Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) - Plains Spadefoot
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Anaxyrus cognatus (Say, 1822) - Great Plains Toad
- Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) - Woodhouse's Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Cope's Gray Treefrog
- Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) - Boreal Chorus Frog
- Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) - Plains Leopard Frog
- Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
- Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856) - Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Plestiodon obsoletus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Great Plains Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pantherophis ramspotti Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham, and Gardner, 2011 - Western Foxsnake
- Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
- Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 - Graham's Crawfish Snake
- Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
- Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Plains Gartersnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- 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 pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) - Midland Smooth Softshell
Collection Summary
Buchanan County has a total of 84 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 35 species and 37 localities. There are a total of 18 collectors and 30 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 32 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1921 and its most recent collection year is 2017. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 3 and November 18, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Buchanan 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 | Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 5 miles | Platte |
![]() | 2 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 5 miles | Independence-Sugar |
![]() | 2 | Aspidoscelis sexlineata | Six-lined Racerunner | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis calligaster | Prairie Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis calligaster | Prairie Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis calligaster | Prairie Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis calligaster | Prairie Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis holbrooki | Speckled Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Prairie Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Prairie Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Sistrurus tergeminus | Prairie Massasauga | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Sistrurus tergeminus | Prairie Massasauga | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Storeria occipitomaculata | Northern Red-bellied Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Thamnophis proximus | Orange-striped Ribbonsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Virginia valeriae | Western Smooth Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 4 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Pseudacris crucifer | Spring Peeper | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Terrapene carolina | Three-toed Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 8 | Anaxyrus fowleri | Fowler's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Coluber flagellum | Eastern Coachwhip | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Heterodon nasicus | Plains Hog-nosed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Kinosternon flavescens | Yellow Mud Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Lithobates sphenocephalus | Southern Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 8 | Lithobates sphenocephalus | Southern Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 8 | Nerodia rhombifer | Diamond-backed Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 8 | Nerodia rhombifer | Diamond-backed Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Opheodrys aestivus | Northern Rough Greensnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Scincella lateralis | Little Brown Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Buchanan County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Buchanan>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Buchanan County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Buchanan> (with common names)