Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
![]() | Water | ![]() | Prairie | ![]() | Barrens / Scrub |
![]() | Forest | ![]() | Woodland | ![]() | Open Woodland |
Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Perry County, Missouri
Map created 25 February 2020.
![]() | 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)
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
- Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) - Long-tailed Salamander
- Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 - Cave Salamander
- Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 - Western Slimy Salamander
- Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 - Southern Red-backed Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) - Fowler's Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
- Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) - Upland 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
- 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
- Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
- Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
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 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
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- 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 pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False 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
Perry County has a total of 122 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 48 species and 69 localities. There are a total of 46 collectors and 48 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 56 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1923 and its most recent collection year is 2017. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 13 and October 25, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Perry 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 | Ambystoma annulatum | Ringed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 2 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Ambystoma opacum | Marbled Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 4 | Carphophis vermis | Western Wormsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Storeria dekayi | DeKay's Brownsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 4 | Storeria occipitomaculata | Northern Red-bellied Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Chrysemys dorsalis | Southern Painted Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Coluber flagellum | Eastern Coachwhip | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 6 | Hyla cinerea | Green Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 6 | Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Whitewater |
![]() | 6 | Pseudacris illinoensis | Illinois Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Siren intermedia | Western Lesser Siren | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau |
![]() | 7 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 8 | Amphiuma tridactylum | Three-toed Amphiuma | Same watershed, within 30 miles | Whitewater |
![]() | 8 | Haldea striatula | Rough Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 8 | Pseudacris maculata | Boreal Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 8 | Thamnophis proximus | Orange-striped Ribbonsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 10 | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Western Cottonmouth | Adjacent county, same watershed | Whitewater |
![]() | 10 | Macrochelys temminckii | Alligator Snapping Turtle | Adjacent county, same watershed | Whitewater |
![]() | 10 | Scaphiopus holbrookii | Eastern Spadefoot | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills |
![]() | 10 | Scaphiopus holbrookii | Eastern Spadefoot | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 10 | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 10 | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills |
![]() | 11 | Ambystoma talpoideum | Mole Salamander | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 11 | Kinosternon subrubrum | Mississippi Mud Turtle | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 11 | Nerodia fasciata | Broad-banded Watersnake | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Ozark Highlands |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Perry County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Perry>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Perry County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Perry> (with common names)