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Checklist of Oklahoma Amphibians and Reptiles c Glossy crayfish snake (Liodytes rigida) c Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) Other resources c Plainbelly watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster) Conant, Roger and Joseph T. Collins. c Broad -banded watersnake (Nerodia fasciata) A Field Guide to Reptiles and c Diamond -backed watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer) Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. 4th Edition, Expanded. c Northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. c Rough greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus) Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Checklist of Oklahoma c Great Plains ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi) Western Reptiles and Amphibians. c Black ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Amphibians and Reptiles c Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer) Gh Vitt, Laurie J., and Janalee P. Caldwell. c (Regina grahamii) Graham’s100 crayfish snake Herpetology: An Introductory Biology c Queen snake (Regina septemvittata) of Amphibians and Reptiles. 4th c Texas threadsnake (Rena dissecta) Edition. San Diego: Academic Press, c New Mexico threadsnake (Rena dulcis) 2013. c Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Powell, Robert, Joseph T. Collins, and This checklist of the herpetofauna c Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata) Errol D. Hooper, Jr. Key to the Herpetofauna of the Continental occurring in Oklahoma was compiled c Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) United States and Canada. 2nd based on A Field Guide to the Reptiles c Red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Edition. Lawrence: University Press of and Amphibians of Eastern and Central c Flat-headed snake (Tantilla gracilis) Kansas, 2012 North America by Conant and Collins, A c Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps) Sievert, Greg, and Lynette Sievert. Field Guide to Western Reptiles and c Black-necked gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis) A Field Guide to Oklahoma’s Amphibians by Stebbins, and c Terrestrial gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans) Amphibians and Reptiles. Oklahoma Herpetology by Vitt and Caldwell. These Department of Wildlife Conservation, references and others are included on c Checkered gartersnake (Thamnophis marcianus) 2011. the back cover of this checklist. c Western ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus) TIGR Reptile Database, c Plains gartersnake (Thamnophis radix) http://www.reptile-database.org/ Herpetology c Common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) Amphibian Species of the World, c Lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphib Herpetology is the study of reptiles c Smooth earthsnake (Virginia valeriae) ia/index.php and amphibians, two groups of animals with fascinating life histories. c Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) N AmphibiaWeb, Worldwide, approximately 7,900 c Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon http://amphibiaweb.org/index.html species of amphibians (frogs, lacinctus) N SNOMNH Herpetology salamanders, and caecilians) and c Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) N 10,800 species of reptiles (turtles, 2401 Chautauqua Ave. c Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus crocodilians, tuataras, lizards, and Norman, OK 73072 atrox) N snakes) are recognized. www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections- c Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) N research/herpetology.htm c Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) N From the Ozark and Ouachita c Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) N Mountains in the east, to the prairies of the west, Oklahoma is home to c Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) N Curator: many diverse habitats supporting 54 Dr. Cameron D. Siler species of amphibians and 85 species Collection Manager: N - venomous of reptiles. Jessa L. Watters Taxonomy correct as of 2/1/19 Salamanders (Caudata) c Squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella) Crocodilians (Crocodylia) c Gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) c Ringed salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) c American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) c Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) c Spotted chorus frog (Pseudacris clarkii) Lizards and Snakes (Squamata) c Western tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) c Spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) c Cajun chorus frog (Pseudacris fouquettei) c Marbled salamander (Amybstoma opacum) Lizards c Mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) c Boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata) c Glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) c Eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) c Strecker’s chorus frog (Pseudacris streckeri) c Green anole (Anolis carolinensis) c Smallmouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum) c Eastern narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne c Collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) c Three-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) carolinensis) c Earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata) c Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus c Great Plains narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne c Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) brimleyorum) olivacea) c Round-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) c Longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda) c Couch’s spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus couchii) c Fence lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus) c Cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) c Hurter’s spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus hurterii) c Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) c Graybelly salamander (Eurycea multiplicata) c Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) c Coal skink (Plestiodon anthracinus) c Grotto salamander (Eurycea spelaeus) c Great Basin spadefoot toad (Spea multiplicata) c Five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) c Oklahoma salamander (Eurycea tynerensis) c Crawfish frog (Lithobates areolata) c Broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) c Four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) c Plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi) c Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) c Mudpuppy (Necturus louisianensis) c Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana) c Prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) c Central newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) c Green frog (Lithobates clamitans) c Ground skink (Scincella lateralis) c Western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula) c Pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris) c Spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis) c Ozark zig-zag salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius) c Southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephala) c Six-lined racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata) c Kiamichi slimy salamander (Plethodon kiamichi) c Wood frog (Lithobates sylvatica) c Checkered whiptail (Aspidoscelis tesselata) c Rich Mountain salamander (Plethodon ouachitae) Turtles (Testudines) c Slimy salamander (Plethodon sequoyah) Snakes c Southern redback salamander (Plethodon serratus) c Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) c Glossy snake (Arizona elegans) c Lesser siren (Siren intermedia) c Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) c Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) c Western worm snake (Carphophis vermis) Frogs and Toads (Anura) c Chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) c Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea) c Racer (Coluber constrictor) c American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) c Northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica) c Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) c Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) c Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) c Mudsnake (Farancia abacura) c Green toad (Anaxyrus debilis) c False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) c Rough earthsnake (Haldea striatula) c Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) c River cooter (Pseudemys concinna) c Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) c Red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) c Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina) c Western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) c Texas toad (Anaxyrus speciosus) c Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) c Chihuahuan nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani) c Woodhouse’s toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) c Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) c Prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) c Cricket frog (Acris blanchardi) c Yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) c Central Plains milksnake (Lampropeltis gentilis) c Bird-voiced treefrog (Hyla avivoca) c Mississippi mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) c Speckled kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki) c Cope’s gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) c Razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) c Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) c Green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) c Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) c Smooth softshell (Apalone mutica) .
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