Class Reptilia: Reptiles
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Order Testudines: Turtles
  Family Kinosternidae: Mud and Musk Turtles
    Sternotherus odoratus Stinkpot
 
  Family Chelydridae: Snapping Turtles
  Chelydra serpentina serpentina Eastern Snapping Turtle
 
  Family Emydidae: Semi-aquatic Pond and Marsh Turtles
  Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
  Clemmys insculpta Wood Turtle state threatened
  Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle state threatened
  Graptemys geographica Northern Map Turtle
  Graptemys ouachitensis 8 Ouachita Map Turtle
  Graptemys pseudogeographica 8 False Map Turtle
  Terrapene ornata ornata Ornate Box Turtle state endangered
 
  Family Trionychidae: Softshell Turtles
  Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell Turtle
  Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell Turtle
 
 
Order Squamata: Lizards and Snakes
  Suborder Sauria: Lizards
  Family Teiidae: Whiptails and Racerunners
  Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Six-lined Racerunner
 
  Family Scincidae: Skinks
  Eumeces fasciatus Common Five-lined Skink
  Eumeces septentrionalis septentrionalis Northern Prairie Skink
 
  Family Anguidae: Glass Lizards
  Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus Western Slender Glass Lizard state endangered
 
  Suborder Serpentes: Snakes
  Family Colubridae: Colubrids
  Carphophis vermis Western Wormsnake
  Coluber constrictor 9 Eastern Racer
  Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake
  Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta Black Ratsnake
  Elaphe vulpina Western Foxsnake
  Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
  Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern Milksnake
  Nerodia sipedon sipedon Northern Watersnake
  Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Greensnake
  Pituophis catenifer 10 Bullsnake
  Regina septemvittata Queen Snake state endangered
  Storeria dekayi Dekay's Brownsnake
  Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern Red-bellied Snake
  Thamnophis butleri Butler's Gartersnake state threatened
  Thamnophis proximus Western Ribbonsnake state endangered
  Thamnophis radix Plains Gartersnake
  Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis Northern Ribbonsnake state endangered
  Thamnophis sirtalis Common Gartersnake
 
  Family Viperidae: Pit Vipers
  Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake
  Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Eastern Massasauga state endangered
 

Primary Reptile References: Christophel, et al. 2000, Casper 1996, Conant and Collins 1991, Vogt 1981, Pentecost and Vogt 1976 (as well as references cited in Watermolen 1992 and Dlutkowski, et al. 1987).
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Last Revised: Wednesday January 25 2006