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Reptiles – Lizards Found in Our Area
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Common Five-lined Skink
(Plestiodon fasciatus)
Photo © John Whiteman
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Eastern Collared Lizard
(Crotaphytus collaris)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Great Plains Skink
(Plestiodon obsoletus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Little Brown Skink
(Scincella lateralis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Northern Prairie Skink
(Plestiodon septentrionalis septentrionalis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Prairie Lizard
(Sceloporus consobrinus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Southern Coal Skink
(Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Western Slender Glass Lizard
(Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus)
Reptiles – Snakes Found in Our Area
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Bullsnake
(Pituophis catenifer sayi)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Dekay’s Brownsnake
(Storeria dekayi)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Coachwhip
(Coluber flagellum flagellum)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Copperhead
(Agkistrodon contortrix)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Gartersnake
(Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
(Heterodon platirhinos)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Milksnake
(Lampropeltis triangulum)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer
(Coluber constrictor flaviventris)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Flat-headed Snake
(Tantilla gracilis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Graham’s Crawfish Snake
(Regina grahamii)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Great Plains Ratsnake
(Pantherophis emoryi)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Lined Snake
(Tropidoclonion lineatum)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake
(Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Northern Rough Greensnake
(Opheodrys aestivus aestivus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Northern Watersnake
(Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
(Thamnophis proximus proximus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Prairie Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis calligaster)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Prairie Massasauga Rattlesnake
(Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Prairie Ring-necked Snake
(Diadophis punctatus arnyi)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Red-bellied Snake
(Storeria occipitomaculata)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Rough Earthsnake
(Haldea striatula, formerly Virginia striatula)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Smooth Greensnake
(Opheodrys vernalis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Speckled Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis holbrooki)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Timber Rattlesnake
(Crotalus horridus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Western Foxsnake
(Pantherophis ramspotti)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Western Ratsnake
(Pantherophis obsoletus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Western Smooth Earthsnake
(Virginia valeriae elegans)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Western Wormsnake
(Carphophis vermis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
Reptiles – Turtles Found in Our Area
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Eastern Musk Turtle
(Sternotherus odoratus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Spiny Softshell
(Apalone spinifera spinifera)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Midland Smooth Softshell
(Apalone mutica mutica)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Northern False Map Turtle
(Trachemys scripta elegans)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Northern Map Turtle
(Graptemys geographica)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Ornate Box Turtle
(Terrapene ornata)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Red-eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Three-toed Box Turtle
(Terrapene carolina triunguis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Western Painted Turtle
(Chrysemys picta bellii)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Yellow Mud Turtle
(Kinosternon flavescens)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
Amphibians – Frogs Found in Our Area
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American Bullfrog
(Lithobates catesbeianus, formerly Rana catesbeiana)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
(Acris blanchardi, formerly Acris crepitans blanchardi)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Boreal Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris maculata)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Gray Treefrog and Cope’s Gray Treefrog
(Hyla versicolor, Gray Treefrog and Hyla chrysoscelis, Cope’s Gray Treefrog)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Green Frog
(Lithobates clamitans, formerly Rana clamitans)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Green Tree Frog
(Hyla cinerea, syn. Dryophytes cinereus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Northern Crawfish Frog
(Lithobates areolatus circulosus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Pickerel Frog
(Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Plains Leopard Frog
(Lithobates blairi, formerly Rana blairi))
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Southern Leopard Frog
(Lithobates sphenocephalus, formerly Rana sphenocephala))
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Spring Peeper
(Pseudacris crucifer)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
Amphibians – Toads Found in Our Area
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Eastern American Toad
(Anaxyrus americanus americanus, formerly Bufo americanus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Great Plains Toad
(Anaxyrus cognatus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Plains Spadefoot Toad
(Spea bombifrons)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Rocky Mountain Toad
(Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
(Gastrophryne olivacea)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
Amphibians – Newts and Salamanders Found in Our Area
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Central Newt
(Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Common Mudpuppy
(Necturus maculosus maculosus)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Eastern Tiger Salamander
(Ambystoma tigrinum)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Small-mouthed Salamander
(Ambystoma texanum)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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Spotted Salamander
(Ambystoma maculatum)
Photo © Missouri Dept. of Conservation