Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
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Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Bates County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
![]() | Alluvium | ![]() | Sandstone | ![]() | Dolomite | ![]() | Limestone |
![]() | Clay | ![]() | Sandstone / Limestone | ![]() | Dolomite / Limestone | ![]() | Limestone / Sandstone |
![]() | Igneous | ![]() | Sandstone / Dolomite | ![]() | Dolomite / Shale | ![]() | Limestone / Shale |
![]() | Limestone / Sandstone / Shale |
Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Cope's Gray Treefrog
- Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 - Gray Treefrog
- Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
- Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) - Boreal Chorus Frog
- Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Northern Crawfish Frog
- Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) - Plains Leopard Frog
- Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
- Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856) - Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Coluber flagellum Shaw, 1802 - Eastern Coachwhip
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Pantherophis emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Great Plains Ratsnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 - Graham's Crawfish Snake
- Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
- Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) - Lined Snake
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Eastern Musk Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
- Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
Collection Summary
Bates County has a total of 257 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 44 species and 82 localities. There are a total of 20 collectors and 38 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 41 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1943 and its most recent collection year is 2020. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 8 and September 20, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Bates 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 | Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 2 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 2 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 2 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 4 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Harry S. Truman Reservoir |
![]() | 4 | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Sceloporus consobrinus | Prairie Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Western Cottonmouth | Same watershed, within 20 miles | South Grand |
![]() | 6 | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Western Cottonmouth | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Harry S. Truman Reservoir |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma maculatum | Spotted Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Apalone mutica | Midland Smooth Softshell | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Harry S. Truman Reservoir |
![]() | 6 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Harry S. Truman Reservoir |
![]() | 6 | Aspidoscelis sexlineata | Six-lined Racerunner | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Crotaphytus collaris | Eastern Collared Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Haldea striatula | Rough Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Heterodon platirhinos | Eastern Hog-nosed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 8 | Ambystoma opacum | Marbled Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 8 | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Anaxyrus fowleri | Fowler's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 8 | Hyla cinerea | Green Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | Same watershed, within 30 miles | Harry S. Truman Reservoir |
![]() | 8 | Phrynosoma cornutum | Texas Horned Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 8 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 8 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Plethodon serratus | Southern Red-backed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 10 | Eurycea longicauda | Long-tailed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 10 | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 10 | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 10 | Storeria occipitomaculata | Northern Red-bellied Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 10 | Virginia valeriae | Western Smooth Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Wooded Osage Plains |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2024. Checklist of Bates County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2023. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Bates>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2024. Checklist of Bates County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2023. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Bates> (with common names)