Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma annulatum Cope, 1886 - Ringed Salamander
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
- Eurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) - Long-tailed Salamander
- Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque, 1822 - Cave Salamander
- Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck and Schlegel in Von Siebold, 1838) - Four-toed 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
- 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
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 anthracinus (Baird, 1850) - Southern Coal Skink
- 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)
- 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
- 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 sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) - Northern Red-bellied Snake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- 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
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
Collection Summary
Sainte Genevieve County has a total of 113 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 44 species and 54 localities. There are a total of 46 collectors and 47 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 57 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1902 and its most recent collection year is 2019. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 9 and November 8, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Sainte Genevieve 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 opacum | Marbled Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Haldea striatula | Rough Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 2 | Macrochelys temminckii | Alligator Snapping Turtle | Same watershed, within 5 miles | Big |
![]() | 2 | Nerodia rhombifer | Diamond-backed Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 2 | Nerodia rhombifer | Diamond-backed Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 2 | Notophthalmus viridescens | Central Newt | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Pseudacris maculata | Boreal Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 2 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Thamnophis proximus | Orange-striped Ribbonsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Apalone mutica | Midland Smooth Softshell | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Cahokia-Joachim |
![]() | 4 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Whitewater |
![]() | 4 | Apalone spinifera | Eastern Spiny Softshell | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Big |
![]() | 4 | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 4 | Hyla chrysoscelis | Cope's Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | St. Francois Knobs and Basins |
![]() | 4 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 4 | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 4 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 4 | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Big |
![]() | 4 | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau |
![]() | 4 | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Upper St. Francis |
![]() | 4 | Sternotherus odoratus | Eastern Musk Turtle | Same watershed, within 10 miles | Whitewater |
![]() | 4 | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | St. Francois Knobs and Basins |
![]() | 4 | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 5 | Plestiodon laticeps | Broad-headed Skink | Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma texanum | Small-mouthed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Chrysemys picta | Western Painted Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Chrysemys picta | Western Painted Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 6 | Graptemys ouachitensis | Ouachita Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Big |
![]() | 6 | Necturus maculosus | Mudpuppy | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Big |
![]() | 6 | Nerodia erythrogaster | Plain-bellied Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Pseudacris feriarum | Upland Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Pseudacris feriarum | Upland Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | St. Francois Knobs and Basins |
![]() | 6 | Pseudemys concinna | River Cooter | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau |
![]() | 6 | Pseudemys concinna | River Cooter | Same watershed, within 20 miles | Upper St. Francis |
![]() | 6 | Storeria dekayi | DeKay's Brownsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 6 | Storeria dekayi | DeKay's Brownsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 6 | Storeria dekayi | DeKay's Brownsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | St. Francois Knobs and Basins |
![]() | 7 | Sistrurus miliarius | Western Pygmy Rattlesnake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 8 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 30 miles | Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau |
![]() | 8 | Graptemys pseudogeographica | False Map Turtle | Same watershed, within 30 miles | Whitewater |
![]() | 8 | Hyla cinerea | Green Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 8 | Pantherophis vulpinus | Eastern Foxsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
![]() | 10 | Regina grahamii | Graham's Crawfish Snake | Adjacent county, same watershed | Cahokia-Joachim |
![]() | 10 | Siren intermedia | Western Lesser Siren | Adjacent county, same watershed | Whitewater |
![]() | 10 | Siren intermedia | Western Lesser Siren | Adjacent county, same watershed | Cahokia-Joachim |
![]() | 10 | Siren intermedia | Western Lesser Siren | Adjacent county, same watershed | Big |
![]() | 10 | Siren intermedia | Western Lesser Siren | Adjacent county, same watershed | Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau |
![]() | 10 | Siren intermedia | Western Lesser Siren | Adjacent county, same watershed | Upper St. Francis |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Sainte Genevieve County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Sainte-Genevieve>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Sainte Genevieve County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Sainte-Genevieve> (with common names)