List of reptiles and amphibians of Alaska

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Alaska is the northwestern most part of North America. Reptiles and amphibians are not common in Alaska due to them being cold-blooded. Alaska has four reptile species and eight amphibian species. Two of these species are introduced. There are no snakes or lizards in Alaska. [1]

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Reptiles

Order: Testudines - turtles and tortoises

Family: Cheloniidae - typical sea turtles

ImageCommon nameScientific nameStatusNotesDistribution
Caretta caretta CB FUE 004.JPG Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
(Linnaeus, 1758)		VU [2] Two sightings between 1960 and 2007 [3] Gulf of Alaska
Chelonia mydas 183369049.jpg Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
(Linnaeus, 1758)		EN [4] 15 sightings between 1960 and 2007 [5] Gulf of Alaska
Solstice, an olive ridley sea turtle gets prepped for release (36967364826).jpg Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
(Eschscholtz, 1829)		VU [6] Three sightings between 1960 and 2007 [7] Gulf of Alaska

Family: Dermochelyidae - leatherback sea turtles

ImageCommon nameScientific nameStatusNotesDistribution
Leatherback Turtle Nesting at San Miguel Beach.JPG Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
(Vandelli, 1761)		VU [8] 19 sightings between 1960 and 2007 [9] Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay, southernmost of Bering Sea

Amphibians

Order: Anura - frogs and toads

Family: Bufonidae - true toads

ImageCommon nameScientific nameStatusNotesDistribution
Bufo boreas 15052.JPG Western toad Anaxyrus boreas
(Baird & Girard, 1852)		LC [10] Southeast Alaska north to Prince William Sound

Family: Hylidae - tree frogs

ImageCommon nameScientific nameStatusNotesDistribution
Pseudacris regilla - Pazifischer Laubfrosch192081976.jpg Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla
(Baird & Girard, 1852)		LC [11] Introduced to AlaskaSouthern Revillagigedo Island [1] and north of the city of Sitka on the Sitka Sound and north of Juneau [12]

Family: Ranidae - true frogs

ImageCommon nameScientific nameStatusNotesDistribution
Lithobates sylvaticus - Thunder Bay.jpg Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus
(Le Conte, 1825)		LC [13] Sometimes placed in genus Rana [14] Statewide, except extreme north, Alaska Peninsula, and Aleutian Islands
Rana aurora 6234.JPG Northern red-legged frog Rana aurora
(Baird & Girard, 1852)		LC [15] Introduced to Alaska. Sometimes placed in genus Amerana [16] Introduced to northeastern Chichagof Island [1]
Columbia spotted frog on a log (fb28b871-a9ee-4882-bce7-f2d891b337a7).jpg Columbia spotted frog Rana luteiventris
Thompson, 1913		LC [17] Sometimes placed in genus Amerana [16] Southeast Alaska

Order: Caudata - newts and salamanders

Family: Ambystomatidae - mole salamanders

ImageCommon nameScientific nameStatusNotesDistribution
Northwest salamander, Cape Meares NWR (5123549519).jpg Northwestern salamander Ambystoma gracile
(Baird, 1859)		LC [18] Southern Southeast Alaska
Long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum).JPG Long-toed salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum
Baird, 1850		LC [19] subspecies Ambystoma macrodactylum columbianum [20] Southern Southeast Alaska

Family: Salamandridae - newts

ImageCommon nameScientific nameStatusNotesDistribution
Rough-skinned Newt Taricha granulosa (33731812646).jpg Rough-skinned newt Taricha granulosa
(Skilton, 1849)		LC [21] Southeast Alaska

Unconfirmed species

Two species are alleged to occur naturally in Alaska, but are not officially confirmed. [1]

Additionally, the tailed frog, Ascaphus truei, occurs in British Columbia until the Portland Inlet, [22] and may occur in southernmost Alaska. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 MacDonald, S. O. "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alaska A Field Handbook" (PDF). Fauna of Alaska. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ Casale, P.; Tucker, A.D. (2017) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Caretta caretta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T3897A119333622. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3897A119333622.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. State of Alaska. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ Seminoff, J.A. (Southwest Fisheries Science Center, U.S.). (2023) [amended version of 2004 assessment]. "Chelonia mydas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T4615A247654386. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T4615A247654386.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. State of Alaska. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Abreu-Grobois, A.; Plotkin, P. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group). (2008). "Lepidochelys olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T11534A3292503. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11534A3292503.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. State of Alaska. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Wallace, B.P.; Tiwari, M.; Girondot, M. (2013). "Dermochelys coriacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T6494A43526147. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T6494A43526147.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. State of Alaska. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Anaxyrus boreas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T181488862A197445871. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T181488862A197445871.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Pseudacris regilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T166731785A53961380. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T166731785A53961380.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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  13. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Lithobates sylvaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T58728A193382501. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T58728A193382501.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  14. ↑ Yuan, Z.-Y.; et al. (2016). "Spatiotemporal diversification of the true frogs (genus Rana): A historical framework for a widely studied group of model organisms". Systematic Biology. 65 (5): 824–42. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syw055 . hdl: 2292/43460 . PMID   27288482.
  15. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Rana aurora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T58553A196335511. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T58553A196335511.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  16. 1 2 Dubois, Alain; Ohler, Annemarie; Pyron, R. Alexander (February 26, 2021). "New concepts and methods for phylogenetic taxonomy and nomenclature in zoology, exemplified by a new ranked cladonomy of recent amphibians (Lissamphibia)". Megataxa. 5 (1). doi: 10.11646/megataxa.5.1.1 . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  17. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Rana luteiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T58649A196336248. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T58649A196336248.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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  20. ↑ Stebbins RA (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians (Peterson Field Guide Series) (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN   978-0-395-98272-3.
  21. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Taricha granulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T59469A196342071. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T59469A196342071.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  22. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Ascaphus truei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T54414A196332997. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T54414A196332997.en . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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