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Appendix III 
Vertebrate Species Breeding in Southeastern Montana and Northeastern Wyoming Used 
in the Species-habitat Matrices. (The species in the phenograms of Figs. 9 to 11 can be 
identified from these numbers.) 
AMPHIBIANS 
oma nwath wWNre 
. Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) 
. Plains spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus bombifrons) 
. Woodhouse’s toad (Bufo woodhousei) 
. Great plains toad (Bufo cognatus) 
. Dakota toad (Bufo hemiophrys) 
_ Western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata) 
. Wood frog (Rana sylvatica) 
. Northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) 
. Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) 
REPTILES 
10. 
cls 
12. 
13. 
14, 
15. 
16. 
eg 
18. 
Yo. 
20. 
21, 
22. 
23. 
24. 
29 
26. 
Zl; 
28. 
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) 
Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) 
Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) 
Spiny softshell (Trionyx spiniferus) 
Northern earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata) 
Red-lipped prairie lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) 
Northern sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus) 
Eastern short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglassi) 
Northern many-lined skink (Eumeces multivirgatus) 
Plains hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) 
Western smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) 
Western yellowbelly racer (Coluber constrictor) 
Bullsnake (Pituophis melanoleucus) 
Central plains milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) 
Northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) 
Western wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) 
Western plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) 
Red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) 
Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) 
BIRDS 
29. 
30. 
ol. 
32. 
33. 
34. 
39. 
36. 
Ot. 
38. 
39. 
4(), 
4]. 
42, 
43. 
44, 
45, 
Common loon (Gavia immer) 
Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) 
Eared grebe (Podiceps caspicus) 
Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 
Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) 
Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 
American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 
Pintail (Anas acuta) 
Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) 
Green-winged teal (Anas crecca) 
American wigeon (Anas americana) 
46, 
47. 
48. 
49, 
50. 
51. 
52. 
53. 
o4. 
50. 
56. 
57. 
58. 
59. 
60. 
61. 
62. 
63. 
64, 
65. 
66. 
67. 
68. 
69. 
70. 
ral 
72. 
73. 
74, 
75. 
76. 
ce 
78. 
ie 
80. 
81. 
82. 
83. 
84, 
85. 
86. 
87. 
88. 
89. 
90. 
a1, 
02. 
93. 
94, 
Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) 
Redhead (Aythya americana) 
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 
Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) 
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 
Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 
Common merganser (Mergus merganser) 
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) 
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 
Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) 
Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 
Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) 
Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) 
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 
Marsh hawk (Circus cyaneus) 
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 
Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) 
American kestrel (Falco sparverius) 
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) 
Blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) 
Sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioecetes phasianellus) 
Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) 
Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 
Gray partridge (Perdix perdix) 
Merriam’s turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 
Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) 
Virginia rail (Rallus limicola) 
Sora (Porzana carolina) 
American coot (Fulica americana) 
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) 
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 
Mountain plover (Eupoda montana) 
Common snipe (Capella gallinago) 
Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) 
Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) 
Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularia) 
Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) 
Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) 
American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 
Wilson’s phalarope (Steganopus tricolor) 
Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) 
Black tern (Chlidonias niger) 
Rock dove (Columba livia) 
Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) 
Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 
Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthaimus) 

