Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 - Western Lesser Siren
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) - Marbled Salamander
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Mudpuppy
- Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier, 1827 - Three-toed Amphiuma
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
- Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) - Upland Chorus Frog
- Pseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951 - Illinois Chorus Frog
- Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) - Plains Leopard 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 fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) - Broad-headed Skink
- Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) - Northern Scarletsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) - Eastern Black 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
- 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
- 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
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - 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 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
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Dunklin County has a total of 523 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 54 species and 94 localities. There are a total of 35 collectors and 98 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 110 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1900 and its most recent collection year is 2015. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 4 and December 4, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Dunklin 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 | Farancia abacura | Western Mudsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis holbrooki | Speckled Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma talpoideum | Mole Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 6 | Macrochelys temminckii | Alligator Snapping Turtle | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Little River Ditches |
![]() | 6 | Notophthalmus viridescens | Central Newt | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 6 | Pseudacris fouquettei | Cajun Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 6 | Storeria occipitomaculata | Northern Red-bellied Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Diadophis punctatus | Ring-necked Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Diadophis punctatus | Ring-necked Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 8 | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 8 | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Lampropeltis calligaster | Prairie Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 8 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 8 | Plethodon albagula | Western Slimy Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 8 | Plethodon albagula | Western Slimy Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Plethodon serratus | Southern Red-backed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Plethodon serratus | Southern Red-backed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 8 | Pseudacris crucifer | Spring Peeper | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Pseudacris crucifer | Spring Peeper | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 10 | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | St. Francis Lowlands |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Dunklin County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Dunklin>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Dunklin County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Dunklin> (with common names)