HERP ATLAS
REPTILES
CHECKLIST
Kingdom: Animalia, Animals Phylum: Chordata, Chordates Subphylum: Vertebrata, Vertebrates Class: Reptilia, Reptiles
SNAKES
CHECKLIST OF EASTERN ONTARIO REPTILES
& AMPHIBIANS
DeKay’s Brownsnake (DeKay’s Snake, Brown Snake)** Storeria dekayi Eastern Gartersnake (Common Gartersnake) Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Gray Ratsnake (Eastern Ratsnake, Black Ratsnake)* Pantherophis spiloides (Elaphe spiloides, E. obsoleta) Milksnake (Eastern Milk Snake)* Lampropeltis triangulum Northern Ribbonsnake (Eastern Ribbonsnake)* Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis Northern Ring-neck(ed) Snake (Ringneck Snake) Diadophis punctatus edwardsi Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon sipedon Red-bellied Snake (Redbelly Snake) Storeria occipitomaculata Smooth Greensnake Opheodrys vernalis (Liochlorophis vernalis)
LIZARDS Five-lined Skink* Plestiodon fasciatus (Eumeces fasciatus)
TURTLES Blanding’s Turtle* Emydoidea blandingii Eastern Musk Turtle (Stinkpot, Common Musk Turtle)* Sternotherus odoratus Midland Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta marginata Northern Map Turtle* Graptemys geographica Red-eared Slider (Pond Slider)*** Trachemys scripta elegans Snapping Turtle (Snapper)* Chelydra serpentina Spiny Softshell* Apalone spinifera Spotted Turtle* Clemmys guttata
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Assistance for this project was provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
AMPHIBIANS Kingdom: Animalia, Animals Phylum: Chordata, Chordates Subphylum: Vertebrata, Vertebrates Class: Amphibia, Amphibians
FROGS & TOADS American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Rana catesbeiana) American Toad Anaxyrus americanus (Bufo americanus) Gray Treefrog (Tetraploid Gray Treefrog) Hyla versicolor Green Frog Lithobates clamitans (Rana clamitans) Mink Frog Lithobates septentrionalis (Rana septentrionalis) Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens (Rana pipiens) Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris (Rana palustris) Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer (Hyla crucifer) Western Chorus Frog (Midland Chorus Frog)* Pseudacris triseriata Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus (Rana sylvatica)
ATLAS The Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) has initiated an atlas project for the reptiles and amphibians of eastern Ontario. Throughout 2009 and 2010, we are asking landowners, citizens, and visitors to submit simple records of sightings (or calls) within the model forest. Atlas reporting forms are available through the EOMF website. The EOMF includes all of the following five counties: Leeds & Grenville; Lanark; Prescott & Russell; Ottawa; and Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry.
SALAMANDERS Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale Eastern Newt (Red-spotted Newt) Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum * orange text = species at risk ** (bracketed) = alternate names for the same species *** the Red-eared Slider is not native to Canada
The Government of Canada Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk
Eastern Ontario Model Forest
This is #2 in a series of five brochures: #1 - Atlas of Eastern Ontario Reptiles & Amphibians #2 - Checklist of Eastern Ontario Reptiles & Amphibians #3 - Species Keys for Eastern Ontario Reptiles & Amphibians #4 - Photo Contest on Eastern Ontario Reptiles & Amphibians #5 - Stewardship of Eastern Ontario Reptiles & Amphibians
For more information, please contact: Eastern Ontario Model Forest P.O. Bag 2111, 10 Campus Dr, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Tel: (613) 258-8241, Email: modelforest@eomf.on.ca. Visit us on the internet at www.eomf.on.ca.
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