Taxa Recorded for Clinton Wildlife Area:

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
   Microhylidae - Gunther, 1843
        Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad, Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856)
   Ranidae - Rafinesque, 1814
        Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802)

CAUDATA
   Ambystomatidae - Gray, 1850
        Eastern Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - SINI

CHELONIA
   Emydidae - Gray, 1825
        Northern Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783)
        Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857)

LACERTILIA
   Anguidae - Gray, 1825
        Western Slender Glass Lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880
   Scincidae - Gray, 1825
        Five-lined Skink, Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Great Plains Skink, Plestiodon obsoletus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
        Ground Skink, Scincella lateralis (Say, 1823)

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)
        Western Rat Snake, Scotophis obsoletus (Say, 1823)
   Crotalidae - Oppel, 1811
        Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
        Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - SINC
   Dipsadidae - Bonaparte, 1840
        Western Worm Snake, Carphophis vermis (Kennicott [in Baird], 1859)
        Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
   Natricidae - Bonaparte, 1840
        Diamondback Water Snake, Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852)
        Northern Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836)
        Common Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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