FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION 2007 List of Native Species for Purposes of 58 Pa. Code Chapter 79 [36 Pa.B. 7930]
[Saturday, December 23, 2006]Under 58 Pa. Code § 79.1 (relating to definitions), which will go into effect on January 1, 2007, the Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) is publishing the following list of reptile and amphibian species and subspecies, where applicable, that the Commission has determined are native species for purposes of 58 Pa. Code Chapter 79 (relating to reptiles and amphibians). (See 36 Pa.B. _____ (December 23, 2006).) The Commission's regulations define ''native species'' as a reptile or amphibian species or subspecies, where applicable, that has not been introduced into this Commonwealth and occurs historically within the boundaries of this Commonwealth. The Commission's regulations go on to state that the Commission will from time to time publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a list of reptile and amphibian species and subspecies, where applicable, that it has determined to be native species.
Scientific Name Common Name PA Status Acris crepitans crepitans Northern Cricket Frog S Agkistrodon contortrix Northern Copperhead S Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander S Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander A Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander S Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander X Aneides aeneus Green Salamander T Apalone mutica mutica Midland Smooth Softshell X Apalone spinifera spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell S Bufo americanus americanus Eastern American Toad A Bufo fowleri Fowler's Toad S Carphophis amoenus Worm Snake S Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle A Chyrsemys picta marginata Midland Painted Turtle A Chyrsemys picta picta Eastern Painted Turtle A Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle S Clonophis kirtlandii Kirtland's Snake E Coluber constrictor constrictor Northern Black Racer A Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake C Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis Eastern Hellbender S Desmognathus fuscus Dusky Salamander A Desmognathus monticola Seal Salamander A Desmognathus ochrophaeus Mountain Dusky Salamander A Diadophis punctatus Ringneck Snake A Elaphe alleghaniensis Eastern Ratsnake A Emys blandingii Blanding's Turtle C Eumeces anthracinus Nortern Coal Skink S Eumeces fasciatus Five-lined Skink A Eumeces laticeps Broadhead Skink C Eurycea bislineata Northern Two-lined Salamander A Eurycea longicauda longicauda Longtail Salamander A Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle S Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog Turtle E Graptemys geographica Map Turtle S Gyrinophilus porphyticus porphyticus Spring Salamander A Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander S Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake S Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog A Kinosternum subrubrum subrubrum Eastern Mud Turtle X Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern Milksnake A Liochlorophis vernalis Smooth Green Snake S Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy S Nerodia sipedon sipedon Northern Water Snake A Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens Eastern Red-spotted Newt A Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake E Plethodon cinereus Redback Salamander A Plethodon glutinosus Slimy Salamander A Plethodon hoffmani Valley and Ridge Salamander S Plethodon richmondi Ravine Salamander S Plethodon wehrlei Wehrle's Salamander A Pseudacaris crucifer crucifer Northern Spring Peeper A Pseudacris brachyphona Mountain Chorus Frog S Pseudacris feriarum feriarum Upland Chorus Frog S Pseudacris feriarum triseriata Western Chorus Frog S Pseudacris triseriata kalmi New Jersey Chorus Frog E Pseudemys rubriventris Red-bellied Turtle T Pseudotriton montanus montanus Eastern Mud Salamander E Pseudotriton ruber ruber Northern Red Salamander A Rana catesbeiana Bullfrog A Rana clamitans Green Frog A Rana palustris Pickerel Frog A Rana pipiens Northern Leopard Frog S Rana sphenocephala Coastal Plain Leopard Frog E Rana sylvatica Wood Frog A Regina septemvittata Queen Snake S Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot E Sceloporus undulatus Northern Fence Lizard S Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Eastern Massasauga E Sternotherus odoratus Stinkpot A Storeria dekayi dekayi Northern Brown Snake A Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern Redbelly Snake A Terrepene carolina carolina Eastern Box Turtle S Thamnophis brachystoma Shorthead Garter Snake S Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbon Snake S Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern Garter Snake A Virginia pulchra Mountain Earth Snake S Virginia valeriae Smooth Earth Snake S Legend
A=Abundant
C=Candidate Species
E=Endangered Species
S=Species of special concern, rare, not common due to one or more of the following factors: range restriction, population decline, limited distribution, direct threats from habitat alteration, collection
T=Threatened Species
X=Extirpated, no longer occurs in PADOUGLAS J. AUSTEN, Ph.D.,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-2532. Filed for public inspection December 22, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
