Taxa Recorded for Wilson County:

ANURA
   Bufonidae - Gray, 1825
        American Toad, Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)
   Hylidae - Rafinesque, 1815
        Blanchard's Cricket Frog, Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947
        Gray Treefrog complex, Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor LeConte, 1825/Cope, 1880
        Boreal Chorus Frog, Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)
   Microhylidae - Gunther, 1843
        Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad, Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856)
   Ranidae - Rafinesque, 1814
        Crawfish Frog, Lithobates areolatus (Baird & Girard, 1852) - SINC
        Plains Leopard Frog, Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown & Brown, 1973)
        Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)
        Northern Leopard Frog, Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) - Possible - SINI
        Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886)

CAUDATA
   Ambystomatidae - Gray, 1850
        Smallmouth Salamander, Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855)

CHELONIA
   Chelydridae - Gray, 1870
        Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Emydidae - Gray, 1825
        Northern Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783)
        Common Map Turtle, Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Threatened
        False Map Turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831)
        Eastern River Cooter, Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830)
        Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857)
        Slider, Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792)
   Kinosternidae - Agassiz, 1857
        Common Musk Turtle, Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802)
   Trionychidae - Bell, 1828
        Spiny Softshell, Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827)

LACERTILIA
   Anguidae - Gray, 1825
        Western Slender Glass Lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880
   Crotaphytidae - Smith & Brodie, 1982
        Eastern Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823)
   Phrynosomatidae - Fitzinger, 1843
        Lesser Earless Lizard, Holbrookia maculata Girard, 1851 - SINI
        Texas Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) - SINI
   Scincidae - Gray, 1825
        Five-lined Skink, Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Great Plains Skink, Plestiodon obsoletus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
        Northern Prairie Skink, Plestiodon septentrionalis (Baird, 1858)
        Ground Skink, Scincella lateralis (Say, 1823)
   Teiidae - Gray, 1827
        Six-lined Racerunner, Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766)

SERPENTES
   Colubridae - Oppel, 1811
        Eastern Racer, Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758
        Prairie Kingsnake, Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827)
        Speckled Kingsnake, Lampropeltis holbrooki (Stejneger 1903)
        Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacepede, 1788)
        Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802)
        Rough Green Snake, Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766)
        Great Plains Rat Snake, Pantherophis emoryi (Baird & Girard, 1853)
        Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835)
        Western Rat Snake, Scotophis obsoletus (Say, 1823)
        Ground Snake, Sonora semiannulata Baird & Girard, 1853
        Flathead Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird & Girard, 1853
   Crotalidae - Oppel, 1811
        Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
        Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - SINC
        Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
   Dipsadidae - Bonaparte, 1840
        Western Worm Snake, Carphophis vermis (Kennicott [in Baird], 1859)
        Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
   Natricidae - Bonaparte, 1840
        Plainbelly Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771)
        Diamondback Water Snake, Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852)
        Northern Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Graham's Crayfish Snake, Regina grahamii Baird & Girard, 1853
        Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836)
        Western Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823)
        Common Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Lined Snake, Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856)

Accidental - Not believed to be native; probably represents an escaped pet or a single introduction.
Ambiguous - Associated museum data is not specific enough to assign a species. These specimens will be examined.
Introduced - Not believed to be native, however established populations currently exist.
Questionable - Known from Kansas by one or more specimens, however lacking evidence of being established.
Possible - Not known from Kansas, however individuals/populations may yet be discovered.
SINI - Species In Need of Information: Not formally designated as imperiled, but of interest in this study.
SINC - Species In Need of Conservation: Formal state designation.
Threatened - Formal state designation.
Endangered - Formal state designation.
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