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Carter County, Missouri


Collection Summary

Carter County has a total of 427 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 64 species and 118 localities. There are a total of 104 collectors and 129 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 168 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1930 and its most recent collection year is 2022. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 3 and October 15, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Carter County, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by Species

Collection summary for Carter County by species. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a species or common name to view more information about that species. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Species Common Name Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Acris blanchardi Blanchard's Cricket Frog 7 66 18 13 13 1930 2003
Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead 5 5 6 4 5 1930 2008
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander 5 6 5 5 5 1964 1997
Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander 3 4 3 3 3 1984 2001
Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander 1 1 1 1 1 1997 1997
Anaxyrus americanus American Toad 7 7 8 6 7 1931 2003
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad 4 8 5 4 4 1932 2002
Apalone spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell 1 1 2 1 1 2002 2002
Aspidoscelis sexlineata Six-lined Racerunner 5 6 7 5 6 1930 1989
Carphophis vermis Western Wormsnake 5 6 6 5 5 1931 2002
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle 2 2 4 2 2 2002 2007
Coluber constrictor North American Racer 8 9 13 9 9 1930 2002
Coluber flagellum Eastern Coachwhip 3 4 4 4 4 1930 1934
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake 1 2 3 2 2 1931 1931
Crotaphytus collaris Eastern Collared Lizard 1 1 2 1 1 2005 2005
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender 3 9 7 7 7 1930 1967
Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake 4 8 11 5 8 1930 2022
Eurycea longicauda Long-tailed Salamander 12 16 13 11 11 1930 2022
Eurycea lucifuga Cave Salamander 13 26 22 15 18 1930 2022
Eurycea spelaea Grotto Salamander 6 16 7 9 9 1930 2008
Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 1 1 1 1 1 2009 2009
Graptemys geographica Northern Map Turtle 4 6 7 4 4 1930 2022
Haldea striatula Rough Earthsnake 2 2 3 2 2 2002 2002
Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander 1 2 2 1 1 1990 1990
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake 1 1 2 1 1 1981 1981
Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog 2 2 1 1 1 2008 2008
Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog 1 1 3 1 1 2014 2014
Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog 1 1 1 1 1 1970 1970
Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie Kingsnake 2 2 2 2 2 1964 1997
Lampropeltis holbrooki Speckled Kingsnake 3 3 4 3 3 1983 1997
Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern Milksnake 2 2 2 2 2 1949 1949
Lithobates catesbeianus American Bullfrog 5 13 10 7 8 1930 1963
Lithobates clamitans Green Frog 6 10 9 8 8 1930 2022
Lithobates palustris Pickerel Frog 4 5 7 5 5 1930 1989
Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard Frog 5 6 7 5 5 1931 1993
Lithobates sylvaticus Wood Frog 1 1 1 1 1 2009 2009
Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy 1 1 4 1 1 2008 2008
Nerodia sipedon Common Watersnake 9 14 15 13 14 1930 2004
Notophthalmus viridescens Central Newt 1 2 2 1 2 1930 1930
Opheodrys aestivus Northern Rough Greensnake 5 6 9 5 6 1930 2008
Ophisaurus attenuatus Western Slender Glass Lizard 2 2 2 2 2 2001 2009
Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains Ratsnake 3 3 4 3 3 1941 1989
Pantherophis obsoletus Western Ratsnake 6 8 9 7 7 1930 2002
Plestiodon anthracinus Southern Coal Skink 5 5 6 5 5 1930 2002
Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined Skink 8 12 10 10 10 1930 2002
Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed Skink 2 4 4 4 4 1930 1941
Plethodon albagula Western Slimy Salamander 6 15 12 9 9 1930 2002
Plethodon serratus Southern Red-backed Salamander 5 6 7 5 6 1964 2015
Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper 6 6 7 5 6 1930 2002
Pseudacris feriarum Upland Chorus Frog 1 1 1 1 1 1970 1970
Pseudemys concinna River Cooter 1 1 2 1 1 2002 2002
Sceloporus consobrinus Prairie Lizard 11 21 17 12 16 1930 2003
Scincella lateralis Little Brown Skink 7 8 13 8 8 1930 2003
Siren intermedia Western Lesser Siren 1 3 1 1 1 1970 1970
Sistrurus miliarius Western Pygmy Rattlesnake 2 9 4 3 4 1940 2008
Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Musk Turtle 5 6 12 4 5 1930 2004
Storeria dekayi DeKay's Brownsnake 3 6 9 6 6 1930 2002
Storeria occipitomaculata Northern Red-bellied Snake 4 4 8 4 4 1930 2002
Tantilla gracilis Flat-headed Snake 2 2 4 2 2 2002 2005
Terrapene carolina Three-toed Box Turtle 11 11 11 9 9 1930 2022
Thamnophis proximus Orange-striped Ribbonsnake 3 3 4 3 3 1930 1989
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Gartersnake 2 2 2 2 2 1989 1989
Trachemys scripta Red-eared Slider 4 4 5 4 4 1941 2002
Virginia valeriae Western Smooth Earthsnake 1 1 1 1 1 1989 1989