New Distribution Records for Amphibians and Reptiles in Connecticut, with Notes on the Status of an Introduced Species

Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell; Twan A. Leenders; Brian T. Roach; Daniel J. Drew; Gregg Dancho; Jeanne Yuckienuz

doi:10.3374/0079-032X(2006)47[47:NDRFAA]2.0.CO;2

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Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell,¹ Twan A. Leenders,² Brian T. Roach,³ Daniel J. Drewhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6272-0826,⁴ Gregg Dancho,⁵ Jeanne Yuckienuz⁵

¹Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 208818, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 USA — gregory.watkins-colwell@yale.edu
²Department of Biology, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT 06825 USA — leendersa@sacredheart.edu
³Aquarion Water Company, Easton, CT 06612 USA — broach@aquarionwater.com
⁴Division of Invertebrate Zoology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, P.O. Box 208818, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 USA — daniel.drew@yale.edu
⁵Beardsley Zoological Garden, Bridgeport, CT 06610 USA — gdancho@beardsleyzoo.org jyuckienuz@beardsleyzoo.org

Abstract

Recent field work and a review of catalogued specimens in the herpetology collections at the Yale Peabody has yielded 170 new town records for amphibians and reptiles in Connecticut. These are reported here, along with observations on the status of the red-ear slider (Trachemys scripta) in Connecticut.

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Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell, Twan A. Leenders, Brian T. Roach, Daniel J. Drew, Gregg Dancho, and Jeanne Yuckienuz "New Distribution Records for Amphibians and Reptiles in Connecticut, with Notes on the Status of an Introduced Species," Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 47(1), 47-62, (1 October 2006). https://doi.org/10.3374/0079-032X(2006)47[47:NDRFAA]2.0.CO;2

Received: 3 January 2005; Accepted: 1 December 2005; Published: 1 October 2006

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