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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) — Fowler's Toad
Incilius nebulifer (Girard, 1854) — Gulf Coast Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Dryophytes avivoca (Viosca, 1928) — Bird-voiced Treefrog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus (Schneider, 1799) — Green Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus (Daudin, 1800) — Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris fouquettei Moriarty Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, and Cannatella, 2008 — Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951 — Illinois Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris streckeri Wright and Wright, 1933 — Strecker's Chorus Frog
Microhylidae Gunther, 1843 — Micohylid Frogs and Toads
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1836) — Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1857 “1856”) — Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Crawfish Frog
Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) — Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — North American Green Frog
Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) — Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) — Wood Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) — Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus hurterii Strecker, 1910 — Hurter's Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma annulatum Cope, 1886 — Ringed Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) — Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) — Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838) — Mole Salamander
Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Amphiumidae Gray, 1825 — Amphiumas
Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier, 1827 — Three-toed Amphiuma
Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1825 — Giant Salamanders
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Hellbender
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Desmognathus brimleyorum Stejneger, 1895 — Ouachita Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus conanti Rossman, 1958 — Spotted Dusky Salamander
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 — Cave Salamander
Eurycea multiplicata (Cope, 1869) — Many-ribbed Salamander
Eurycea paludicola (Mittleman, 1947) — Western Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea spelaea (Stejneger, 1892) — Western Grotto Salamander
Eurycea subfluvicola Steffen, Irwin, Blair, and Bonett, 2014 — Ouachita Streambed Salamander
Eurycea tynerensis Moore and Hughes, 1939 — Oklahoma Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 — Western Slimy Salamander
Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944 — Ozark Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon caddoensis Pope and Pope, 1951 — Caddo Mountain Salamander
Plethodon fourchensis Duncan and Highton, 1979 — Fourche Mountain Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) — Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989 — Kiamichi Slimy Salamander
Plethodon kisatchie Highton, 1989 — Louisiana Slimy Salamander
Plethodon ouachitae Dunn and Heinze, 1933 — Rich Mountain Salamander
Plethodon sequoyah Highton, 1989 — Sequoyah Slimy Salamander
Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 — Southern Red-backed Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus louisianensis Viosca, 1938 — Red River Mudpuppy
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Sirenidae Gray, 1825 — Sirens
Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 — Western Lesser Siren
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Crocodylia Wermuth, 1953 — Alligators and Crocodiles
Alligatoridae Gray, 1844 — Alligators
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802 “1801”) — American Alligator
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) — Common Scarletsnake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) — Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Western Milksnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 — Speckled Kingsnake
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802) — Common Coachwhip
Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Northern Rough Greensnake
Pantherophis emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Great Plains Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis slowinskii (Burbrink, 2002) — Slowinski's Cornsnake
Sonora episcopa (Kennicott in Baird, 1859) — Great Plains Groundsnake
Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Flat-headed Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) — Northern Cottonmouth
Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard, 1853 — Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) — Pygmy Rattlesnake
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Carphophis amoenus (Say, 1825) — Common Wormsnake
Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) — Western Wormsnake
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) — Red-bellied Mudsnake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Elapidae Boie, 1827 — Coral Snakes, Cobras, and Kraits
Micrurus tener (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Texas Coralsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Liodytes rigida (Say, 1825) — Glossy Swampsnake
Nerodia cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) — Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) — Southern Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) — Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 — Graham's Crawfish Snake
Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) — Queensnake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis proximus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) — Lined Snake
Virginia striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) — Rough Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 — Smooth Earthsnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird in Cope, 1880 — Slender Glass Lizard
Anolidae Cocteau 1836 — Anoles
Anolis carolinensis (Voigt, 1832) — Green Anole
Crotaphytidae Smith and Brodie, 1982 — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus collaris (Say in James, 1822 “1823”) — Eastern Collared Lizard
Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 — Geckos
Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Mediterranean Gecko   
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) — Texas Horned Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 — Prairie Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon anthracinus (Baird, 1849) — Coal Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) — Broad-headed Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Great Plains Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis Baird, 1859 — Prairie Skink
Scincella lateralis (Say, in James, 1822 “1823”) — Little Brown Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Six-lined Racerunner
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) — Western Alligator Snapping Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 — Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — Chicken Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 — Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False Map Turtle
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) — River Cooter
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) — Ornate Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Eastern Mud Turtle
Sternotherus carinatus (Gray, 1856) — Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Arkansas Online Herpetological References
Arkansas Herpetological Publications
1899 Mclain, Robert B. Notes on a collection of reptiles made by Mr. C. J. Pierson at Fort Smith, Arkansas, with remarks on other eastern reptiles. Contributions to North American Herpetology. Privately printed, Wheeling, West Virginia. 1-5pp.
1908 Strecker, John K. Notes on the habits of two Arkansas salamanders and a list of batrachians and reptiles collected at Hot Springs. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 21():85-89
1909 Hurter, Julius and John K. Strecker, Jr. Amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas. Transactions of the Academy of Science St. Louis 18(2):11-27
1924 Strecker, John K. Notes on the herpetology of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Baylor University Bulletin 27(3):29-47
1928 Perkins, R. Marlin. Collecting reptiles near Little Rock, Arkansas. Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 2():47-50
1934 Perkins, R. Marlin, and Moody J. R. Lentz. Contribution to the herpetology of Arkansas. Copeia 1934(3):139-40
1935 Taylor, Edward H. Arkansas amphibians and reptiles in the Kansas University Museum. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 22():207-218
1938 Schwardt, H. H. Reptiles of Arkansas University Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin (357):1–47
1938 Dellinger, S. C. and J. D. Black. Herpetology of Arkansas. Part one: The reptiles. Occasional Papers of the University of Arkansas Museum 1():1-47
1938 Black, J. D., and S. C. Dellinger. Herpetology of Arkansas. Part Two: The amphibians. Occasional Papers of the University of Arkansas Museum 2():1-30
1956 Dowling, Herndon G. Geographic relations of Ozarkian amphibians and reptiles. Southwestern Naturalist 1(4):174-189
1957 Dowling, Herndon G. A review of the amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas. Occasional Papers of the University of Arkansas Museum 3():1-51
1976 Bacon, E. J. and Z. M. Anderson. Distributional records of amphibians and reptiles from coastal plains of Arkansas. Proceedings Arkansas Academy of Sciences 30():14-15
1977 Davis, B. Collecting turtles in Arkansas. British Herpetological Society Newsletter 16():25-30
1985 Vance, Thomas L. Annotated checklist and bibliography of Arkansas reptiles. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (63):1-45
2004 Irwin, Kelly J. Arkansas Snake Guide Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Little Rock, Arkansas. pp.
2004 Trauth, Stanley E., Henry W. Robinson, and Michael V. Plummer. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas. University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville. pp.

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