Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
![]() | Water | ![]() | Prairie | ![]() | Barrens / Scrub |
![]() | Forest | ![]() | Woodland | ![]() | Open Woodland |
Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Cass County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
![]() | 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
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Cope's 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)
- Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Plestiodon obsoletus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Great Plains 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
- 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 erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) - Smooth Greensnake
- Pantherophis emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Great Plains Ratsnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
- 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
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
Collection Summary
Cass County has a total of 108 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 43 species and 64 localities. There are a total of 22 collectors and 63 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 65 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1929 and its most recent collection year is 2017. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 12 and December 8, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Cass 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 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 2 | Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 2 | Scincella lateralis | Little Brown Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Lower Marais Des Cygnes |
![]() | 4 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Lower Missouri-Crooked |
![]() | 4 | Coluber flagellum | Eastern Coachwhip | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Crotaphytus collaris | Eastern Collared Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Sistrurus tergeminus | Prairie Massasauga | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Storeria occipitomaculata | Northern Red-bellied Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Virginia valeriae | Western Smooth Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 5 | Hemidactylus turcicus 1 | Mediterranean Gecko | Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 6 | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Western Cottonmouth | Same watershed, within 20 miles | South Grand |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Apalone mutica | Midland Smooth Softshell | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Missouri-Crooked |
![]() | 6 | Aspidoscelis sexlineata | Six-lined Racerunner | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Marais Des Cygnes |
![]() | 6 | Kinosternon flavescens | Yellow Mud Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates clamitans | Green Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Marais Des Cygnes |
![]() | 6 | Notophthalmus viridescens | Central Newt | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Pseudemys concinna | River Cooter | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Marais Des Cygnes |
![]() | 7 | Anaxyrus cognatus | Great Plains Toad | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 7 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 8 | Eurycea longicauda | Long-tailed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Haldea striatula | Rough Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Hyla cinerea | Green Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 9 | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 9 | Plethodon serratus | Southern Red-backed Salamander | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 9 | Spea bombifrons | Plains Spadefoot | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 9 | Thamnophis radix | Plains Gartersnake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 11 | Ambystoma maculatum | Spotted Salamander | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Central Irregular Plains |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Cass County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Cass>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Cass County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Cass> (with common names)
Notes
1 This species is not native to Missouri. Thus far, non-native reptiles in Missouri have only been found in urban areas and do not appear to constitute a threat to our native herpetofauna. This is not the case everywhere and non-native species that become invasive are considered by many biologists to be a major threat, second only to habitat loss, to our native species. Care should be taken to prevent the spread of this and all non-native species. Furthermore, it is illegal to release non-native species into the environment.