Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Mudpuppy
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- 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)
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- 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 triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Eastern Foxsnake
- 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
- Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
- Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Eastern Massasauga
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle
- Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) - Yellow Mud Turtle
- Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Eastern Musk Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern Map Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed 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
Lewis County has a total of 78 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 39 species and 31 localities. There are a total of 14 collectors and 38 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 39 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1930 and its most recent collection year is 2013. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 25 and December 1, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Lewis 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 fowleri | Fowler's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Clonophis kirtlandii | Kirtland's Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Agkistrodon contortrix | Copperhead | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Crotalus horridus | Timber Rattlesnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 4 | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 5 | Notophthalmus viridescens | Central Newt | Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Aspidoscelis sexlineata | Six-lined Racerunner | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 6 | Pituophis catenifer | Bullsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 7 | Eurycea longicauda | Long-tailed Salamander | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills |
![]() | 8 | Lampropeltis holbrooki | Speckled Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 8 | Lithobates areolatus | Northern Crawfish Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 8 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 8 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 8 | Sceloporus consobrinus | Prairie Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 9 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills |
![]() | 9 | Scincella lateralis | Little Brown Skink | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Lewis County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Lewis>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Lewis County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Lewis> (with common names)