Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger 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
- 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 sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 - Graham's Crawfish Snake
- Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
- Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Shelby County has a total of 45 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 25 species and 32 localities. There are a total of 14 collectors and 26 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 27 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1961 and its most recent collection year is 2015. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 26 and October 20, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Shelby County, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Collection Summary by Species
Potential Species Records
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Shelby County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Shelby>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Shelby County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Shelby> (with common names)