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