Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 - Western Lesser Siren
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) - Marbled Salamander
- Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838) - Mole Salamander
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
- Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Mudpuppy
- Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) - Long-tailed Salamander
- Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 - Cave Salamander
- Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck and Schlegel in Von Siebold, 1838) - Four-toed Salamander
- Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 - Western Slimy Salamander
- Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 - Southern Red-backed Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) - Eastern Spadefoot
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) - Fowler's Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799) - Green Treefrog
- Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 - Gray Treefrog
- Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
- Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) - Upland Chorus Frog
- Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, and Cannatella, 2008 - Cajun Chorus Frog
- Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
- Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801) - Green Frog
- Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) - Pickerel Frog
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
- Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) - Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard
- Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
- Plestiodon anthracinus (Baird, 1850) - Southern Coal Skink
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) - Broad-headed Skink
- Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
- Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) - Western Mudsnake
- 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 cyclopion (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854) - Mississippi Green Watersnake
- Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
- Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Broad-banded Watersnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- 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
- Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
- Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) - Western Cottonmouth
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
- Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Western Pygmy Rattlesnake
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle
- Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Mississippi Mud Turtle
- Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Eastern Musk Turtle
- Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 - Southern Painted Turtle
- Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Western Chicken Turtle
- Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
Collection Summary
Butler County has a total of 522 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 69 species and 91 localities. There are a total of 76 collectors and 149 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 188 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1897 and its most recent collection year is 2015. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 19 and November 21, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Butler 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 | Amphiuma tridactylum | Three-toed Amphiuma | Same watershed, within 5 miles | Current |
![]() | 2 | Coluber flagellum | Eastern Coachwhip | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Current River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Lower St. Francis |
![]() | 4 | Eurycea spelaea | Grotto Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 4 | Graptemys geographica | Northern Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Current |
![]() | 4 | Graptemys geographica | Northern Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Upper St. Francis |
![]() | 4 | Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 4 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Current River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Apalone mutica | Midland Smooth Softshell | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Upper St. Francis |
![]() | 6 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | Hellbender | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Current |
![]() | 6 | Heterodon gloydi | Dusty Hog-nosed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 6 | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 6 | Pseudacris illinoensis | Illinois Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Haldea striatula | Rough Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Current River Hills |
![]() | 8 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Current River Hills |
![]() | 9 | Cemophora coccinea | Northern Scarletsnake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 9 | Lampropeltis nigra | Eastern Black Kingsnake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 10 | Crotaphytus collaris | Eastern Collared Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Current River Hills |
![]() | 11 | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 11 | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Ozark Highlands |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Butler County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Butler>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Butler County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Butler> (with common names)