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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Kansas

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1822) — Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus debilis (Girard, 1854) — Chihuahuan Green Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) — Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) — Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
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
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 — Lungless Salamanders
Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) — Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 — Cave Salamander
Eurycea spelaea (Stejneger, 1892) — Western Grotto Salamander
Eurycea tynerensis Moore and Hughes, 1939 — Oklahoma Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus louisianensis Viosca, 1938 — Red River Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Mudpuppy
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Arizona elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 — Common Glossy Snake
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
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pantherophis emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Great Plains Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ratsnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird and Girard, 1853 — Long-nosed Snake
Sonora episcopa (Kennicott in Baird, 1859) — Great Plains Groundsnake
Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Flat-headed Snake
Tantilla nigriceps Kennicott, 1860 — Plains Black-headed Snake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon laticinctus Gloyd and Conant, 1934 — Broad-banded Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) — Northern Cottonmouth
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) — Prairie Rattlesnake
Sistrurus tergeminus (Say, in James, 1822) — Western Massasauga
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) — Western Wormsnake
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Heterodon nasicus Edgren, 1952 — Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Hypsiglena jani (Dugès, 1865) — Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1891 — Threadsnakes
Rena dulcis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Texas Threadsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) — Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 — Graham's Crawfish Snake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis marcianus (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Checkered Gartersnake
Thamnophis proximus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
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
Crotaphytidae Smith and Brodie, 1982 — Collared and Leopard Lizards
Crotaphytus collaris (Say in James, 1822 “1823”) — Eastern Collared Lizard
Lacertidae Cope, 1864 — Lacertas and Wall Lizards
Lacerta bilineata (Daudin, 1802) — Western Green Lacerta   
Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) — Italian Wall Lizard   
Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 — Sand and Spiny Lizards
Holbrookia maculata Girard, 1851 — Common Lesser Earless Lizard
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 picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted 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 flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) — Yellow Mud 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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Kansas Herpetological Publications
1877 Mozley, Annie E. List of Kansas snakes in the museum of the Kansas State University. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 6():34-35
1880 Cragin, Francis W. A preliminary catalogue of Kansas reptiles and batrachians Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 7():112-123
1903 Branson, Edwin B. Snakes of Kansas Thesis. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 41pp.
1906 Hartman, Frank A. Food habits of Kansas lizards and batrachians. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 20():225-229
1916 Householder, Victor H. The Lizards and Turtles of Kansas with Notes on Their Distribution and Habitat. Thesis. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 100pp.
1920 Taylor, Edward H. The Lizards of Kansas with Notes on Habits. Thesis. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 117pp.
1928 Burt, Charles E. The lizards of Kansas. Transactions of the Academy of Science St. Louis 26(1):1-81
1933 Smith, Hobart M. The Amphibians of Kansas Thesis. University of Kansas, Lawrence. 383pp.
1934 Smith, Hobart M. The Amphibians of Kansas. American Midland Naturalist 15(4):377-527
1950 Smith, Hobart M. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of Kansas. University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History, Miscellaneous Publication (2):336
1956 Smith, Hobart M. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of Kansas. Second edition. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication (9):1-356
1974 Collins, Joseph T. Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Public Education Series (1):283 pp
1974 Karns, Daryl, Ray E. Ashton, Jr., and Thomas Swearingen. Illustrated Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas: An Identification Manual. University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Public Education Series(2):viii + 18
1981 Caldwell, Janalee P. and Joseph T. Collins. Turtles in Kansas. AMS Publishing, Lawrence, Kansas. pp.
1982 Collins, Joseph T. Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas. 2nd edition. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Public Education Series (8):
1991 Collins, Joseph T. and Suzanne L. Collins. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Cimarron National Grasslands, Morton County, Kansas. U. S. Forest Service, Elkhart, Kansas. 60pp.
1993 Collins, Joseph T. and Suzanne L. Collins. Reptiles and Amphibians of Cheyenne Bottoms. Hearth Publishing, Hillsboro, Kansas. pp.
1993 Collins, Joseph T. and Suzanne L. Collins. Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas. Third Edition. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Lawrence. 397pp.
2006 Collins, Joseph T. and Suzanne L. Collins. A Pocket Guide to Kansas Snakes. 1st ed. Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, Kansas. pp.
2006 Collins, Joseph T. and Suzanne L. Collins. Amphibians, Turtles and Reptiles of Cheyenne Bottoms. 2nd ed. Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. pp.
2006 Taggart, Travis W. Distribution and status of Kansas herpetofauna in need of information. State Wildlife Grant T7. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Pratt. vii + 106pp.
2009 Collins, Joseph T. and Suzanne L. Collins. A Pocket Guide to Kansas Snakes. 2nd ed. Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, Kansas. pp.
2010 Collins, Joseph T., Suzanne L. Collins, and Travis W. Taggart. Amphibians, Reptiles, and Turtles of Kansas Eagle Mountain Publishing., Provo, Utah. 400pp.
2011 Collins, Joseph T., Suzanne L. Collins, and Travis W. Taggart. Amphibians, Reptiles, and Turtles of the Cimarron National Grassland, Kansas. Second (Revised) Edition. U. S. Forest Service, . pp.
2015 Collins, Joseph T., Suzanne L. Collins, and Travis W. Taggart. A Pocket Guide to Kansas Snakes. Fifth Edition. Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, Kansas. 67pp.
2016 Hubbs, B. New county records for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, USA. Herpetological Review 47(1):94-95
2017 Taggart, Travis W. and J. Daren Riedle. A Pocket Guide to Kansas Amphibians, Turtles and Lizards. Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, Kansas. 69pp.

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