A CHECKLIST OF THE VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF KANSAS GEORGE D. POTTS JOSEPH T. COLLINS Museum of Natural History The University of Kansas Sponsored by KPL Gas Service ^ 7~ ^ Ernst Mayr Lltrary ^^v^^:i> a_ Museum of CoiTipara»ve Zootog*^ (j, c Harvard University The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publications Copies may be obtained from Publications, Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454 USA. See the inside back cover for a list of other available numbers in this series. Cover drawing of Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) by Martin Capron, Oxford, Kansas. 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 Pp. vi + 1^2 Published September J 99 J 1991 George D. Potts & Joseph T. Collins ISBN 0-89338-038-5 , MC2 Library JUL 2'3'2G08 , HARVARD UNIVERSITY This pubhcation was typed on a Macintosh II Computer in MicroSoft Word, fomiatted in Aldus PageMaker, and forwarded to the printer Printed by University of Kansas Printing Service Lawrence, Kansas Dedicated to Frank B. Cross Richard F. Johnston and Hobart M. Smith in recognition of their important contributions to our knowledge of Kansas vertebrates and In Memory of E. Raymond Hall Robert R. Mengel and Edward H. Taylor m 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. 2 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 3 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 4 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 5 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 * 6 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 7 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 8 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 9 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 10 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 1 1 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 12 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 13 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 14 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 15 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 16 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 17 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 18 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 19 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* * 20 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 21 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 22 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 * CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 23 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 24 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 25 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* 26 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 27 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 28 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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* CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 29 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 30 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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. BIBLIOGRAPHY American Ornithologist's Union. 1983. Check-list of North American Birds. Sixth Edition, xxix + 877 pp. Allen Press, Lawrence, Kansas. 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 Mus. Nat. Hist. Pub. Ed. Series 8: 1-356. 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. Jones, J. K., Jr., D. C. Carter, H. H. Genoways. R. S. Hoffmann, D. W. Rice, & C. Jones. 1986. Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 1986. Occ. Papers Mus. Texas Tech. Univ. 107: 1-22. 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 United States and Canada. Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Soc. Spec. Publ. 12: 1-174. Thompson, M. C. and C. Ely. 1989. Birds in Kansas Volume One. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Pub. Ed. Series 11: 1^04. Thompson, M. C. and C. Ely. 1992. Birds in Kansas Volume Two. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Pub. Ed. Series. In press. CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 31 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 32 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 33 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 34 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 35 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 36 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 37 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 38 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 39 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 40 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 CHECKLIST OF KANSAS VERTEBRATES 41 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 42 KU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 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 Publications, Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, 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. KPL GAS SERVICE