List of fauna of Oklahoma
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This is a list of species of fauna that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Invertebrates
[edit]Crustaceans
[edit]Decapoda
[edit]- Delaware County cave crayfish, Cambarus subterraneus[1]
- Swamp dwarf crayfish, Cambarellus puer[2]
Insects
[edit]Hymenoptera
- Eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica[3]
- Morrison's bumble bee, Bombus morrisoni[3][4]
- American bumble bee, Bombus pensylvanicus[3][4]
- Black-and-gold bumble bee, Bombus auricomus[3][4]
- White-shouldered bumble bee, Bombus appositus[3][4]
- Variable cuckoo bumble bee, Bombus variabilis[3][4]
- Indiscriminate bumble bee, Bombus insularis[3][4]
- Southern plains bumble bee, Bombus fraternus[3][4]
- Brown-belted bumble bee, Bombus griseocollis[3][4]
- Common eastern bumble bee, Bombus impatiens[3][4]
- Two-spotted bumble bee, Bombus bimaculatus[3][4]
- Half-black bumble bee, Bombus vagans[3]
Lepidoptera
[edit]Odonata
[edit]- Familiar bluet, Enallagma civile
- Citrine forktail, Ischnura hastata
Vertebrates
[edit]Amphibians
[edit]- Three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum
- Green toad, Anaxyrus debilis
- Oklahoma salamander, Eurycea tynerensis
- Lesser siren, Siren intermedia
- Plains spadefoot toad, Spea bombifrons
Birds
[edit]Mammals
[edit]reptiles
[edit]- Common alligator, Alligator mississippiensis[5][6]
Squamata
[edit]- Common collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris—the Oklahoma state reptile
- Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix
- Texas night snake, Hypsiglena torquata jani
References
[edit]- ^ "State of Oklahoma". The Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "Species Page". The Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cock, Teri; Geest, Emily; Shufran, Andrine (August 2021). "Key to female bumble bees in Oklahoma". Oklahoma State University Extension Fact Sheet. hdl:11244/330128.2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Figueroa, Laura L.; Bergey, Elizabeth A. (1 January 2015). "Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Oklahoma: Past and Present Biodiversity". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 88 (4): 418–429. doi:10.2317/0022-8567-88.4.418. ISSN 0022-8567. S2CID 87259552.
- ^ "A Look at Oklahoma: A Student's Guide" (PDF). State of Oklahoma. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
- ^ "How Oklahoma's alligators snorkel in ice to survive cold snap: The gators 'are aware of things'". The Oklahoman. 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.