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Stoddard County, Missouri

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
11 Hemidactylus turcicus 1 Mediterranean Gecko Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Ozark Highlands

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.