Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas
Species Accounts
AMPHIBIANS - AMPHIBIA
FROGS
- Anura
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PALEOZOIC REPTILE-LIKE AMPHIBIANS
- Anthracosauria
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- Microsauria
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ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES
- Crocodylia
OTHER LIZARDS
- Squamata (part)
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- Squamata (part)
TURTLES
- Testudines
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"BIRD-HIPPED" DINOSAURS
- Ornithischia
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EARLIEST DIAPSID REPTILES
- Araeoscelida
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FLYING REPTILES
- Pterosauria
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PLESIOSAURS
- Plesiosauria
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PRIMITIVE SYNAPSIDS
- Pelycosauria
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ANURA — Frogs
ESTABLISHED TAXA
True Toads —
BUFONIDAE
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
(Holbrook 1836)
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
(Say in James, 1822: 190)
Chihuahuan Green Toad
Anaxyrus debilis
(Girard 1854)
— Threatened
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
(Hinckley 1882)
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
Baird & Girard 1852
— SINC
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
(Girard 1854)
Treefrogs and Allies —
HYLIDAE
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Harper 1947
Cope's Gray Treefrog/Gray Treefrog complex
Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor
Cope 1880/LeConte 1825
Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris clarkii
(Baird 1854)
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
(Wied 1838)
— SINC
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
(Agassiz 1850)
Strecker's Chorus Frog
Pseudacris streckeri
Wright & Wright 1933
— Threatened
Micohylid Frogs and Toads —
MICROHYLIDAE
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
(Holbrook 1836)
— Threatened
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne olivacea
(Hallowell, 1856)
True Frogs —
RANIDAE
Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus
(Baird & Girard 1852)
— SINC
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
(Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown & Brown 1973)
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
(Shaw 1802)
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
(Latreille 1801)
— Threatened
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
(LeConte 1825)
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
(Cope 1886)
North American Spadefoots —
SCAPHIOPODIDAE
Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
(Cope 1863)
NOT YET ESTABLISHED TAXA OF INTEREST
BUFONIDAE —
True Toads
Wyoming Toad
Anaxyrus baxteri
(Porter 1968)
Canadian Toad
Anaxyrus hemiophrys
(Cope 1886)
Texas Toad
Anaxyrus speciosus
(Girard, 1854)
— Possible
South American Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
(Linnaeus 1758)
HYLIDAE —
Treefrogs and Allies
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
(Schneider 1799)
— Accidental
Barking Treefrog
Hyla gratiosa
Leconte 1856
Squirrel Treefrog
Hyla squirella
Bosc 1800
Cuban Treefrog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
(Dumeril and Bibron 1841)
— Accidental
Cajun Chorus Frog
Pseudacris fouquettei
Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, Cannatella (2008)
— Possible
PIPIDAE —
Clawed Frogs
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
Daudin, 1802
— Accidental
RANIDAE —
True Frogs
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
(Schreber 1782)
— Possible
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
(LeConte 1825)
— Questionable
SCAPHIOPODIDAE —
North American Spadefoots
Couch's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus couchii
Baird 1854
— Possible
Hurter's Spadefoot
Scaphiopus hurterii
Strecker 1910
— Possible
Mexican Spadefoot
Spea multiplicata
(Cope 1863)
— Possible
EXTINCT TAXA (in prep)
BUFONIDAE —
True Toads
Unnamed Toad
†
Anaxyrus arenarius
Taylor (1936)
Hibbard's Toad
†
Anaxyrus hibbardi
(Taylor 1941)
Compact Toad
†
Anaxyrus pliocompactilis
(Wilson 1968)
Rexroad Toad
†
Anaxyrus rexroadensis
(Tihen 1962)
Nebraska Toad
†
Anaxyrus valentinensis
(Estes and Tihen 1964)
RANIDAE —
True Frogs
Doubt Frog
†
Anchylorana dubita
Taylor 1942
Moore's Frog
†
Anchylorana moorei
Taylor 1942
Robust-backed Frog
†
Anchylorana robustocondyla
Taylor 1942
Morsel Frog
†
Lithobates bucella
(Holman 1965)
Saddlecloth Frog
†
Lithobates ephippium
(Taylor 1942)
Mrs. Hibbard's Frog
†
Lithobates fayeae
(Taylor 1942)
Meade Frog
†
Lithobates meadensis
(Taylor 1942)
Small Frog
†
Lithobates parvissima
(Taylor 1942)
Rexroad Frog
†
Lithobates rexroadensis
(Taylor 1942)
Strong Frog
†
Lithobates valida
(Taylor 1942)
SCAPHIOPODIDAE —
North American Spadefoots
Antique Spadefoot
†
Scaphiopus antiquus
(Taylor 1941)
Harden's Spadefoot
†
Scaphiopus hardeni
Holman 1975
Different Spadefoot
†
Spea diversus
(Taylor 1942)
Neutral Spadefoot
†
Spea neuter
(Kluge 1966)
Noble's Spadefoot
†
Spea nobeli
(Taylor 1942)
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TREGOBATRACHIDAE —
Trego Toad
†
Tregobatrachus hibbardi
Travis W. Taggart © 1999-2024 — w/ Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University