This checklist is an exercise in taxonomy, nomenclature, and webpage construction. The reports are posted in their original form. Students are not allowed to correct errors found after the reports have been posted.

*Audubon Field Guides Online*

*Keys to U.S. Vertebrates*

What Oklahoma vertebrates are missing?

Mammals:

• Order Didelphimorphia
  1. Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana

• Order Insectivora
  1. American Least Shrew - Cryptotis parva
  2. Eastern Mole - Scalopus aquaticus

• Order Chiroptera
  1. Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus
  2. Little Brown Bat - Myotis lucifugus
  3. Mexican Free-tailed Bat - Tadarida mexicana  

• Order Edentata
  1. Nine-Banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus

• Order Lagomorpha
  1. Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - Sylvilgaus floridanus
  2. Black-tailed Jackrabbit - Lepus californicus

• Order Rodentia
  1. Beaver - Castor canadensis
  2. Muskrat - Ondatra zibethius
  3. Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
  4. Eastern Grey Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis
  5. Eastern Woodrat - Neotoma floridana
  6. Cotton Rat - Sigmodon Hispidus
  7. White-footed Mouse - Peromyscus leucopus
  8. House Mouse - Mus musculus
  9. Norway Rat - Rattus norvegicus
  10. Black-tail Prairie Dog - Cynomys ludovicianus
  11. Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
  12. Plains Pocket Gopher - Geomys bursarius

• Order Carnivora
  1. Stripped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis
  2. Racoon - Procyon lotor
  3. Bobcat - Lynx rufus
  4. Coyote - Canis latrans  
  5. Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
  6. Grey Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  7. Badger - Taxidea taxus

• Order Artiodactyla
  1. White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus

Birds: Including Migratory Birds

• Order Apodiformes
  1. Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris  
  2. Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica  

• Order Passeriformes
  1. American Robin - Turdus migratorius  
  2. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus  
  3. Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata  
  4. Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos  
  5. Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis  
  6. Common Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos  
  7. Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica  
  8. Purple Martin - Progne subis  
  9. Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta  
  10. Eastern Bluebird - Sialia Sialis
  11. Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus
  12. Winter Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
  13. Starling - Sturnus vulgaris  
  14. Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus  

• Order Anseriformes
  1. Canadian Goose - Branta canadensis  
  2. Mallard Duck - Anas platyrhynchos  
  3. Pintail - Anas acuta  
  4. American Coot - Fulica americana  

• Order Strigiformes
  1. Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus  
  2. Barred Owl - Strix varia
  3. Barn Owl - Tyto alba  
  4. Screech Owl - Otus asio  

• Order Falconiformes
  1. Sparrow Hawk - Falco sparverius
  2. Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
  3. Marsh Hawk - Cirus cyaneus
  4. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis  
  5. Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  6. Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

• Order Columbiformes
  1. Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura  
  2. Rock Dove (Pigeon) - Columba livia

• Order Galliformes
  1. Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
  2. Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo  
  3. Bobwhite Quail - Colinus virginianus  

• Order Ciconiiformes
  1. Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
  2. Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
  3. Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias  

• Order Charadriiformes
  1. Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus  
  2. Common Snipe - Capella gallinago  
  3. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Muscivora forficata

• Order Piciformes
  1. Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus
  2. Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens
  3. Common Flicker - Colaptes auratus  

• Order Coraciiformes
  1. Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon  

• Order Cuculiformes
  1. Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus

• Order Caprimulgiformes
  1. Whip-poor-will - Caprimulgus vociferus  
  Reptiles:

• Order Chelonia
  1. Red-eared Pond Slider - Chrysemys scripta
  2. Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina
  3. Alligator Snapping Turtle - Macroclemys temmincki
  4. Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens
  5. False Map Turtle - Graptemys pseudogeographica
  6. Western Box Turtle - Terrapene ornata
  7. Smooth Softshell Turtle - Trionyx muticus

• Order Squamata
  1. Collard Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris
  2. Texas Horned Lizard - Phrynosoma cornutum
  3. Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus
  4. Five-lined Skink - Eumeces fasciatus
  5. Ground Skink - Scincella lateralis
  6. Ring Neck Snake - Diadophis punctatus
  7. Corn Snake - Elaphe guttata
  8. Lined Snake - Tropidoclonion lineatum
  9. Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta
  10. Eastern Hog Nosed Snake - Heterodon platyrhinos
  11. Prairie King Snake - Lampropeltis calligaster
  12. Coachwhip Snake - Masticophis flagellum
  13. Plain Bellied Water Snake - Nerodia erythrogaster
  14. Diamond Back Water Snake - Nerodia rhombifera
  15. Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon
  16. Ground Snake - Sonora semiannulata
  17. Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi
  18. Western Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis proximus
  19. Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis
  20. Western Copper Head - Agkistrodon contortrix
  21. Western Diamond Back Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox  
  22. Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus
  23. Massasauga (pigmy rattlesnake) - Sistrurus catenatus
  Amphibians:

• Order Anura
  1. American toad - Bufo americanus  
  2. Eastern spadefoot toad - Scaphiopus holbrooki
  3. Leopard frog - Rana pipiens  
  4. Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana  
  5. Green tree frog - Hyla cinerea  
  6. Gray tree frog - Hyla versicolor  
  7. Spring peeper - Hyla crucifer  
  8. Cricket frog - Acris gryllus  

• Order Urodela
  1. Tiger salamander - Ambystoma tigrinum
  2. Slimy salamander - Plethodon glutinosus
  3. Ringed salamander - Ambystoma annulatum
  Fish:

• Order Clupeiformes
  1. Ohio Shad - Alosa ohiensis
  2. Bigeye Shiner - Notropis boops

• Order Cypriniformes
  1. Carp - Cyprinus carpio
  2. Freshwater Drum - Aplodinotus grunniens
  3. Smallmouth Buffalo - Ictiobus bubalus
  4. Channel Catfish - Ictalurus punctatus
  5. Blue Catfish - Ictalurus furcatus
  6. Flathead Catfish - Pylodictis olivaris
  7. Yellow Bullhead - Ictalurus natalis

• Order Cyprinodontiformes
  1. Blackstripe Topminnow - Fundulus notatus
  2. Plains Topminnow - Fundulus sciadicus
  3. Gambusia - Gambusia affinis

• Order Lepisosteiformes
  1. Shortnose Gar - Lepisosteus platostomus
  2. Alligator Gar - Lepisosteus spatula

• Order Mulgiliformes
  1. Brook Silversides - Labidesthes sicculus

• Order Perciformes
  1. Bluegill Sunfish - Lepomis macrochirus
  2. Green Sunfish - Lepomis cyanellus
  3. Warmouth - Lepomis gulosus
  4. Longear Sunfish - Lepomis megalotis
  5. Redear Sunfish - Lepomis microlophus
  6. Black Crappie - Pomoxis nigromaculatus
  7. White Crappie - Pomoxis annularis
  8. Largemouth Bass - Micropterus salmoides
  9. White Bass - Roccuc chrysops
  10. Striped Bass - Roccus saxatilis

• Order Petromyzontiformes
  1. Southern Brook Lamprey - Ichthyomyzon gagi
  2. Chestnut Lamprey - Ichthyomyzon castaneus

• Order Acipenseriformes
  1. Spoonbill catfish (paddlefish) - Polyodon spathula

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