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CHECKLISTOFTHEAMPHIBIANSANDREPTILESOF

THUNDERBAYDISTRICT,ONTARIO

Atleast25speciesofamphibiansandreptileshavebeenfoundwithintheThunderBayDistrictofOntario.Ofthese,only17speciescanbeconsiderednativespecies(13amphibians,4reptiles).ThechecklistwascompiledbyDr.StephenHecnar(DepartmentofBiology,LakeheadUniversity)usinghisownrecordsorthoseofcolleagues.MostoftheserecordsarealsodocumentedinthepublishedliteratureorarchivedintheOntarioReptileandAmphibianAtlas(ORAA).

ThelistiscurrentasofAugust2019.

NomenclatureandtaxonomyfollowtheCommitteeonStandardEnglishandScientificNames8theditionoftheofficialnameslistofthejointherpetologicalsocietiesofNorthAmerica(Crotheretal.2017).ThischecklistwillbeupdatedontheThunderBayFieldNaturalistswebsiteifnewspeciesareverifiedortoreflecttaxonomicchangesmadebythecommittee.

CommonorRareSpeciesDocumentation

TheoccurrenceordistributionofamphibiansandreptilesinNorthernOntariohasnotbeendocumentedaswellasrecordsofbirds,fish,andmammals.PleasereportanyrarespeciessightingstoS.Hecnaratshecnar@lakeheadu.ca.

Status,Rarity,andActivityPeakCodes

C–Common,abundantand/orwidespread ES–EarlySpring

LC–LocallyCommon,abundantatsomesites LS–LateSpring

R–Rare,lowabundance S–Summer

A–Accidental F–Fall

I–Introduced W–Winter

Commonname Scientificname Rarity ActivityANURANS FrogsandToads BorealChorusFrog Pseudacrismaculata C ES–LSSpringPeeper Pseudacriscrucifer C LSGrayTreefrog Hylaversicolor LC LS–SCope’sGrayTreefrog Hylachrysoscelis A LS–SWoodFrog Lithobatessylvaticus C ESNorthernLeopardFrog Lithobatespipiens LC LSMinkFrog Lithobatesseptentrionalis C SGreenFrog Lithobatesclamitans C SAmericanToad Anaxyrusamericanus C LS–S1TropicalTreefrogs A CAUDATANS Salamanders Mudpuppy Necturusmaculosus R ES,F,WEasternNewt Notophthalmusviridescens LC LS,S,FBlue-spottedSalamander Ambystomalaterale C ES–LSSpottedSalamander Ambystomamaculatum R LSEasternRed-backedSalamander Plethodoncinereus R LS,S,FTESTUDINES Turtles PaintedTurtle Chrysemyspicta C LS–SSnappingTurtle Chelydraserpentina R S2Red-earedSlider Trachemysscriptaelegans I LS–SSQUAMATES SnakesandLizards CommonGartersnake Thamnophissirtalis C LS,S,FRed-belliedSnake Storeriaoccipitomaculata R LS,S,FGrayRatsnake Pantherophisspiloides I LS,S,F3Exoticsnakes I 4TropicalLizards A LS,F

1Severalspeciesoftropicalfrogsoccasionallyoccurinthedistrictandusuallyarefoundinimportedplantsandvegetables.Thesespecieswillnotsurviveoutdoorsinborealwinters.2Occasionallyindividualsofthiscommonpetspeciesthathaveescapedorbeenreleasedarereported.Thissouthernspecieswillnotsurviveoutdoorsinborealwinters.3Severalspeciesofexoticsnakeskeptbylocalpetcollectorshaveescaped.Mostaresouthernspeciesthatwillnotsurviveborealwinters.4Occasionallytropicallizardshavearrivedinthedistrictas‘stowaways’inimportedplantsorproduce.Thesespecieswillnotsurviveoutdoorsinborealwinters.

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