Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger 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 blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) - Plains Leopard Frog
- Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Plestiodon septentrionalis Baird, 1859 - Prairie 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
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- 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
- Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) - Lined Snake
- Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Gentry County has a total of 66 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 31 species and 42 localities. There are a total of 16 collectors and 41 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 43 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1961 and its most recent collection year is 2019. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 7 and November 9, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Gentry 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 | Terrapene carolina | Three-toed Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Heterodon platirhinos | Eastern Hog-nosed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Apalone mutica | Midland Smooth Softshell | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Upper Grand |
![]() | 6 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Upper Grand |
![]() | 6 | Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Pituophis catenifer | Bullsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Trachemys scripta | Red-eared Slider | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 8 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 8 | Lithobates sphenocephalus | Southern Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 10 | Gastrophryne olivacea | Western Narrow-mouthed Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 10 | Nerodia rhombifer | Diamond-backed Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 10 | Sistrurus tergeminus | Prairie Massasauga | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 10 | Thamnophis radix | Plains Gartersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 11 | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 11 | Spea bombifrons | Plains Spadefoot | 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 Gentry County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Gentry>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Gentry County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Gentry> (with common names)