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
Three-toed Amphiuma - Amphiuma tridactylum
Red River Mudpuppy - Necturus maculosus louisianensis
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
Central Newt - Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Western Lesser Siren - Siren intermedia nettingi
Frogs and Toads (34 Species and Subspecies)
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
Couch's Spadefoot - Scaphiopus couchii
Hurter's Spadefoot - Scaphiopus hurterii
Plains Spadefoot - Spea bombifrons
Chihuahuan Desert Spadefoot - Spea multiplicata stagnalis
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad - Gastrophryne carolinensis
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad - Gastrophryne olivacea
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
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)
Eastern Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Alligator Snapping Turtle - Macrochelys temminckii
Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens
Mississippi Mud Turtle - Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis
Razor-backed Musk Turtle - Sternotherus carinatus
Eastern Musk Turtle - Sternotherus odoratus
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
Midland Smooth Softshell - Apalone mutica mutica
Western Spiny Softshell - Apalone spinifera hartwegi
Pallid Spiny Softshell - Apalone spinifera pallida
Crocodilians (1 Species)
American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis
Lizards (20 Species and Subspecies)
Northern Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis carolinensis
Eastern Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris
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
Texas Spotted Whiptail - Aspidoscelis gularis gularis
Prairie Racerunner - Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner - Aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata
Checkered Whiptail - Aspidoscelis tesselata
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
Western Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
Mediterranean House Gecko (Introduced) - Hemidactylus turcicus
Snakes (57 Species and Subspecies)
New Mexico Threadsnake - Rena dissecta
Plains Threadsnake - Rena dulcis dulcis
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
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