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Carter County, Missouri


Potential Species Records

Potential species for Carter 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 Chrysemys picta Western Painted Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Current River Hills
2 Kinosternon subrubrum Mississippi Mud Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Current River Hills
2 Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle Same watershed, within 5 miles Current
4 Graptemys ouachitensis Ouachita Map Turtle Same watershed, within 10 miles Current
4 Graptemys ouachitensis Ouachita Map Turtle Same watershed, within 10 miles Upper Black
4 Pseudacris fouquettei Cajun Chorus Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Black River Hills Border
6 Agkistrodon piscivorus Western Cottonmouth Same watershed, within 20 miles Upper Black
6 Agkistrodon piscivorus Western Cottonmouth Same watershed, within 20 miles Eleven Point
6 Agkistrodon piscivorus Western Cottonmouth Same watershed, within 20 miles Current
6 Ambystoma annulatum Ringed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Current River Hills
6 Ambystoma talpoideum Mole Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Black River Hills Border
6 Amphiuma tridactylum Three-toed Amphiuma Same watershed, within 20 miles Current
6 Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Same watershed, within 20 miles Upper Black
6 Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Same watershed, within 20 miles Current
7 Nerodia erythrogaster Plain-bellied Watersnake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Ozark Highlands
8 Chrysemys dorsalis Southern Painted Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Black River Hills Border
8 Nerodia fasciata Broad-banded Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Black River Hills Border
8 Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Black River Hills Border
8 Pituophis catenifer Bullsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Current River Hills
11 Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed Salamander Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Ozark Highlands
11 Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Ozark Highlands
11 Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Ozark Highlands