We developed an initial list for the Fauna of Alaska by collating checklists from the University of Alaska Museum Birds (UAM Birds), University of Alaska Museum Mammals (UAM Mammals), and the Amphibians and Reptiles of Alaska (MacDonald 2010). The compiled checklist provided a list of all accepted names for non-fish vertebrates in Alaska. We then reconciled the initial list of names in the state to recently published reference works and peer-reviewed literature (listed below) to determine accepted names, misapplied names, and synonyms. Citations are ordered alphabetically, rather than by priority, in the table below.
Please submit feedback, including technical corrections, on this website and the checklist, keys, and species descriptions provided here through the feedback form. We anticipate conducting an annual review of the Checklist to integrate new work.