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Checklist of Oklahoma Amphibians and Reptiles ! Texas nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata) ! Prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) Other resources ! Speckled kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) Conant, Roger and Joseph T. Collins. ! Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) A Field Guide to Reptiles and ! Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. 4th Edition, Expanded. ! Plainbelly watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ! Broad -banded watersnake (Nerodia fasciata) Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to ! Diamond-backed watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer) Checklist of Oklahoma Western Reptiles and Amphibians. ! Northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. ! Rough greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus) Amphibians and Reptiles Gh Vitt, Laurie J., and Janalee P. Caldwell. ! (Pantherophis emoryi) Great100 Plains ratsnake Herpetology: An Introductory Biology ! Black ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus) of Amphibians and Reptiles. 4th ! Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer) Edition. San Diego: Academic Press, ! Graham’s crayfish snake (Regina grahamii) 2013. ! Glossy crayfish snake (Regina rigida) Powell, Robert, Joseph T. Collins, and ! Queen snake (Regina septemvittata) Errol D. Hooper, Jr. Key to the Herpetofauna of the Continental This checklist of the herpetofauna occurring ! (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Long-nosed snake United States and Canada. 2nd in Oklahoma was compiled based on A Field ! Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata) Edition. Lawrence: University Press of Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of ! Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) Kansas, 2012 Eastern and Central North America by Conant and Collins, A Field Guide to Western ! Red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Sievert, Greg, and Lynette Sievert. Reptiles and Amphibians by Stebbins, and ! Flat-headed snake (Tantilla gracilis) A Field Guide to Oklahoma’s Herpetology by Vitt and Caldwell. These ! Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps) Amphibians and Reptiles. Oklahoma references and others are included on the Department of Wildlife Conservation, ! Black-necked gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis) back cover of this checklist. 2011. ! Terrestrial gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans) TIGR Reptile Database, ! Checkered gartersnake (Thamnophis marcianus) http://www.reptile-database.org/ Herpetology ! Western ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus) Amphibian Species of the World, ! Plains gartersnake (Thamnophis radix) http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphib Herpetology is the study of reptiles ! Common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) ia/index.php and amphibians, two groups of animals with fascinating life histories. ! Lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) AmphibiaWeb, Worldwide, approximately 6300 ! Rough earthsnake (Virginia striatula) http://amphibiaweb.org/index.html species of amphibians (frogs, ! Smooth earthsnake (Virginia valeriae) SNOMNH Herpetology salamanders, and caecilians) and ! Blindsnake (Leptotyphlops dulcis) 9200 species of reptiles (turtles, 2401 Chautauqua Ave. ! Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) N crocodilians, tuataras, lizards, and Norman, OK 73072 ! Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) N snakes) are recognized. www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections- ! Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus research/herpetology.htm atrox) N From the Ozark and Ouachita Curator: ! Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) N Mountains in the east, to the prairies Dr. Cameron D. Siler of the west, Oklahoma is home to ! Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) N many diverse habitats supporting 54 ! Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) N Collection Manager: Jessa L. Watters species of amphibians and 82 species ! Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) N of reptiles. N - venomous Salamanders (Caudata) ! Green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) ! Mississippi mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) ! Squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella) ! Razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) ! Ringed salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) ! Gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) ! Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) ! Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) ! Spotted chorus frog (Pseudacris clarkii) ! Smooth softshell (Apalone mutica) ! Marbled salamander (Amybstoma opacum) ! Spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) ! Spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera) ! Mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) (Pseudacris feriarum) ! Upland chorus frog Crocodilians (Crocodylia) ! Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) ! Cajun chorus frog (Pseudacris fouquettei) ! Smallmouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum) ! Strecker’s chorus frog (Pseudacris streckeri) ! American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) ! Three-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) ! Eastern narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne Lizards and Snakes (Squamata) ! Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus carolinensis) brimleyorum) ! Great Plains narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne Lizards ! Longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda) olivacea) ! Glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) ! Cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) ! Couch’s spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus couchii) ! Green anole (Anolis carolinensis) ! Graybelly salamander (Eurycea multiplicata) ! Hurter’s spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus hurterii) ! Collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) ! Grotto salamander (Eurycea spelaeus) ! Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) ! Earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata) ! Oklahoma salamander (Eurycea tynerensis) ! Great Basin spadefoot toad (Spea multiplicata) ! Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) ! Four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) ! Crawfish frog (Lithobates areolata) ! Round-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) ! Western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula) ! Plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi) ! Fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) ! Ozark zig-zag salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius) ! Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana) ! Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) ! Kiamichi slimy salamander (Plethodon kiamichi) ! Green frog (Lithobates clamitans) ! Coal skink (Plestiodon anthracinus) ! Rich Mountain salamander (Plethodon ouachitae) ! Pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris) ! Five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) ! Slimy salamander (Plethodon sequoyah) ! Southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephala) ! Broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) ! Southern redback salamander (Plethodon serratus) ! Wood frog (Lithobates sylvatica) ! Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) ! Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) ! Prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) ! Central newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) Turtles (Testudines) ! Ground skink (Scincella lateralis) ! Lesser siren (Siren intermedia) ! (Aspidoscelis gularis) ! Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Spotted whiptail ! (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus) Frogs and Toads (Anura) ! Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Six-lined racerunner ! Checkered whiptail (Aspidoscelis tesselatus) ! American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) ! Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) ! Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) ! Chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) Snakes ! Green toad (Anaxyrus debilis) ! Map turtle (Graptemys geographica) ! Glossy snake (Arizona elegans) ! Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) ! Mississippi map turtle (Graptemys kohnii) ! Western worm snake (Carphophis vermis) ! Red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) ! Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) ! Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea) ! Texas toad (Anaxyrus speciosus) ! River cooter (Pseudemys concinna) ! Racer (Coluber constrictor) ! Woodhouse’s toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) ! Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina) ! Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) ! Cricket frog (Acris crepitans) ! Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) ! Mudsnake (Farancia abacura) ! Bird-voiced treefrog (Hyla avivoca) ! Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) ! Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) ! Cope’s gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) ! Yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) ! Western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) .
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