Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
![]() | Water | ![]() | Prairie | ![]() | Barrens / Scrub |
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Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Osage County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
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![]() | Clay | ![]() | Sandstone / Limestone | ![]() | Dolomite / Limestone | ![]() | Limestone / Sandstone |
![]() | Igneous | ![]() | Sandstone / Dolomite | ![]() | Dolomite / Shale | ![]() | Limestone / Shale |
![]() | Limestone / Sandstone / Shale |
Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin, 1803) - Hellbender
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) - Marbled Salamander
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
- Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Mudpuppy
- Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 - Western Slimy Salamander
- Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 - Southern Red-backed Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) - Plains Spadefoot
- 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
- 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
- Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) - Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823) - Eastern Collared Lizard
- Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard
- Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
- Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) - Broad-headed 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
- 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 emoryi (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Great Plains Ratsnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
- Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) - Northern Red-bellied Snake
- Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Flat-headed 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
- 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 ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
- Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
- 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
Osage County has a total of 104 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 56 species and 68 localities. There are a total of 42 collectors and 67 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 69 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1934 and its most recent collection year is 2019. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 5 and October 20, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Osage 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 cognatus | Great Plains Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 2 | Eurycea longicauda | Long-tailed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 2 | Eurycea lucifuga | Cave Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 2 | Gastrophryne olivacea | Western Narrow-mouthed Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 5 miles | Lower Gasconade |
![]() | 2 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 5 miles | Lower Missouri-Moreau |
![]() | 2 | Heterodon platirhinos | Eastern Hog-nosed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 2 | Pseudacris maculata | Boreal Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Ambystoma annulatum | Ringed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Central Plateau |
![]() | 4 | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 4 | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 6 | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Western Cottonmouth | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Osage |
![]() | 6 | Cemophora coccinea | Northern Scarletsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Plateau |
![]() | 6 | Eurycea spelaea | Grotto Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 6 | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates areolatus | Northern Crawfish Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 8 | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Central Plateau |
![]() | 8 | Eurycea tynerensis | Oklahoma Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 8 | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 10 | Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills |
![]() | 10 | Thamnophis radix | Plains Gartersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills |
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 Osage County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Osage>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Osage County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Osage> (with common names)