A checklist of the vertebrate animals of Kansas

A CHECKLIST OF THE
VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF

KANSAS

GEORGE D. POTTS
JOSEPH T. COLLINS

Museum of Natural History
The University of Kansas

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A CHECKLIST OF THE
VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF

KANSAS

George D. Potts
Department of Biology

Friends University
Wichita, Kansas 67213

Joseph T. Collins

Museum of Natural History - Dyche Hall

The University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454

1991

The University of Kansas
Museum of Natural History

Joseph T. Collins, Editor

Special PuhUcatiou No. 18

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1991 George D. Potts & Joseph T. Collins

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CONTENTS

Introduction 1

Lists of Common and Scientific Names

Mammals 2

Birds 6

Reptiles 20

Amphibians 23

Fishes 25

Acknowledgments 30

Literature Cited 30

Index to Orders, Families, and Genera 31

A CHECKLIST OF THE VERTEBRATE ANIMALS
OF KANSAS

George D. Potts and Joseph T. Collins

INTRODUCTION

This publication is the resuU of an oft-expressed need by our colleagues in
Kansas for an up-to-date list of the current common and scientific names of
all vertebrate animals in the state. Kansas has 746 species of vertebrate
animals (in 388 genera) that either currently reside here, or at one time were
residents and are now extirpated. Some of these species are not native, but
have established breeding colonies in the state, or are deliberately introduced
on a regular basis for recreational or commercial purposes. Of the 746
vertebrate species in Kansas. 87 are mammals, 429 are birds, 64 are reptiles,
30 are amphibians, and 136 are fishes. The 429 species of birds include many
that do not breed in Kansas, which skews their representation in our vertebrate
fauna (with the exception of bats, none of the other groups feature such
transient species).

The species listed below are those shown as current or past members of the
Kansas vertebrate fauna by Bee et al. ( 198 1 , mammals), Thompson and Ely
(1989, in press, birds), Collins (1982, reptiles and amphibians ), and Cross and
Collins (1975, fishes), with modifications based on discoveries made since
the dates of publication of those books. The common and scientific names
used are from Jones et al. (1986, mammals), American Ornithologist's Union
(1983, birds), Collins (1990, reptiles and amphibians), and Robins et al.
(1980, fishes), with modifications based on published proposals since the
dates of publication of those lists. Common names are given first in the
lefthand column; scientific names in the righthand column are in alphabetical
order. An asterisk appears by the scientific name if that species is known to be
non-native to Kansas. No attempt has been made to designate those species
that have been extiipated from Kansas, although some are obvious.

In accordance with a recent ruling by the International Commission on
Zoological Nomenclature, the scientific names of taxa originally spelled with
a //-ending retain that ending in this list; those originally spelled with a single
/-ending retain that ending. We hope to publish future editions of this checklist
when appropriate, and would appreciate learning of any errors, omissions, or
misspellings.

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MAMMALS

Opossum Order Marsupialia

Opossum Family Didelphidae

Virginia Opossum Didelphls virginiana

Shrews & Mole Order Insectivora

Shrews Family Soricidae

Southern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina carolinensis

Least Shrew Cryptotis parva

Hayden's Shrew Sorex haydenii

Mole Family Talpidae

Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus

Bats Order Chiroptera

Common Bats Family Vespertilionidae

Pallid Bat Antrozous palUdus

Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus

Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans

Red Bat Lasiurus horealis

Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus

Gray Myotis Myotis ghsescens

Northern Myotis Myotis septentrionalis

Western Small-footed Myotis Myotis ciliolahrum

Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus

Cave Myotis Myotis velifer

Evening Bat Nycticeius humeralis

Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellus suhflavus

Townsend's Big-eared Bat Plecotus townsendii

Free-tailed Bats Family Molossidae

Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida hrasiliensis

Big Free-tailed Bat Tadarida macrotis

Armadillo Order Xenarthra

Armadillo Family Dasypodidae

Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus

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Rabbits Order Lagomorpha

Jack Rabbits, Cottontails & Relatives Family Leporidae

White-tailed Jack Rabbit Lepus townsendii

Black-tailed Jack Rabbit Lepus californicus

Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus aqiiaticus

Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus auduhonii

Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus

Squirrels, Gophers, Mice & Relatives Order Rodentia

Squirrels & Relatives Family Sciuridae

Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus

Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans

Woodchuck Marmota monax

Gray Squirrel Sciurus cawlinensis

Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger

Franklin's Ground Squirrel Spermophilus fmnklinii

Spotted Ground Squirrel Spermophilus spilosoma

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus

Pocket Gophers Family Geomyidae

Plains Pocket Gopher Geomys hursarius

Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher Pappogeomys castanops

Pocket Mice & Kangaroo Rat Family Heteromyidae

Ord's Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii

Plains Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavescens

Silky Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavus

Hispid Pocket Mouse Perognathus hispidus

Beaver Family Castoridae

Beaver Castor canadensis

Nevi' World Rats, Mice & Relatives Family Cricetidae

Prairie Vole Microtus ochrogaster

Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus

Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum

Eastern Woodrat Neotoma floridana

Southern Plains Woodrat Neotoma micropus

Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus

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Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychoinys leiicogaster

Texas Mouse Pewmyscus attwateri

White-footed Mouse Pewmyscus leucopus

Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatits

Fulvous Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys fulvescens

Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis

Plains Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys montanus

Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus

Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi

Old World Rats & Mice Family Muridae

House Mouse Mus mnscuhis*

Norway Rat Rattiis norvegicns*

Black Rat Rattus rattus*

Jumping Mouse Family Zapodidae
Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapiis hudsonius

New World Porcupine Family Erethizontidae
Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum

Cats, Bears, Foxes, Skunks & Relatives Order Carnivora

Coyote, Wolf & Foxes Family Canidae

Coyote Canis latrans

Gray Wolf Canis lupus

Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Swift Fox Vulpes velox

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes

Bears Family Ursidae

Black Bear Ursus americanus

Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos

Ringtail & Raccoon Family Procyonidae

Ringtail Bassariscus astutus

Raccoon Procyon lotor

Weasels, Skunks & Relatives Family Mustelidae

River Otter Lutra canadensis

Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis

Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata

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Black-footed Ferret Miistela ni gripes

Least Weasel Mustela nivalis

Mink Mustela vison

Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius

Badger Taxidea taxus

Cats Family Felidae

Mountain Lion Felis concolor

Bobcat Lynx nifus

Deer & Relatives Order Artiodactyla

Wapiti & Deer Family Cervidae

Moose Alces alces

Wapiti Cervus elaphus

Mule Deer Odocoileiis hemionus

White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianiis

Pronghorn Family Antilocapridae

Pronghom Antilocapra americana

Bovid Family Bovidae
Bison Bison bison

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BIRDS

Loons Order Gaviiformes

Loons Family Gaviidae

Common Loon Gavia immer

Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

Grebes Order Podicipediformes

Grebes Family Podicipedidae

Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

Homed Grebe Podiceps auritus

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Pelicans, Cormorants & Relatives Order Pelecaniformes

Pelicans Family Pelecanidae

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Cormorants Family Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Olivaceous Cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus

Anhinga Family Anhingidae
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga

Frigatebird Family Fregatidae

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

Herons, Egrets, Ibises & Relatives Order Ciconiiformes

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Family Ardeidae

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

Cattle Egret Buhulcus ibis

Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus

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Great Egret Casmerodius alhiis

Little Blue Heron Egretta caendea

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor

Least Bittern I.xohrychus exilis

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violaceus

Spoonbill & Ibises Family Threskiornithidae

Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja

White Ibis Eudocimus albiis

White-faced Ibis Plegadis child

Stork Family Ciconiidae

Wood Stork Mycteria americana

Flamingo Order Phoenicopteriformes

Flamingo Family Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopteriis ruber

Ducks & Relatives Order Anseriformes

Swans, Geese, Ducks & Relatives Family Anatidae

Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

American Wigeon Anas americana

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Green- winged Teal Anas crecca

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors

Mottled Duck Anasfulvigula

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Garganey Anas querquedula

American Black Duck Anas rubripes

Gadwall Anas strepera

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

Lesser Scaup Aytliya affinis

Redhead Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

Greater Scaup Aythya marila

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Canvasback Aythya valisineria

Brant Braiita hernicla

Canada Goose Branta canadensis

Bufflehead Bncephala alheola

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator

Tundra Swan Cygnus columhianus

Snow/Blue Goose Chen caerulescens

Ross' Goose Chen rossii

Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis

Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis

Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna hicolor

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca

Black Scoter Melanitta nigra

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspici I lata

Common Merganser Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Ruddy Duck O.xyura jamaicensis

Common Eider Somateria mollissima

King Eider Somateria spectabilis

Hawks, Vultures, Falcons & Relatives Order Falconiformes

American Vultures Family Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Hawks, Eagles, & Relatives Family Accipitridae

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentdis

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

Broad- winged Hawk Buteo platypterus

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis

Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

American Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus

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Bald Eagle Haliaeetits leucocephalus

Mississippi Kite Ictlnia niississippieiisis

Osprey Pandion haliaetiis

Harris' Hawk Parahuteo imicinctus

Kestrel, Merlin & Falcons Family Falconidae

Merlin Falco columhahus

Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Prairie-chickens & Relatives Order Galliformes

Prairie-chickens, Grouse, & Relatives Family Phasianidae

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umhellus

Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata

Sage Grouse Centrocercus wophasianus

Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus

Turkey Meleaghs gallopavo

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasiamis colchicns*

Greater Prairie-chicken Tympamichiis ciipido

Lesser Prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasiauellus

Rails, Cranes & Relatives Order Gruiformes

Rails & Relatives Family Rallidae

Yellow Rail Coturnicops novehoracensis

American Coot Fulica americana

Common Moorhen Gallimda chloropus

Black Rail Lateral I us janiaicensis

Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica

Sora Porzana Carolina

King Rail Rallus elegans

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

Cranes Family Gruidae

Whooping Crane Grus americana

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

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Sandpipers, Gulls & Relatives Order Charadriiformes

Plovers & Killdeer Family Charadriidae

Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Lesser Golden Plover Phivialis dominica

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Stilt & Avocet Family Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

Sandpipers, Phalaropes & Relatives Family Scolopacidae

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda

Sanderling Calidris alba

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

Red Knot Calidris canutus

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus

Eskimo Curlew Numenius horealis

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

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Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor

Ruff Philomachus piignax

American Woodcock Scolopax minor

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites suhruficollis

Gulls, Jaegers, Terns & Relatives Family Laridae

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Herring Gull Lams argentatus

Laughing Gull Lams atricilla

California Gull Lams californicus

Ring-billed Gull Lams delawarensis

Glaucous Gull Lams hyperhoreus

Great Black-backed Gull Lams marinus

Little Gull Lams minutiis

Bonaparte's Gull Lams Philadelphia

Franklin's Gull Lams pipixcan

Common Black-headed Gull Lams ridihundus

Thayer's Gull Lams thayeri

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger

Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus

Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus

Least Tern Sterna antillamm

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri

Common Tern Sterna himndo

Sabine's Gull Xema sahini

Pigeons & Doves Order Columbiformes

Pigeons & Doves Family Columbidae

Band-tailed Pigeon Columha fasciata

Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columha livia*

Inca Dove Columhina inca

Common Ground-Dove Columhina passerina

Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius

White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

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Parakeet Order Psittaciformes

Parakeet Family Psittacidae

Carolina Parakeet Comiropsis carolinensis

Cuckoos & Relatives Order Cuculiformes

Cuckoos & Relatives Family Cuculidae

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyziis americanus

Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyziis eiythwpthalnms

Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californiamis

Owls Order Strigiformes

Barn-owl Family Tytonidae
Common Barn-owl Tyto alba

Typical Owls Family Strigidae

Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

Great Homed Owl Bubo virginianus

Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca

Eastern Screech-owl Otus asio

Western Screech-owl Otus ketmicottii

Barred Owl Strix varia

Nighthawk & Relatives Order Caprimulgiformes

Nighthawk, Poorwill & Relatives Family Caprimulgidae

Chuck- wilFs-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis

Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Swifts & Hummingbirds Order Apodiformes

Swifts Family Apodidae

White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis

Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

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Hummingbirds Family Trochilidae

Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandh

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus cohibris

Magnificent Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens

Broad-tailed Hummingbird Sclasphorus platycercus

Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

Calliope Hummingbird SteUula calliope

Kingfisher Order Coraciiformes

Kingfisher Family Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Woodpeckers & Relatives Order Piciformes

Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers & Relatives Family Picidae

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes ery throe ephalus

Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens

Ladder-backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Songbirds Order Passeriformes

Flycatchers, Kingbirds & Relatives Family Tyrannidae

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus borealis

Western Wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus

Eastern Wood-pewee Contopus virens

Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris

Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii

Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri

Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii

Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens

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Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii

Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rithinus

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoehe

Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis

Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Larks Family Alaudidae

Homed Lark Eremophila alpestris

Swallows & Relatives Family Hirundinidae

Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Purple Martin Progne suhis

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Tree Swallow Tachycineta hicolor

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina

Jays, Crows & Ravens Family Corvidae

Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens

Gray-breasted Jay Aphehx'onia ultranuirina

American Crow Corvus hrachyrhynchos

Common Raven Corvus corax

Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus

Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri

Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephahis

Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columhiana

Black-billed Magpie Pica pica

Chickadees & Titmouse Family Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus

Tufted Titmouse Parus hicolor

Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis

Mountain Chickadee Parus ganiheli

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Bushtit Family Aegithalidae

Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Nuthatches Family Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea

Creeper Family Certhiidae

Brown Creeper Certhia amehcana

Wrens Family Troglodytidae

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis

Rock Wren Salpinctes ohsoletus

Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii

Carohna Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Robin, Bluebirds, Thrushes & Relatives Family Muscicapidae

Veery Catharus fusee scens

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius

Townsend's Sohtaire Myadestes townsendi

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides

Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

American Robin Turdus migratorius

Mockingbird, Thrashers & Relatives Family Mimidae

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus

Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre

Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

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Pipits Family Motacillidae

American Pipit Anthiis ruhescens

Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii

Waxwings Family Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing Bomhycilla cedrorum

Bohemian Waxwing Bomhycilla garrulus

Slirikes Family Laniidae

Northern Shrike Laniiis excubitor

Loggerhead Shrike Lcmiiis ludovicianus

Starling Family Sturnidae

European StarHng Stunuis vulgaris*

Vireos Family Vireonidae

Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilliis

Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii

Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus

Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius

Warblers, Sparrows, Orioles & Relatives Family Emberizidae

Red- winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis

Cassin's Sparrow Aimophila cassinii

Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps

Baird's Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii

Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus

Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii

LeConte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii

Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum

Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli

Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata

Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii

Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus

Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus

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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis siiiuafus

Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus

Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caeridescens

Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea

Cerulean Warbler Dendroica ceridea

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata

Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor

Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica

Blackbumian Warbler Dendroica fusca

Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia

Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens

Hennit Warbler Dendroica occidentalis

Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum

Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia

Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus

Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata

Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina

Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi

Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolimis

Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea

Womi-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus

Northern Oriole Icterus galbula

Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum

Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius

Dark -eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

Swainson's Warbler Lirnnothlypis swainsonii

Swamp Span'ow Melospiza georgiana

Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis

Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus

Mourning Warbler Oporornis Philadelphia

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MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmici

Northern Parula Panda americana

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Fox Sparrow Passerella diaca

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena

Painted Bunting Passerina ciris

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus

Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus

Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophtludmus

Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviviana

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes granuneus

Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicana

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus

Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla

Northern Wateilhrush Seiurus noveboracensis

American Redstart Setophaga ruticdla

Dickcissel Spiza americana

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea

Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri

Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina

Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna

Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta

Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata

Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera

Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina

Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus

Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla

Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae

Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis

Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina

Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla

Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

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White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia alhicollis

Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula

Finches & Relatives Family Fringillidae

Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea

Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus

Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus

Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus

Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

Old World Sparrow Family Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus*

*

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REPTILES

T\irtles Order Testudinata

Snapping Turtles Family Chelydridae

Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina

Alligator Snapping Turtle Macmclemys temminckii

Musk & Mud Turtles Family Kinosternidae

Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens

Common Musk Turtle Steruotherus odoratus

Basking & Box Turtles Family Emydidae

Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta

Common Map Turtle Graptemys geographica

Mississippi Map Turtle Graptemys kohnii

False Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica

River Cooter Pseudemys concinna

Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene Carolina

Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata

Slider Trachemys scripta

Softshells Family Trionychidae

Smooth Softshell Apalone mutica

Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera

Lizards Order Lacertilia

Collared Lizard Family Crotaphytidae
Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris

Prairie, Horned & Earless Lizards Family Phrynosomatidae

Lesser Earless lizard Holhrookia maculata

Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma corniitum

Prairie Lizard Sceloporus undulatus

Skinks Family Scincidae

Coal Skink Eumeces anthracinus

Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus

Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps

Great Plains Skink Eumeces ohsoletus

Prairie Skink Eumeces septentrionalis

Ground Skink Scincella lateralis

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Wall Lizard Family Lacertidae
Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis sicula*

Racerunner Family Teiidae

Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus se.xUneatus

Glass Lizard Family Anguidae

Slender Glass Lizard Ophisauriis attenuatus

Snakes Order Serpentes

Blind Snake Family Leptotyphlopidae
Texas Blind Snake Leptotyphlops dulcis

Hognose Snakes & Relatives Family Xenodontidae

Western Worm Snake Carphophis vermis

Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus

Western Hognose Snake Hetewdon mtsicus

Eastern Hognose Snake Hetewdon platirhinos

Night Snake Hypsiglena fon/uata

Flathead Snake Tantilla gracilis

Plains Blackhead Snake Tantilla nigriceps

Egg-Laying Harmless Snakes Family Colubridae

Glossy Snake Arizona elegans

Racer Coluber constrictor

Com Snake Elaplie guttata

Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta

Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster

Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula

Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum

Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum

Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus

BuUsnake Pituopliis catenifer

Longnose Snake Rliinoclieilus lecontei

Ground Snake Sonora semiannulafa

Live-bearing Harmless Snakes Family Natricidae

Plainbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster

Diamondback Water Snake Nerodia rhombifera

Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon

Graham's Crayfish Snake Regina grahamii

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Brown Snake Storeria dekayi

Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaciilata

Checkered Garter Snake Thamnophis marciamis

Western Ribbon Snake Thamnophis proximus

Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix

Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis

Lined Snake Tropidoclonion lineatum

Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatida

Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae

Rattlesnakes & Copperhead Family Viperidae

Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix

Timber Rattlesnake Crotahis horridus

Western Rattlesnake Crotahts viridis

Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus

*

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AMPHIBIANS

Salamanders Order Caudata

Mole Salamanders Family Ambystomatidae

Smallmouth Salamander Amby stoma texanum

Tiger Salamander Amby stoma tighmim

Newt Family Salamandridae

Eastern Newt Notophthahmis viridescens

Woodland Salamanders Family Plethodontidae

Longtail Salamander Ewycea longicauda

Cave Salamander Ewycea litcifuga

Many-ribbed Salamander Ewycea miiltiplicata

Grotto Salamander Typhlotriton spelaeus

Mudpuppy Family Proteidae

Mudpuppy Nectwus maculosus

Frogs & Toads Order Anura

Spadefoot Family Pelobatidae
Plains Spadefoot Spea bombifrons

True Toads Family Bufonidae

American Toad Bufo americamis

Great Plains Toad Biifo cognatus

Green Toad Bufo debilis

Red-spotted Toad Biifo pimctatus

Woodhouse's Toad t^nfo woodhoiisil

Cricket, Chorus & Treefrogs Family Hylidae

Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans

Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis

Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor

Spotted Chorus Frog Pseudacris clarkii

Spring Peeper Pseudacris criicifer

Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata

Strecker's Chorus Frog Pseudacris streckeri

Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata

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True Frogs Family Ranidae

Crawfish Frog Rana areolata

Plains Leopard Frog Rana hlairi

Bullfrog „ Rana catesheiana

Green Frog Rana clamitans

Pickerel Frog Rana palustris

Southern Leopard Frog Rana utricularia

Narrowmouth Toads Family Microhylidae

Eastern NaiTowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis

Plains Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne olivacea

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FISHES

Lamprey Order Petromyzontiformes

Lamprey Family Petromyzontidae
Chestnut Lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus

Sturgeons & Paddlefish Order Acipenseriformes

Sturgeons Family Acipenseridae

Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens

Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhyncfius albus

Shovelnose Sturgeon ScaphirhyncJuis platorynchus

Paddlefish Family Polyodontidae
Paddletish Polyodon spathula

Gars Order Semionotiformes

Gars Family Lepisosteidae

Spotted Gar Lepisosteus ociilatiis

Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus

Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus

Bowfin Order Amiiformes

Bowfin Family Amiidae
Bowfin Amia calva

Freshwater Eel Order Anguilliformes

Freshwater Eel Family Anguillidae
American Eel Anguilla rostrata

Herring & Shads Order Clupeiformes

Herring & Shad Family Clupeidae

Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris

Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum

Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense*

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Goldeye Order Osteoglossiformes

Goldeye Family Hiodontidae
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides

Trouts & Relatives Order Salmoniformes

Trout Family Salmonidae

Brown Trout Salmo trutta*

Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss*

Smelt Family Osmeridae

Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax*

Pike Family Esocidae
Northern Pike Esox Indus*

Minnows & Suckers Order Cypriniformes

Minnows, Shiners, Chubs & Relatives Family Cyprinidae

Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum

Goldfish Carassius auratus*

Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella*

Bluntface Shiner Cyprinella camura

Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis

Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera

Common Carp Cyprinus carpio*

Gravel Chub Erimystax x-punctata

Speckled Chub Extrarius aestivalis

Western Silvery Minnow Hyhognathus argyritis

Brassy Minnow Hyhognathus hankinsoni

Plains Minnow Hyhognathus placitus

Bigmouth Shiner Hyhopsis dorsalis

Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis*

Cardinal Shiner Luxilus cardinalis

Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus

Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus

Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umhratilis

Sturgeon Chub Macrhyhopsis gelida

Sicklefin Chub Macrhyhopsis meeki

Silver Chub Macrhyhopsis storeriana

Redspot Chub Nocomis asper

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Homyhead Chub Nocomis higuttatus

Golden Shiner Notemigoniis crysoleucas

Emerald Shiner Notropis afherinoides

Red River Shiner Notropis hairdi*

River Shiner Notropis blennius

Bigeye Shiner Notropis boops

Ghost Shiner Notropis buchanani

Pugnose Minnow Notropis emiliae

Arkansas River Shiner Notropis girardi

Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis

Ozark Minnow Notropis nubilus

Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus

Silverband Shiner Notropis shumardi

Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus

Topeka Shiner Notropis topeka

Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus

Suckermouth Minnow Phenacohius mirabilis

Southern Redbelly Dace Phoxinus erythrogaster

Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus

Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas

Slim Minnow Pimephales tenellus

Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigila.x

Flathead Chub Platygobio gracilis

Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus

Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus*

Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus

Suckers, Buffaloes, Redhorses & Relatives Family Catostomidae

River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio

Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus

Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer

White Sucker Catostomus commersonii

Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus

Hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans

Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus

Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus

Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger

Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops

River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum

Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnii

Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum

Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum

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Catfishes Order Siluriformes

Catfishes & Madtoms Family Ictaluridae

Blue Catfish Ictaliirusfurcatus

Black Bullhead Ictaliirus melas

Yellow Bullhead Ictalurus natalis

Brown Bullhead Ictalurus nebulosus*

Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Slender Madtom Noturus exilis

Stonecat Noturus flavus

Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyri?uis

Brindled Madtom Noturus miurus

Freckled Madtom Noturus nocturnus

Neosho Madtom Noturus placidus

Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris

Codfish Order Gadiformes

Codfish Family Gadidae
Burbot Lota lota

Topminnows & Relatives Order Atheriniformes

Topminnows & Relatives Family Fundulidae

Northern Studfish Fwululus catenatus

Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus

Plains Topminnow Fundulus sciadicus

Plains Killifish Fundulus zebrinus

Mosquitofish Family Poeciliidae
Mosquitofish Gambusia ajfinis*

Silverside Family Atherinidae

Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus

Basses, Sunfishes, Darters & Relatives Order Perciformes

Temperate Basses Family Moronidae

White Bass Morone chrysops

Striped Bass Morone saxatilis*

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Basses, Sunfishes, Crappies & Relatives Family Centrarchidae

Rock Bass AmhlopUtes rupesfris*

Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus

Wamiouth Lepomis gulosus

Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis

Bluegill Lepomis macrochiriis

Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis

Redear Lepomis microlophus*

Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieui

Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus

Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides

White Crappie Pomoxis annularis

Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculafus*

Darters & Relatives Family Percidae

Greenside Darter Etheostoma hlennioides

Bluntnose Darter Etheostoma chlorosomum

Arkansas Darter Etheostoma cragini

Fantail Darter Etheostoma flahellare

Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile

Least Darter Etheostoma microperca

Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum

Stippled Darter Etheostoma punctulatum

Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectahile

Speckled Darter Etheostoma stigmaeum

Redfin Darter Etheostoma whipplii

Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale

Yellow Perch Percaflavescens*

Logperch Percina caprodes

Channel Darter Percina copelandi

Blackside Darter Percina maculata

Slenderhead Darter Percina phoxocephala

River Darter Percina shumardi

Walleye Stizostedion vitreum*

Sanger Stizostedion canadense

Drum Family Sciaenidae

Freshwater Drum Aph^dinotus grunniens

Cichlids Family Cichlidae

Tilapia Sarotherodon sp.*

Sculpins Family Cottidae

Banded Sculpin Cottus carolinae

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many colleagues have checked this list critically, and offered much advice
in its preparation. In particular, we thank Frank B. Cross, E. O. Wiley, and
Kate Shaw for help with the fish list, Richard F. Johnston for help with the bird
list, and Robert Timm, J. Knox Jones, and William Busby for help with the
mammal list. In addition, Philip S. Humphrey read the entire text and
suggested several changes that improved the usefulness of this booklet. KPL
Gas Service generously underwrote printing costs for this publication, and to
them we are deeply indebted.

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Bee, J. W., G. E. Glass, R. S. Hoffmann, and R. R. Patterson. 1981. Mammals in
Kansas. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Pub. Ed. Series 7: 1-300.

Collins, J. T. 1982. Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas. Second Edition. Univ. Kansas
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Collins, J. T. 1990. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North
American Amphibians and Reptiles. Third Edition. SSAR Herp. Circ. 19: 1-41.

Cross, F. B. and J. T. Collins. 1975. Fishes in Kansas. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist.
Pub. Ed. Series 3: 1-189.

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1986. Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 1986.
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Robins. C. R., R. M. Bailey, C. E. Bond, J. R. Brooker, E. A. Lachner, R. N. Lea, &
W. B. Scott. 1980. A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the
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Thompson, M. C. and C. Ely. 1989. Birds in Kansas Volume One. Univ. Kansas Mus.
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Nat. Hist. Pub. Ed. Series. In press.

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INDEX TO ORDERS, FAMILIES, AND GENERA

Accipiter 8

Accipitridae 8

Acipenser 25

Acipenseridae 25

Acipenseriformes 25

Acris 23

Actitis 10

Aechmophorus 6

Aegithalidae 15

Aegolius 12

Aeronautes 12

Agelaius 16

Agkistwdon 22

Aimophila 16

Aix 7

Ajaia 7

Alaudidae 14

Alcedinidae 13

Alces 5

Alosa 25

Ambloplites 29

Amby stoma 23

Ambystomatidae 23

Amia 25

Amiidae 25

Amiiformes 25

Ammodramus 16

Amphispiza 16

Anas 7

Anatidae 7

Anguidae 21

Angiiilla 25

Anguillidae 25

Anguilliformes 25

Anhinga 6

Anhingidae 6

Anser 7

Anseriformes 7

Anthus 16

Antilocapra 5

Antilocapridae 5

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Antrozous 2

Anura 23

Apalone 20

Aphelocoma 14

Aplodinotiis 29

Apodidae 12

Apodiformes 12

Ac/uila 8

Arcliilochus 13

Ardea 6

Ardeidae 6

Arenaria 10

Arizona 21

Artiodactyla 5

Asia 12

Athene 12

Atherinidae 28

Atheriniformes 28

Aythya 7, 8

Bartramia 10

Bassariscus 4

Bison 5

Blarina 2

BombyciUa 16

Bombycillidae 16

Bonasa 9

Botauriis 6

Bovidae 5

Branta 8

Bubo 12

Buhiilcus 6

Bucephala 8

Bufo 23

Bufonidae 23

Biiteo 8

Butorides 6

Calamospiza 16

Calcarius 16

Calidris 10

Callipepla 9

Campostoma 26

Canidae 4

Canis 4

Caprimulgidae 12

Caprimulgifonnes 12

Caprinndgus 12

Carassius 26

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Cardinalis 17

Carduelis 19

Camivora 4

Carpliophis 21

Carpiodes 27

Carpodacus 19

Casmerodius 7

Castor 3

Castoridae 3

Cathartes 8

Cathartidae 8

CathatHs 15

Catoptrophorus 10

Catostomidae 27

Catostomiis 27

Caudata 23

Centrarchidae 29

Centrocercus 9

Certhia 15

Certhiidae 15

Cervidae 5

Cervus 5

Ceryle 13

Chaetura 12

Charadriidae 10

Charadriifomies 10

Charadrius 10

Chelydra 20

Chelydridae 20

Chen 8

Chiroptera 2

Chlidonias 11

Chondestes 17

Chordeiles 12

CIvysemys 20

Cichlidae 29

Ciconiidae 7

Ciconiifoimes 6

Circus 8

Cistothorus 15

Clangida 8

Clupeidae 25

Clupeiformes 25

Cnemidophorus 21

Coccothraustes 19

Coccyziis 12

Colaptes 13

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Colinus 9

Coluber 21

Colubridae 21

Columba 11

Columbidae 11

Columbiformes 11

Columhimt 11

Contupus 13

Conuropsis 12

Coraciiformes 13

Coragyps 8

Corvidae 14

Corviis 14

Cottidae 29

Cottus 29

Cotwnicops 9

Cricetidae 3

Cwtaliis 22

Crotaphytidae 20

Crotaphytus 20

Cwtophaga 12

Cryptotis 2

Ctenopharyngodon 26

Cuculidae 12

Cuculiformes 12

Cyanocitta 14

Cycleptus 27

Cygnus 8

Cynomys 3

Cyphnella 26

Cyprinidae 26

Cypriniformes 26

Cyprimis 26

Dasypodidae 2

Dasypus 2

Dendrocygna 8

Dendwica 17

Diadophis 21

Didelphidae 2

Didelphis 2

Dipodomys 3

Dolichonyx 17

Dowsoma 25

Diyocopus 13

Dumetella 15

Ectopistes 11

Egretta 7

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Elanoides 8

Elaphe 21

Emberizidae 16

Empidonax 13, 14

Emydidae 20

Eptesicus 2

Eremophila 14

Erethizon 4

Erethizontidae 4

Erimystax 26

Esocidae 26

Esox 26

Etheostoma 29

Eudocinms 7

Eugenes 13

Eumeces 20

Euphagus 17

Eurycea 23

Extrarius 26

Falco 9

Falconidae 9

Falconiformes 8

Felidae 5

Felis 5

Fregata 6

Fregatidae 6

Frigatebird 6

Fringillidae 19

Fulica 9

Fundulidae 28

Fundiilus 28

Gadidae 28

Gadiformes 28

Galliformes 9

Gallinago 10

Gallinula 9

Gamhusia 28

Gastrophryne 24

Gavia 6

Gaviidae 6

Gaviiformes 6

Geococcyx 12

Geomyidae 3

Geomys 3

Geothlypis 17

Glaucomys 3

Graptemys 20

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Gruidae 9

Gruiformes 9

Griis 9

Guiraca 17

Gymnorhinus 14

Haliaeetus 9

Helmithcros 17

Heterodon 21

Heteromyidae 3

Himantopus 10

Hiodon 26

Hiodontidae 26

Hirundinidae 14

Hinmdo 14

Holhwokia 20

Hyhognathus 26

Hyhopsis 26

Hyla 23

Hylidae 23

Hylocichia 15

Hypentelium 27

Hypophthalmichthys 26

tiypsiglena 21

Ichthyomyzon 25

Ictaluridae 28

Ictalurus 28

Icteria 17

Icterus 17

Ictinia 9

Ictiobiis 27

Insectivora 2

Ixohrychus 7

Ixoreus 15

Junco 17

Kinostemidae 20

Kinosternon 20

Lahidesthes 28

Lacertidae 21

Lacertilia 20

Lagomorpha 3

Lampropchis 21

Laniidae 16

Laniiis 16

Laridae 11

Larus 11

Lasionycteris 2

LasiuvHs 2

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Latei alius 9

Lepisosteidae 25

Lepisosteus 25

Lepomis 29

Leporidae 3

Leptotyphlopidae 21

Leptotyphlops 21

Lepus 3

Limiwdwmus 10

Limuothlypis 17

Limosa 10

Lophodytes 8

Lota 28

Loxia 19

Lutra 4

Liixiliis 26

L\7;.v 5

Lythnirus 26

Macrhyhopsis 26

Macwclemys 20

Marmota 3

Marsupialia 2

Masticophis 21

Melanerpes 13

Melanitta 8

Meleagris 9

Melospiza 17

Mephitis 4

MergHs 8

Microhylidae 24

Micropterus 29

Micwtiis 3

Mimidae 15

Mimiis 15

Minytrema 27

Mniotilta 17

Molossidae 2

Molothrus 17

Morone 28

Moronidae 28

Motacillidae 16

Moxostoma 27

Muridae 4

Mus 4

Muscicapidae 15

Mustela 4. 5

Mustelidae 4

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Myadestes 15

Mycteria 7

Myiarchus 14

Myotis 2

Natricidae 21

Nectunis 23

Neotoma 3

Nerodia 21

Nocomis 26, 27

Notemigonus 27

Notophthalmus 23

Notwpis 27

Notimis 28

Nucifraga 14

Numenius 10

Nyctea 12

Nycticeius 2

Nycticorax 7

Odocoileus 5

Oncorhynchus 26

Ondatra 3

Onychomys 4

Opheodiys 21

Ophisaurus 21

Oporornis 17, 18

Oreoscoptes 15

Osmeridae 26

Osmerus 26

Osteoglossiformes 26

Otus 12

Oxyura 8

Pandion 9

Pappogeomys 3

Parahuteo 9

Paridae 14

Panda 18

Parus 14

Passer 19

Passerculus 18

Passerella 18

Passeridae 19

Passeriformes 13

Passerina 18

Pelecanidae 6

Pelecaniformes 6

Pelecaniis 6

Pelobatidae 23

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Perca 29

Percidae 29

Perciformes 28

Percina 29

Perognathus 3

Peromyscus 4

Petromyzontidae 25

Petromyzontiformes 25

Phalacrocoracidae 6

Phalacwcorax 6

Phalaenoptilus 12

Phalawpus 10, 11

Phasianidae 9

Phasianus 9

Phenacobius 27

Pheucticus 18

Philomachus 11

Phoenicopteridae 7

Phoenicopteriformes 7

Phoenicopterus 7

Phoxinus 27

Phrynosoma 20

Phrynosomatidae 20

Pica 14

Picidae 13

Piciformes 13

Picoides 13

Pimephales 27

Pinicola 19

Pipilo 18

Pipistrellus 2

Piranga 18

Pituophis 21

Platygobio 27

Plecotus 2

Plectwphenax 18

Plegadis 7

Plethodontidae 23

Pluvialis 10

Podarcis 21

Podiceps 6

Podicipedidae 6

Podicipediformes 6

Podilymbus 6

Poeciliidae 28

Polioptila 15

Polyodon 25

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Polyodontidae 25

Pomoxis 29

Pooecetes 18

Porphyrula 9

Porzana 9

Procyon 4

Procyonidae 4

Prague 14

Proteidae 23

Protonotaria 18

Psaltriparus 15

Pseudacris 23

Pseudemys 20

Psittacidae 12

Psittaciformes 12

Pylodictis 28

Pyrocephalus 14

Quiscalus 18

Rallidae 9

Rallus 9

Rana 24

Ranidae 24

Rattus 4

Recurvirostra 10

Recurvirostridae 10

Regina 21

Regiiliis 15

Reithrodontomys 4

Rhinichthys 27

Rhinocheilus 21

Riparia 14

Rissa 11

Rodentia 3

Rynchops 11

Salamandridae 23

Salmo 26

Salmonidae 26

Salmoniformes 26

Salpinctes 15

Sarothewdon 29

Sayornis 14

Scalopus 2

Scaphirhynchus 25

Scardinius 27

Sceloporus 20

Sciaenidae 29

Scincella 20

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Scincidae 20

Sciuridae 3

Sciuius 3

Scolopacidae 10

Scolopax 11

Seiurus 18

Selasphorus 13

Semionotifomies 25

Semotilus 27

Setophaga 18

Sialia 15

Sigmodon 4

Siluriformes 28

Sistrurus 22

Sitta 15

Sittidae 15

Somateria 8

Soiiora 21

Sore.x 2

Soricidae 2

Spea 23

Spermophilus 3

Sphyrapicus 13

Spilogale 5

Spinus 19

Spiza 18

Spizella 18

Stelgidopteiyx 14

Stellula ' 13

Stercorarius 11

Sterna 11

Sternotheriis 20

Stizostedion 29

Storeha 22

Strigidae 12

Strigiformes 12

Strix 12

Sturnella 18

Stumidae 16

Stunius 16

Sylvilagiis 3

Synaptomys 4

Tachycineta 14

Tadarida 2

Talpidae 2

Tamias 3

Tantilla 21

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Taxidea 5

Teiidae 21

Terrapene 20

Testudinata 20

Thamnophis 22

Threskiomithidae 7

Tht-yomanes 15

Thiyothorus 15

Toxostoma 15

Trachemys 20

Tringa 11

Trionychidae 20

Trochilidae 13

Troglodytes 15

Troglodytidae 15

Tropidoclonion 22

Tryngites 11

Turdiis 15

Tympanuchus 9

Typhlotriton 23

Tyrannidae 13

Tyrannus 14

Tyto 12

Tytonidae 12

Urocyon 4

Ursidae 4

Ursiis 4

Vermivora 18

Vespertilionidae 2

Viperidae 22

Vireo 16

Vireonidae 16

Virginia 22

Vulpes 4

Wilsonia 18

Xanthocephalus 18

Xema H

Xenarthra 2

Xenodontidae 21

Zapodidae 4

Zapus 4

Zenaida 11

Zonotrichia 19

Available Special Publications

3. Maintenance of Rattlesnakes in Captivity. By James B. Murphy and Barry
L. Armstrong. Pp. 1^0. 29 December 1978.

5. The Natural History of Mexican Rattlesnakes. By Barry L. Armstrong and
James B. Murphy. Pp. 1-88. 14 December 1979.

7. A Diapsid Reptile from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas. By Robert R. Reisz.
Pp. 1-74. 18 February 1981.

9. The Ecological Impact of Man on the South Florida Herpetofauna. By
Larry David Wilson and Louis Porras. Pp. 1-89. 8 August 1983.

10. Vertebrate Ecology and Systematics: A Tribute to Henry S. Fitch. Edited
by Richard A. Seigel, Lawrence E. Hunt, James L. Knight, Luis Malaret,
and Nancy Zuschlag. Pp. 1-277. 21 June 1984.

13. Geographic Variation among Brown and Grizzly Bears {Ursus arctos) in
North America. By E. Raymond Hall. Pp. 1-16. 10 August 1984.

15. Spring Geese and other Poems. By Denise Low. Pp. 1-84. September
1984.

17. 1990 Catalog of Publications, The University of Kansas Museum of
Natural History. Pp. 1-23. February 1990.

To receive our 1990 Catalog of Publications, send $1.00 (postpaid) to
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Kansas 66045-2454 USA.

About the Authors

George D. Potts is professor of biology at Friends University in
Wichita. As is often required in a small Liberal Arts College, he has
taught every biology course in the curriculum. His favorite teaching
assignments are field courses which take him and his students, not
only throughout Kansas, but also to such diverse environments as the
Ozarks, the Rockies, and the Grand Canyon. Often comparing himself
with the Coyote, another Kansas generalist. Potts' broad interests
range from paleoecology to human ecology to literature on natural
history. He has written several publications on environmental
education.

Joseph T. Collins, a zoologist and editor at the Museum of Natural
History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, has pubUshed extensively
about Kansas wildlife; his titles include Amphibians and Reptiles in
Kansas (two editions). Fishes in Kansas (with Frank B. Cross), Turtles in
Kansas (with Janalee Caldwell), Natural Kansas, and Reptiles and
Amphibians of the Cimarron National Grasslands, Morton County, Kansas
(with Suzanne L. Collins). He also edited Mammals in Kansas and Birds
in Kansas (Volume One), and co-authored (with Roger Conant) the third
edition of the Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern
and Central North America.

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