OAR 635-056-0002: Taxonomy

(1) In the matter of scientific taxonomic nomenclature and commons names the following are authoritative: (a) Mammals — Wilson, D. E. and D. M. Reeder, Editors. 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press (b) Birds — Clements, J.F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, Sixth Edition. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. (c) Amphibians and Reptiles — Frank, N. and E. Ramus. 1996. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. N G Publishing, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. (d) Fish (except subfamily Serrisalminae) – Nelson, J.S. et al. 2004. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 6th Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 29. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland; Robbins, C.L. et al. 1991. World Fishes Important to North Americans. Special Publication 21. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland; Subfamily Serrisalminae: Reis, R.E., S. Kullander and C. Ferraris, Jr., Editors. 2003. Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. ERIDUCRS. Porto Alegre. Brazil. (e) Mollusks — Turgeon, D.D. 1998. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special P ublication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland. (f) Crustaceans (except whiteleg shrimp) — McLaughlin. P.A. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans, American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland. Whiteleg shrimp: Holthius. L.B. 1980. Shrimps and Prawns of the World: An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries Synopsis no. 125, vol. 1. (2) If the taxonomic status of individual species is changed through subsequent publications scientific taxonomy shall remain as cited in 635-056 for the purposes of implementing and enforcing 635-056-0000 through 635-056-0150. (3) “The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species” International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), www.iucnredlist.org