Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas
Species Accounts
AMPHIBIANS - AMPHIBIA
FROGS
- Anura
SALAMANDERS
- Caudata
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PALEOZOIC REPTILE-LIKE AMPHIBIANS
- Anthracosauria
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SMALL "LIZARDS"
- Microsauria
REPTILES - REPTILIA
ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES
- Crocodylia
OTHER LIZARDS
- Squamata (part)
SNAKES
- 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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African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis)
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)
Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)
Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon laticinctus)
Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)
Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)
Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga)
Checkered Gartersnake (Thamnophis marcianus)
Chihuahuan Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis)
Chihuahuan Nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani)
Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus)
Common Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Common Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans)
Common Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)
Cope's Gray Treefrog/Gray Treefrog complex (Dryophytes chrysoscelis/versicolor)
Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolatus)
Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
Dekay's Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi)
Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer)
Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus lineolatus)
Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)
Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Eastern Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis)
Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)
Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer)
Graham's Crawfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
Great Plains Groundsnake (Sonora episcopa)
Great Plains Ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi)
Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus)
Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)
Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi)
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Green Treefrog (Dryophytes cinereus)
Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus)
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum)
Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)
Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)
Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
Mohave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)
North American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
North American Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)
North American Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Northern Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)
Oklahoma Salamander (Eurycea tynerensis)
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
Plains Black-headed Snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix)
Plains Leopard Frog (Lithobates blairi)
Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons)
Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster)
Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis)
Red River Mudpuppy (Necturus louisianensis)
Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Rough Earthsnake (Virginia striatula)
Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus)
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae)
Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis)
Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica)
South American Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki)
Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera)
Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarkii)
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Strecker's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
Texas Threadsnake (Rena dulcis)
Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene triunguis)
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Western Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
Western Green Lacerta (Lacerta bilineata)
Western Grotto Salamander (Eurycea spelaea)
Western Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon nasicus)
Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus)
Western Milksnake (Lampropeltis gentilis)
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)
Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
Western Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus)
Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula)
Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)
Western Wormsnake (Carphophis vermis)
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)
Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)
Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens)
The African Clawed Frog (
Xenopus laevis
) has been reported from 0 counties in Kansas.
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