Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Saint Charles County, Missouri
Map created 3 August 2022.
Water | Prairie | Barrens / Scrub | |||
Forest | Woodland | Open Woodland |
Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Saint Charles 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)
- Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 - Western Lesser Siren
- Ambystoma annulatum Cope, 1886 - Ringed Salamander
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) - Marbled Salamander
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
- Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) - Long-tailed Salamander
- Plethodon albagula Grobman, 1944 - Western Slimy 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 chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Cope's Gray Treefrog
- Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
- Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) - Boreal Chorus Frog
- Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Northern Crawfish 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
- Lithobates sylvaticus (LeConte, 1825) - Wood Frog
- Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) - Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- 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
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) - Smooth Greensnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Eastern Foxsnake
- Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- 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 radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Plains Gartersnake
- 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
- Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Eastern Massasauga
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
- Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - Blanding's Turtle
- Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern Map Turtle
- Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Saint Charles County has a total of 485 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 66 species and 117 localities. There are a total of 66 collectors and 154 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 165 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1889 and its most recent collection year is 2015. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 4 and November 27, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Saint Charles 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 | Hemidactylus turcicus 1 | Mediterranean Gecko | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills | |
2 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills | |
2 | Plethodon serratus | Southern Red-backed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills | |
2 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills | |
2 | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills | |
4 | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills | |
4 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills | |
4 | Plestiodon anthracinus | Southern Coal Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills | |
6 | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills | |
6 | Apalone mutica | Midland Smooth Softshell | Same watershed, within 20 miles | The Sny | |
6 | Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Lower Missouri | |
8 | Coluber flagellum | Eastern Coachwhip | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills | |
8 | Crotaphytus collaris | Eastern Collared Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills | |
8 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills | |
8 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain | |
10 | Eurycea lucifuga | Cave Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills | |
10 | Hyla cinerea | Green Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain | |
10 | Hyla cinerea | Green Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills |
Checklist
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- Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2022. Checklist of Saint Charles County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2021. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Saint-Charles>
- Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2022. Checklist of Saint Charles County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2021. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Saint-Charles> (with common names)
Notes
1 This species is not native to Missouri. Thus far, non-native reptiles in Missouri have only been found in urban areas and do not appear to constitute a threat to our native herpetofauna. This is not the case everywhere and non-native species that become invasive are considered by many biologists to be a major threat, second only to habitat loss, to our native species. Care should be taken to prevent the spread of this and all non-native species. Furthermore, it is illegal to release non-native species into the environment.