Field Checklists

Salamanders (Caudata)

Mole Salamanders (Ambystomatidae)

• Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
• Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
• Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)

Giant Salamanders (Dicamptodontidae)

• Cope's Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei)
• Pacific Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)

Torrent Salamanders (Rhyacotritonidae)

• Columbia Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton kezeri)
• Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus)
• Cascade Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton cascadae)

Newts (Salamandridae)

• Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)

Lungless Salamanders (Plethodontidae)

• Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)
• Larch Mountain Salamander (Plethodon larselli)
• Western Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum)
• Del Norte Salamander (Plethodon elongatus)
• Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi)

• Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)

• Clouded Salamander (Aneides ferreus)
• Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus)

• Oregon Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps wrightorum)
• California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)

Frogs and Toads (Anura)

Bell Toads (Leiopelmatidae)

• Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei)

Spadefoot Toads (Pelobatidae)

• Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana)

True Toads (Bufonidae)

• Western Toad (Bufo boreas)
• Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo woodhousii)

Tree Frogs (Hylidae)

• Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla)

True Frogs (Ranidae)

• Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
• Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa)
• Cascades Frog (Rana cascadae)
• Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii)
• Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
• Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
• Colombia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris)

Turtles (Testudines)

Emydid Turtles (Emydidae)

• Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
• Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)

Lizards (Squamata)

Anguids (Anguidae)

• Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
• Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)

Iguanids (Iguanidae)

• Mojave Black-collared Lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores)
• Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
• Pygmy Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma douglassii)
• Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)
• Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
• Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
• Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)

Skinks (Scincidae)

• Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)

Whiptails (Teiidae)

• Western Whiptail (Cnemidophorus tigris)
• Plateau Striped Whiptail (Cnemidophorus velox)

Snakes (Squamata)

Boas and Pythons (Boidae)

• Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)

Colubrids (Colubridae)

• Racer (Coluber constrictor)
• Sharptail Snake (Contia tenuis)
• Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
• Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata)
• Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)
• California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata)
• Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus)
• Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
• Western Ground Snake (Sonora semiannulata)
• Santa Cruz Garter Snake (Thamnophis atratus)
• Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)
• Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides)
• Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

Pit Vipers and Vipers (Viperidae)

• Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)

Local Species (final projects):

• Reptiles and Amphibians of Oregon's Deschutes, John Day, and Owyhee Rivers
  By Jesse Shue
• Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Eugene Wetlands
  By Vanessa Post