Species Lists

Species lists are compiled for each sub-region based on information and range predictions published in the following field guides:

Baxter, G. and M. Stone 1980. Amphibians and reptiles of Wyoming (Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 2nd edition)

Hammerson, G. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles in Colorado. University Press of Colorado, Boulder and Colorado Division of Wildlife, 2nd Edition.

Hoberg, T. and C. Gause. 1992. Reptiles and amphibians of North Dakota; North Dakota Outdoors. 1995. 55(1):7-19.

Koch, E.D. and C.R. Peterson. 1995. Amphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, UT.

Reichel, J. and D. Flath. 1995. Identification of Montana's amphibians and reptiles. Montana Outdoors 26(3): 15-34.

Stebbins, R.C.1985. Western reptiles and amphibians. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York.

The taxonomic classification for amphibians is

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia

Salamanders are in the Order Urodela and anurans (frogs and toads) are in the Order Anura. Family, Genus, and Species names are listed below for each animal.

Sub-regions:

Southern Rocky Mountains

• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, CO
• Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, CO
• Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
• Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, WY

Northern Rocky Mountains

• Glacier National Park, MT
• National Bison Range, MT
• Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge, MT
• Swan River National Wildlife Refuge, MT
• Grant-Kohrs National Historic Site, MT

Northern Great Plains

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
• Medicine Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, MT

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

• Grand Teton National Park, WY
• Yellowstone National Park, MT, WY
• Red Rocks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, MT
• Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, ID
• National Elk Refuge, WY