (?) Northern prairie skink Toads Snakes Canadian (Dakota) toad Red-bellied snake American toad Western plains garter snake *Great plains toad Red-sided garter snake1 sis Eastern garter snake _f • • Frogs Plains western hognose snake *Western smooth green snake Boreal chorus frog 1 s s Eastern hognose snake (?) West~rn chorus frog} · • Northern leopard frog Wood frog Mink frog (?) s.s. - same species (?) hypothetical species - reports needed -* - special interest species - reports needed Summary A total of 17 species are found in Region 1 - South. The mudpuppy, eastern hognose snake, and mink frog are probably present but haven't yet been recorded. Th~ .tiger salamander, eastern garter snake, chorus frog are each represented by two subspecies. Species of special interest are the gray tiger salamander, central newt (if present), and western smooth green snake. Any sightings of these species should be recorded and sent to the nongame supervisor. -2- County records for this region are given on the following pages. If you encounter any new county records, the speciman should be captured and either photographed from several ~ngles or preserved in isopropyl alcohol. Record the collector's name and address, date, county, township, range, and section number (or distance and directions from the nearest town), and the habitat jn which the animal was found. The nongame supervisor should be contacted concerning disposition of specimens. Unless otherwise noted, all county records are derived from Reptiles and Amphibians of Minnesota by Walter J. Breckenridge. 142 140 138 136 134 •· 132 130 44 42 40 38 36 Figure 1. Map of region 1-South. Township numbers are shown in the left margin and range numbers are shown in the bottom margin. Reptiles and Amphibians of Minnesota - Region 1 South ' ,.... ..... QJ ttS en en en s... c: ~ s... ttS c: QJ .,.:.. s... QJ ~ ,.... QJ ~ ~ QJ > c: Cl > QJ u ~ ,.... ~ ttS ttS ;:s QJ c.. QJ .... .,... ~ s... s... 0 ~ 0 CQ (.,) ::3: 0 1-- <.!l c (/') 0- Turtles Common Snapping Turtle x x x _, __ ,_ Wes tern Painted -Turtle-----~-------------- -- ---x-- -- - x x Lizards Northern Prairie Skink x x x x x Snakes Red-bellied Snake x Western Plains Garter Snake x x x x x x x x Red-sided Garter Snake) x x x x ) s. s. Eastern Garter Snake ) x x x Plains Western Hognose Snake x x Eastern Hognose Snake (?) Western Smooth Green Snake x x Bull snake {?) Salamanders FWS Mud puppy x x x x Central Newt {?) FWS Blue-spotted Salamander x Gray Tiger Salamander ) x s. s. Eastern Tiger Salamander l x x x Toads H* H* H* H* Canadian Toad x x x x x x American Toad x x x Great Plains Toad x x x x x x H* - Huber ,..... .. ,... QJ n::s en en en s... c:: ..µ s... n::s c:: QJ .,... s... OJ .µ ,..... OJ ~ >, ~ OJ > c:: O'> > (JJ u ,..... .µ n::s n::s :l (JJ c:i (JJ ,.... .,... ..µ s... s.. 0 ..µ 0 CQ (..)"' :!!:: 0 1-- (..!) Cl V> 0.. Frogs Boreal chorus frog ) x x x ) s. s. FW~ Western chorus frog) x x x x Mink frog (?) Northern leopard frog x x x x x x x Wood frog x .
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