List of fauna of Oklahoma
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This is a list of species of fauna that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Invertebrates
Crustaceans
Decapoda
- Delaware County Cave Crayfish, Cambarus subterraneus[1]
- Swamp Dwarf Crayfish, Cambarellus puer[2]
Insects
Hymenoptera
- Eastern Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa virginica[3]
- Morrison's Bumble Bee, Bombus morrisoni[3][4]
- American Bumble Bee, Bombus pennslyvanicus[3][4]
- Black-and-gold Bumble Bee, Bombus auricomus[3][4]
- White-shouldered Bumble Bee, Bombus appositus[3][4]
- Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Bombus variabilis[3][4]
- Indiscriminate Bumble Bee, Bombus insularis[3][4]
- Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Bombus fraternus[3][4]
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Bombus griseocollis[3][4]
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Bombus impatiens[3][4]
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Bombus bimaculatus[3][4]
- Half-black Bumble Bee, Bombus vagans[3]
Lepidoptera
Odonata
- Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile
- Citrine Forktail, Ischnura hastata
Vertebrates
Amphibians
- Three-toed Amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum
- Green toad, Anaxyrus debilis
- Oklahoma Salamander, Eurycea tynerensis
- Lesser Siren, Siren intermedia
- Plains Spadefoot Toad, Spea bombifrons
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
- Common alligator, Alligator mississippiensis[5][6]
Squamata
- Common collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris—the Oklahoma state reptile
- Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix
- Texas Night Snake, Hypsiglena torquata jani
References
- ^ "State of Oklahoma". The Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "Species Page". The Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cock, Teri; Geest, Emily; Shufran, Andrine (August 2021). "Key to female bumble bees in Oklahoma". Oklahoma State University Extension Fact Sheet. hdl:11244/330128.2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Figueroa, Laura L.; Bergey, Elizabeth A. (1 January 2015). "Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Oklahoma: Past and Present Biodiversity". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 88 (4): 418–429. doi:10.2317/0022-8567-88.4.418. ISSN 0022-8567. S2CID 87259552.
- ^ "A Look at Oklahoma: A Student's Guide" (PDF). State of Oklahoma. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
- ^ "How Oklahoma's alligators snorkel in ice to survive cold snap: The gators 'are aware of things'". The Oklahoman. 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.