Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Interstate Highway | Railroad | US Army Corps of Engineers | |||
US Highway | Department of Conservation | US Fish and Wildlife Service | |||
State Highway | Department of Natural Resources | National Park Service | |||
County Highway | US Forest Service | US Department of Defense |
Locator Map
Locator map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Water | Prairie | Barrens / Scrub | |||
Forest | Woodland | Open Woodland |
Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Monroe County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Alluvium | Sandstone | Dolomite | Limestone | ||||
Clay | Sandstone / Limestone | Dolomite / Limestone | Limestone / Sandstone | ||||
Igneous | Sandstone / Dolomite | Dolomite / Shale | Limestone / Shale | ||||
Limestone / Sandstone / Shale |
Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) - Fowler'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 palustris (LeConte, 1825) - Pickerel 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
- Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- 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
- 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
- Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern Map Turtle
- Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Monroe County has a total of 115 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 36 species and 77 localities. There are a total of 34 collectors and 60 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 62 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1933 and its most recent collection year is 2021. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 7 and November 5, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Monroe 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. 2022. Checklist of Monroe County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2021. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Monroe>
- Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2022. Checklist of Monroe County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2021. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Monroe> (with common names)