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Franklin County, Missouri

Potential Species Records

Potential species for Franklin 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 Anaxyrus woodhousii Woodhouse's Toad Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Eastern Ozark Border
2 Crotaphytus collaris Eastern Collared Lizard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Central Plateau
2 Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Central Plateau
2 Lithobates blairi Plains Leopard Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Eastern Ozark Border
2 Lithobates blairi Plains Leopard Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Lithobates sylvaticus Wood Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Sistrurus catenatus Eastern Massasauga Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
4 Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Eastern Ozark Border
4 Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
4 Eurycea spelaea Grotto Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Meramec River Hills
4 Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Eastern Ozark Border
4 Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Eastern Ozark Border
4 Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
4 Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Eastern Ozark Border
4 Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains Ratsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Meramec River Hills
4 Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains Ratsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Eastern Ozark Border
4 Pituophis catenifer Bullsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
4 Regina grahamii Graham's Crawfish Snake Same watershed, within 10 miles Meramec
4 Siren intermedia Western Lesser Siren Same watershed, within 10 miles Meramec
4 Siren intermedia Western Lesser Siren Same watershed, within 10 miles Big
4 Sistrurus miliarius Western Pygmy Rattlesnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Meramec River Hills
4 Thamnophis radix Plains Gartersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
4 Thamnophis radix Plains Gartersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Eastern Ozark Border
4 Tropidoclonion lineatum Lined Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Eastern Ozark Border
6 Agkistrodon piscivorus Western Cottonmouth Same watershed, within 20 miles Big
6 Agkistrodon piscivorus Western Cottonmouth Same watershed, within 20 miles Meramec
6 Haldea striatula Rough Earthsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Meramec River Hills
6 Hemidactylus turcicus 1 Mediterranean Gecko Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Greensnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Pantherophis vulpinus Eastern Foxsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Pseudemys concinna River Cooter Same watershed, within 20 miles Meramec
7 Lithobates areolatus Northern Crawfish Frog Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Nerodia erythrogaster Plain-bellied Watersnake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
8 Cemophora coccinea Northern Scarletsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Central Plateau
8 Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Eastern Ozark Border
8 Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle Same watershed, within 30 miles Big

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.