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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Oklahoma

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 speciosus (Girard, 1854) — Texas Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's 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 clarkii (Baird, 1854) — Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris fouquettei Moriarty Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, and Cannatella, 2008 — Cajun 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 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 couchii Baird, 1854 — Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus hurterii Strecker, 1910 — Hurter's Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863) — Mexican 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
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 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 glutinosus (Green, 1818) — Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon kiamichi Highton, 1989 — Kiamichi 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
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
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
Arizona elegans Kennicott, in Baird, 1859 — Common Glossy Snake
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
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 atrox Baird and Girard, 1853 — Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) — Prairie Rattlesnake
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
Hypsiglena jani (Dugès, 1865) — Chihuahuan Nightsnake
Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1891 — Threadsnakes
Rena dulcis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Texas Threadsnake
Rena dulcis Baird and Girard, 1853 — Texas Threadsnake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Liodytes rigida (Say, 1825) — Glossy Swampsnake
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 cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860) — Black-necked Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Terrestrial Gartersnake
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
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
Holbrookia maculata Girard, 1851 — Common Lesser Earless Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) — Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum Girard in Baird and Girard, 1852 — Round-tailed Horned Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 — Prairie Lizard
Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard, 1852 — Common Side-blotched 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 gularis (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Common Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis tesselatus (Say in James, 1822 "1823") — Common Checkered Whiptail
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 flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) — Yellow Mud Turtle
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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Oklahoma Online Herpetological References
Oklahoma Herpetological Publications
1925 Force, E. R. Notes on reptiles and amphibians of Okmulgee County Oklahoma. Copeia 1925(141):25-27
1926 Ortenburger, A. I. Reptiles and amphibians collected in the Wichita Mts., Comanche County, Oklahoma. Copeia 1926(155):137-138
1926 Ortenburger, A. I. Reptiles and amphibians collected in the Arbuckle Mts., Murray County, Oklahoma. Copeia 1926(156):145, 146
1927 Ortenburger, A. I. A key to the snakes of Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 6():197-218
1927 Ortenburger, A. I. A report on the amphibians and reptiles of Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 6():89-100
1927 Ortenburger, A. I. A list of reptiles and amphibians from the Oklahoma Panhandle. Copeia 1927(163):46-48
1929 Ortenburger, A. I. Reptiles and amphibians from northeastern Oklahoma. Copeia 1929(170):26-28
1929 Ortenburger, A. I. Reptiles and amphibians from southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas. Copeia 1929(170):8-12
1930 Ortenburger, A. I. ; Freeman, B. Notes on some reptiles and amphibians from western Oklahoma. Publications of the University of Oklahoma Biological Survey, Norman 2(4):175-188
1930 Ortenburger, A. I. A key to the lizards and snakes of Oklahoma. Publications of the University of Oklahoma Biological Survey, Norman 2(4):209-239
1930 Force, E. R. The amphibians and reptiles of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and vicinity. Copeia 1930():25-39
1930 Ortenburger, A. I. Reptiles and amphibians from Pawnee Country, Oklahoma. Copeia 1930(173):94-95
1934 Smith, Hobart M. ; Leonard, A. B. Distributional records of reptiles and amphibians in Oklahoma. American Midland Naturalist 15(2):190-196
1937 Trowbridge, A. H. Ecological observations on amphibians and reptiles collected in southeastern Oklahoma during the summer of 1934 American Midland Naturalist 18(2):285-303
1940 Smith, C. C. ; Acker, G. A collection of reptiles from Logan County, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 20():65
1942 Moore, G. A. ; Riguey, C. C. Notes on the herpetology of Payne County, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 22():77-80
1946 Smith, Hobart M. The systematic status of Eumeces pluvialis Cope, and noteworthy records of other amphibians and reptiles from Kansas and Oklahoma. University of Kansas Publications of the Museum of Natural History 1(2):85-89
1950 Bragg, A. N. Researches on the amphibia of Oklahoma. Univ. Oklahoma Press., Norman, Oklahoma. pp.
1950 Blair, A. P. Some coldblooded vertebrates of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Copeia 1950():234
1955 Webb, R. G. ; Ortenburger, A. I. Reptiles of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 34():87-92
1959 Carpenter, C. Reptiles and amphibians of the Oliver Wildlife preserve. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 37():33-34
1960 McCoy, Clarence J. New county records and range extensions for Oklahoma reptiles. Publication of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 40():41-43
1964 Taylor, R. J. ; Laughlin, H. Additions to the herpetofauna of Bryan County, Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 9():41-43
1964 Laughlin, H. E. Some distributional records of amphibians and reptiles from southeastern Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 44():61-63
1966 Carter, W. A. Distribution records for Oklahoma reptiles. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 46():33-36
1968 Carter, W. A. ; Cox, R. Amphibians and reptiles known from Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 47():66-71
1969 Mahmoud, I. Y. Comparative ecology of the Kinosternid turtles of Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 14():31-66
1970 Webb, R. G. Reptiles of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. pp.
1974 Black, J. H. A checklist of the cave fauna of Oklahoma: Reptilia. National Speleological Society Bulletin 36(3):23-24
1975 Bryce, F. Reptiles and amphibians of the Wichitas. Great Plains Journal 15(1):65-78
1975 McCoy, Clarence J. Notes on Oklahoma reptiles. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 55():53-54
1979 Lardie, R. L. Herpetological records from northwestern Oklahoma. Herpetological Review 10(1):24-25
1979 Quinn, H. R. Sexual dimorphism in tail pattern of Oklahoma snakes. Texas Journal of Science 31(2):157-160
1987 Huntzinger, P. E. The Ophidia of Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 22(12):192-193
1989 Carpenter, C. C. ; Krupa, J. J. Oklahoma herpetology: An annotated bibliography. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. pp.
1989 Sievert, G. ; Sievert, L. A field guide to reptiles of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. pp.
1993 Sievert, G. ; Sievert, L. A field guide to reptiles of Oklahoma. 2nd ed. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. pp.
1993 Black, J. H. ; Carter, W. A. ; Pigg, J. County records, voucher specimens, and notes on turtles (Reptilia: Testudines) in Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 73():19-22
1996 Lutterschmidt, W. I. ; Taylor, C. M. The herpetofauna and ichthyofauna of the Cucumber Creek Watershed in the Ouachita Mountains, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 76():43-47
2000 Tyler, J. D. Noteworthy Herpetological records for southwestern Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 80():119-122
2000 Hranitz, J. M. ; Baird, T. A. Effective population size and genetic structure of a population of collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris, in central Oklahoma. Copeia 2000(3):786-791
2005 Stone, P. A. ; Powers, S. M. ; Babb, M. E. Freshwater turtle assemblages in central Oklahoma farm ponds. Southwestern Naturalist 50(2):166-171
2006 Barts, M. Herpetologische Beobachtungen im US-Bundesstaat Oklahoma. Reptilia (D) 11(61):43-50
2006 Collins, Joseph T., Suzanne L. Collins, and Kelly J. Irwin. A survey of the amphibians, turtles, and reptiles of the eastern portion of the Kiowa National Grassland of New Mexico and the Rita Blanca National Grassland of adjacent Oklahoma and Texas. Journal of Kansas Herpetology 18():10-20
2006 Riedle, J. D. ; Hackler, J. C. A herpetofaunal survey of the confluence of the Canadian and Arkansas rivers: Constructing a baseline inventory for the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 86():1-7
2009 Riedle, J. D. ; Shipman, P. A. ; Fox, S. F. ; Leslie, D. M. Habitat associations of aquatic turtle communities in eastern Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 89():19-29
2009 Patton, T. ; Wood, J. A herpetofaunal survey of the Boehler Seeps Preserve, with reports of new county records and recommendations for conservation efforts. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 89():67-77
2011 Sievert, G. ; Sievert, L. A field guide to Oklahoma's amphibians and reptiles. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. pp.
2012 Bogosian, V. ; Hellgren, E. C. ; Moody, R. W. Assemblages of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals on an urban military base in Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 57(3):277-284
2015 Anthony, T. ; Riedle, J. D. ; East, M. B. ; Fillmore, B. ; Ligon, D. B. Monitoring of a reintroduced population of juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 14(1):43-48

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