Maps
Landmark Map
Landmark locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
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Locator Map
Locator map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Ecological Drainage Unit Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Rivers Locality Map
Major Rivers locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Presettlement Prairie Locality Map
Presettlement Prairie locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical Vegetation Map
Historical Vegetation map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
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Geology Locality Map
Geology locality map for Holt County, Missouri
Map created 6 March 2024.
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![]() | Clay | ![]() | Sandstone / Limestone | ![]() | Dolomite / Limestone | ![]() | Limestone / Sandstone |
![]() | Igneous | ![]() | Sandstone / Dolomite | ![]() | Dolomite / Shale | ![]() | Limestone / Shale |
![]() | Limestone / Sandstone / Shale |
Species List
Salamanders (Caudata)
- Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) - Small-mouthed Salamander
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) - Eastern Tiger Salamander
Frogs (Anura)
- Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) - Plains Spadefoot
- Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) - American Toad
- Anaxyrus cognatus (Say, 1822) - Great Plains Toad
- Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) - Woodhouse's Toad
- Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 - Blanchard's Cricket Frog
- Hyla chrysoscelis Cope, 1880 - Cope's Gray Treefrog
- Hyla versicolor LeConte, 1825 - Gray Treefrog
- 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 pipiens (Schreber, 1782) - Northern Leopard Frog
- Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856) - Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
Lizards (Lacertilia)
- Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
Snakes (Serpentes)
- Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 - North American Racer
- Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) - Prairie Kingsnake
- Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) - Eastern Milksnake
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823) - Western Ratsnake
- Pantherophis ramspotti Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham, and Gardner, 2011 - Western Foxsnake
- Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) - Bullsnake
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
- Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake
- Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Plains Hog-nosed Snake
- Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801 - Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
- Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) - Diamond-backed Watersnake
- Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Watersnake
- 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 radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) - Plains Gartersnake
- Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Gartersnake
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
- Sistrurus tergeminus (Say, 1823) - Prairie Massasauga
Turtles (Testudines)
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snapping Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - Blanding's Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
- Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) - Eastern Spiny Softshell
Collection Summary
Holt County has a total of 572 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 42 species and 188 localities. There are a total of 34 collectors and 137 collection dates for the county. This results in a total of 152 expeditions for the county, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The county's earliest collection year is 1939 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 1 and October 31, respectively. If you have a new record to report for Holt 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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![]() | 4 | Lampropeltis holbrooki | Speckled Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 4 | Lampropeltis holbrooki | Speckled Kingsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 4 | Terrapene ornata | Ornate Box Turtle | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Pantherophis emoryi | Great Plains Ratsnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 6 | Plestiodon obsoletus | Great Plains Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Loess Hills |
![]() | 6 | Tropidoclonion lineatum | Lined Snake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 8 | Nerodia erythrogaster | Plain-bellied Watersnake | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 8 | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Prairie Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 8 | Plestiodon septentrionalis | Prairie Skink | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Missouri Alluvial Plain |
![]() | 10 | Ophisaurus attenuatus | Western Slender Glass Lizard | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | Rolling Loess Prairies |
Checklist
All MOHAP publications are released in portable document format (PDF), an ISO standard. You must download and install a reader (click icon below) to view these documents. A state checklist, including all counties, is available on the publications page.
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2024. Checklist of Holt County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2023. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Holt>
Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2024. Checklist of Holt County Missouri Amphibians and Reptiles for 2023. <http://atlas.moherp.org/county/Holt> (with common names)