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Common species have been reported in Chase County, but not within the National Preserve. Common species may be on the edge of their range, lack favorable habitats within the preserve, or merely unobserved thus far. Present species have been documented by National Park Service personnel in cooperation with the Heartland Network Inventory and Monitoring Program during surveys in 2002 and 2003. Additional species have been added after verified identification. Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris collaris) Present Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) Common Great Plains Skink (Eumeces obsoletus) Present Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) Common Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata) Common Northern Prairie Skink (Eumeces sepentrionalis) Common Six-lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus) Common Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) Present Western Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) Common Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) Present Dekay's Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) Common Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifera) Common Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) Present Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) Common Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) Present Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Present Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris) Present Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis) Present Great Plains Ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi) Present Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahami) Common Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) Present Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) Present Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster) Present Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix) Common Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) Present Prairie Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus arnyi) Present Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) Present Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula holbrooki) Common Western Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoleta) Present Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus) Present Western Worm Snake (Carphophis vermis) Common Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) Present Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) Present False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) Common Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys kohnii) Common Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) Present Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta) Present River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna) Common Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica) Common Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) Present Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) Common Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) Present |
Last updated: November 13, 2021