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Atchison County, Missouri

Potential Species Records

Potential species for Atchison County. Species are listed in descending order of their likelihood of occurrence within the county. Click on a species or common name to view more information about that species. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood Species Common Name Rationale Ecoregion / Watershed
2 Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Heterodon nasicus Plains Hog-nosed Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
2 Lampropeltis holbrooki Speckled Kingsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Thamnophis proximus Orange-striped Ribbonsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Thamnophis radix Plains Gartersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
3 Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed Salamander Same Level III ecoregion, within 5 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
4 Apalone spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell Same watershed, within 10 miles Tarkio-Wolf
4 Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern Milksnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Regina grahamii Graham's Crawfish Snake Same watershed, within 10 miles Tarkio-Wolf
7 Carphophis vermis Western Wormsnake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
7 Gastrophryne olivacea Western Narrow-mouthed Toad Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
7 Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
7 Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
7 Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined Skink Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
7 Trachemys scripta Red-eared Slider Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
7 Tropidoclonion lineatum Lined Snake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
9 Plestiodon septentrionalis Prairie Skink Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
11 Ophisaurus attenuatus Western Slender Glass Lizard Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Western Corn Belt Plains