Oklahoma Herpetofaunal Atlas
Species Accounts
AMPHIBIANS
ANURA - Frogs
CAUDATA - Salamanders
† ANTHRACOSAURIA - Paleozoic Reptile-like Amphibians
† MICROSAURIA - Small "Lizards"
REPTILES
CROCODYLIA - Alligators and Crocodiles
SQUAMATA (PART-OTHER LIZARDS) - Other Lizards
SQUAMATA (PART-SNAKES) - Snakes
TESTUDINES - Turtles
† ORNITHISCHIA - "Bird-hipped" Dinosaurs
† ARAEOSCELIDA - Earliest Diapsid Reptiles
† PTEROSAURIA - Flying Reptiles
† PLESIOSAURIA - Plesiosaurs
† PELYCOSAURIA - Primitive Synapsids
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Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis)
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)
Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)
Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)
Cajun Chorus Frog (Pseudacris fouquettei)
Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga)
Checkered Gartersnake (Thamnophis marcianus)
Checkered Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tesselatus)
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)
Chihuahuan Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis)
Chihuahuan Nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani)
Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)
Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus)
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Common Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
Common Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis)
Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)
Cope's Gray Treefrog/Gray Treefrog complex (Hyla chrysoscelis-versicolor)
Couch's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii)
Crawfish Frog (Lithobates areolatus)
Dekay's Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi)
Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer)
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Eastern Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis)
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)
Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans)
Glossy Swampsnake (Liodytes rigida)
Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer)
Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
Great Plains Groundsnake (Sonora episcopa)
Great Plains Ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi)
Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus)
Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)
Hurter's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii)
Kiamichi Slimy Salamander (Plethodon kiamichi)
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum)
Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)
Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)
Many-ribbed Salamander (Eurycea multiplicata)
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
Mexican Spadefoot (Spea multiplicata)
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)
North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)
Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Oklahoma Salamander (Eurycea tynerensis)
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)
Ouachita Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum)
Ouachita/False Map Turtle complex (Graptemys ouachitensis-pseudogeographica)
Ozark Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)
Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
Plains Black-headed Snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix)
Plains Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon nasicus)
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)
Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)
Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata)
Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)
Red-bellied Mudsnake (Farancia abacura)
Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)
Rich Mountain Salamander (Plethodon ouachitae)
Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum)
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Rough Earthsnake (Haldea striatula)
Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)
Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum)
Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea)
Sequoyah Slimy Salamander (Plethodon sequoyah)
Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus)
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae)
Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica)
Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)
Southern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys dorsalis)
Southern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon serratus)
Southern Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata)
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)
Terrestrial Gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans)
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
Texas Threadsnake (Rena dulcis)
Texas Threadsnake (Rena dulcis)
Texas Toad (Anaxyrus speciosus)
Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
Western Grotto Salamander (Eurycea spelaea)
Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus)
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 Alligator Snapping Turtle (
Macrochelys temminckii
) has been reported from 17 counties in Oklahoma.
County Name
Number of Occurrences
Atoka
1
Bryan
1
Cherokee
5
Choctaw
1
Craig
3
Johnston
1
Kay
2
Marshall
1
Mayes
1
McCurtain
2
Osage
1
Pushmataha
3
Rogers
1
Tulsa
2
Wagoner
1
Washington
1
Woods
2