Reptilia (Reptiles)

Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles

Missouri Reptilia (Reptiles)

Order: Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
- Suborder: Lacertilia Oppel, 1811 - Lizards
  - Family: Iguanidae Oppel, 1811 - Iguanid Lizards
    - Crotaphytus Holbrook, 1842 - Collared Lizards
      - Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823) - Eastern Collared Lizard
    - Phrynosoma Wiegmann, 1828 - Horned Lizards
      - Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) - Texas Horned Lizard
    - Sceloporus Wiegmann, 1828 - Spiny Lizards
      - Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard
  - Family: Teiidae Gray, 1827 - Whiptails and Racerunners
    - Aspidoscelis Fitzinger, 1843 - Whiptails
      - Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
  - Family: Scincidae Gray, 1825 - Skinks
    - Plestiodon Duméril and Bibron, 1839 - Toothy Skinks
      - Plestiodon anthracinus (Baird, 1850) - Southern Coal Skink
      - Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
      - Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) - Broad-headed Skink
      - Plestiodon obsoletus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Great Plains Skink
      - Plestiodon septentrionalis Baird, 1859 - Prairie Skink
    - Scincella Mittleman, 1950 - Ground Skinks
      - Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
  - Family: Anguidae Gray, 1825 - Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards
    - Ophisaurus Daudin, 1803 - Glass Lizards
      - Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
  - Family: Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 - Geckos
    - Hemidactylus Gray, 1825 - House Geckos
      - Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mediterranean Gecko ¹
  - Family: Lacertidae Bonaparte, 1831 - Old World Runners
    - Podarcis Wagler, 1830 - Wall Lizards
      - Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) - Italian Wall Lizard ¹
- Suborder: Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758 - Snakes
  - Family: Colubridae Oppel, 1811 - Typical Harmless Snakes
    - Cemophora Cope, 1860 - Scarletsnakes
      - Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) - Northern Scarletsnake
    - Coluber Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racers, Coachwhips, and Whipsnakes
      - Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
      - Coluber flagellum Shaw, 1802 - Eastern Coachwhip
    - Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843 - Kingsnakes and Milksnakes
      - Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
      - Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake
      - Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) - Eastern Black Kingsnake
      - Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
    - Opheodrys Fitzinger, 1843 - Greensnakes
      - Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
      - Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) - Smooth Greensnake
    - Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843 - North American Ratsnakes
      - Pantherophis emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Great Plains Ratsnake
      - Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
      - Pantherophis ramspotti Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham, and Gardner, 2011 - Western Foxsnake
      - Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Eastern Foxsnake
    - Pituophis Holbrook, 1842 - Bullsnakes, Pinesnakes, and Gopher Snakes
      - Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
    - Sonora Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Groundsnakes
      - Sonora semiannulata Baird and Girard, 1853 - Variable Groundsnake
    - Tantilla Baird and Girard, 1853 - Black-headed, Crowned, and Flat-headed Snakes
      - Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Flat-headed Snake
  - Family: Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Slender and Robust Rear-fanged Snakes
    - Carphophis Gervais, 1843 - North American Wormsnakes
      - Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
    - Diadophis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Ring-necked Snakes
      - Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
    - Farancia Gray, 1842 - Mudsnakes and Rainbow Snakes
      - Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) - Western Mudsnake
    - Heterodon Latreille, 1801 - North American Hog-nosed Snakes
      - Heterodon gloydi Edgren, 1952 - Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
      - Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Plains Hog-nosed Snake
      - Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
  - Family: Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Harmless Live-bearing Snakes
    - Clonophis Cope, 1889 - Kirtland's Snakes
      - Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) - Kirtland's Snake
    - Haldea Baird and Girard, 1853 - Rough Earthsnakes
      - Haldea striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Rough Earthsnake
    - Nerodia Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Watersnakes
      - Nerodia cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) - Mississippi Green Watersnake
      - Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
      - Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Broad-banded Watersnake
      - Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
      - Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
    - Regina Baird and Girard, 1853 - Crawfish Snakes
      - Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 - Graham's Crawfish Snake
    - Storeria Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Brownsnakes
      - Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
      - Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) - Northern Red-bellied Snake
    - Thamnophis Fitzinger, 1843 - North American Gartersnakes
      - Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
      - Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Plains Gartersnake
      - Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
    - Tropidoclonion Cope, 1860 - Lined Snakes
      - Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) - Lined Snake
    - Virginia Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Earthsnakes
      - Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
  - Family: Viperidae Bonaparte, 1840 - Asps and Vipers
    - Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - American Moccasins
      - Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
      - Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) - Western Cottonmouth
    - Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Rattlesnakes
      - Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
    - Sistrurus Garman, 1883 - Massasaugas and Pygmy Rattlesnakes
      - Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Eastern Massasauga
      - Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Western Pygmy Rattlesnake
      - Sistrurus tergeminus (Say, 1823) - Prairie Massasauga
Order: Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
- Family: Chelydridae Gray, 1870 - Snapping Turtles
  - Chelydra Schweigger, 1812 - Snapping Turtles
    - Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
  - Macrochelys Gray, 1855 - Alligator Snapping Turtles
    - Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle
- Family: Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 - Mud and Musk Turtles
  - Kinosternon Spix, 1824 - American Mud Turtles
    - Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) - Yellow Mud Turtle
    - Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Mississippi Mud Turtle
  - Sternotherus Gray, 1825 - Musk Turtles
    - Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Eastern Musk Turtle
- Family: Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
  - Chrysemys Gray, 1844 - Painted Turtles
    - Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 - Southern Painted Turtle
    - Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
  - Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles
    - Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Western Chicken Turtle
  - Emydoidea Gray, 1870 - Blanding's Turtles
    - Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - Blanding's Turtle
  - Graptemys Agassiz, 1857 - Map Turtles
    - Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern Map Turtle
    - Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
    - Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
  - Pseudemys Gray, 1856 - Cooters
    - Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
  - Terrapene Merrem, 1820 - American Box Turtles
    - Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
    - Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
  - Trachemys Agassiz, 1857 - Sliders
    - Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Family: Trionychidae Bell, 1828 - Softshells
  - Apalone Rafinesque, 1832 - North American Softshells
    - Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) - Midland Smooth Softshell
    - Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell

Native Status

Reptilia (Reptiles) is native to Missouri.

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:: Animalia - Animals
Phylum:: Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:: Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

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