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Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction A Brief History of Herpetology in Montana Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles The Montana Landscape: Habitats for Herpetofauna Observing Amphibians and Reptiles in the Field Conservation and Management Species Accounts Introduction Amphibians Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Coeur d'Alene Salamander (Plethodon idahoensis) Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (Ascaphus montanus) Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) Western Toad (Bufo boreas) Great Plains Toad (Bufo cognatus) Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo woodhousii) Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata) Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris) Northern Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Reptiles Snapping Turtle (Cheyldra serpentina) Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera) Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea) Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) Common Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) Western Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus) Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) Eastern Racer (Coluber constrictor) Western Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon nasicus) Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis) Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer) Terrestrial Gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans) Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix) Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) Species of Questionable Occurrence in Montana Idaho Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Canadian Toad (Bufo hemiophrys) Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana) Pygmy Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii) Identification Guide How to Use the Guide Adult Key Salamanders Frogs and Toads Turtles Lizards Snakes Larva Key Salamanders Frogs and Toads: Tadpoles Egg Key Appendixes Appendix A. Presence or Absence of Native Amphibians and Reptiles in Montana's Five Ecological Provinces Appendix B. Summary of Amphibian Reproductive Features Appendix C. Summary of Reptile Reproductive Features Appendix D. Contact Information for Federal, State, and Tribal Wildlife Agencies Appendix E. Amphibian and Reptile Observation Form Appendix F. Information about Rattlesnake Bite Glossary Selected Bibliography Index Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Amphibians -- Montana -- Identification.
Reptiles -- Montana -- Identification.