Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
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Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Howard County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
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Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
Frogs (Anura)
- Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) - Plains Spadefoot
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Anaxyrus cognatus (Say, 1822) - Great Plains Toad
- Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) - Fowler's Toad
- Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) - Woodhouse's Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 - 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
- Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801) - Green Frog
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) - Broad-headed Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed 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
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
- Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) - Northern Red-bellied Snake
- Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) - Midland Smooth Softshell
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Howard County has a total of 272 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 43 species and 88 localities. There are a total of 22 collectors and 61 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 68 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1967 and its most recent collection year is 2018. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 8 and November 4, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Howard County, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Collection Summary by Species
Potential Species Records
Checklist
All MOHAP publications are released in portable document format (PDF), an ISO standard. You must download and install a reader (click icon below) to view these documents. A state checklist, including all counties, is available on the publications page.
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Howard County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Howard>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Howard County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Howard> (with common names)