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Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri


Potential Species Records

Potential species for Sainte Genevieve 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 Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles St. Francois Knobs and Basins
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 Eastern Ozark Border
2 Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain
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 Hemidactylus turcicus 1 Mediterranean Gecko Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
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 Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed Skink Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles St. Francois Knobs and Basins
4 Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Musk Turtle Same watershed, within 10 miles Whitewater
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 Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
4 Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Musk Turtle Same watershed, within 10 miles Big
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
6 Ambystoma talpoideum Mole Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
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 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 Eastern Ozark Border
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 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 Whitewater
8 Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle Same watershed, within 30 miles Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
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

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.