MOHAP - Putnam County

Maps

Landmark Map

Landmark locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

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 Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural divisions and sections locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Natural Divisions locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map

Ecological drainage unit locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major Watersheds locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Major Rivers Locality Map

Major Rivers locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregion locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregion locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregion locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Presettlement Prairie Locality Map

Presettlement Prairie locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Historical Vegetation Map

Historical Vegetation map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

	Water		Prairie		Barrens / Scrub
	Forest		Woodland		Open Woodland

Geology Locality Map

Geology locality map for Putnam County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

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 texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger 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 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 sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog

Lizards (Lacertilia)

(none)

Snakes (Serpentes)

Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) - Lined Snake

Turtles (Testudines)

Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle

Collection Summary

Putnam County has a total of 42 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 21 species and 37 localities. There are a total of 10 collectors and 25 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 26 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1950 and its most recent collection year is 2016. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 9 and October 11, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Putnam County, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by Species

Collection summary for Putnam County by species. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a species or common name to view more information about that species. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Species	Common Name	Localities	Collections	Collectors	Dates	Expeditions	Earliest Year	Latest Year
Acris blanchardi	Blanchard's Cricket Frog	1	1	1	1	1	2005	2005
Ambystoma texanum	Small-mouthed Salamander	2	2	1	1	1	1992	1992
Ambystoma tigrinum	Eastern Tiger Salamander	4	5	3	3	3	1974	1992
Anaxyrus americanus	American Toad	3	3	3	3	3	1985	2015
Anaxyrus fowleri	Fowler's Toad	1	1	1	1	1	2003	2003
Chelydra serpentina	Snapping Turtle	2	2	2	2	2	2005	2013
Chrysemys picta	Western Painted Turtle	6	6	2	5	5	2005	2015
Coluber constrictor	North American Racer	3	3	2	3	3	1950	2015
Lampropeltis calligaster	Prairie Kingsnake	1	1	1	1	1	2015	2015
Lithobates blairi	Plains Leopard Frog	3	3	2	3	3	1994	2013
Lithobates catesbeianus	American Bullfrog	1	1	1	1	1	1986	1986
Lithobates sphenocephalus	Southern Leopard Frog	1	1	1	1	1	2013	2013
Nerodia sipedon	Common Watersnake	1	1	1	1	1	2005	2005
Pantherophis obsoletus	Western Ratsnake	1	1	1	1	1	2016	2016
Pseudacris crucifer	Spring Peeper	1	1	3	1	1	2006	2006
Pseudacris maculata	Boreal Chorus Frog	1	1	3	1	1	2006	2006
Storeria dekayi	DeKay's Brownsnake	2	2	2	2	2	2001	2015
Terrapene ornata	Ornate Box Turtle	1	1	1	1	1	1960	1960
Thamnophis proximus	Orange-striped Ribbonsnake	4	4	4	4	4	2000	2015
Thamnophis sirtalis	Common Gartersnake	1	1	1	1	1	2015	2015
Tropidoclonion lineatum	Lined Snake	1	1	1	1	1	2011	2011

Potential Species Records

Potential species for Putnam 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	Apalone spinifera	Eastern Spiny Softshell	Same watershed, within 5 miles	Upper Chariton
2	Apalone spinifera	Eastern Spiny Softshell	Same watershed, within 5 miles	Lower Chariton
2	Crotalus horridus	Timber Rattlesnake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
2	Diadophis punctatus	Ring-necked Snake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
2	Virginia valeriae	Western Smooth Earthsnake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
4	Heterodon platirhinos	Eastern Hog-nosed Snake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
4	Plestiodon fasciatus	Common Five-lined Skink	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
4	Trachemys scripta	Red-eared Slider	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Agkistrodon contortrix	Copperhead	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope's Gray Treefrog	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Lampropeltis holbrooki	Speckled Kingsnake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Lampropeltis triangulum	Eastern Milksnake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Lithobates clamitans	Green Frog	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Lithobates pipiens	Northern Leopard Frog	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Ophisaurus attenuatus	Western Slender Glass Lizard	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Regina grahamii	Graham's Crawfish Snake	Same watershed, within 20 miles	Lower Chariton
6	Scincella lateralis	Little Brown Skink	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
6	Terrapene carolina	Three-toed Box Turtle	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
7	Lithobates areolatus	Northern Crawfish Frog	Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles	Central Irregular Plains
7	Storeria occipitomaculata	Northern Red-bellied Snake	Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles	Central Irregular Plains
8	Carphophis vermis	Western Wormsnake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
8	Nerodia rhombifer	Diamond-backed Watersnake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains
8	Thamnophis radix	Plains Gartersnake	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles	Loess Flats and Till Plains

Checklist

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Missouri Herpetological Atlas Project

Putnam County, Missouri