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Scott County, Missouri

Potential Species Records

Potential species for Scott 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 mutica Midland Smooth Softshell Same watershed, within 5 miles Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
2 Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles St. Francis Lowlands
2 Farancia abacura Western Mudsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles St. Francis Lowlands
2 Nerodia fasciata Broad-banded Watersnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Northern Holocene Meander Belts
4 Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles St. Francis Lowlands
4 Ambystoma talpoideum Mole Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles St. Francis Lowlands
4 Amphiuma tridactylum Three-toed Amphiuma Same watershed, within 10 miles Whitewater
4 Carphophis vermis Western Wormsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles St. Francis Lowlands
4 Storeria dekayi DeKay's Brownsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles St. Francis Lowlands
5 Hemidactylus turcicus 1 Mediterranean Gecko Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
5 Plethodon albagula Western Slimy Salamander Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
5 Plethodon serratus Southern Red-backed Salamander Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
6 Lithobates palustris Pickerel Frog Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles St. Francis Lowlands
6 Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy Same watershed, within 20 miles Whitewater
7 Deirochelys reticularia Western Chicken Turtle Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain
7 Eurycea lucifuga Cave Salamander Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Lampropeltis holbrooki Speckled Kingsnake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Lampropeltis holbrooki Speckled Kingsnake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain
7 Notophthalmus viridescens Central Newt Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain
7 Notophthalmus viridescens Central Newt Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Plestiodon anthracinus Southern Coal Skink Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain
7 Virginia valeriae Western Smooth Earthsnake Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
9 Chrysemys picta Western Painted Turtle Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
10 Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county River Hills

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.