For the purpose of this regulation, the following taxonomic references have been utilized to establish scientific names and taxonomic grouping (e.g., Orders) for nongame wildlife.
(a) Amphibians and Reptiles.
Crother, B. I. (ed). 2012. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in our Understanding. SSAR Herpetological Circular 39:1-92.
(b) Birds. American Ornithologists' Union.
1983. Check-list of North American birds. 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. American Ornithologists' Union. 2015. Fifty-sixth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union check-list of North American birds. Auk 132:748-764.
(c) Crustaceans.
McLaughlin, P.A. and thirty-nine others. 2005. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: crustaceans. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 31, Bethesda, MD.
(d) Fishes.
Page, L.M. and seven others. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 7th Edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, MD.
(e) Mammals.
Bradley R.D., L.K. Ammerman, R.J. Baker, L.C. Bradley, J.A. Cook, R.C. Dowler, C. Jones, D.J. Schmidly, F.B. Stangl, Jr., R.A. Van Den Bussche, and R. Wursig. 2014. Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 2014. Occasional Papers. Museum of Texas Tech University.
(f) Mollusks
Turgeon, D.D. and fourteen others. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society. Special Publication 26, Bethesda, MD.
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Amended, Eff. 9/6/2016.