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Christian County, Missouri

Potential Species Records

Potential species for Christian 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 Agkistrodon piscivorus Western Cottonmouth Same watershed, within 5 miles Sac
2 Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
2 Apalone spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell Same watershed, within 5 miles James
2 Chrysemys picta Western Painted Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
2 Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender Same watershed, within 5 miles James
2 Graptemys ouachitensis Ouachita Map Turtle Same watershed, within 5 miles Bull Shoals Lake
2 Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Same watershed, within 5 miles James
2 Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
2 Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles White River Hills
2 Lithobates sylvaticus Wood Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
2 Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle Same watershed, within 5 miles James
2 Ophisaurus attenuatus Western Slender Glass Lizard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
2 Pituophis catenifer Bullsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
2 Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Musk Turtle Same watershed, within 5 miles James
2 Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
4 Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Springfield Plateau
4 Hemidactylus turcicus 1 Mediterranean Gecko Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Springfield Plateau
6 Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
6 Kinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
8 Lithobates areolatus Northern Crawfish Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Springfield Plateau
8 Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles White River Hills
8 Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Springfield Plateau
10 Plethodon serratus Southern Red-backed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county White River Hills
11 Gastrophryne olivacea Western Narrow-mouthed Toad Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Ozark Highlands

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.