Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas
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AMPHIBIANS
ANURA - Frogs and Toads
CAUDATA - Salamanders
† ANTHRACOSAURIA - Paleozoic Reptile-llike Amphibians
† MICROSAURIA - Small "Lizards"
REPTILES
CROCODYLIA - Alligators and Crocodiles
LACERTILIA - Lizards
SERPENTES - Snakes
CHELONIA - Turtles
† ORNITHISCHIA - Dinosaurs w/ a Bird-like Pelvis
† ARAEOSCELIDA - Earliest Diapsid Reptiles
† PTEROSAURIA - Flying Reptiles
† PLESIOSAURIA - Plesiosaurs
† PELYCOSAURIA - Primitive Synapsids
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A Key to Kansas Amphibians and Reptiles
In progress, key needs to be refined, images added, and larval frogs added. Current form modified from Collins et. al. 2010, Ireland (1983), Altig and Ireland (1984), and Altig (2006). Be advised that not all specimens fit any single key and that keys are primarily laboratory aids and may require equipment (e.g. stereo microscopes) that are impractical for field use.
1
Shell (carapace/plastron) present; 4 legs; tail; beaked mouth
Turtles
2
No shell present; w/ or w/o legs; w/ or w/o tail
Other Amphibians and Reptiles