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Lafayette County, Missouri

Potential Species Records

Potential species for Lafayette 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 Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Apalone mutica Midland Smooth Softshell Same watershed, within 5 miles Blackwater
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 Kinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud Turtle Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
2 Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Wooded Osage Plains
2 Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
2 Regina grahamii Graham's Crawfish Snake Same watershed, within 5 miles Lower Missouri-Crooked
2 Regina grahamii Graham's Crawfish Snake Same watershed, within 5 miles Blackwater
2 Scincella lateralis Little Brown Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Wooded Osage Plains
2 Thamnophis proximus Orange-striped Ribbonsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Thamnophis proximus Orange-striped Ribbonsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Wooded Osage Plains
2 Thamnophis radix Plains Gartersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
2 Tropidoclonion lineatum Lined Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Aspidoscelis sexlineata Six-lined Racerunner Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Eurycea longicauda Long-tailed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Lithobates areolatus Northern Crawfish Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Ophisaurus attenuatus Western Slender Glass Lizard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains Ratsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Plestiodon anthracinus Southern Coal Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper 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
4 Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Musk Turtle Same watershed, within 10 miles Lower Missouri-Crooked
4 Virginia valeriae Western Smooth Earthsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Virginia valeriae Western Smooth Earthsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Apalone spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell Same watershed, within 20 miles Lower Missouri-Crooked
6 Apalone spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell Same watershed, within 20 miles Blackwater
6 Coluber flagellum Eastern Coachwhip Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
6 Coluber flagellum Eastern Coachwhip Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Lithobates palustris Pickerel Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy Same watershed, within 20 miles Lower Missouri-Crooked
6 Notophthalmus viridescens Central Newt Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Greensnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
6 Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Greensnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Sceloporus consobrinus Prairie Lizard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Sceloporus consobrinus Prairie Lizard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Storeria occipitomaculata Northern Red-bellied Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
8 Haldea striatula Rough Earthsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Wooded Osage Plains
8 Lithobates clamitans Green Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Wooded Osage Plains
8 Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
8 Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Wooded Osage Plains
8 Tantilla gracilis Flat-headed Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Rolling Loess Prairies