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'''List of [[Kansas]] [[reptile]]s''' lists [[snake]]s, [[turtle]]s and [[lizard]]s found in Kansas. |
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==Turtles== |
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Kansas is home to fifteen species of turtles.<ref>[http://www.gpnc.org/reptiles.htm Reptiles of Kansas] from Great Plains Nature Center</ref> |
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Family Chelydridae - snapping turtles |
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[[Alligator snapping turtle]] |
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[[Common snapping turtle]] |
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Family Kinosternidae - mud and musk turtles |
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Common [[musk turtle]](stinkpot) |
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[[Yellow mud turtle]] |
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Family Emydidae - basking and box turtles |
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[[Painted turtle]] |
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[[Common map turtle]] |
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Ouachita [[map turtle]] |
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False [[map turtle]] |
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[[River cooter]] |
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[[ornate box turtle]] |
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[[eastern box turtle]] |
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pond [[slider turtle]] |
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Family Trionychidae - softshell turtles |
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Spiny [[softshell]] |
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Smooth [[softshell]] |
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==Lizards== |
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==Snakes== |
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== Venomous species == |
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*[[Agkistrodon piscivorus|Cottonmouth]] (''Agkistrodon piscivorus'') |
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*[[Agkistrodon contortrix|Copperhead]] (''Agkistrodon contortrix'') |
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*[[Crotalus atrox|Western Diamondback Rattlesnake]] (''Crotalus atrox'') (very rare) |
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*[[Crotalus horridus|Timber Rattlesnake]] (''Crotalus horridus'') |
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*[[Crotalus viridis|Prairie Rattlesnake]] (''Crotalus viridis'') |
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*[[Sistrurus catenatus|Massasauga]] (''Sistrurus catenatus'') |
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== Non-venomous species == |
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*[[Arizona elegans|Eastern Glossy Snake]] (''Arizona elegans'') |
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*[[Carphophis vermis|Western Worm Snake]] (''Carphophis vermis'') |
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*[[Coluber constrictor|Eastern Racer]] (''Coluber constrictor'') |
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*[[Diadophis punctatus|Ringneck Snake]] (''Diadophis punctatus'') |
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*[[Heterodon nasicus|Western Hognose Snake]] (''Heterodon nasicus'') |
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*[[Heterodon platirhinos|Eastern Hognose Snake]] (''Heterodon platirhinos'') |
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*[[Hypsiglena torquata|Night Snake]] (''Hypsiglena torquata'')<sup>MT</sup> |
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*[[Lampropeltis calligaster|Prairie Kingsnake]] (''Lampropeltis calligaster'') |
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*[[Kingsnake|Common Kingsnake]] (''Lampropeltis getula'') |
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*[[Lampropeltis triangulum|Milk Snake]] (''Lampropeltis triangulum'') |
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*[[Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus|New Mexico Blind Snake]] (''Leptotyphlops dissectus'') |
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*[[Masticophis flagellum|Coachwhip]] (''Masticophis flagellum'') |
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*[[Nerodia erythrogaster|Plainbelly Water Snake]] (''Nerodia erythrogaster'') |
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*[[Nerodia rhombifer|Diamondback Water Snake]] (''Nerodia rhombifer'') |
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*[[Nerodia sipedon|Northern Water Snake]] (''Nerodia sipedon'') |
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*[[Opheodrys aestivus|Rough Green Snake]] (''Opheodrys aestivus'') |
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*[[Pantherophis emoryi|Great Plains Rat Snake]] (''Pantherophis emoryi'') |
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*[[Elaphe obsoleta|Western Rat Snake]] (''Elaphe obsoleta'') |
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*[[Pituophis catenifer|Gopher Snake]] (''Pituophis catenifer'') |
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*[[Regina grahamii|Graham's Crayfish Snake]] (''Regina grahamii'') |
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*[[Rhinocheilus lecontei|Longnose Snake]] (''Rhinocheilus lecontei'') |
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*[[Sonora semiannulata|Ground Snake]] (''Sonora semiannulata'') |
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*[[Storeria dekayi|Brown Snake]] (''Storeria dekayi'') |
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*[[Storeria|Redbelly Snake]] (''Storeria occipitomaculata'') |
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*[[Tantilla|Flathead Snake]] (''Tantilla gracilis'') |
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*[[Tantilla|Plains Blackhead Snake]] (''Tantilla nigriceps'') |
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*[[Thamnophis marcianus|Checkered Garter Snake]] (''Thamnophis marcianus'') |
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*[[Thamnophis proximus|Western Ribbon Snake]] (''Thamnophis proximus'') |
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*[[Thamnophis radix|Plains Garter Snake]] (''Thamnophis radix'') |
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*[[Thamnophis sirtalis|Common Garter Snake]] (''Thamnophis sirtalis'') |
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*[[Tropidoclonion lineatum|Lined Snake]] (''Tropidoclonion lineatum'') |
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*[[Virginia striatula|Rough Earth Snake]] (''Virginia striatula'') |
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*[[Virginia valeriae|Smooth Earth Snake]] (''Virginia valeriae'') |
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*[[Virginia valeriae|Smooth Earth Snake]] (''Virginia valeriae'') |
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<sup>MT</sup>)''This snake has enlarged grooved teeth near the back of the upper jaw and secretes a mildly toxic saliva to incapacitate its prey. However, it is not considered dangerous to humans.'' |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{United States topic |
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|title = List of reptiles of the United States by political division |
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|prefix = List of reptiles of |
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{{Kansas}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Reptiles Of Kansas}} |
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[[Category:Turtles]] |
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[[Category:Regional reptiles lists|Kansas]] |
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Revision as of 21:54, 30 July 2011
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List of Kansas reptiles lists snakes, turtles and lizards found in Kansas.
Turtles
Kansas is home to fifteen species of turtles.[1]
Family Chelydridae - snapping turtles
Family Kinosternidae - mud and musk turtles
Common musk turtle(stinkpot)
Family Emydidae - basking and box turtles
Ouachita map turtle
False map turtle
pond slider turtle
Family Trionychidae - softshell turtles
Spiny softshell
Smooth softshell
Lizards
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Snakes
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Venomous species
- Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)
- Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) (very rare)
- Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
- Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
- Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)
Non-venomous species
- Eastern Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans)
- Western Worm Snake (Carphophis vermis)
- Eastern Racer (Coluber constrictor)
- Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
- Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus)
- Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
- Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata)MT
- Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster)
- Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)
- Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
- New Mexico Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops dissectus)
- Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)
- Plainbelly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
- Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer)
- Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)
- Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)
- Great Plains Rat Snake (Pantherophis emoryi)
- Western Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta)
- Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
- Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
- Longnose Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
- Ground Snake (Sonora semiannulata)
- Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)
- Redbelly Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
- Flathead Snake (Tantilla gracilis)
- Plains Blackhead Snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
- Checkered Garter Snake (Thamnophis marcianus)
- Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus)
- Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix)
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
- Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum)
- Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula)
- Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae)
- Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae)
MT)This snake has enlarged grooved teeth near the back of the upper jaw and secretes a mildly toxic saliva to incapacitate its prey. However, it is not considered dangerous to humans.
References
- ^ Reptiles of Kansas from Great Plains Nature Center
