Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
- Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) - Long-tailed Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799) - Green Treefrog
- Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 - Gray Treefrog
- Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
- Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) - Boreal Chorus Frog
- Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Northern Crawfish Frog
- Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) - Plains Leopard Frog
- Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
- Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) - Pickerel Frog
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard
- Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
- Plestiodon anthracinus (Baird, 1850) - Southern Coal Skink
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
- Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Coluber flagellum Shaw, 1802 - Eastern Coachwhip
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Haldea striatula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Rough Earthsnake
- 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 erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) - Smooth Greensnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 - Graham's Crawfish Snake
- 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
- 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
- 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
Johnson County has a total of 862 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 53 species and 171 localities. There are a total of 125 collectors and 296 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 397 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1903 and its most recent collection year is 2017. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 7 and November 5, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Johnson 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 | Crotaphytus collaris | Eastern Collared Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 2 | Gastrophryne olivacea | Western Narrow-mouthed Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 2 | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Pituophis catenifer | Bullsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 4 | Sistrurus tergeminus | Prairie Massasauga | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Western Cottonmouth | Same watershed, within 20 miles | South Grand |
![]() | 6 | Anaxyrus cognatus | Great Plains Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Missouri-Crooked |
![]() | 6 | Kinosternon flavescens | Yellow Mud Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates clamitans | Green Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 6 | Spea bombifrons | Plains Spadefoot | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Missouri-Crooked |
![]() | 6 | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle | Same watershed, within 20 miles | South Grand |
![]() | 7 | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 7 | Plethodon serratus | Southern Red-backed Salamander | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 7 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 8 | Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | Same watershed, within 30 miles | Lower Missouri-Crooked |
![]() | 8 | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
![]() | 8 | Thamnophis radix | Plains Gartersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Johnson County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Johnson>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Johnson County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Johnson> (with common names)