Missouri Squamata (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
- Crotaphytus Holbrook, 1842 - Collared Lizards
- Family: Teiidae Gray, 1827 - Whiptails and Racerunners
- Aspidoscelis Fitzinger, 1843 - Whiptails
- Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
- Aspidoscelis Fitzinger, 1843 - Whiptails
- 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
- Plestiodon Duméril and Bibron, 1839 - Toothy Skinks
- Family: Anguidae Gray, 1825 - Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards
- Ophisaurus Daudin, 1803 - Glass Lizards
- Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
- Ophisaurus Daudin, 1803 - Glass Lizards
- Family: Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 - Geckos
- Hemidactylus Gray, 1825 - House Geckos
- Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mediterranean Gecko 1
- Hemidactylus Gray, 1825 - House Geckos
- Family: Lacertidae Bonaparte, 1831 - Old World Runners
- Podarcis Wagler, 1830 - Wall Lizards
- Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) - Italian Wall Lizard 1
- Podarcis Wagler, 1830 - Wall Lizards
- Family: Iguanidae Oppel, 1811 - Iguanid Lizards
- 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
- Cemophora Cope, 1860 - Scarletsnakes
- 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
- Carphophis Gervais, 1843 - North American Wormsnakes
- 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
- Clonophis Cope, 1889 - Kirtland's Snakes
- 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
- Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - American Moccasins
- Family: Colubridae Oppel, 1811 - Typical Harmless Snakes
Native Status
Squamata (Lizards and Snakes) is native to Missouri.
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
- Order:
- Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)