Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America

Original Description Citations for the
Reptiles and Amphibians of North America

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abacura, Farancia Serpentes
Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 1, p. 119, pl. 23

abbotti, Coleonyx variegatus Lacertilia
Coleonyx variegatus abbotti Klauber, 1945 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 10, No. 11, p. 154

abyssus, Crotalus viridis Serpentes
Crotalus viridis abyssus Klauber, 1930 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 114, pl. 11, fig. 1

acricus, Diadophis punctatus Serpentes
Diadophis punctatus acricus Paulson, 1968 - Quarterly Journal Florida Acad. Sci., Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 295-308

Acris Salientia
Acris Dumeril and Bibron, 1841 - Erp. Gen., Vol. 8, p. 506

acutus, Crocodylus Crocodilia
Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) - Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 10, p. 55, pl. 1, fig. 3, pl. 2, fig. 5

adamanteus, Crotalus Serpentes
Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 4, p. 368, figs. 1, 2

aeneus, Aneides Caudata
Aneides aeneus (Cope and Packard, 1881) - Amer. Nat., Vol. 15, No. 11, p. 878

aeneus, Desmognathus Caudata
Desmognathus aeneus Brown and Bishop, 1947 - Copeia, p. 163

aeneus, Oxybelis Serpentes
Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824) - in Spix, Serp. Bras., p. 12, pl. 3

aesopus, Rana capito Salientia
Rana capito aesopus Cope, 1886 - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 23, p. 517

aestivus, Opheodrys Serpentes
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, p. 387

affinis, Pituophis catenifer Serpentes
Pituophis catenifer affinis Hallowell, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 181

agassizii, Chelonia mydas Testudines [:x]
Chelonia mydas agassizii Bocourt, 1868 - Ann. Sci. Nat., Ser. 5, Zool., Vol. 10, Pts. 1-3, p. 122

agassizii, Gopherus Testudines
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1863) - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Vol. 2, p. 120

Agkistrodon Serpentes
Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 4, p. 381

ainsworthi, Plethodon Caudata [nc][tc]
Plethodon ainsworthi Lazell, 1998

alabamensis, Necturus Caudata
Necturus alabamensis Viosca, 1937 - Copeia, p. 121

alabamensis, Pseudemys Testudines
Pseudemys alabamensis Baur, 1893 - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 31, p. 224

albagula, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 - Ann. New York Acad. Sci., Vol. 45, p. 283

alleganiensis, Cryptobranchus Caudata
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803) - Hist. Nat. Gen. Part. Rept., Vol. 8, p. 231

alleni, Regina Serpentes
Regina alleni (Garman, 1874) - Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 17, p. 92

Alligator Crocodilia
Alligator Cuvier, 1807 - Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 10, p. 25

alterna, Lampropeltis Serpentes
Lampropeltis alterna (Brown, "1901" 1902) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 53, Feb. 6, 1902, p. 612

alvarius, Bufo Salientia
Bufo alvarius Girard, 1859 - in Baird, Report U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv., Vol. 2, Rept., p. 26, pl. 41, figs. 1-6

amabilis, Diadophis punctatus Serpentes
Diadophis punctatus amabilis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 113

amaura, Lampropeltis triangulum Serpentes
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura Cope, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 258

Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma Tschudi, "1838" 1839 - Classif. Batr., Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchatel, p. 92

americanus, Bufo Salientia
Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 1, p. 75, pl. 9

amoenus, Carphophis Serpentes
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 4, Pt. 2, p. 237

Amphiuma Caudata
Amphiuma Garden, 1821 - in Smith's Correspondence of Linnaeus, Vol. 1, p. 599 (descr. p. 333)

amplus, Plethodon Caudata [nc][tc]
Plethodon amplus Highton and Peabody, 2000

Anarbylus Lacertilia [:x]
Anarbylus Murphy, 1974 - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. 40, No. 4, p. 87

andersonii, Hyla Salientia
Hyla andersonii Baird, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 60

Aneides Caudata
Aneides Baird, 1849 - in Heck, Iconographic Encycl. Zool., Vol. 2, p. 257

angusticlavius, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944 - Ann. New York Acad. Sci., Vol. 45, p. 266

annectens, Pituophis catenifer Serpentes
Pituophis catenifer annectens Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 72

annectens, Thamnophis sirtalis Serpentes
Thamnophis sirtalis annectens Brown, 1950 - Annotated Check-list rept. and amph. of Texas, Baylor Univ. Stud., p. 203

annectens, Tropidoclonion lineatum Serpentes [:x]
Tropidoclonion lineatum annectens Ramsey, 1953 - Herpetologica, Vol. 9, p. 12

Anniella Lacertilia
Anniella Gray, 1852 - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 2, Vol. 10, p. 440

annulata, Chionactis occipitalis Serpentes
Chionactis occipitalis annulata (Baird, 1859) - U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv., Vol. 2, Rept., Pt. 2, p. 22, pl. 21

annulata, Lampropeltis triangulum Serpentes
Lampropeltis triangulum annulata Kennicott, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 329

annulatum, Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma annulatum Cope, 1886 - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 23, p. 525

annulatus, Sceloporus merriami Lacertilia
Sceloporus merriami annulatus Smith, 1937 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 50, p. 83

Anolis Lacertilia
Anolis Daudin, 1803 - Hist. Nat. Rept., Vol. 4, p. 50

anthicus, Coluber constrictor Serpentes
Coluber constrictor anthicus (Cope, 1862) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 14, p. 338

anthracinus, Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces anthracinus (Baird, 1849) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, Vol. 1, p. 294

apalachicolae, Desmognathus Caudata
Desmognathus apalachicolae Means and Karlin, 1989 - Herpetologica, Vol. 45, p. 38

Apalone Testudines
Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 - Atlantic J. Friend Knowledge Philadelphia, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 64

approximans, Holbrookia maculata Lacertilia
Holbrookia maculata approximans Baird, 1858 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 10, p. 253

aquaticus, Thamnophis atratus Serpentes [:x]
Thamnophis atratus aquaticus Fox, 1951 - Univ. California Publ. Zool., Vol. 50, p. 493, fig. 2

arenicola, Arizona elegans Serpentes
Arizona elegans arenicola Dixon, 1960 - Southwest. Natur., Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 226

arenicolor, Hyla Salientia
Hyla arenicolor Cope, 1886 - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, Vol. 6, p. 84

arenicolous, Sceloporus Lacertilia
Sceloporus arenicolous Degenhardt and Jones, 1960 - Herpetologica, Vol. 28, p. 213

areolata, Rana Salientia
Rana areolata Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 173

argentea, Anniella nigra Lacertilia [:x]
Anniella nigra argentea Hunt, 1983 - Copeia, p. 86

aridus, Batrachoseps Caudata
Batrachoseps aridus Brame, 1970 - Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., No. 200, p. 2

Arizona Serpentes
Arizona Kennicott, 1859 - in Baird, U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv., Vol. 2, Rept., Pt. 2, p. 18

arizonae, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus arizonae Van Denburgh, 1896 - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, Vol. 6, p. 344

arizonae, Thamnophis elegans Serpentes
Thamnophis elegans arizonae Tanner and Lowe, 1989 - Great Basin Nat., Vol. 49, No. 4, p. 512

arizonae, Xantusia vigilis Lacertilia
Xantusia vigilis arizonae Klauber, 1931 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 7, p. 1 pl. 1

arizonense, Kinosternon flavescens Testudines
Kinosternon flavescens arizonense Gilmore, 1922 - Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 62, Art. 5, p. 2

arizonensis, Eumeces gilberti Lacertilia
Eumeces gilberti arizonensis Lowe and Shannon, 1954 - Herpetologica, Vol. 10, p. 185

arnyi, Diadophis punctatus Serpentes
Diadophis punctatus arnyi Kennicott, 1859 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 11, p. 99

Ascaphus Salientia
Ascaphus Stejneger, 1899 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 21, p. 899

asper, Apalone spinifera Testudines
Apalone spinifera asper (Agassiz, 1857) - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 405

aterrimus, Dicamptodon Caudata
Dicamptodon aterrimus (Cope, 1867) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 19, 2nd Series, p. 201

atratus, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis atratus (Kennicott, 1860) - in Cooper, Expl. Surv. R.R. Miss. Pacific, Vol. 12, Book 2, Pt. 3, No. 4, p. 296

atriceps, Tantilla Serpentes
Tantilla atriceps (Gunther, 1895) - Biol. Centr. Amer. Rept. and Batr., p. 146, pl. 52, fig. B

atrox, Crotalus Serpentes
Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 5

attenuatus, Batrachoseps Caudata
Batrachoseps attenuatus (Eschscholtz, 1833) - Zool. Atlas, Pt. 5, p. 1, pl. 21, figs. 1-14

attenuatus, Ophisaurus Lacertilia
Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 17, p. 18

augusti, Eleutherodactylus Salientia
Eleutherodactylus augusti (Duges, 1879) - in Brocchi, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, Ser. 7, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 21

aureolus, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon aureolus Highton, 1984 - Brimleyana, Vol. 9, p. 2

auriceps, Crotaphytus collaris Lacertilia [:x]
Crotaphytus collaris auriceps Fitch and Tanner, 1951 - Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., Vol. 54, p. 553, figs. 1-2

auriculatus, Desmognathus Caudata
Desmognathus auriculatus (Holbrook, 1838) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 3, p. 115, pl. 28

aurora, Rana Salientia
Rana aurora Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 174

australis, Bufo woodhousii Salientia
Bufo woodhousii australis Shannon and Lowe, 1955 - Herpetologica, Vol. 11, No. 3, p. 185

avivoca, Hyla Salientia
Hyla avivoca Viosca, 1928 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 41, p. 89

axanthus, Pseudobranchus Caudata
Pseudobranchus axanthus Netting and Goin, 1942 - Ann. Carnegie Mus., Vol. 29, Art. 6, p. 183, pl. 1, figs. 1 and 2


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baileyi, Crotaphytus collaris Lacertilia [:x]
Crotaphytus collaris baileyi Stejneger, 1890 - N. Amer. Fauna, No. 3, p. 103, pl. 12, fig. 1

bairdi, Elaphe Serpentes
Elaphe bairdi (Yarrow, 1880) - in Cope, Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., No. 17, p. 41

bangsi, Pseudemys rubriventris Testudines [:x]
Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi Babcock, 1937 - Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 8, p. 293

barbouri, Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma barbouri Kraus and Petranka, 1989 - Copeia, p. 95

barbouri, Graptemys Testudines
Graptemys barbouri Carr and Marchand, 1942 - Proc. New England Zool. Club, Vol. 20, p. 98, pls. 14 and 15

barbouri, Sistrurus miliarius Serpentes
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri Gloyd, 1935 - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 322, p. 2

bartramiana, Pseudacris crucifer Salientia
Pseudacris crucifer bartramiana (Harper, 1939) - Notulae Naturae, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, No. 27, p. 1

Batrachoseps Caudata
Batrachoseps Bonaparte, 1841 - Iconogr. Fauna Italica, Vol. 2, Fasc. 26, fol. 131, not paged

baudinii, Smilisca Salientia
Smilisca baudinii (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841) - Erp. Gen., Vol. 8, p. 564

bauri, Terrapene carolina Testudines
Terrapene carolina bauri Taylor, 1895 - Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 17, No. 1019, p. 576

baurii, Kinosternon Testudines
Kinosternon baurii (Garman, 1891) - Bull. Essex. Inst., Vol. 23, p. 141 (Note nomination of Baur, page 4 same journal)

baxteri, Bufo Salientia
Bufo baxteri Porter, 1968 - Evolution, Vol. 22, p. 593

becki, Sceloporus occidentalis Lacertilia
Sceloporus occidentalis becki Van Denburgh, 1905 - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 3, Zool. Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 9, pl. 4

beldingi, Cnemidophorus hyperythrus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi Stejneger, 1894 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 17, p. 17

belli, Pseudobranchus axanthus Caudata
Pseudobranchus axanthus belli Schwartz, 1952 - Nat. Hist. Misc. [Chicago Acad. Sci.], No. 115, p. 1

bellii, Chrysemys picta Testudines
Chrysemys picta bellii (Gray, 1831) - Syn. Rept., p. 31

berlandieri, Gopherus Testudines
Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz, 1857) - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 447; Vol. 2, pl. 3, figs. 17-19

berlandieri, Rana Salientia
Rana berlandieri Baird, 1859 - Report U.S. Mex. Bound. Survey, Vol. 2, Pt. 2, Rept., p. 27, pl. 36, figs. 7-10

beyeri, Necturus Caudata
Necturus beyeri Viosca, 1937 - Copeia, p. 123

bezyi, Xantusia Lacertilia [tc]
Xantusia bezyi Papenfuss, Macey and Schulte, 2001 - Scientific Papers of the Natural History Museum The University of Kansas 23: 1-9.

bicinctores, Crotaphytus Lacertilia
Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith and Tanner, 1972 - Great Basin Nat., Vol. 32, p. 27

bilineatus, Masticophis Serpentes
Masticophis bilineatus Jan, 1863 - Elenco Sist. Ofidi, p. 65

bimaculosus, Sceloporus magister Lacertilia [:x]
Sceloporus magister bimaculosus Phelan and Brattstrom, 1955 - Herpetologica, Vol. 11, p. 9

biscutatus, Thamnophis elegans Serpentes [:x]
Thamnophis elegans biscutatus (Cope, 1883) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 35, p. 21

biscutatus, Trimorphodon Serpentes
Trimorphodon biscutatus (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, 1854) - Erpet. Gen., Vol. 7, Pt. 2, p. 1153

biseriatus, Sceloporus occidentalis Lacertilia
Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus Hallowell, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 93

bishopi, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Caudata
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi Grobman, 1943 - Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 470, p. 6

bislineata, Eurycea Caudata
Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 352

bissa, Eretmochelys imbricata Testudines
Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Ruppell, 1835) - Neue Wirbelthiere zu de Fauna Von Abyssinien Gehorig, Vol. 3 , Amph., p. 4, pl. 2

blainvillii, Phrynosoma coronatum Lacertilia [:x]
Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii Gray, 1839 - in J. Richardson, et al., Zool. Beechey's Voyage, p. 96, pl. 29, fig. 1

blairi, Rana Salientia
Rana blairi Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown and Brown, 1973 - Occ. Pap. Texas Tech. Univ., Vol. 18, p. 3

blanchardi, Acris crepitans Salientia
Acris crepitans blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 60, p. 39

blanchardi, Opheodrys vernalis Serpentes [:x]
Opheodrys vernalis blanchardi Grobman, 1941 - Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 50, p. 11, figs. 1, 2, map 1

blandingii, Emydoidea Testudines
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 3, p. 35, pl. 5

bocourtii, Sceloporus occidentalis Lacertilia
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii Boulenger, 1885 - Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., 2nd ed., Vol. 2, p. 229

bogerti, Coleonyx variegatus Lacertilia
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti Klauber, 1945 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 10, No. 11, p. 176

Bogertophis Serpentes
Bogertophis Dowling and Price, 1988 - The Snake, Vol. 20, p. 52

bombifrons, Spea Salientia
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 15, p. 53

boreas, Bufo Salientia
Bufo boreas Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 174

bottae, Charina Serpentes
Charina bottae (Blainville, 1835) - Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 4, p. 289, pl. 26, figs. 1, 1B

boylii, Rana Salientia
Rana boylii Baird, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 62

brachyphona, Pseudacris Salientia
Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) - Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., No. 34, p. 341

brachystoma, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis brachystoma (Cope, 1892) - Amer. Nat., Vol. 26, p. 964

brevilineatus, Eumeces tetragrammus Lacertilia
Eumeces tetragrammus brevilineatus Cope, 1880 - Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., No. 17, p. 18

brevirostre, Phrynosoma douglasii Lacertilia
Phrynosoma douglasii brevirostre (Girard, 1858) - U.S. Expl. Exp., Herp., p. 397

brevis, Coleonyx Lacertilia
Coleonyx brevis Stejneger, 1893 - N. Amer. Fauna, No. 7, p. 163

brimleyi, Pseudacris Salientia
Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt and Walker, 1933 - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 272, p. 2

brimleyorum, Desmognathus Caudata
Desmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895 - Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 17, p. 597

browni, Phyllorhynchus Serpentes
Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger, 1890 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 13, p. 152

brunus, Hydromantes Caudata
Hydromantes brunus Gorman, 1954 - Herpetologica, Vol. 10, p. 153

Bufo Salientia
Bufo Laurenti, 1768 - Syn. Rept., p. 25

burti, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus burti Taylor, 1938 - Sci. Bull. Univ. Kansas, Vol. 24, p. 485

butleri, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis butleri (Cope, 1889) - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 11, p. 399


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cactorum, Eleutherodactylus augusti Salientia
Eleutherodactylus augusti cactorum Taylor, "1938" 1939 - Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., Vol. 25, No. 17, p. 391

cadaverina, Hyla Salientia
Hyla cadaverina Cope, 1866 - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, Vol. 6, No. 2, p. 84

caddoensis, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon caddoensis Pope and Pope, 1951 - Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci., Vol. 9, p. 148

caglei, Graptemys Testudines
Graptemys caglei Haynes and McKown, 1974 - Tulane Stud. Zool. Bot., Vol. 18, No. 4, p. 143

cahuilae, Leptotyphlops humilis Serpentes
Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae Klauber, 1931 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 6, No. 23, p. 339

calidiarum, Phrynosoma platyrhinos Lacertilia
Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum (Cope, 1896) - Amer. Nat., Vol. 30, p. 833

californiae, Lampropeltis getula Serpentes
Lampropeltis getula californiae (Blainville, 1835) - Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 4, p. 292, pl. 27, fig. 1

californicus, Bufo Salientia
Bufo californicus Camp, 1915 - Univ. California Publ. Zool., Vol. 12, p. 331

californiense, Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma californiense Gray, 1853 - Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Vol. 21, p. 11, pl. 7

callicephalus, Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces callicephalus Bocourt, 1879 - Miss. Sci. Mex., Vol. 3, Pt. 6, p. 431, pl. 22 D, fig. 2, pl. 22 E, fig. 2

calligaster, Lampropeltis Serpentes
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 5, p. 359

Callisaurus Lacertilia
Callisaurus Blainville, 1835 - Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 4, p. 286

calvata, Apalone mutica Testudines
Apalone mutica calvata (Webb, 1959) - Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. 11, No. 9, p. 519

campi, Batrachoseps Caudata
Batrachoseps campi Marlow, Brode and Wake, 1979 - Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., No. 308, p. 3

campi, Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides Salientia
Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides campi Stejneger, 1915 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 28, p. 131

campi, Holbrookia maculata Lacertilia [nc][tc]
Holbrookia maculata campi Schmidt, 1921

cancellosus, Eumeces gilberti Lacertilia
Eumeces gilberti cancellosus Rodgers and Fitch, 1947 - Univ. California. Publ. Zool., Vol. 48, p. 200, pl. 9

candida, Arizona occidentalis Serpentes
Arizona occidentalis candida Klauber, 1946 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 10, p. 364, pl. 8, fig. 2, text fig. 1, map

canorus, Bufo Salientia
Bufo canorus Camp, 1916 - Univ. California Publ. Zool., Vol. 17, No. 6, p. 59

canum, Gyalopion Serpentes
Gyalopion canum (Cope, 1860) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 241, p. 243 (footnote)

capito, Rana Salientia
Rana capito Le Conte, 1855 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 425, pl. 5

Caretta Testudines
Caretta Rafinesque, 1814 - Rafinesque, Specchio Sci., Palermo, Vol. 2, No. 9, Sept. 1, p. 66

caretta, Caretta Testudines
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1, p. 197

carinatus, Sternotherus Testudines
Sternotherus carinatus (Gray, "1855" 1856) - Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Jan. 22, 1856, p. 199

carolina, Terrapene Testudines
Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1, p. 198

carolinensis, Anolis Lacertilia
Anolis carolinensis (Voigt, 1832) - in Cuvier's Thierreich, Vol. 2, p. 71

carolinensis, Desmognathus Caudata [tc]
Desmognathus carolinensis (Dunn, 1916) - Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 29:74

carolinensis, Gastrophryne Salientia
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1836) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 1, p. 83, pl. 11

Carphophis Serpentes
Carphophis Gervais, 1843 - D'Orbigny's Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat., Vol. 3, p. 191

cascadae, Rana Salientia
Rana cascadae Slater, 1939 - Herpetologica, Vol. 1, p. 145

cascadae, Rhyacotriton Caudata [nc][tc]
Rhyacotriton cascadae Good and Wake, 1992

catenatus, Sistrurus Serpentes
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Amer. Month. Mag. Crit. Rev., Vol. 4, No. 1, Nov. p. 41

catenifer, Pituophis Serpentes
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 4, p. 290, pl. 26, figs. 2-2b

catesbeiana, Rana Salientia
Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802 - Gen. Zool., Vol. 3, Pt. 1, p. 106, pl. 33

celaenops, Lampropeltis triangulum Serpentes
Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops Stejneger, 1903 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 25, p. 153

Cemophora Serpentes
Cemophora Cope, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 244

centrata, Malaclemys terrapin Testudines
Malaclemys terrapin centrata (Latreille, 1802) - Hist. Nat. Rept., Vol. 1, p. 145

cephaloflavus, Sceloporus magister Lacertilia [:x]
Sceloporus magister cephaloflavus Tanner, 1955 - Great Basin Nat., Vol. 15, p. 32

cerastes, Crotalus Serpentes
Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 95

cerberus, Crotalus viridis Serpentes
Crotalus viridis cerberus (Coues, 1875) - in Wheeler's Rep. Surv. W. 100th Mer., Vol. 5, Zool., p. 606

cercobombus, Crotalus cerastes Serpentes
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus Savage and Cliff, 1953 - Nat. Hist. Misc. [Chicago Acad. Sci.], No. 119, p. 2

Charina Serpentes
Charina Gray, 1849 - Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., p. 113

charlesmithi, Bufo americanus Salientia
Bufo americanus charlesmithi Bragg, 1954 - Wasmann Journ. Biol., Vol. 12, No. 2, p. 245

chattahoochee, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon chattahoochee Highton, 1989 - in Highton, Maha and Maxson, Illinois Biol. Monographs, No. 57, p. 55

Chelonia Testudines
Chelonia Brongniart, 1800 - Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris, Vol. 2, p. 89

Chelydra Testudines
Chelydra Schweigger, 1812 - Konigsberg. Arch. Natur. Math., Vol. 1, Pt. 3, p. 292

cheoah, Plethodon Caudata [nc][tc]
Plethodon cheoah Highton and Peabody, 2000

Chilomeniscus Serpentes
Chilomeniscus Cope, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 339

Chionactis Serpentes
Chionactis Cope, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 241

chiricahuensis, Rana Salientia
Rana chiricahuensis Platz and Mecham, 1979 - Copeia, p. 383

chisholmensis, Eurycea Caudata [nc][tc]
Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale, Price, Wiens and Hillis, 2000

chlorobryonis, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon chlorobryonis Mittleman, 1951 - Herpetologica, Vol. 7, p. 108

chrysea, Deirochelys reticularia Testudines
Deirochelys reticularia chrysea Schwartz, 1956 - Fieldiana, Zoology, Chicago Natl. Hist. Mus., Vol. 34, No. 41, p. 476

Chrysemys Testudines
Chrysemys Gray, 1844 - Cat. Tort. Brit. Mus., p. 27

chrysoscelis, Hyla Salientia
Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., No. 17, p. 29

cinctum, Heloderma suspectum Lacertilia
Heloderma suspectum cinctum Bogert and Martin del Campo, 1956 - Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. Bull., Vol. 109, Art. 1, p. 46

cinctus, Chilomeniscus Serpentes
Chilomeniscus cinctus Cope, 1861 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 13, p. 303

cinerea, Hyla Salientia
Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799) - Hist. Amph., Vol. 1, p. 174

cinereus, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 356

cingulatum, Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma cingulatum Cope, "1867" 1868 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 19, p. 205

cingulum, Masticophis flagellum Serpentes
Masticophis flagellum cingulum Lowe and Woodin, 1954 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 67, p. 247

circulosa, Rana areolata Salientia
Rana areolata circulosa Rice and Davis, 1878 - in Jordan, Manual of the Vertebrates of the Northeastern U.S., Ed. 2, p. 355

cirrigera, Eurycea Caudata
Eurycea cirrigera (Green, 1830) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 253

clamitans, Rana Salientia
Rana clamitans Latreille, 1801 - in Sonnini and Latreille, Hist. Nat. Rept., Vol. 2, p. 157

clarkii, Nerodia Serpentes
Nerodia clarkii (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 48

clarkii, Pseudacris Salientia
Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 60

clarkii, Sceloporus Lacertilia
Sceloporus clarkii Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 127

Clemmys Testudines
Clemmys Ritgen, 1828 - Nova Acta Acad. Leopold.-Carol., Vol. 14, Pt. 1, p. 272

Clonophis Serpentes
Clonophis Cope, 1889 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 11, p. 391

Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1830 - Nat. Syst. Amph., p. 154

coccinea, Cemophora Serpentes
Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) - Voigt's Mag. Neu. Phys. Naturg., Vol. 5, Pt. 1, p. 11, pl. 1

coerulea, Elgaria Lacertilia
Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828) - Isis von Oken, Vol. 21, p. 380

cognatus, Bufo Salientia
Bufo cognatus Say, 1823 - in James, Long's Exp. Rocky Mts., Vol. 2, p. 190

Coleonyx Lacertilia
Coleonyx Gray, 1845 - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 1, Vol. 16, p. 162

collaris, Crotaphytus Lacertilia
Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823) - in James, Long's Exped. Rocky Mts. 1819-1820, Vol. 2, p. 252

Coluber Serpentes
Coluber Linnaeus, 1758 - Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1, p. 216

columbianum, Ambystoma macrodactylum Caudata
Ambystoma macrodactylum columbianum Ferguson, 1961 - Amer. Midland Nat., Vol. 65, p. 313

compressicauda, Nerodia clarki Serpentes
Nerodia clarki compressicauda Kennicott, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 335

compressus, Ophisaurus Lacertilia
Ophisaurus compressus Cope, "1898" 1900 - Ann. Rept. U.S. Natl. Mus., p. 501, fig. 90

conanti, Agkistrodon piscivorus Serpentes
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Gloyd, 1969 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 82, p. 226

conanti, Desmognathus fuscus Caudata
Desmognathus fuscus conanti Rossman, 1958 - Herpetologica, Vol. 14, p. 158

concinna, Pseudemys Testudines
Pseudemys concinna (Le Conte, 1830) - Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, Vol. 3, p. 106

concinnus, Thamnophis sirtalis Serpentes
Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus (Hallowell, 1852) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 182

concolor, Crotalus viridis Serpentes
Crotalus viridis concolor Woodbury, 1929 - Bull. Univ. Utah, Vol. 20, No. 6, p. 3, figs. 1-2

confluens, Nerodia fasciata Serpentes
Nerodia fasciata confluens (Blanchard, 1923) - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 140, p. 1

Coniophanes Serpentes
Coniophanes Hallowell, 1860 - in Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 248

consobrinus, Sceloporus undulatus Lacertilia
Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1854 - in Marcy, Expl. Red River, p. 224, pl. 10, figs. 5-12

constrictor, Coluber Serpentes
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1, p. 216

Contia Serpentes
Contia Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 110

contortrix, Agkistrodon Serpentes
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, p. 373

copei, Bufo americanus Salientia [:x]
Bufo americanus copei Yarrow and Henshaw, 1878 - Report Batr. Calif. Ariz. Nev., p. 207; reprint p. 4

copei, Cemophora coccinea Serpentes
Cemophora coccinea Copei Jan, 1863 - Sist. Ofidi Gruppo Coronellidae, Arch. Zool. Anat. Fis., Vol. 2, p. 231

copei, Dicamptodon Caudata
Dicamptodon copei Nussbaum, 1970 - Copeia, p. 506

copeii, Gambelia wislizenii Lacertilia
Gambelia wislizenii copeii (Yarrow, 1882) - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 5, p. 441

Cophosaurus Lacertilia
Cophosaurus Troschel, "1850" 1852 - Arch. Naturg., Vol. 16, Band 1, p. 389, pl. 6

corais, Drymarchon Serpentes
Drymarchon corais (Boie, 1827) - Isis, Vol. 20, p. 537

coriacea, Dermochelys Testudines [tc]
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) - Epistola de Holothurio, et Testudine coriacea ad celeberrimum Carolum Linnaeum Equitum Naturae Curiosum Dioscorcidem II. Conzatti, Patavii (Padova). 12 pp.

cornutum, Phrynosoma Lacertilia
Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 4, p. 299, pl. 20

coronata, Tantilla Serpentes
Tantilla coronata Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 131

coronatum, Phrynosoma Lacertilia
Phrynosoma coronatum (Blainville, 1835) - Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 4, p. 284, pl. 25, fig. 1

couchii, Scaphiopus Salientia
Scaphiopus couchii Baird, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 62

couchii, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis couchii (Kennicott, 1859) - U.S. Pacif. R.R. Surv., Vol. 10, Pt. 4, p. 10

couperi, Drymarchon Serpentes
Drymarchon couperi (Holbrook, 1842) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 2, Vol. 3, p. 75, pl. 16

cowlesi, Sceloporus undulatus Lacertilia
Sceloporus undulatus cowlesi Lowe and Norris, 1956 - Herpetologica, Vol. 12, p. 126

crepitans, Acris Salientia
Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 59

croceater, Ensatina eschscholtzii Caudata
Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater (Cope, "1867" 1868) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 19, p. 210

croceum, Ambystoma macrodactylum Caudata
Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum Russell and Anderson, 1956 - Herpetologica, Vol. 12, p. 137

Crocodylus Crocodilia
Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768 - Syn. Rept., p. 53

Crotalus Serpentes
Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1, p. 214

Crotaphytus Lacertilia
Crotaphytus Holbrook, 1842 - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 2, Vol. 2, p. 79

crucifer, Pseudacris Salientia
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied, 1838) - Reise Nord-Amer., Vol. 1, Pt. 5, p. 275

Cryptobranchus Caudata
Cryptobranchus Leuckart, 1821 - Encyklopadische Zeitung von Oken, Vol. 1, No. 6, p. 260, also an abstract in Isis, 1821, Lit. Anz., p. 259

cucullata, Tantilla Serpentes
Tantilla cucullata Minton, 1956 - Fieldiana, Zoology, Chgo. Natl. Hist. Mus., Vol. 34, No. 39, p. 449

cyanogenys, Sceloporus serrifer Lacertilia
Sceloporus serrifer cyanogenys Cope, 1885 - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 22, p. 402

cyclas, Seminatrix pygaea Serpentes
Seminatrix pygaea cyclas Dowling, 1950 - Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 76, p. 14, map 1

cyclopion, Nerodia Serpentes
Nerodia cyclopion (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, 1854) - Erpet. Gen., Vol. 7, Pt. 1, p. 576

cylindraceus, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon cylindraceus (Harlan, 1825) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 5, p. 156-157

cyrtopsis, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 333

cystignathoides, Eleutherodactylus Salientia
Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides (Cope, 1877) - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 17, p. 89



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danielsi, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Caudata
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi (Blatchley, "1900" 1901) - 25 Ann. Rep. Dept. Geol. Indiana, p. 760

debilis, Bufo Salientia
Bufo debilis Girard, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 87

decorticatum, Ambystoma gracile Caudata [:x]
Ambystoma gracile decorticatum Cope, 1886 - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 23, p. 522

decurtatus, Phyllorhynchus Serpentes
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Cope, 1868) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 20, p. 310

Deirochelys Testudines
Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 441

dekayi, Storeria Serpentes
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, "1836" ? 1839) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 1, "1836", prob. 1839, p. 121, pl. 24

deltae, Regina rigida Serpentes
Regina rigida deltae (Huheey, 1959) - Copeia, p. 305

delticola, Graptemys nigrinoda Testudines
Graptemys nigrinoda delticola Folkerts and Mount, 1969 - Copeia, p. 677

depressus, Sternotherus Testudines
Sternotherus depressus Tinkle and Webb, 1955 - Tulane Stud. Zool. Vol. 3, No. 3, p. 53

Dermochelys Testudines
Dermochelys Blainville, 1816 - Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, p. 111 bis [=119]

deserticola, Hypsiglena torquata Serpentes [:x]
Hypsiglena torquata deserticola Tanner, "1944" 1945 - Great Basin Nat., Vol. 5, p. 59, pl. 1, 3, fig. 3, map

deserticola, Pituophis catenifer Serpentes
Pituophis catenifer deserticola Stejneger, 1893 - N. Amer. Fauna, No. 7, p. 206

deserticola, Salvadora Serpentes
Salvadora deserticola Schmidt, 1940 - Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. Series, Vol. 24, No. 12, p. 146, fig. 14

Desmognathus Caudata
Desmognathus Baird, 1850 - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, Vol. 1, p. 282 and p. 285

diabola, Tantilla rubra Serpentes [:x]
Tantilla rubra diabola Fouquette and Potter, 1961 - Copeia, p. 144

diaboli, Ambystoma tigrinum Caudata
Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli Dunn, 1940 - Copeia, p. 160

diabolicus, Batrachoseps Caudata [nc][tc]
Batrachoseps, diabolicus Jockusch, Wake and Yanev, 1998

diabolicus, Thamnophis proximus Serpentes
Thamnophis proximus diabolicus Rossman, 1963 - Bull. Florida State Mus., Vol. 7, p. 135

Diadophis Serpentes
Diadophis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 112

diastictus, Pseudotriton Caudata
Pseudotriton diastictus Bishop, 1941 - Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 451, p. 14, pl. 2

Dicamptodon Caudata
Dicamptodon Strauch, 1870 - Mem. Acad. Sci. St. Petersburg, Ser. 7, Vol. 16, No. 4, p. 68

Dipsosaurus Lacertilia
Dipsosaurus Hallowell, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 92

dissectus, Leptotyphlops dulcis Serpentes
Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus (Cope, 1896) - Amer. Nat., Vol. 30, p. 753

dixoni, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus dixoni Scudday, 1973 - J. Herp., Vol. 7, No.4, p. 364

dorsalis, Acris gryllus Salientia
Acris gryllus dorsalis (Harlan, 1827) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 5, p. 340

dorsalis, Chrysemys picta Testudines
Chrysemys picta dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 440

dorsalis, Dipsosaurus Lacertilia
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 126

dorsalis, Notophthalmus viridescens Caudata
Notophthalmus viridescens dorsalis (Harlan, 1828) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 101

dorsalis, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon dorsalis Cope, 1889 - Bull. U. S. Natl. Mus., No. 34, p. 138

dorsalis, Rhinophrynus Salientia
Rhinophrynus dorsalis Dumeril and Bibron, 1841 - Erp. Gen., Vol. 8, p. 758

dorsalis, Thamnophis sirtalis Serpentes
Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 31

douglasii, Phrynosoma Lacertilia
Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1833) - Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Vol. 16, p. 105, pl. 10

draconoides, Callisaurus Lacertilia
Callisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835 - Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 4, p. 286, pl. 24, fig. 2

draytonii, Rana aurora Salientia
Rana aurora draytonii Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 174

Drymarchon Serpentes
Drymarchon Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 26

Drymobius Serpentes
Drymobius Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 26

dulcis, Leptotyphlops Serpentes
Leptotyphlops dulcis (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 142

dunni, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Caudata
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus dunni Mittleman and Jopson, 1941 - Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 101, No. 2, July 14, p. 2, pl. 1

dunni, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon dunni Bishop, 1934 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 47, p. 169

duryi, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Caudata
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi (Weller, 1930) - Proc. Junior Soc. Nat. Sci., Cincinnati, Vol. 1, Nos. 5-6, p. [6]



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eburnata, Arizona elegans Serpentes
Arizona elegans eburnata Klauber, 1946 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 10, p. 350, pl. 8, fig. 1, text fig. 1, map

edwardsii, Diadophis punctatus Serpentes
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Merrem, 1820) - Tent. Syst. Amphib., p. 136

edwardsii, Sistrurus catenatus Serpentes
Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 15

egregius, Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces egregius (Baird, 1858) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 10, p. 256

Elaphe Serpentes
Elaphe Fitzinger in Wagler, 1833 - Descr. Icon. Amph., Pt. 3, text to plate 27

elapsoides, Lampropeltis triangulum Serpentes
Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides (Holbrook, 1838) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 2, p. 123, pl. 28

electromorphus, Plethodon Caudata [nc][tc]
Plethodon electromorphus Highton, 1999

elegans, Arizona Serpentes
Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859 - in Baird, U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv., Vol. 2, Rept., Pt. 2, p. 18, pl. 13

elegans, Holbrookia Lacertilia [nc][tc]
Holbrookia elegans Bocourt, 1874

elegans, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 34

elegans, Trachemys scripta Testudines
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied, 1838) - Reise Nord-Amer., Vol. 1, Pt. 4, p. 213

elegans, Uta stansburiana Lacertilia
Uta stansburiana elegans Yarrow, 1882 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 5, p. 442

elegans, Virginia valeriae Serpentes
Virginia valeriae elegans Kennicott, 1859 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 11, p. 99

Eleutherodactylus Salientia
Eleutherodactylus Dumeril and Bibron, 1841 - Erpet. Gen., Vol. 8, p. 620

Elgaria Lacertilia
Elgaria Gray, 1838 - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol. 1, p. 390

elongatus, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh, 1916 - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. 6, No. 7, p. 216

elongatus, Sceloporus undulatus Lacertilia
Sceloporus undulatus elongatus Stejneger, 1890 - N. Amer. Fauna, No. 3, p. 111

emoryi, Apalone spinifera Testudines
Apalone spinifera emoryi (Agassiz, 1857) - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 407; Vol. 2, pl. 6, figs. 4 and 5

emoryi, Elaphe Serpentes
Elaphe emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 157

Emydoidea Testudines
Emydoidea Gray, 1870 - Supp. Cat. Shield Rept. Brit. Mus., Pt. 1, p. 19

Ensatina Caudata
Ensatina Gray, 1850 - Cat. Spec. Amph. Coll. Brit. Mus., Batr. Grad., p. 48

ensatus, Dicamptodon Caudata
Dicamptodon ensatus (Eschscholtz, 1833) - Zool. Atlas, Pt. 5, p. 6, pl. 22

eques, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis eques (Reuss, 1834) - Mus. Senckenberg. Abh., Vol. 1, p. 152, pl. 8, fig. 2

erebennus, Drymarchon corais Serpentes
Drymarchon corais erebennus (Cope, 1860) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 342, p. 564

Eretmochelys Testudines
Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 30

ernsti, Graptemys Testudines [tc]
Graptemys ernsti Lovich and McCoy, 1992 - Ann. Carnegie Mus., Vol. 61, pages 293-315 (293).

erythrocheilus, Sceloporus undulatus Lacertilia
Sceloporus undulatus erythrocheilus Maslin, 1956 - Herpetologica, Vol. 12, p. 291

erythrogaster, Nerodia Serpentes
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - in Bossu, Travels through that part of N. America formerly called Louisiana, Vol. 1, p. 364, n.

erytrogramma, Farancia Serpentes
Farancia erytrogramma (Palisot de Beauvois, 1801) - in Sonnini and Latreille, Hist. Nat. Rept., Vol. 3, p. 88

eschscholtzii, Ensatina Caudata
Ensatina eschscholtzi Gray, 1850 - Cat. Spec. Amph. Coll. Brit. Mus., Batr. Grad., p. 48

etheridgei, Coluber constrictor Serpentes
Coluber constrictor etheridgei Wilson, 1970 - Texas Journ. Sci., Vol. 22, No. 1, p. 75

Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834 - Herp. Mex., p. 36

Eurycea Caudata
Eurycea Rafinesque, 1822 - Kentucky Gazette, Lexington, N. S., Vol. 1, No. 9, Feb. 28, p. 3, column 6

euryxanthus, Masticophis lateralis Serpentes
Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus (Riemer, 1954) - Copeia, p. 45

euryxanthus, Micruroides Serpentes
Micruroides euryxanthus (Kennicott, 1860) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 337

eximia, Hyla Salientia
Hyla eximia Baird, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 61

exsanguis, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus exsanguis Lowe, 1956 - Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci., Vol. 10, p. 138

exsul, Bufo Salientia
Bufo exsul Myers, 1942 - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 460, p. 3, pl. 1 and 2

exsul, Crotalus Serpentes [nc][tc]
Crotalus exsul Garman, 1883

extenuatum, Stilosoma Serpentes
Stilosoma extenuatum Brown, 1890 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 42, p. 199



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Farancia Serpentes
Farancia Gray, 1842 - Zool. Misc., p. 68

fasciata, Nerodia Serpentes
Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, p. 378

fasciatus, Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1, p. 209

femoralis, Hyla Salientia
Hyla femoralis Bosc, 1800 - in Daudin, Hist. Nat. Quadr. Ovip., Vol. 1, p. 10

feriarum, Pseudacris Salientia
Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 60

ferox, Apalone Testudines
Apalone ferox (Schneider, 1783) - Naturg. Schildkr., p. 330

ferreus, Aneides Caudata
Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 21, p. 109

Ficimia Serpentes
Ficimia Gray, 1849 - Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., p. 80

fitchi, Thamnophis sirtalis Serpentes
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi Fox, 1951 - Copeia, p. 264

flagellicaudus, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus flagellicaudus Lowe and Wright, 1964 - Journ. Arizona Acad. Sci., Vol. 3, p. 79

flagellum, Masticophis Serpentes
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802) - Gen. Zool., Vol. 3, p. 475

flavescens, Kinosternon Testudines
Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 430; Vol. 2, pl. 5, figs. 12-15

flavigaster, Nerodia erythrogaster Serpentes
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster (Conant, 1949) - Copeia, p. 2, pl. 1, fig. 3

flavilata, Rhadinaea Serpentes
Rhadinaea flavilata (Cope, 1871) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 23, p. 222

flavimaculata, Graptemys Testudines
Graptemys flavimaculata Cagle, 1954 - Tulane Stud. Zool., Vol. 1, No. 11, p. 167, fig. 2

flavipunctatus, Aneides Caudata
Aneides flavipunctatus (Strauch, 1870) - Mem. Acad. Sci. St. Petersburg, Ser. 7, Vol. 16, No. 4, p. 71

flavissimus, Pseudotriton montanus Caudata
Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus Hallowell, 1856 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 8, p. 130

flaviventris, Coluber constrictor Serpentes
Coluber constrictor flaviventris Say, 1823 - in James, Long's Exped. Rocky Mts. 1819-1820, Vol. 1, p. 185

floridana, Lampropeltis getula Serpentes
Lampropeltis getula floridana Blanchard, 1919 - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 70, p. 1, pl. 1, fig. 1

floridana, Nerodia Serpentes
Nerodia floridana (Goff, 1936) - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 327, p. 1

floridana, Pseudemys Testudines
Pseudemys floridana (Le Conte, 1830) - Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, Vol. 3, p. 100

floridana, Rhineura Lacertilia
Rhineura floridana (Baird, 1858) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 10, p. 255

floridanus, Pseudotriton montanus Caudata
Pseudotriton montanus floridanus Netting and Goin, 1942 - Ann. Carnegie Mus., Vol. 29, Art. 6, p. 175, pl. 1, fig. 5

fodiens, Pternohyla Salientia
Pternohyla fodiens Boulenger, 1882 - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 5, Vol. 10, p. 326

fourchensis, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon fourchensis Duncan and Highton, 1979 - Copeia, p. 109

fowleri, Bufo Salientia
Bufo fowleri Hinckley, 1882 - Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 21, p. 310

foxii, Coluber constrictor Serpentes [:x]
Coluber constrictor foxii (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 96

fragilis, Leptodactylus Salientia [:x]
Leptodactylus fragilis (Brocchi, 1877) - Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, Ser. 7, Vol. 1, p. 182

frontale, Phrynosoma coronatum Lacertilia [:x]
Phrynosoma coronatum frontale Van Denburgh, 1894 - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, Vol. 4, p. 296

fuliginosus, Masticophis flagellum Serpentes
Masticophis flagellum fuliginosus (Cope, 1895) - Amer. Nat., Vol. 29, p. 679

fulvius, Micrurus Serpentes
Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, p. 381

fuscus, Crotaphytus collaris Lacertilia [:x]
Crotaphytus collaris fuscus Ingram and Tanner, 1971 - Brigham Young Univ. Sci. Bull., Vol. 13, (2), p. 23

fuscus, Desmognathus Caudata
Desmognathus fuscus (Green, 1818) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 1, No. 1., p. 357



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gabrieli, Batrachoseps Caudata
Batrachoseps gabrieli Wake, 1996 [nc][tc]

gaigeae, Eumeces multivirgatus Lacertilia
Eumeces multivirgatus gaigeae Taylor, 1935 (orig. spelling "gaigei") - Sci. Bull. Univ. Kansas, Vol. 22, No. 11, p. 219

gaigeae, Trachemys Testudines
Trachemys gaigeae (Hartweg, 1939) - Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 397, Jan. 12, p. 1

Gambelia Lacertilia
Gambelia Baird, 1859 - U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv., Vol. 2, Pt. 2, p. 7

garmani, Sceloporus undulatus Lacertilia
Sceloporus undulatus garmani Boulenger, 1882 - Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 761, pl. 56

Gastrophryne Salientia
Gastrophryne Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 33

gavilanensis, Batrachoseps Caudata [nc][tc]
Batrachoseps gavilanensis Jockusch, Yanev and Wake, 2001

gentilis, Lampropeltis triangulum Serpentes
Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 90

geographica, Graptemys Testudines
Graptemys geographica (Le Sueur, 1817) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 1, Pt. 1, p. 86, pl. 5

Gerrhonotus Lacertilia
Gerrhonotus Wiegmann, 1828 - Isis von Oken, Vol. 21, p. 379

getula, Lampropeltis Serpentes
Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, p. 382

gibbonsi, Graptemys Testudines [nc][tc]
Graptemys gibbonsi Lovich and McCoy, 1992 - Ann. Carnegie Museum 61:293-315.

gigas, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis gigas Fitch, 1940 - Univ. California Publ. Zool., Vol. 44, p. 69

gilberti, Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces gilberti Van Denburgh, 1896 - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, Vol. 6, p. 350

girardi, Masticophis taeniatus Serpentes
Masticophis taeniatus girardi (Stejneger and Barbour, 1917) - Check List N. Amer. Amph. Rept., Ed. 1, p. 80

gloydi, Elaphe Serpentes
Elaphe gloydi Conant, 1940 - Herpetologica, Vol. 2, p. 2, pl. 1, figs. 1, 2, text fig. 1, map 1

gloydi, Heterodon nasicus Serpentes
Heterodon nasicus gloydi Edgren, 1952 - Nat. Hist. Misc., Chgo. Acad. Sci., No. 112, p. 3

glutinosus, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 357

Gopherus Testudines
Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832 - Atlantic Journ., Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 64

gorzugi, Pseudemys concinna Testudines
Pseudemys concinna gorzugi Ward, 1984 - Spec. Publ. Museum Texas Tech. Univ., Vol. 21, p. 29

gracia, Charina trivirgata Serpentes
Charina trivirgata gracia Klauber, 1931 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 6, No. 20, p. 307

gracile, Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma gracile (Baird, 1859) - Pacific R. R. Report, Vol. 10, Williamson's Route, Pt. 4, No. 4, p. 13, pl. 44, fig. 2

gracilis, Cnemidophorus tigris Lacertilia [:x]
Cnemidophorus tigris gracilis Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 128

gracilis, Sceloporus graciousus Lacertilia
Sceloporus graciosus Baird & Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, 1852, p. 175.

gracilis, Tantilla Serpentes
Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 132

gracilis, Xantusia henshawi Lacertilia
Xantusia henshawi gracilis Grismer and Galvan, 1986 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 21, No. 10, p. 155

graciosus, Sceloporus Lacertilia
Sceloporus graciosus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 69

graciosus, Urosaurus Lacertilia
Urosaurus graciosus Hallowell, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 92

grahamiae, Salvadora Serpentes
Salvadora grahamiae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 104

grahamii, Regina Serpentes
Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 47

grammicus, Sceloporus Lacertilia
Sceloporus grammicus Wiegmann, 1828 - Isis von Oken, Vol. 21, p. 370

granulosa, Taricha Caudata
Taricha granulosa (Skilton, 1849) - Amer. Journ. Sci. Arts., Ser. 2, Vol. 7, p. 202, pl. 1

Graptemys Testudines
Graptemys Agassiz, 1857 - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 436

gratiosa, Hyla Salientia
Hyla gratiosa Le Conte, 1856 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 8, p. 146, pl. 4

gregarius, Batrachoseps Caudata [nc][tc]
Batrachoseps gregarius Jockusch, Wake and Yanev, 1998

griseogaster, Eurycea multiplicata Caudata
Eurycea multiplicata griseogaster Moore and Hughes, 1941 - Copeia, p. 139

grobmani, Plethodon Caudata [tc]
Plethodon grobmani Allen and Neill, 1949 - Herpetologica Vol. 5, page 112

grylio, Rana Salientia
Rana grylio Stejneger, 1901 - Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., Vol. 24, p. 212

gryllus, Acris Salientia
Acris gryllus (Le Conte, 1825) - Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 282

guadalupensis, Apalone spinifera Testudines
Apalone spinifera guadalupensis (Webb, 1962) - Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. 13, No. 10, p. 517

gularis, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus gularis Baird and Girard, 1852 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 128

gulolineatus, Gyrinophilus palleucus Caudata
Gyrinophilus palleucus gulolineatus Brandon, 1965 - Copeia, p. 347

guttata, Clemmys Testudines
Clemmys guttata (Schneider, 1792) - Schr. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin, Vol. 10, p. 264

guttata, Elaphe Serpentes
Elaphe guttata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, p. 385

guttilatus, Eleutherodactylus Salientia
Eleutherodactylus guttilatus (Cope, 1879) - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 18, p. 264

guttolineata, Eurycea longicauda Caudata
Eurycea longicauda guttolineata (Holbrook, 1838) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 2, p. 61, pl. 12

Gyalopion Serpentes
Gyalopion Cope, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 243

gypsi, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia [nc][tc]
Cnemidophorus gypsi Wright and Lowe, 1993

Gyrinophilus Caudata
Gyrinophilus Cope, 1869 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 21, p. 108



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Haideotriton Caudata
Haideotriton Carr, 1939 - Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 8, p. 334

halophilus, Bufo boreas Salientia
Bufo boreas halophilus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 301

hammondii, Spea Salientia
Spea hammondii (Baird, 1859) - Rep. Pacif. R.R. Survey, Vol. 10, Williamson's Route, Pt. 4, No. 4, p. 12, pl. 28, fig. 2 ["1857" 1859]

hammondii, Thamnophis Serpentes
Thamnophis hammondii (Kennicott, 1860) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 332

hardii, Aneides Caudata
Aneides hardii (Taylor, 1941) - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 54, p. 77

harteri, Nerodia Serpentes
Nerodia harteri (Trapido, 1941) - Amer. Midland Nat., Vol. 25, p. 673

hartwegi, Apalone spinifera Testudines
Apalone spinifera hartwegi (Conant and Goin, 1948) - Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 510, p. 1, map 1, pl. 1 and 2

haydenii, Thamnophis radix Serpentes [:x]
Thamnophis radix haydenii (Kennicott, 1860) - in Cooper, Expl. Surv. R. R. Miss. Pacific, Vol. 12, Book 2, Pt. 3, No. 4, p. 298, pl. 14

heckscheri, Rana Salientia
Rana heckscheri Wright, 1924 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 37, p. 143, pl. 11 and 12, fig. 2

helenae, Carphophis amoenus Serpentes
Carphophis amoenus helenae (Kennicott, 1859) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 11, p. 100

helleri, Crotalus viridis Serpentes
Crotalus viridis helleri Meek, 1905 - Field Columb. Mus. Publ. Zool., Vol. 7, p. 17

Heloderma Lacertilia
Heloderma Wiegmann, 1829 - Isis von Oken, Vol. 22, p. 624

helvigularis, Coluber constrictor Serpentes
Coluber constrictor helvigularis Auffenberg, 1955 - Tulane Stud. Zool., Vol. 2, No. 6, p. 105

Hemidactylium Caudata
Hemidactylium Tschudi, "1838" 1839 - reprinted in Classif. Batr., Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchatel, p. 59

hemiophrys, Bufo Salientia
Bufo hemiophrys Cope, 1886 - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 23, p. 515

henshawi, Xantusia Lacertilia
Xantusia henshawi Stejneger, 1893 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 16, p. 467

heptagrammus, Cnemidophorus inornatus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus inornatus heptagrammus Axtell, 1961 - Copeia, p. 153

hernandesi, Phrynosoma douglasii Lacertilia
Phrynosoma douglasii hernandesi (Girard, 1858) - U.S. Expl. Exp., Herp. p. 395

Heterodon Serpentes
Heterodon Latreille, 1801 - in Sonnini and Latreille, Hist. Nat. Rept., Vol. 4, p. 32

hexalepis, Salvadora Serpentes
Salvadora hexalepis (Cope, "1866" 1867) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 18, p. 304

hieroglyphica, Pseudemys concinna Testudines [:x]
Pseudemys concinna hieroglyphica (Holbrook, 1836) - N. Amer. Herp., Ed. 1, Vol. 1, p. 47, pl. 2

hippocrepis, Kinosternon subrubrum Testudines
Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis Gray, "1855" 1856 - Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Jan. 22, p. 198

hirtipes, Kinosternon Testudines
Kinosternon hirtipes (Wagler, 1833) - Nat. Syst. Amph., Vol. 3, Tab 30, p. 137, fig. 1-2 and 3

hobartsmithi, Tantilla Serpentes
Tantilla hobartsmithi Taylor, "1936" 1937 - Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., Vol. 39, p. 340

hoffmani, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon hoffmani Highton, "1971" 1972 - in Holt et al., Res. Div. Monogr., No. 4, Pt. 3, Vertebrates, Virginia Polytechnic Inst., p. 151,

holbrooki, Lampropeltis getula Serpentes
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 - Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 25, p. 152

Holbrookia Lacertilia
Holbrookia Girard, 1851 - Proc. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci., New Haven, Vol. 4, p. 200

holbrookii, Scaphiopus Salientia
Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) - Medical and Physical Researches, p. 105

horridus, Crotalus Serpentes
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1, p. 214

houstonensis, Bufo Salientia
Bufo houstonensis Sanders, 1953 - Herpetologica, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 27, fig. 1

hoyi, Pseudemys floridana Testudines [:x]
Pseudemys floridana hoyi (Agassiz, 1857) - Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S., Vol. 1, p. 433

hubrichti, Phaeognathus Caudata
Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton, 1961 - Copeia, p. 67

hubrichti, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon hubrichti Thurow, 1957 - Herpetologica, Vol. 13, p. 59

humilis, Leptotyphlops Serpentes
Leptotyphlops humilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 143

hurterii, Scaphiopus Salientia
Scaphiopus hurterii Strecker, 1910 - Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, Vol. 23, p. 116

hyacinthinus, Sceloporus undulatus Lacertilia
Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus (Green, 1818) - Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 1, p. 349

Hydromantes Caudata
Hydromantes Gistel, 1848 - Naturgesch. Thierr., p. xi

hydrophilus, Thamnophis atratus Serpentes
Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus Fitch, 1936 - Amer. Midland Nat., Vol. 17, p. 648

Hyla Salientia
Hyla Laurenti, 1768 - Syn. Rept., p. 32

Hylactophryne Salientia [:x]
Hylactophryne Lynch, 1968 - Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. 17, p. 511

hyperythrus, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus Cope, 1863 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 15, p. 103

Hypopachus Salientia
Hypopachus Keferstein, 1867 - Nachr. Ges. Wiss Gottingen, Vol. 18, p. 351

Hypsiglena Serpentes
Hypsiglena Cope, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 246



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idahoensis, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon idahoensis Slater and Slip, 1940 - Occ. Papers Dept. Biol. Univ. Puget Sound, Vol. 8, p. 38, figs. 1-2

illinoensis, Pseudacris Salientia
Pseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951 - Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci., Vol. 9, p. 191

imbricata, Eretmochelys Testudines
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, p. 350

imitator, Desmognathus Caudata
Desmognathus imitator Dunn, 1927 - Copeia, p. 84

imperialis, Coniophanes Serpentes
Coniophanes imperialis (Baird, 1859) - U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv., Vol. 2, Rept., Pt. 2, p. 23, pl. 19, fig. 1

incognitus, Batrachoseps Caudata [nc][tc]
Batrachoseps incognitus Jockusch, Yanev and Wake, 2001

inexpectatus, Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces inexpectatus Taylor, 1932 - Sci. Bull. Univ. Kansas, Vol. 20, No. 13, p. 251

infernalis, Gerrhonotus Lacertilia
Gerrhonotus infernalis Baird, 1858 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 10, p. 255

infernalis, Thamnophis sirtalis Serpentes
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis (Blainville, 1835) - Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 4, p. 291, pl. 26, fig. 3

infralabialis, Lampropeltis pyromelana Serpentes [:x]
Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialis Tanner, 1953 - Great Basin Nat., Vol. 13, No. 1-2, p. 56

inornata, Uma notata Lacertilia [:x]
Uma notata inornata Cope, 1895 - Amer. Nat., Vol. 29, p. 93

inornatus, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus inornatus Baird, 1858 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 10, p. 255

insculpta, Clemmys Testudines
Clemmys insculpta (Le Conte, 1830) - Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, Vol. 3, p. 112

insidior, Bufo debilis Salientia
Bufo debilis insidior Girard, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 88

insularis, Crotaphytus Lacertilia [:x]
Crotaphytus insularis Van Denburgh and Slevin, 1921 - Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, Vol. 11, p. 96

insularis, Eumeces egregius Lacertilia
Eumeces egregius insularis Mount, 1965 - Bull. Florida State Mus., Vol. 9, p. 210

insularum, Nerodia sipedon Serpentes
Nerodia sipedon insularum (Conant and Clay, 1937) - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 346, p. 1

intermedia, Senticolis triaspis Serpentes
Senticolis triaspis intermedia (Boettger, 1883) - Ber. Offenbach. Ver. Naturk., Vol. 22-23, p. 148

intermedia, Siren Caudata
Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 - Amer. Journ. Sci., Vol. 11, p. 269

intermontana, Spea Salientia
Spea intermontana (Cope, 1883) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 35, p. 15

interparietalis, Eumeces skiltonianus Lacertilia
Eumeces skiltonianus interparietalis Tanner, "1957" 1958 - Great Basin Naturalist, Vol. 17, p. 73



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jani, Hypsiglena torquata Serpentes
Hypsiglena torquata jani (Duges, 1866) - Mem. Acad. Sci. Lett. Montpellier, Vol. 6, p. 32

jarrovii, Sceloporus Lacertilia
Sceloporus jarrovii Cope, 1875 - in Yarrow, in Wheeler's W. 100th Mer., Vol. 5, Zool., p. 569, pl. 23, figs. 2-2c

jeffersoni, Desmognathus monticola Caudata [:x]
Desmognathus monticola jeffersoni Hoffman, 1951 - Journ. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., Vol. 66, p. 250, pl. 17, fig. 2, map 1

jeffersonianum, Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827) - Contr. Maclurean Lyc., Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 4, pl. 1, fig. 1

jordani, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon jordani Blatchley, "1900" 1901 - 25th Ann. Rep. Dept. Geol. Indiana, p. 762

junaluska, Eurycea Caudata
Eurycea junaluska Sever, Dundee and Sullivan, 1976 - Herpetologica, Vol. 32, p. 26



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kalmi, Pseudacris feriarum Salientia
Pseudacris feriarum kalmi Harper, 1955 - Nat. Hist. Misc. [Chicago Acad. Sciences], No. 150, p. 1

kawia, Batrachoseps Caudata [nc][tc]
Batrachoseps kawia Jockusch, Wake and Yanev, 1998

kempii, Lepidochelys Testudines
Lepidochelys kempii (Garman, 1880) - Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard, Vol. 6, p. 123

kennerlyi, Heterodon nasicus Serpentes
Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi Kennicott, 1860 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 12, p. 336

kentucki, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon kentucki Mittleman, 1951 - Herpetologica, Vol. 7, p. 105

kezeri, Rhyacotriton Caudata [nc][tc]
Rhyacotriton kezeri Good and Wake, 1992

kiamichi, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989 - in Highton, Maha and Maxson, Illinois Biol. Monographs, No. 57, p. 62

kingii, Elgaria Lacertilia
Elgaria kingii Gray, 1838 - Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 1, Vol. 1, p. 390

Kinosternon Testudines
Kinosternon Spix, 1824 - Testud. Brasil, p. 17

kirtlandii, Clonophis Serpentes
Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 8, p. 95

kisatchie, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon kisatchie Highton, 1989 - in Highton, Maha and Maxson, Illinois Biol. Monographs, No. 57, p. 67

klauberi, Chionactis occipitalis Serpentes
Chionactis occipitalis klauberi (Stickel, 1941) - Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci., Vol. 6, p. 138

klauberi, Crotalus lepidus Serpentes
Crotalus lepidus klauberi Gloyd, 1936 - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 337, p. 2, pl. 1, fig. 1

klauberi, Ensatina eschscholtzii Caudata
Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi Dunn, 1929 - Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., Vol. 74, Art. 25, p. 2

klauberi, Hypsiglena torquata Serpentes [:x]
Hypsiglena torquata klauberi Tanner, "1944" 1945 - Great Basin Nat., Vol. 5, p. 71, pl. 1, map

kohnii, Graptemys pseudogeographica Testudines
Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii (Baur, 1890) - Science, Ser. 1, Vol. 16, p. 263

krausei, Ambystoma macrodactylum Caudata
Ambystoma macrodactylum krausei Peters, 1882 - Gesell. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, Vol. 10, 1882, p. 145



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labialis, Leptodactylus Salientia
Leptodactylus labialis (Cope, 1877) - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 17, p. 90

lacerata, Holbrookia Lacertilia
Holbrookia lacerata Cope, 1880 - Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., No. 17, p. 15

lacertina, Siren Caudata
Siren lacertina Linnaeus, 1766 - Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1, Pt. 2, sign. Rrrr 5, Addenda (not paged)

lambda, Trimorphodon biscutatus Serpentes
Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda Cope, 1886 - Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Vol. 23, p. 286

Lampropeltis Serpentes
Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 25

laredoensis, Cnemidophorus Lacertilia
Cnemidophorus laredoensis McKinney, Kay and Anderson, 1973 - Herpetologica, Vol. 29, p. 361

larselli, Plethodon Caudata
Plethodon larselli Burns, 1954 - Herpetologica, Vol. 10, p. 83

laterale, Ambystoma Caudata
Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 8, p. 6

lateralis, Masticophis Serpentes
Masticophis lateralis (Hallowell, 1853) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 6, p. 237

lateralis, Scincella Lacertilia
Scincella lateralis (Say, 1823) - in James, Long's Exped. Rocky Mts. 1819-1820, Vol. 2, p. 324

laterorepens, Crotalus cerastes Serpentes
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens Klauber, 1944 - Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 10, p. 94, fig. 2, map

laticeps, Eumeces Lacertilia
Eumeces laticeps (Schneider, 1801) - Hist. Amph., Vol. 2, p. 189

laticinctus, Agkistrodon contortrix Serpentes
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus Gloyd and Conant, 1934 - Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 283, p. 2, 1 pl.

latitans, Eurycea Caudata
Eurycea latitans Smith and Potter, 1946 - Herpetologica, Vol. 3, p. 106

latrans, Eleutherodactylus augusti Salientia
Eleutherodactylus augusti latrans (Cope, 1880) - Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., No. 17, p. 25

latrunculus, Coluber constrictor Serpentes
Coluber constrictor latrunculus Wilson, 1970 - Texas Journ. Sci., Vol. 22, No. 1, p. 78

lecontei, Rhinocheilus Serpentes
Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird and Girard, 1853 - Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, p. 120

Lepidochelys Testudines
Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 30

lepidus, Crotalus Serpentes
Crotalus lepidus (Kennicott, 1861) - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 13, p. 206

Leptodactylus Salientia
Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826 - Neue Classif. der Rept., p. 38

Leptodeira Serpentes
Leptodeira Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 27

Leptotyphlops Serpentes
Leptotyphlops Fitzinger, 1843 - Syst. Rept., p. 24

leucostoma, Agkistrodon piscivorus Serpentes
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (Troost, 1836) - Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, Vol. 3, p. 176, pl. 5, figs. 1-4

Leurognathus Caudata [:x]
Leurognathus Moore, 1899 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 51, p. 316

levis, Urosaurus ornatus Lacertilia [:x]
Urosaurus ornatus levis (Stejneger, 1890) - N. Amer. Fauna, No. 3, p. 108

lewisi, Necturus Caudata
Necturus lewisi Brimley, 1924 - Journ. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., Vol. 11, p. 167

Lichanura Serpentes [:x]
Lichanura Cope, 1861 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 13, p. 304

Limnaoedus Salientia [:x]
Limnaoedus Mittleman and List, 1953 - Copeia, Vol. 2, p. 83

limnetes, Storeria dekayi Serpentes
Storeria dekayi limnetes Anderson, 1961 - Amer. Midland Nat., Vol. 66, p. 246

lindheimerii, Elaphe obsoleta Serpentes
Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Cat