List of fauna of Oklahoma explained

This is a list of species of fauna that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Invertebrates

Crustaceans

Decapoda

• Delaware County cave crayfish, Cambarus subterraneus^[1]
• Swamp dwarf crayfish, Cambarellus puer^[2]

Insects

Hymenoptera

• Eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica^[3]
• Morrison's bumble bee, Bombus morrisoni^[4]
• American bumble bee, Bombus pensylvanicus
• Black-and-gold bumble bee, Bombus auricomus
• White-shouldered bumble bee, Bombus appositus
• Variable cuckoo bumble bee, Bombus variabilis
• Indiscriminate bumble bee, Bombus insularis
• Southern plains bumble bee, Bombus fraternus
• Brown-belted bumble bee, Bombus griseocollis
• Common eastern bumble bee, Bombus impatiens
• Two-spotted bumble bee, Bombus bimaculatus
• Half-black bumble bee, Bombus vagans

Lepidoptera

• List of butterflies of Oklahoma

Odonata

• Familiar bluet, Enallagma civile
• Citrine forktail, Ischnura hastata

Vertebrates

Amphibians

• Three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum
• Green toad, Anaxyrus debilis
• Oklahoma salamander, Eurycea tynerensis
• Lesser siren, Siren intermedia
• Plains spadefoot toad, Spea bombifrons

Birds

See main article: List of birds of Oklahoma.

Mammals

See main article: List of mammals of Oklahoma.

reptiles

• Common alligator, Alligator mississippiensis^{[5] [6]}

Squamata

• Common collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris - the Oklahoma state reptile
• Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix
• Texas night snake, Hypsiglena torquata jani

Notes and References

1. Web site: State of Oklahoma. January 10, 2010 . . The Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser .
2. Web site: Species Page . January 10, 2010 . . The Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser . https://web.archive.org/web/20120221222419/http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/species.asp?g=Cambarellus&s=puer&ssp= . February 21, 2012 . dead.
3. Cock . Teri . Geest . Emily . Shufran . Andrine . August 2021 . Key to female bumble bees in Oklahoma . Oklahoma State University Extension Fact Sheet. 11244/330128.2.
4. 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 . 10.2317/0022-8567-88.4.418 . 87259552 . 0022-8567.
5. Web site: 2005 . A Look at Oklahoma: A Student's Guide . State of Oklahoma . August 14, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061230052128/http://www.travelok.com/about/StudentGuide.pdf . December 30, 2006.
6. Web site: 2021 . How Oklahoma's alligators snorkel in ice to survive cold snap: The gators 'are aware of things' . The Oklahoman . February 21, 2021.