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Stoddard County, Missouri

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Landmark Map

Landmark locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Landmark locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Interstate HighwayRailroadUS Army Corps of Engineers
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State HighwayDepartment of Natural ResourcesNational Park Service
County HighwayUS Forest ServiceUS Department of Defense

Locator Map

Locator map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Locator map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural divisions and sections locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Natural Divisions locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map

Ecological drainage unit locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Major Watersheds locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Major Rivers Locality Map

Major rivers locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Major Rivers locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Presettlement Prairie Locality Map

Presettlement prairie locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

Historical Vegetation Map

Historical vegetation map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Historical Vegetation map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

WaterPrairieBarrens / Scrub
ForestWoodlandOpen Woodland

Geology Locality Map

Geology locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Geology locality map for Stoddard County, Missouri
Map created 8 April 2021.

AlluviumSandstoneDolomiteLimestone
ClaySandstone / LimestoneDolomite / LimestoneLimestone / Sandstone
IgneousSandstone / DolomiteDolomite / ShaleLimestone / Shale
Limestone / Sandstone / Shale

Species List

Salamanders (Caudata)

Frogs (Anura)

Lizards (Lacertilia)

Snakes (Serpentes)

Turtles (Testudines)

Collection Summary

Stoddard County has a total of 1,116 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 61 species and 126 localities. There are a total of 114 collectors and 216 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 300 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 2020. 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

Collection summary for Stoddard County by species. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a species or common name to view more information about that species. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Species Common Name Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Acris blanchardi Blanchard's Cricket Frog 7 17 9 12 12 1929 1980
Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead 10 20 6 11 11 1935 1973
Agkistrodon piscivorus Western Cottonmouth 20 63 19 29 32 1935 2016
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander 12 85 26 30 33 1899 2015
Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander 11 48 18 28 29 1897 2014
Ambystoma talpoideum Mole Salamander 4 29 11 11 13 1967 1998
Ambystoma texanum Small-mouthed Salamander 10 112 21 30 35 1899 2001
Amphiuma tridactylum Three-toed Amphiuma 5 7 7 5 5 1961 2013
Anaxyrus americanus American Toad 6 21 12 11 11 1929 2009
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad 6 42 12 13 13 1909 2005
Apalone spinifera Eastern Spiny Softshell 2 4 5 3 3 2001 2005
Aspidoscelis sexlineata Six-lined Racerunner 1 1 2 1 1 1987 1987
Carphophis vermis Western Wormsnake 2 4 2 3 3 1936 1975
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle 3 3 3 3 3 1967 2015
Chrysemys dorsalis Southern Painted Turtle 6 12 7 6 6 1962 2020
Coluber constrictor North American Racer 4 5 4 4 4 1938 1949
Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake 3 11 4 8 8 1935 1969
Deirochelys reticularia Western Chicken Turtle 3 3 3 3 3 1960 1967
Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake 7 16 6 11 11 1935 1970
Farancia abacura Western Mudsnake 5 5 7 4 4 1967 2013
Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad 4 15 6 7 7 1965 1979
Graptemys pseudogeographica False Map Turtle 1 1 1 1 1 2001 2001
Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander 1 1 1 1 1 1979 1979
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hog-nosed Snake 3 4 4 4 4 1938 1979
Hyla chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog 2 24 3 4 4 1964 1990
Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog 11 65 28 25 30 1938 2009
Kinosternon subrubrum Mississippi Mud Turtle 3 5 4 4 5 1960 1967
Lampropeltis holbrooki Speckled Kingsnake 2 3 2 3 3 1966 1972
Lampropeltis nigra Eastern Black Kingsnake 2 2 3 2 2 1938 2005
Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern Milksnake 3 4 6 4 4 1936 2015
Lithobates catesbeianus American Bullfrog 5 13 9 8 8 1909 1973
Lithobates clamitans Green Frog 6 10 10 9 9 1929 2019
Lithobates palustris Pickerel Frog 1 2 1 1 1 1966 1966
Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard Frog 10 43 16 16 17 1899 2003
Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle 2 4 2 2 2 1979 1979
Necturus maculosus Mudpuppy 1 2 2 2 2 1898 1898
Nerodia erythrogaster Plain-bellied Watersnake 9 26 19 19 20 1935 2019
Nerodia fasciata Broad-banded Watersnake 9 17 18 15 16 1937 2014
Nerodia rhombifer Diamond-backed Watersnake 9 22 15 14 17 1939 2015
Nerodia sipedon Common Watersnake 4 8 6 6 7 1939 1973
Notophthalmus viridescens Central Newt 1 3 2 3 3 1970 1973
Opheodrys aestivus Northern Rough Greensnake 2 2 2 1 1 2005 2005
Pantherophis obsoletus Western Ratsnake 10 15 11 10 10 1937 2005
Plestiodon anthracinus Southern Coal Skink 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined Skink 7 9 9 7 7 1938 2009
Plestiodon laticeps Broad-headed Skink 7 8 6 5 5 1966 2019
Plethodon albagula Western Slimy Salamander 4 17 6 12 12 1966 1980
Plethodon serratus Southern Red-backed Salamander 5 144 14 19 24 1960 1987
Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper 4 10 6 8 8 1964 1988
Pseudacris feriarum Upland Chorus Frog 2 9 3 3 3 1937 1966
Pseudacris fouquettei Cajun Chorus Frog 1 8 2 1 1 2012 2012
Pseudemys concinna River Cooter 4 4 5 4 4 1960 2020
Sceloporus consobrinus Prairie Lizard 2 4 4 2 3 1938 1967
Scincella lateralis Little Brown Skink 4 5 5 5 5 1966 1970
Siren intermedia Western Lesser Siren 7 23 8 9 9 1967 2000
Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Musk Turtle 4 12 7 8 8 1965 2019
Storeria dekayi DeKay's Brownsnake 5 12 6 12 12 1899 1981
Terrapene carolina Three-toed Box Turtle 8 9 8 7 7 1962 2019
Thamnophis proximus Orange-striped Ribbonsnake 6 10 10 10 10 1929 2020
Thamnophis sirtalis Common Gartersnake 4 4 5 4 4 1969 2005
Trachemys scripta Red-eared Slider 10 15 8 10 10 1965 2019

Potential Species Records

Potential species for Stoddard 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 Eurycea longicauda Long-tailed 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 Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains Ratsnake Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Black River Hills Border
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 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
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

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