Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus cognatus (Say, 1822) - Great Plains Toad
- Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) - Woodhouse's Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Cope's Gray Treefrog
- 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
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
- Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856) - Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Plains Hog-nosed Snake
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pantherophis ramspotti Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham, and Gardner, 2011 - Western Foxsnake
- 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 radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Plains Gartersnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
- Sistrurus tergeminus (Say, 1823) - Prairie Massasauga
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - Blanding's Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Holt County has a total of 345 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 38 species and 115 localities. There are a total of 29 collectors and 115 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 124 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1939 and its most recent collection year is 2019. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 1 and October 31, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Holt 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 | Anaxyrus americanus | American Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis triangulum | Eastern Milksnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 2 | Lampropeltis triangulum | Eastern Milksnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Nerodia erythrogaster | Plain-bellied Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 2 | Spea bombifrons | Plains Spadefoot | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Spea bombifrons | Plains Spadefoot | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 4 | Heterodon platirhinos | Eastern Hog-nosed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 4 | Lampropeltis holbrooki | Speckled Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 4 | Lampropeltis holbrooki | Speckled Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 6 | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Prairie Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 7 | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Corn Belt Plains |
![]() | 8 | Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Storeria occipitomaculata | Northern Red-bellied Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 8 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
![]() | 8 | Virginia valeriae | Western Smooth Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Nebraska/Kansas Loess Hills |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Holt County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Holt>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Holt County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Holt> (with common names)