Selected Records of Reptiles and Amphibians from Kansas BY JOHN BREUKELMAN AND HOBART M. SMITH University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Volume 1, No. 5, pp. 101-112 August 15, 1946 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE 1946 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, Donald S. Farner, Donald F. Hoffmeister Volume 1, No. 5, pp. 101-112 Published August 15, 1946 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas PRINTED BY FERD VOILAND, JR., STATE PRINTER TOPEKA, KANSAS 1946 21-2762 Selected Records of Reptiles and Amphibians from Kansas By JOHN BREUKELMAN AND HOBART M. SMITH Preparation of a handbook of reptiles and amphibians by the junior author has led to a survey of the collections of these animals at Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. Numerous locality records of interest and importance have been accumulated there through the efforts of the senior author and a number of his students, particularly Mr. Allen Downs. The more important records, including the first record for Kansas of _Rana sylvatica_, are reported here. We have not mentioned specimens that are from counties from which the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History already has specimens. Specimens examined by Smith are indicated by an asterisk *; those identified by the late Dr. F. N. Blanchard are indicated by an encircled period ¤ (none of these specimens are now available). All other specimens here recorded have been examined either by the senior author or by Mr. Allen Downs, or by both. Specimen numbers, unless otherwise indicated, are those of the Kansas State Teachers College collection. #Triturus viridescens louisianensis# (Wolterstorff), Newt.--_Cherokee Co._: 1 mile north and 4 miles east of Crestline (No. 164).* This is a terrestrial adult, and provides the second known locality for the species in the state. #Ambystoma texanum# (Matthes), Narrow-mouthed Salamander.--_Lyon Co._: Emporia. #Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium# (Baird), Tiger Salamander.--_Lyon Co._: (No. 292); 2 miles east of Americus. _Ness Co._: Ness City (No. 591). #Scaphiopus bombifrons# Cope, Plains Spadefoot.--_Ness Co._: 4 miles west, 1.5 miles north of Ness City (No. 592). #Bufo americanus americanus# (Holbrook), American Toad.--_Chase Co._: 10 miles southwest of Saffordville. _Cherokee Co._: 4 miles southeast of Columbus. _Lyon Co._: 6 miles south of Plymouth (No. 290)*; Emporia (Nos. 442, 443).* The records from Chase and Lyon counties represent the westernmost localities for the species in Kansas. #Bufo cognatus# Say, Great Plains Toad.--_Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (No. 594). #Bufo woodhousii woodhousii# (Girard), Rocky Mountain Toad.--_Clark Co._: 11 miles south of Bucklin (No. 401).* _Decatur Co._: Sappa Creek near Oberlin (2 spec.).* _Ford. Co._: 5 miles southwest of Dodge City (1 spec.).* _Lyon Co._: Emporia (No. 352).* _Ness Co._: Ness City (Nos. 502-504, 595, 596)*; 4 miles west, 1.5 miles north of Ness City (No. 593).* _Sheridan Co._: Sheridan County State Park (Nos. 565-568). #Acris crepitans# Baird, Northern Cricket Frog.--_Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (Nos. 506, 507, 597-606).* #Pseudacris nigrita triseriata# (Wied), Striped Chorus Frog.--_Lyon Co._: 10 miles south of Plymouth; 3 miles north of Emporia (No. 300); 7 miles west of Olpe; 2 miles northeast of Emporia (Nos. 434-441).* _Neosho Co._: 3 miles west of Erie. #Hyla versicolor versicolor# (Le Conte), Common Tree Toad.--_Chautauqua Co._: Elk City (No. 621). #Rana catesbeiana# Shaw, Bullfrog.--_Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (No. 607).* _Wallace Co._: 3 miles east of Sharon Springs (1 spec.).* #Rana pipiens brachycephala# Cope, Leopard Frog.--_Clark Co._: 11 miles south of Bucklin (Nos. 398-400).* _Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (Nos. 505, 508, 509, 608).* #Rana sylvatica cantabrigensis# Baird, Wood Frog.--_Lyon Co._: extreme southwestern corner, 3 miles east of Chase County line, between the Verdigris River and the corner of the county (1 specimen, now Mus. Nat. Hist., Univ. Kans., No. 23149).* This specimen provides for the first time a basis for inclusion of the species in the fauna of Kansas. It measures 50 mm. snout to vent; hind leg from vent 80 mm.; tibia 23 mm. The ratio of hind leg to snout-vent measurement is 0.625, and that of the tibia to snout-vent measurement is 2.17. Both figures are too high for _Rana s. sylvatica_, in which the former ratio varies between 0.53 and 0.62, the latter ratio between 1.6 and 1.88. The ratios agree well with those of _R. s. cantabrigensis_, in which the former ratio varies from 0.62 to 0.75, the latter from 1.93 to 2.3. Direct comparison of the specimen with typical examples of both subspecies substantiates its allocation to _R. s. cantabrigensis_. In the vicinity of Kansas, specimens of this species are known from Missouri (St. Louis and Stone Counties only) and northwestern Arkansas (Washington County: Winslow and Prairie Grove, Mus. Nat. Hist., Univ. Kans., Nos. 16526, 18820, 18823). Reëxamination of these specimens confirms their identity as _Rana sylvatica sylvatica_ to which the Missouri specimens from Stone County undoubtedly also belong. Accordingly this race is still to be anticipated in extreme southeastern Kansas. Reference of the specimen from Lyon County to _Rana s. cantabrigensis_ presents a problem in distribution, for the race is not known from nearer Kansas than North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and southern Illinois, except for a record given by Cope (Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 34:437, 1889) from "western Missouri." Hurter (Trans. St. Louis Acad. Sci., 20:123, 1911) restricts this record to Cooper County, and presumably verifies Cope's identification. Hurter, too, recognized the other form, _R. sylvatica_, in Missouri (Marble Cave, Stone County). Cope distinguished between the two races (as they are now recognized) and recorded typical _R. sylvatica_ from St. Louis. Accordingly the specimen from Cooper County may be considered properly identified racially. It apparently is from the locality nearest to Kansas at which the race has been taken. It seems highly probable that the Kansas occurrence, and possibly those in Arkansas and Missouri also, is a relict one. It is highly improbable that the species has a continuous distribution in either state. A wider or more southern distribution in the past seems evident. The group to which it belongs certainly has had a more southern range, as indicated by Taylor's discovery in Meade County, Kansas (Univ. Kans. Sci. Bull., 28:217, 1942), of a fossil species of _Rana_ (_parvissima_), from the Upper Pliocene, presumably related to _sylvatica_. It may or may not have been a direct ancestor of the living species. #Microhyla olivacea# (Hallowell), Northern Narrow-mouthed Toad.--_Lyon Co._: 6 miles southwest of Emporia. _Wilson Co._: 7 miles northeast of Fall River. #Crotaphytus collaris collaris# (Say), Collared Lizard.--_Geary Co._: 4 miles south of Fort Riley. _Wabaunsee Co._: 2 miles northeast of Alma. #Holbrookia maculata maculata# (Girard), Earless Lizard.--_Chase Co._: 7 miles south of Saffordville (No. 350)*; 6 miles southwest of Saffordville; 1 mile south of Saffordville (No. 338)*; 10 miles southwest of Olpe. _Hodgeman Co._: Jetmore. _Lyon Co._: 5 miles south of Plymouth; 6 miles southeast of Emporia; 9 miles southwest of Emporia. _Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (Nos. 480, 481, 484-497, 609-611)*, 6 miles west and 0.5 miles south of Ness City (Nos. 482, 483, 498).* #Sceloporus undulatus garmani# Boulenger, Northern Plains Lizard.--_Ellsworth Co._: Carneiro; 10 miles south of Ellsworth. _McPherson Co._: 4 miles west of Roxbury (No. 133). _Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (No. 479, 612).* #Phrynosoma cornutum# (Harlan), Texas Horned Lizard.--_Ellsworth Co._: 10 miles south of Ellsworth. _Lyon Co._: 1 mile south of Emporia; 8 miles southwest of Emporia. _Saline Co._: Coronado Heights; 3 miles northwest of Lindsborg. #Ophisaurus ventralis# (Linnaeus), Glass-snake Lizard.--_Lyon Co._: Emporia; 1 mile southwest of Emporia (No. 288).* _Rooks Co._: 5 miles southwest of Stockton (No. 407).* #Cnemidophorus sexlineatus# (Linnaeus), Six-lined Racerunner.--_Ellsworth Co._: Carneiro. _Lyon Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Reading. _Shawnee Co._: 5 miles east of Topeka (No. 14).* #Leiolopisma laterale# (Say), Brown Skink.--_Labette Co._: 7 miles northwest of Mound Valley (No. 301).* _Lyon Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Reading. _Wilson Co._: 4 miles southwest of Coyville (No. 281).* #Eumeces fasciatus# (Linnaeus), Common Five-lined Skink.--_Bourbon Co._: 1 mile north of Fulton. _Chase Co._: 7 miles southwest of Saffordville; 6 miles south of Clements; 2 miles south of Saffordville. _Franklin Co._: 8 miles east of Ottawa; 2 miles south of Ottawa; 2 miles southwest of Lane; 4 miles east of Ottawa; 5 miles southwest of Ottawa. _Labette Co._: 2 miles southwest of Dennis; 7 miles northwest of Mound Valley. _Lyon Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Reading. _Miami Co._: 2.5 miles south of Fontana. _Montgomery Co._: 5 miles west of Independence. _Neosho Co._: 4 miles northwest of Erie (No. 318).* #Eumeces obsoletus# (Baird and Girard), Sonoran Skink.--_Coffey Co._: 4 miles south of Gridley (No. 467).* _Ellsworth Co._: 10 miles south of Ellsworth. _Franklin Co._: 2 miles south of Lane. _Linn Co._: 0.5 miles north of Trading Post. _Lyon Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Reading; 10 miles south of Plymouth; 2.5 miles northeast of Dunlap; 4 miles southwest of Bushong; Emporia (No. 433)*; Dunlap (No. 444).* _McPherson Co._: 4 miles west of Lindsborg. _Morris Co._: 5 miles east of Skiddy; 1 mile east of Skiddy. _Neosho Co._: 15 miles north of Parsons. _Wilson Co._: 3 miles east of Buffalo. #Eumeces septentrionalis septentrionalis# (Baird), Northern Prairie Skink.--_Chase Co._: 6 miles south of Clements; 1 mile south of Saffordville; 11 miles southwest of Olpe (No. 348). #Diadophis punctatus arnyi# (Kennicott), Prairie Ring-necked Snake.--_Bourbon Co._: 1 mile north of Fulton. _Chase Co._: 5 miles southwest of Saffordville (No. 334)*; Elmdale (No. 146)*; 3 miles west of Bazaar. _Franklin Co._: 2.5 miles southeast of Peoria; 2 miles south of Lane. _Linn Co._: 0.5 miles north of Trading Post. _Lyon Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Reading (Nos. 6, 372)*; Emporia. _Morris Co._: 5 miles south of Council Grove (Nos. 469-472). _Neosho Co._: 4 miles northwest of Erie (No. 316).* _Osage Co._: 8 miles southwest of Auburn. _Shawnee Co._: 5 miles east of Topeka. _Wabaunsee Co._: 2 miles northeast of Alma. _Wilson Co._: 3 miles east of Buffalo. #Carphophis amoena vermis# (Kennicott), Western Worm Snake.--_Bourbon Co._: 6 miles northwest of Fort Scott. _Chase Co._: 6 miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls (No. 365).* _Geary Co._: 5 miles southwest of Wreford. _Greenwood Co._: 4 miles northwest of Lamont (Nos. 516, 517).* _Johnson Co._: 3 miles east of De Soto. _Labette Co._: 9 miles northeast of Parsons (No. 313).* _Linn Co._: 3.5 miles south of Pleasanton. _Lyon Co._: 2 miles northeast of Reading; 5 miles northwest of Emporia. _Neosho Co._: 4 miles northwest of Erie (No. 314).* _Shawnee Co._: Wakarusa. _Wilson Co._: 2 miles northwest of Neodesha (No. 322).* #Heterodon contortrix contortrix# (Linnaeus), Common Hog-nosed Snake.--_Saline Co._: Coronado Heights; 3 miles northwest of Lindsborg. #Heterodon nasicus nasicus# Baird and Girard, Western Hog-nosed Snake.--_Chautauqua Co._: Peru. _Ness Co._: 6 miles west and 0.25 miles south of Ness City (No. 501)*; 5 miles northwest of Ness City (Nos. 619, 620).* _Rooks Co._: Stockton (No. 418). _Scott Co._: Near Scott City (Nos. 511-513, 515).* #Coluber constrictor flaviventris# (Say), Blue Racer.--_Butler Co._: 3 miles south of El Dorado. _Chase Co._: 5 miles south of Saffordville (Nos. 4, 110, 122-129, 656, 657).* _Chautauqua Co._: 1 mile south of Chautauqua (No. 375).* _Geary Co._: 5 miles southwest of Wreford. _Labette Co._: 7 miles northwest of Mound Valley (No. 356).* _Lyon Co._: 5 miles northwest of Reading (No. 226)*; 2 miles west of Olpe (No. 341)*; 5 miles northwest of Emporia (No. 397)*; 17 miles southwest of Emporia (No. 655).* _McPherson Co._: 4 miles west of Roxbury. _Morris Co._: 4 miles west of Delavan. _Neosho Co._: 4 miles northwest of Erie; 8 miles southeast of Chanute. _Ness Co._: 5 miles northwest of Ness City (No. 617).* _Wilson Co._: 3 miles east of Buffalo; 2 miles northwest of Neodesha; 7 miles northeast of Fall River. #Masticophis flagellum flagellum# (Shaw), Eastern Coachwhip.--_Wilson Co._: 2 miles northwest of Neodesha (No. 302).* _Elk Co._: 5 miles west of Grenola (No. 3).* #Masticophis flagellum testaceous# (Say), Western Coachwhip.--_Ness Co._: 5 miles northwest of Ness City (No. 616).* _Rooks Co._: Stockton (Nos. 411, 412).* #Elaphe laeta laeta# (Baird and Girard), Emory Rat Snake.--_Chase Co._: 5 miles southwest of Saffordville (Nos. 117-120, 130, 326, 354)*; Wolf Creek; 2 miles northeast of Strong City (No. 366).* _Coffey Co._: 7 miles east of Lebo. _McPherson Co._: Lindsborg. _Morris Co._: 10 miles south of Council Grove (No. 230).* _Saline Co._: Salemsborg. _Wilson Co._: 3 miles east of Buffalo (No. 161).* #Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta# (Say), Pilot Black Snake.--_Atchison Co._: Atchison (No. 15).* _Labette Co._: 4 miles north of Oswego (No. 320).* _Lyon Co._: Emporia (Nos. 12, 374, 514)*; 5 miles northwest of Emporia (No. 337); 1.5 miles northwest of Reading (No. 634).* _Morris Co._: 0.5 miles north of Wilsey. _Neosho Co._: 4 miles northwest of Erie (Nos. 321, 359).* _Wabaunsee Co._: 4 miles southwest of Alma. _Wilson Co._: 7 miles northeast of Fall River. #Pituophis catenifer sayi# (Schlegel), Common Bull Snake.--_Atchison Co._: Atchison. _Chase Co._: 4 miles east of Elmdale; Toledo; 13 miles west of Emporia; Saffordville (No. 212).* _Cherokee Co._: 4 miles southeast of Columbus. _Coffey Co._: 6 miles west of Waverly. _Ford Co._: Bucklin (No. 405).* _Franklin Co._: 2 miles southwest of Lane. _Hodgeman Co._: Jetmore. _Jefferson Co._: 3 miles south of Nortonville. _McPherson Co._: Lindsborg. _Morris Co._: 3 miles southeast of Diamond Springs; 6 miles west of Council Grove; 4 miles west of Dwight; 3 miles north of Burdick; 3 miles east of Delavan. _Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (Nos. 499, 500, 615).* _Rooks Co._: 5 miles southwest of Stockton (Nos. 409, 410).* #Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster# (Harlan), Yellow-bellied King Snake.--_Butler Co._: U. S. Highway 54 near Greenwood County line. _Coffey Co._: 13 miles east of Emporia. _Franklin Co._: 5 miles southwest of Ottawa (No. 207).* _Lyon Co._: 8 miles east of Emporia (No. 2)*; 3 miles east of Emporia; 3 miles southeast of Olpe; southwest of Emporia (No. 216); 6 miles south of Plymouth (No. 22)*; 1.5 miles northwest of Reading (No. 633).* _McPherson Co._: Western edge of Lindsborg. _Osage Co._: 4 miles northeast of Overbrook. #Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki# (Stejneger), Speckled King Snake.--_Chase Co._: 5 miles southwest of Saffordville (No. 109); 2 miles southwest of Elmdale (No. 363).* _Hodgeman Co._: Jetmore. _Lyon Co._: 5 miles east of Emporia; 4 miles southwest of Bushong (No. 200).* _Marion Co._: 4 miles east of Antelope (No. 10).* _Morris Co._: 1 mile east of Skiddy. _Woodson Co._: Lake Fegan (No. 626).* _Wilson Co._: 3 miles east of Buffalo (No. 162).* #Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis# (Baird and Girard), Western Milk Snake.--_Chase Co._: 5 miles southwest of Saffordville (Nos. 121, 131, 406).¤ _Gove Co._: Fair Grounds (No. 18). _Greenwood Co._: 4 miles southwest of Lamont (No. 376)¤; 6 miles south of Wilbur. _Scott Co._: near Scott City (No. 510).* #Lampropeltis triangulum syspila# (Cope), Red Milk Snake.--_Cherokee Co._: 3 miles east of Crestline (No. 559). _Franklin Co._: 2 miles southwest of Lane (No. 174).¤ #Sonora episcopa# (Kennicott), Great Plains Ground Snake.--_Wilson Co._: 2 miles northwest of Neodesha (Nos. 303-305, 323-325).* #Natrix erythrogaster transversa# (Hallowell), Yellow-bellied Water Snake.--_Chase Co._: 6 miles south of Clements; 6 miles southwest of Saffordville; 3 miles east of Cottonwood Falls; 10 miles east of Matfield Green; 7 miles south of Plymouth (No. 287); Elmdale Hill, 0.5 miles east of Elmdale (No. 291)*; 10 miles southwest of Olpe (No. 343).* _Lyon Co._: 9 miles south of Plymouth (No. 25); Emporia (No. 30)*; 5 miles northwest of Emporia (No. 67); 1 mile north of Hartford (No. 108)*; 7 miles southeast of Saffordville (No. 283). #Natrix grahami# (Baird and Girard), Graham Water Snake.--_Lyon Co._: Admire; 5 miles south of Plymouth (No. 19)*; 6 miles east of Emporia (No. 40)*; 0.5 miles north of Hartford (No. 85)*; 2 miles east of Emporia (No. 208)*; Emporia (No. 588).* #Natrix rhombifera# (Hallowell), Diamond-backed Water Snake.--_Lyon Co._: 1 mile south of Emporia (Nos. 218-225)*; 8 miles northwest of Emporia (Nos. 28, 29, 240, 261)*; 2 miles southeast of Emporia (Nos. 32-35)*; 5 miles northwest of Reading. #Natrix sipedon sipedon# (Linnaeus), Common Water Snake.--_Barber Co._: 8 miles west of Medicine Lodge. _Bourbon Co._: 1 mile north of Fulton (No. 184).* _Lyon Co._: 5 miles northeast of Emporia (No. 5)*; 9 miles south of Plymouth (No. 23)*; 1 mile west of Neosho Rapids; 2 miles southeast of Emporia (No. 142, 211)*; 9 miles northeast of Emporia (No. 41); 3 miles northwest of Emporia (No. 66); 8 miles northwest of Emporia (Nos. 75, 78, 241, 254, 272)*; 5 miles south of Hartford (No. 86); 1 mile north of Hartford (Nos. 91, 100); 7 miles southwest of Emporia (No. 116); Emporia (No. 239). _Morris Co._: 3 miles southwest of Council Grove. _Shawnee Co._: 4 miles east of Topeka (No. 31).* #Haldea striatula# (Linnaeus), Southern Ground Snake.--_Cherokee Co._: 3 miles east of Crestline (No. 317)*; 2 miles north of Baxter Springs; 1 mile north and 4 miles east of Crestline. #Thamnophis radix radix# (Baird and Girard), Plains Garter Snake.--_Chase Co._: 5 miles southwest of Saffordville. _Lyon Co._: Emporia (Nos. 209, 210)*; 1.5 miles northwest of Reading. _Ness Co._: 5 miles northwest of Ness City (No. 618).* #Thamnophis sauritus proximus# (Say), Western Ribbon Snake.--_Chase Co._: 1 mile south of Saffordville (No. 340).* _Lyon Co._: 2 miles southeast of Emporia (No. 38)*; 5 miles northwest of Emporia (Nos. 68-70)*; 12 miles southeast of Emporia (No. 215)*; 5 miles northwest of Reading (No. 229).* _Wilson Co._: 3 miles east of Buffalo. #Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis# (Say), Red-sided Garter Snake.--_Barber Co._: 8 miles north of Medicine Lodge. _Dickinson Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Herington. _Lyon Co._: 2.5 miles southeast of Emporia (No. 39)*; 1 mile northeast of Emporia (Nos. 43-48)*; 5 miles northwest of Emporia (No. 71)*; 8 miles northwest of Emporia (No. 84).* _Wabaunsee Co._: 2 miles northeast of Alma. #Tropidoclonion lineatum# (Hallowell), Lined Snake.--_Chase Co._: Saffordville; 3 miles northeast of Bazaar. _Labette Co._: 1 mile north of Montana (No. 362).* _Lyon Co._: Emporia; 9 miles south and 5 miles west of Emporia. _Marion Co._: 4 miles east of Antelope (No. 11).* _Morris Co._: 3 miles east of Woodbine (Nos. 518-520).* _Rooks Co._: 5 miles northwest of Stockton (Nos. 414, 415).* #Tantilla gracilis# Baird and Girard, Slender Tantilla.--_Cherokee Co._: 3 miles east of Crestline (Nos. 540-544). _Geary Co._: 4 miles south of Fort Riley. _Wilson Co._: 3 miles east of Buffalo; 7 miles northeast of Fall River; 2 miles northwest of Neodesha. #Tantilla nigriceps nigriceps# Kennicott, Great Plains Black-headed Snake.--_Rooks Co._: 5 miles northwest of Stockton (No. 416); Stockton (No. 417). This is the northernmost known record for the species. #Agkistrodon mokeson mokeson# (Daudin), Southern Copperhead.--_Atchison Co._: Atchison (Nos. 201, 202, 573, 578)*; 5 miles north of Atchison (No. 653).* _Bourbon Co._: 6 miles northwest of Fort Scott (No. 294).* _Cherokee Co._: 1 mile north and 4 miles east of Crestline (Nos. 165-170)*; 2 miles east of Riverton (No. 293).* _Coffey Co._: 4 miles northeast of Burlington. _Franklin Co._: 2 miles southwest of Lane (Nos. 187-192, 194).* _Lyon Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Reading (No. 7).* _Wabaunsee Co._: 2 miles northeast of Alma (No. 195).* _Woodson Co._: Lake Fegan (Nos. 627, 628, 630-632, 649).* #Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus# (Say), Western Massasauga.--_Chase Co._: 5 miles southwest of Saffordville (Nos. 8, 26, 112, 113, 295)*; 3 miles southwest of Elko (No. 145)*; 11 miles northeast of Matfield Green (No. 231)*; 8 miles south of Clements; 2 miles southwest of Elmdale (No. 333); 10 miles southwest of Olpe (No. 344).* _Lyon Co._: 10 miles south of Plymouth (Nos. 20, 121)*; 8 miles southwest of Emporia (No. 114)*; 5 miles northwest of Bushong (No. 353)*; 11 miles northeast of Emporia (No. 474). _Wabaunsee Co._: Kansas State Highway 99 just north of Lyon County (No. 641).* #Crotalus horridus horridus# (Linnaeus), Timber Rattlesnake.--_Atchison Co._: Atchison (Nos. 204-206)*; 5 miles north of Atchison (Nos. 642-652).* #Crotalus viridis viridis# (Rafinesque), Prairie Rattlesnake.--_Hodgeman Co._: Jetmore. #Sternotherus odoratus# (Latreille), Common Musk Turtle.--_Cherokee Co._: 1 mile north and 4 miles east of Crestline (No. 171). #Kinosternon flavescens flavescens# (Agassiz), Yellow Mud Turtle.--_Ford Co._: Rattlesnake Creek 2 miles south of Bucklin (1 spec.).* _Pratt Co._: 5 miles southeast of Pratt. _Sheridan Co._: Sheridan County State Park (No. 569). #Chelydra serpentina serpentina# (Linnaeus), Common Snapping Turtle.--_Chase Co._: 10 miles southwest of Olpe (No. 345); 3 miles east of Cottonwood Falls; 5 miles northeast of Strong City. _Greenwood Co._: (1 spec.).* _Lyon Co._: 1.5 miles northwest of Reading (No. 336); 5 miles south of Plymouth; 10 miles north of Emporia; Admire; 4 miles northwest of Olpe; Emporia. _Sheridan Co._: State Lake; 7 miles northeast of Quinter. #Terrapene ornata# (Agassiz), Ornate Box Turtle.--_Chase Co._: 14 miles southwest of Olpe; 6 miles south of Clements; 5 miles southwest of Saffordville. _Coffey Co._: 4 miles south of Gridley (No. 468)*; 1 mile west of Agricola (No. 638).* _Ellsworth Co._: 10 miles south of Ellsworth. _Greenwood Co._: (1 spec.).* _Hodgeman Co._: Jetmore. _Lyon Co._: 6 miles south of Plymouth; 8 miles southwest of Emporia; 7 miles west of Olpe. _Morris Co._: 5 miles northwest of Council Grove; 1 mile east of Skiddy; 5 miles south of Council Grove. _Rice Co._: Sterling. _Rooks Co._: Solomon River near Stockton (No. 408).* #Terrapene triunguis# (Agassiz), Carolina Box Turtle.--_Coffey Co._: 1 mile west of Agricola (No. 637).* #Chrysemys picta bellii# (Gray), Painted Turtle.--_Chase Co._: Kahola Creek, near Morris County line. _Dickinson Co._: 1.5 miles north of Herington. _Ford Co._: Rattlesnake Creek; 2 miles south of Bucklin (1 spec.).* _Lyon Co._: 3 miles north of Emporia; 6 miles south of Plymouth. _Ness Co._: 4 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Ness City (Nos. 613, 614).* _Sheridan Co._: Sheridan County State Park (No. 570). _Wilson Co._: 4 miles southeast of Buffalo. _Woodson Co._: Owl Creek north of Yates Center (1 spec.).* #Pseudemys floridana hoyi# (Agassiz), Toothed Turtle.--_Greenwood Co._: Holmer Creek south of Hamilton on Kansas State Highway 99 (Mus. Nat. Hist., Univ. Kans., No. 23148).* This is the second published locality for the species in Kansas; it has previously been reported from a locality 5.5 miles northeast of Coyville, Woodson County (Burt and Hoyle, Trans. Kans. Acad. Sci., 37:198, 1934). #Pseudemys scripta elegans# (Wied), Scribe Turtle.--_Chase Co._: 7 miles southwest of Saffordville. _Lyon Co._: 10 miles northwest of Emporia; 7 miles south of Plymouth. #Amyda mutica# (Le Sueur), Spineless Soft-shelled Turtle.--_McPherson Co._: Lindsborg. #Amyda spinifera spinifera# (Le Sueur), Spiny Soft-shelled Turtle.--_Chase Co._: 10 miles southwest of Olpe; 7 miles southwest of Saffordville (No. 351).* _Lyon Co._: 5 miles east of Emporia. _Ness Co._: 5.5 miles northwest of Ness. _Sheridan Co._: State Lake; 7 miles northeast of Quinter. 21-2762