Squamata (Lizards and Snakes)

Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes

Missouri Squamata (Lizards and Snakes)

Family: Crotaphytidae Smith and Brodie, 1982 - Collared and Leopard Lizards
- Crotaphytus Holbrook, 1842 - Collared Lizards
  - Crotaphytus collaris (Say in James, 1822) - Eastern Collared Lizard
Family: Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843 - Sand and Spiny Lizards
- 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, Racerunners, and Ameivas
- Aspidoscelis Fitzinger, 1843 - Whiptails
  - Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Prairie 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, 1822) - Little Brown Skink
Family: Anguidae Gray, 1825 - Anguid Lizards
- Ophisaurus Daudin, 1803 - Glass Lizards
  - Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird in Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
Family: Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 - Geckos
- Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 - House Geckos
  - Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mediterranean Gecko ¹
Family: Lacertidae Oppel, 1811 - Old World Runners
- Podarcis Wagler, 1830 - Wall Lizards
  - Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) - Italian Wall Lizard ¹
Family: Colubridae Oppel, 1811 - Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
- Cemophora Cope, 1860 - Scarletsnakes
  - Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) - Northern Scarletsnake
- Coluber Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racers
  - Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843 - Kingsnakes
  - Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
  - Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 - Speckled Kingsnake
  - Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) - Eastern Black Kingsnake
  - Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Masticophis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Whipsnakes
  - Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802) - Eastern Coachwhip
- 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 in James, 1822) - 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
  - Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
- Sonora Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Groundsnakes
  - Sonora episcopa (Kennicott in Baird, 1859) - Great Plains Groundsnake
- Tantilla Baird and Girard, 1853 - Black-headed Snakes
  - Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Flat-headed Snake
Family: Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Harmless Rear-fanged Snakes
- Carphophis Gervais in D'Orbigny, 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 - North American Mudsnakes
  - Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) - Western Mudsnake
- Heterodon Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 - North American Hog-nosed Snakes
  - Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Western Hog-nosed Snake
  - Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Family: Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Harmless Egg-retaining Snakes
- Clonophis Cope, 1889 - Kirtland's Snakes
  - Clonophis kirtlandii (Kennicott, 1856) - Kirtland's Snake
- Nerodia Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Watersnakes
  - Nerodia cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) - Mississippi Green Watersnake
  - Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Yellow-bellied Watersnake
  - Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Broad-banded Watersnake
  - Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Northern 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, 1839) - DeKay's Brownsnake
  - Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) - Red-bellied Snake
- Thamnophis Fitzinger, 1843 - North American Gartersnakes
  - Thamnophis proximus (Say in James, 1822) - 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 - Earthsnakes
  - Virginia striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Rough Earthsnake
  - Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
Family: Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 - Pit Vipers
- Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - American Moccasins
  - Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern Copperhead
  - Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) - Northern Cottonmouth
- Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Rattlesnakes
  - Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
- Sistrurus Garman, 1883 - Pygmy Rattlesnakes
  - Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Eastern Massasauga
  - Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Western Pygmy Rattlesnake
  - Sistrurus tergeminus (Say in James, 1822) - Prairie Massasauga

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

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