Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Siren intermedia Barnes, 1826 - Western Lesser Siren
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
- Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807) - Marbled Salamander
- Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838) - Mole Salamander
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt
- Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Mudpuppy
- Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier, 1827 - Three-toed Amphiuma
- 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
- Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Cope's Gray Treefrog
- Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799) - Green Treefrog
- Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper
- Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) - Upland Chorus Frog
- Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins, and Cannatella, 2008 - Cajun Chorus Frog
- Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) - American Bullfrog
- Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801) - Green Frog
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard 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
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836) - Western Mudsnake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882) - Eastern Black Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) - Plain-bellied Watersnake
- Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Broad-banded Watersnake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Rough Greensnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake
- Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- 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
- Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) - Alligator Snapping Turtle
- Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacépède, 1788) - Mississippi Mud Turtle
- Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Eastern Musk Turtle
- Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 - Southern Painted Turtle
- Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Western Chicken Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Stoddard County has a total of 1,017 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 59 species and 122 localities. There are a total of 112 collectors and 207 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 286 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1897 and its most recent collection year is 2019. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 10 and November 28, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Stoddard 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 | Eurycea longicauda | Long-tailed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 2 | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 2 | Heterodon gloydi | Dusty Hog-nosed Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 2 | Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 2 | Pseudacris illinoensis | Illinois Chorus Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 2 | Scaphiopus holbrookii | Eastern Spadefoot | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 2 | Virginia valeriae | Western Smooth Earthsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 4 | Lampropeltis calligaster | Prairie Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 4 | Storeria occipitomaculata | Northern Red-bellied Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 6 | Ambystoma tigrinum | Eastern Tiger Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 6 | Cemophora coccinea | Northern Scarletsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 6 | Eurycea lucifuga | Cave Salamander | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates blairi | Plains Leopard Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 6 | Lithobates palustris | Pickerel Frog | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 6 | Nerodia cyclopion | Mississippi Green Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 6 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 6 | Sistrurus miliarius | Western Pygmy Rattlesnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Black River Hills Border |
![]() | 7 | Coluber flagellum | Eastern Coachwhip | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 7 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 8 | Regina grahamii | Graham's Crawfish Snake | Same watershed, within 30 miles | Little River Ditches |
![]() | 9 | Haldea striatula | Rough Earthsnake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 9 | Tantilla gracilis | Flat-headed Snake | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 11 | Chrysemys picta | Western Painted Turtle | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Ozark Highlands |
Checklist
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Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Stoddard County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Stoddard>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2020. Checklist of Stoddard County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2019. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Stoddard> (with common names)