Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
- Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) - Boreal Chorus Frog
- Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Northern Crawfish Frog
- Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
- Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801) - Green Frog
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
- Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 - Graham's Crawfish Snake
- Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
- Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) - Northern Red-bellied Snake
- Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) - Lined Snake
- Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Adair County has a total of 78 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 36 species and 61 localities. There are a total of 42 collectors and 62 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 64 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1900 and its most recent collection year is 2019. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 3 and October 16, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Adair County, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Collection Summary by Species
Potential Species Records
Likelihood | Species | Common Name | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
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![]() | 2 | Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 4 | Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Anaxyrus fowleri | Fowler's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Nerodia rhombifer | Diamond-backed Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 8 | Nerodia erythrogaster | Plain-bellied Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 8 | Sistrurus tergeminus | Prairie Massasauga | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 8 | Thamnophis radix | Plains Gartersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Adair County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Adair>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Adair County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Adair> (with common names)