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Vertebrate Tracking List TRACKING LIST OF RARE OKLAHOMA VERTEBRATES Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory Status Conservation Rank Common Name Scientific Name Federal ODWC Global National State Amphibians Bird-voiced Treefrog Hyla avivoca III G5 N5 S2 Cajun Chorus Frog Pseudacris fouquettei G5 N5 S3 Cave Salamander Eurycea lucifuga G5 N5 S3 Chihuahuan Green Toad Anaxyrus debilis G5 N4 S3 Dark-sided Salamander Eurycea longicauda melanopleura G5T4 N4 S3 Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens G5 N4 S3 Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum III G5 N5 S1 Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea G5 N5 S3 Grotto Salamander Eurycea spelaea I G4 N4 S3 Hurter's Spadefoot Scaphiopus hurterii G5 N5 S2S3 Kiamichi Slimy Salamander Plethodon kiamichi I G2 N2 S2 Lesser Siren Siren intermedia G5 N5 S2S3 Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda G5 N5 S2S3 Mexican Spadefoot Spea multiplicata G5 N5 S3? Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum III G5 N5 S1 Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus G5 N5 S3 Oklahoma Salamander Eurycea tynerensis I G3 N3 S3 Ouachita Dusky Salamander Desmognathus brimleyorum II G4 N4 S3 Ozark Zigzag Salamander Plethodon angusticlavius II G4 N4 S2 Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris G5 N5 S2S3 Red-spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus G5 N5 S3 Rich Mountain Salamander Plethodon ouachitae I G2G3 N2N3 S2 Ringed Salamander Ambystoma annulatum I G4 N4 S2S3 Sequoyah Slimy Salamander Plethodon sequoyah I G2 N2 S2 Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus II G5 N5 S3S4 Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum G5 N5 S3 Texas Toad Anaxyrus speciosus G5 N5 S3S4 4 March 2015 Oklahoma Biological Survey, 111 East Chesapeake St., Norman, OK 73019 Page 1 of 13 Three-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma tridactylum II G5 N5 S1 Western Bird-voiced Treefrog Hyla avivoca avivoca III G5 N5 S2 Reptiles Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii I G3G4 N3N4 S2 Black-necked Gartersnake Thamnophis cyrtopsis G5 N5 S1 Broad-headed Skink Plestiodon laticeps G5 N5 S3 Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia II G5 N5 S2 Chihuahuan Nightsnake Hypsiglena jani G5 N5 S3 Coal Skink Plestiodon anthracinus G5 N5 S3 Common Checkered Whiptail Aspidoscelis tesselata III G5 N5 S1 Common Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana G5 N5 S1 Desert Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii G3G4T3T4Q N3N4 S4? Dusky Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon gloydi G3G4Q N3N4 ne* Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida G5 N5 S1 Glossy Snake Arizona elegans G5 N5 S3 Graham’s Crayfish Snake Regina grahamii G5 N5 S3 Long-nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei G5 N5 S3 Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus G3G4 N3N4 S4 Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum G5 N5 S3 Mississippi Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii III G5T4 N4 SNR* New Mexico Threadsnake Rena dissectus G4G5 N4N5 S3 Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica III G5 N5 S1 Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta G5 N5 S2 Plains Gartersnake Thamnophis radix G5 N5 S2S3 Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis G5 N5 S3 Red-bellied Mudsnake Farancia abacura G5 N5 S1 Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata G5 N5 S3 Round-tailed Horned Lizard Phrynosoma modestum III G5 N5 S1 Scarletsnake Cemophora coccinea II G5 N5 S2S3 Southern Painted Turtle Chrysemys dorsalis G5 N5 S2 Southern Watersnake Nerodia fasciata G5 N5 S2 Terrestrial Gartersnake Thamnophis elegans G5 N5 S1 Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum I G4G5 N4N5 S2 Texas Threadsnake Rena dulcis G5 N5 S3 Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus G4 N4 S3 Western Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus II G3G4T3T4Q N3N4 S3S4 4 March 2015 Oklahoma Biological Survey, 111 East Chesapeake St., Norman, OK 73019 Page 2 of 13 Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta bellii G5T5 N5 S2 Western Wormsnake Carphophis vermis G5 N5 S3 Fish Alabama Shad Alosa alabamae I G2G3 N2N3 S2 Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula II G3G4 N3N4 S1S2* American Eel Anguilla rostrata G4 N4 S3 Arkansas Darter Etheostoma cragini C I G3G4 N3N4 S2 Arkansas River Shiner Notropis girardi T I G2 N2 S1* Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus G5 N5 S2 Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amblops G5 N5 S3 Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger III G5 N5 SU* Blackside Darter Percina maculata III G5 N5 S2 Blackspot Shiner Notropis atrocaudalis I G4 N4 S1* Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongates II G3G4 N3N4 S3 Bluehead Shiner Pteronotropis hubbsi r I G3 N3 S1* Bluntface Shiner Cyprinella camura II G5 N5 S1S2* Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus G5 N5 S3 Bowfin Amia calva G5 N5 S3 Brindled Madtom Noturus miurus G5 N5 S2? Creole Darter Etheostoma collettei II G4 N4 S3* Crystal Darter Crystallaria asprella I G3 N3 S1* Cypress Minnow Hybognathus hayi III G4G5 N4N5 S1* Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus G5 N5 S3 Flathead Chub Platygobio gracilis II G5 N5 S2S3* Flier Centrarchus macropterus G5 N5 S3 Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus G5 N5 S1S2* Goldstripe Darter Etheostoma parvipinne II G4G5 N4N5 S2 Gravel Chub Erimystax x-punctatus G4 N4 S2S3 Harlequin Darter Etheostoma histrio III G5 N5 S3 Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer G4G5 N4N5 S3 Ironcolor Shiner Notropis chalybaeus II G4 N4 S1* Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum G5 N5 S3 Kiamichi Shiner Notropis ortenburgeri I G3 N3 S3* Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta G5 N5 S3 Least Darter (Blue River pop) Etheostoma microperca I G5 N5 S3 Leopard Darter Percina pantherina T I G2 N2 S1* 4 March 2015 Oklahoma Biological Survey, 111 East Chesapeake St., Norman, OK 73019 Page 3 of 13 Longnose Darter Percina nasuta r I G3 N3 S1* Lowland Topminnow Fundulus blairae G4 N4 S2 Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalis G5 N5 S3 Mooneye Hiodon tergisus III G5 N5 S3 Mountain Madtom Noturus eleutherus II G4 N4 S2 Mud Darter Etheostoma asprigene G4G5 N4N5 S3 Neosho Madtom Noturus placidus T I G2 N2 S1* Ouachita Shiner Lythrurus snelsoni I G3G4 N3N4 S2* Ozark Cavefish Amblyopsis rosae T I G3 N3 S1* Paddlefish Polyodon spathula III G4 N4 S2* Pallid Shiner Hybopsis amnis I G4 N4 S1S2* Pealip Redhorse Moxostoma pisolabrum G5 N5 S2S3 Peppered Shiner Notropis perpallidus I G3 N3 S2S3* Plains Topminnow Fundulus sciadicus II G4 N4 S1* Prairie Chub Macrhybopsis australis I G3 N3 S4? Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae G5 N5 S3 Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus G5 N5 S3 Red River Shiner1 Notropis bairdi III G4 N4 S3S4* Redspot Chub Nocomis asper II G4 N3N4 S4 Redspot Darter Etheostoma artesiae G5 N5 S3S4* Ribbon Shiner Lythrurus fumeus G5 N5 S3 River Darter Percina shumardi III G5 N5 S2 River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum G4 N4 S2S3* River Shiner Notropis blennius G5 N5 S3 Sauger1 Sander canadensis G5 N5 S2 Scaly Sand Darter Ammocrypta vivax G5 N5 S2S3* Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum III G5 N5 SNR* Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus I G4 N4 S1* Silverband Shiner Notropis shumardi G5 N5 S2 Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris G5 N5 S3 Slenderhead Darter Percina phoxocephala G5 N5 S3 Slim Minnow Pimephales tenellus G4 N4 S3 Southern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon gagei II G5 N5 S3 Speckled Darter Etheostoma stigmaeum G5 N5 S3 Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera III G5 N5 S1S2* Stippled Darter Etheostoma punctulatum II G4 N4 S3 4 March 2015 Oklahoma Biological Survey, 111 East Chesapeake St., Norman, OK 73019 Page 4 of 13 Stonecat Noturus flavus G5 N5 S2S3* Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus G5 N5 S3S4* Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme G5 N5 S2S3 Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus G5 N5 S3 Taillight Shiner Notropis maculatus III G5 N5 S1* Wedgespot Shiner Notropis greenei II G5 N5 S2S3 Western Sand Darter Ammocrypta clara I G3 N3 S2? White Sucker Catostomus commersoni G5 N5 S3 Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis G5 N5 S3? Mammals American Black Bear Ursus americanus G5 N5 S3* American Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus leuconotus III G4 N3 S1* Big Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops macrotis G4G5 N3N4 S1* Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus I G4 N4 S3* Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis II G5 N5 S3* Colorado Chipmunk Tamias quadrivittatus III G5 N5 S2* Cougar Puma concolor III G5 N5 S1* Dark-nosed Small-footed Myotis Myotis melanorhinus ne ne S1S2* Desert Shrew Notiosorex crawfordi II G5 N5 S3S4* Eastern Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys humulis III G5 N5 S3* Eastern Small-footed Myotis Myotis leibii II G3G4 N1N3 S1* Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius III G4 N4 S2* Golden Mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli III G5 N5 S1* Gray Myotis Myotis grisescens E II G3G4 N3 S1* Greater Bonneted Bat Eumops perotis G5 N3 S5* Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus leuconotus figginsi G4TH NH S1* Indiana Myotis Myotis sodalis E I G2 N2 S1* Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus G3G4 N3 S1* Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata III G5 N5 S2* Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris III G5 N5 S2?* Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius III G5 N5 S1* Mexican Woodrat Neotoma mexicana G5 N5 S1* Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus G5 N5 S3* North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatus G5 N5 S3* North American River Otter Lontra canadensis III G5 N5 S3* Northern Bat Myotis septentrionalis PE II G1G2 N2N3 S2* 4 March 2015 Oklahoma Biological Survey, 111 East Chesapeake St., Norman, OK 73019 Page 5 of 13 Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster G5 N5 S3* Northern Pygmy Mouse Baiomys taylori G4G5 N4 S1* Northern Rock Deermouse Peromyscus nasutus G5 N5 S3* Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda G5 N5 S2* Ozark Big-eared Bat Plecotus townsendii ingens E I G3G4T1 N1 S1* Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus G4G5 N5 S3* Plains Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavescens G5 N5 S3* Plains Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta r G4T4 N4 S2* Prairie Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus ocythous r G5TNR NNR S3* Pronghorn Antilocapra americana G5 N5 S3* Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Plecotus rafinesquii II G3G4 N3N4 S3* Ringtail Bassariscus astutus III G5 N5 S3* Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus
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