Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Water | Prairie | Barrens / Scrub | |||
Forest | Woodland | Open Woodland |
Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Saint Louis County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
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
- Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Mudpuppy
- 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)
- 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
- Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799) - Green Treefrog
- 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
- 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 anthracinus (Baird, 1850) - Southern Coal Skink
- 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
- Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mediterranean Gecko 1
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
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Eastern Foxsnake
- Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
- Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard, 1853 - Flat-headed Snake
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- 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
- Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) - Lined Snake
- Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 - Western Smooth Earthsnake
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
- Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) - Western Cottonmouth
- 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
- Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern 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 mutica (LeSueur, 1827) - Midland Smooth Softshell
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Saint Louis County has a total of 848 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 73 species and 151 localities. There are a total of 95 collectors and 255 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 280 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1878 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 6 and December 4, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Saint Louis County, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Note: For the purposes of tracking county records and summarizing collections, the small number of collections for Saint Louis City have been combined with the county of Saint Louis.
Collection Summary by Species
Potential Species Records
Likelihood | Species | Common Name | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
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2 | Coluber flagellum | Eastern Coachwhip | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border | |
2 | Crotaphytus collaris | Eastern Collared Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border | |
2 | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills | |
2 | Graptemys ouachitensis | Ouachita Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 5 miles | Peruque-Piasa | |
2 | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border | |
2 | Nerodia erythrogaster | Plain-bellied Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain | |
2 | Opheodrys vernalis | Smooth Greensnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills | |
2 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain | |
2 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border | |
4 | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis | Hellbender | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Meramec | |
5 | Lithobates areolatus | Northern Crawfish Frog | Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills | |
6 | Haldea striatula | Rough Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Eastern Ozark Border | |
8 | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills | |
9 | Sistrurus miliarius | Western Pygmy Rattlesnake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Ozark Highlands |
Checklist
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- Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2024. Checklist of Saint Louis County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2023. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Saint-Louis>
- Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2024. Checklist of Saint Louis County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2023. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Saint-Louis> (with common names)