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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri

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 fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) — Fowler's 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 cinereus (Schneider, 1799) — Green Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) — Upland Chorus Frog
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
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 pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard 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
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
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
Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) — Four-toed Salamander
Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 — Western Slimy Salamander
Plethodon angusticlavius Grobman, 1944 — Ozark Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 — Southern Red-backed 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
Sirenidae Gray, 1825 — Sirens
Siren nettingi Goin, 1942 — Western Lesser Siren
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
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 holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 — Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) — Eastern Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
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
Pantherophis ramspotti (Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham and Gardner, 2011) — Western Foxsnake
Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Eastern Foxsnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
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 horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Eastern Massasauga
Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) — Pygmy 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
Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) — Red-bellied Mudsnake
Heterodon nasicus Edgren, 1952 — Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) — Kirtland's Snake
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
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
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
Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) — Italian Wall Lizard   
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
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's 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
Kinosternon subrubrum (Bonnaterre, 1789) — Eastern 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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Missouri Herpetological Publications
1893 Hurter, Julius Catalogue of reptiles and batrachians found in the vicinity of St. Louis, Mo. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 6():251-261
1893 Cope, Edward D. On a collection of Batrachia and Reptilia from Southwest Missouri. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1893():383-385
1894 Test, F. C. Annotated list of reptiles and batrachians collected in Missouri and Texas in the fall of 1891. Bulletin United State Fisheries Commission 1892(1894):121-122
1898 Hurter, Julius A contribution to the herpetology of Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 7():499-503
1903 Hurter, Julius Second contribution to the herpetology of Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 13():77-86
1911 Hurter, Julius Herpetology of Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of science of Saint Louis 20(5):59-274
1924 Blanchard, Frank N. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 4():533-541
1933 Burt, Charles E. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from southern Missouri. American Midland Naturalist 14():170-3
1934 Boyer, D. A. ; Heinze, A. A. An annotated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Jefferson County, Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 28(3-4):185-200
1938 Henning, W. L. Amphibians and reptiles of a 2,220 acre tract in Central Missouri. Copeia 1938():91-92
1940 Evans, P. D. Notes on Missouri snakes. Copeia 1940():53-54
1942 Anderson, P. Amphibians and reptiles of Jackson County, Missouri. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 6(11):203-220
1945 Anderson, P. New Herpetological records for Missouri. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 7(5):271-275
1946 Peters, J. A. Reptiles and amphibians of Sam. A. Baker State Park, Wayne County, Missouri. Copeia 1946(1):44
1949 Owens, V. New snake records and notes, Morgan County, Missouri. Herpetologica 1949():49-50
1957 Myers, C. W. Amphibians and reptiles of Washington State Park, Washington County, Missouri. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 60():288-293
1957 Anderson, P. A second list of new Herpetological records for Missouri. Natural History Miscellanea (Chicago) 161():1-5
1959 Myers, C. W. Amphibians and reptiles of Montauk State Park and vicinity, Dent County, Missouri. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 62():88-90
1962 Greene, Harry W. and M. Wakeman, Ozark Herpetozoa in Johnson County, Missouri. Herpetologica 18():127
1965 Anderson, Paul. The Reptiles of Missouri. University of Missouri Press, Columbia. 330pp.
1971 Nickerson, M. A. ; Krager, R. Noteworthy records of Missouri reptiles. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 74():99-101
1973 Nickerson, M. A. ; Krager, R. Additional noteworthy records of Missouri amphibians and reptiles with a possible addition to the herpetofauna. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 75(3):276-277
1975 Eastlea, D. A. Herpetological records for northwest Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 6():158-160
1979 Schuette, B. Extension of Missouri's Ozark faunal region. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 13():37-40
1982 Clawson, M. E. ; Baskett, T. S. Herpetofauna of the Ashland Wildlife Area, Boone County, Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 16():5-16
1982 Powell, R. ; Bromeier, K. P. ; Laposha, N. A. ; Parmerlee, J. S. ; Miller, B. Maximum size of amphibians and reptiles from Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 16():99-106
1983 Smith, D. D. ; Johnson, T. R. ; Powell, R. ; Gregory, H. L. Life history observations of Missouri amphibians and reptiles with recommendations for standardized data collection. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 17():37-58
1984 Bickham, J. W. ; Springer, M. D. ; Gallaway, B. J. Distributional survey of the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri: A proposed endangered species. Southwestern Naturalist 29(1):123-132
1985 Blome, R. Five acres of herps. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 20(3-4):102-103
1987 Johnson, T. R. The amphibians and reptiles of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, Missouri. pp.
1996 Essner, R. ; Hendershott, A. J. County records for reptiles and amphibians in Missouri found in the Vertebrate Museum at southeast Missouri State University. Herpetological Review 27(4):218
1997 Renken Rochelle, B. Pre-treatment conditions of herpetofaunal communities on Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP) sites, 1992-1995. United States Forest Service General Technical Report NC, 193. 289-308pp.
1999 Smith, G. R. ; Johnson, L. D. New Missouri amphibian and reptile distribution records from a catalogued college teaching collection. Herpetological Review 30(1):58-59
2001 Templeton, A. R. ; Robertson, R. J. ; Brisson, J. ; Strasburg, J. Disrupting evolutionary processes: The effect of habitat fragmentation on collared lizards in the Missouri Ozarks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 98(10):5426-5432
2002 Renken, R. B. ; Fantz, D. K. Immediate, landscape-scale impacts of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on herpetofaunal communities of the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project. United States Forest Service General Technical Report NC, 227. 171-182pp.
2004 Renken, R. B. ; Gram, W. K. ; Fantz, D. K. ; Richter, S. C. ; Miller, T. J. ; Ricke, K. B. ; Russell, B. ; Wang, X. Effects of forest management on amphibians and reptiles in Missouri Ozark forests. Conservation Biology 18(1):174-188
2005 Schuette, B. Reproductive notes for reptiles from Cuivre River State Park. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 18():12-13
2005 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological records from Missouri for 2005. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 18():8-11
2005 Stake, M. M. ; Thompson, F. R. ; Faaborg, J. ; Burhans, D. E. Patterns of snake predation at songbird nests in Missouri and Texas. Journal of Herpetology 39(2):215-222
2006 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. Atlas of Missouri amphibians and reptiles for 2005. Missouri Herpetological Association, Springfield, Missouri. pp.
2006 Edmond, Brian S. Results of the spring and fall 2006 field trips. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 19():15-17
2006 Daniel, Richard E. Additions to the bibliography of references on the herpetofauna of Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 19():17-18
2006 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological records from Missouri for 2006. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 19():9-12
2007 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological records from Missouri for 2006. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 20():10-13
2007 Sexton, O. J. ; Drda, W. J. ; Sexton, K. G. ; Bramble, J. E. The effects of flooding upon the snake fauna of an isolated refuge. Natural Areas Journal 27(2):133-144
2007 Fratto, Z. ; Swallow, B. K. Range extensions for eight species of turtles in Gasconade, Osage, and new Madrid counties. Herpetological Review 38(3):359
2008 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological records from Missouri for 2008. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 21():9-14
2009 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2009. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 22():7-9
2009 Scheffers, B. ; McDonald, E. ; Hocking, D. J. ; Conner, C. A. ; Semlitsch, R. D. Comparison of two artificial cover objects for sampling herpetofaunal communities in Missouri. Herpetological Review 40(4):419-421
2010 Glorioso, B. M. ; Vaughn, A. J. ; Hardin, W. J. The aquatic turtle assemblage inhabiting a highly altered landscape in Southeast Missouri. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 1(2):161-168
2010 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2010. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 23():6-8
2011 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2011. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 24():14-16
2011 Daniel, Richard E. Updated maximum size records for amphibians and reptiles from Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 24():17-20
2011 Daniel, Richard E. Additions to the bibliography of references on the herpetofauna of Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 24():27-28
2012 Pitt, A. L. ; Nickerson, M. A. Reassessment of the turtle community in the north fork of White River, Ozark County, Missouri. Copeia 2012(3):367-374
2013 Andrei, A. ; Riedle, J. D. ; Riedle, T. D. H. ; Andrei, A. ; Shane, K. Two Herpetological surveys in southwestern Missouri. Collinsorum 2(1-2):14-19
2013 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2013. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 26():11-15
2013 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. Updated county distribution records of amphibians and reptiles in Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 26():16-74
2014 Zimmer-Shaffer, S. A. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. ; Millspaugh, J. J. Modeling the effects of commercial harvest on population growth of river turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13(2):227-236
2014 Daniel, Richard E. ; Edmond, Brian S. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. New Herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2014. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 27():15-18
2016 Hubbs, B. New county records for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, USA. Herpetological Review 47(1):94-95
2016 Wolf, A. J. ; Renken, R. B. ; Fantz, D. K. ; Gao, X. ; Millspaugh, J. J. Effects of 3 forest management systems on herpetofaunal diversity over 23 years in the Missouri Ozarks. Forest Ecology and Management 379():252-264
2017 Shaffer, S. A. ; Briggler, Jeffery. T. ; Gitzen, R. A. ; Millspaugh, J. J. Abundance and harvest proportion of river turtles in Missouri. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 32(1):541-555
2017 Rota, C. T. ; Wolf, A. J. ; Renken, R. B. ; Gitzen, R. A. ; Fantz, D. K. ; Montgomery, R. A. ; Olson, M. G. ; Vangilder, L. D. ; Millspaugh, J. J. Long-term impacts of three forest management strategies on herpetofauna abundance in the Missouri Ozarks. Forest Ecology and Management 387():37-51

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