Current Scientific and Common Names of the Amphibians and Reptiles in Oklahoma (155 Species and Subspecies)

Note: This list mostly follows the taxonomy of Crother (2008) in the new Scientific and Standard English names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America, which is endorsed by all three U.S. Herpetological Societies (SSAR, HL, and ASIH).


Class Amphibia - Amphibians (58 Species and Subspecies)



Salamanders (24 Species and Subspecies)


Mole Salamanders

Ringed Salamander - Ambystoma annulatum

Spotted Salamander - Ambystoma maculatum

Marbled Salamander - Ambystoma opacum

Mole Salamander - Ambystoma talpoideum

Small-mouthed Salamander - Ambystoma texanum

Barred Tiger Salamander - Ambystoma mavortium

Eastern Tiger Salamander - Ambystoma tigrinum



Amphiumas

Three-toed Amphiuma - Amphiuma tridactylum



Mudpuppies

Red River Mudpuppy - Necturus maculosus louisianensis



Lungless Salamanders

Ouachita Dusky Salamander - Desmognathus brimleyorum

Dark-sided Salamander - Eurycea longicauda melanopleura

Cave Salamander - Eurycea lucifuga

Many-ribbed Salamander - Eurycea multiplicata multiplicata

Grotto Salamander - Eurycea spelaea

Oklahoma Salamander - Eurycea tynerensis

Four-toed Salamander - Hemidactylium scutatum

Western Slimy Salamander - Plethodon albagula

Ozark Zigzag Salamander - Plethodon angusticlavius

Kiamichi Slimy Salamander - Plethodon kiamichi

Rich Mountain Salamander - Plethodon ouachitae

Sequoyah Slimy Salamander - Plethodon sequoyah

Southern Red-backed Salamander - Plethodon serratus



Newts

Central Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis



Sirens

Western Lesser Siren - Siren intermedia nettingi




Frogs and Toads (34 Species and Subspecies)


True Toads

American Toad - Anaxyrus americanus americanus

Dwarf American Toad - Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi

Great Plains Toad - Anaxyrus cognatus

Eastern Green Toad - Anaxyrus debilis debilis

Western Green Toad - Anaxyrus debilis insidior

Red-spotted Toad - Anaxyrus punctatus

Texas Toad - Anaxyrus speciosus

East Texas Toad - Anaxyrus woodhousii velatus

Rocky Mountain Toad - Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii



Spadefoot Toads

Couch's Spadefoot - Scaphiopus couchii

Hurter's Spadefoot - Scaphiopus hurterii

Plains Spadefoot - Spea bombifrons

Chihuahuan Desert Spadefoot - Spea multiplicata stagnalis



Narrow-mouthed Toads

Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad - Gastrophryne carolinensis

Western Narrow-mouthed Toad - Gastrophryne olivacea



Cricket, Chorus and Treefrogs

Eastern Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans crepitans

Western Bird-voiced Treefrog - Hyla avivoca avivoca

Cope's Gray Treefrog - Hyla chrysoscelis

Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor

Green Treefrog - Hyla cinerea

Spotted Chorus Frog - Pseudacris clarkii

Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer

Cajun Chorus Frog - Pseudacris fouquettei

Boreal Chorus Frog - Pseudacris maculata

Strecker's Chorus Frog - Pseudacris streckeri



True Frogs

Southern Crawfish Frog - Lithobates areolatus areolatus

Northern Crawfish Frog - Lithobates areolatus circulosus

Plains Leopard Frog - Lithobates blairi

American Bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus

Bronze Frog - Lithobates clamitans clamitans

Northern Green Frog - Lithobates clamitans melanota

Pickerel Frog - Lithobates palustris

Southern Leopard Frog - Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius

Wood Frog - Lithobates sylvaticus





Class Reptilia - Reptiles (97 Species and Subspecies)




Turtles (19 Species and Subspecies)


Snapping Turtles

Eastern Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina serpentina

Alligator Snapping Turtle - Macrochelys temminckii



Musk and Mud Turtles

Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens

Mississippi Mud Turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis

Razor-backed Musk Turtle - Sternotherus carinatus

Eastern Musk Turtle - Sternotherus odoratus



Pond and Box Turtles

Southern Painted Turtle - Chrysemys dorsalis

Western Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta bellii

Western Chicken Turtle - Deirochelys reticularia miaria

Northern Map Turtle - Graptemys geographica

Ouachita Map Turtle - Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis

Mississippi Map Turtle - Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii

Eastern River Cooter - Pseudemys concinna concinna

Three-toed Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina triunguis

Ornate Box Turtle - Terrapene ornata ornata

Red-eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans



Softshell Turtles

Midland Smooth Softshell - Apalone mutica mutica

Western Spiny Softshell - Apalone spinifera hartwegi

Pallid Spiny Softshell - Apalone spinifera pallida




Crocodilians (1 Species)


Alligators

American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis




Lizards (20 Species and Subspecies)


Anoles

Northern Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis carolinensis



Collared Lizards

Eastern Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris



Horned, Earless, Side-blotched and Spiny Lizards

Great Plains Earless Lizard - Holbrookia maculata maculata

Prairie Earless Lizard - Holbrookia maculata perspicua

Texas Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma cornutum

Prairie Lizard - Sceloporus consobrinus

Plateau Fence Lizard - Sceloporus tristichus

Eastern Side-blotched Lizard - Uta stansburiana stejnegeri



Whiptails and Racerunners

Texas Spotted Whiptail - Aspidoscelis gularis gularis

Prairie Racerunner - Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis

Eastern Six-lined Racerunner - Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata

Checkered Whiptail - Aspidoscelis tesselata



Skinks

Southern Coal Skink - Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis

Five-lined Skink - Plestiodon fasciatus

Broad-headed Skink - Plestiodon laticeps

Great Plains Skink - Plestiodon obsoletus

Southern Prairie Skink - Plestiodon septentrionalis obtusirostris

Little Brown Skink - Scincella lateralis



Glass Lizards

Western Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus



Geckos

Mediterranean House Gecko (Introduced) - Hemidactylus turcicus




Snakes (57 Species and Subspecies)


Threadsnakes

New Mexico Threadsnake - Rena dissecta

Plains Threadsnake - Rena dulcis dulcis



Colubrids

Kansas Glossy Snake - Arizona elegans elegans

Western Wormsnake - Carphophis vermis

Northern Scarletsnake -Cemophora coccinea copei

Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer - Coluber constrictor flaviventris

Southern Black Racer - Coluber constrictor priapus

Eastern Coachwhip - Coluber flagellum flagellum

Western Coachwhip - Coluber flagellum testaceus

Prairie Ring-necked Snake - Diadophis punctatus arnyi

Mississippi Ring-necked Snake - Diadophis punctatus stictogenys

Great Plains Ratsnake - Pantherophis emoryi

Black Ratsnake - Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus

Western Mudsnake - Farancia abacura reinwardtii

Plains Hog-nosed Snake - Heterodon nasicus

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake - Heterodon platirhinos

Texas Nightsnake - Hypsiglena jani texana

Prairie Kingsnake - Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster

Speckled Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula holbrooki

Louisiana Milksnake - Lampropeltis triangulum amaura

Central Plains Milksnake - Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis

Red Milksnake - Lampropeltis triangulum syspila

Blotched Watersnake - Nerodia erythrogaster transversa

Yellow-bellied Watersnake - Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster

Broad-banded Watersnake - Nerodia fasciata confluens

Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake - Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer

Northern Watersnake - Nerodia sipedon sipedon

Northern Rough Greensnake - Opheodrys aestivus aestivus

Bullsnake - Pituophis catenifer sayi

Graham's Crayfish Snake - Regina grahamii

Gulf Crayfish Snake - Regina rigida sinicola

Long-nosed Snake - Rhinocheilus lecontei

Variable Groundsnake - Sonora semiannulata semiannulata

Texas Brownsnake - Storeria dekayi texana

Northern Red-bellied Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata

Florida Red-bellied Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata obscura

Flat-headed Snake - Tantilla gracilis

Plains Black-headed Snake - Tantilla nigriceps

Western Black-necked Gartersnake - Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis

Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake - Thamnophis marcianus marcianus

Orange-striped Ribbonsnake - Thamnophis proximus proximus

Plains Gartersnake - Thamnophis radix

Texas Gartersnake - Thamnophis sirtalis annectens

Red-sided Gartersnake - Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Eastern Gartersnake - Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Lined Snake - Tropidoclonion lineatum

Rough Earthsnake - Virginia striatula

Western Smooth Earthsnake - Virginia valeriae elegans



Pit Vipers (Venomous Snakes)

Southern Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix

Broad-banded Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus

Osage Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster

Western Cottonmouth - Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma

Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox

Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus

Prairie Rattlesnake - Crotalus viridis

Western Massasauga - Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus

Western Pygmy Rattlesnake - Sistrurus miliarius streckeri




Last updated on 2 November 2009

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