Maps
Locality Map
Locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
County Map
County map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical Locality Map
Historical locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares (
) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles (
) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical County Map
Historical county map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares (
) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles (
) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 6 March 2024.
Ecological Drainage Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Native Status
Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) is native to Missouri.
Collection Summary
Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) has a total of 410 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 63 counties and 189 localities. There are a total of 126 collectors and 181 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 200 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1895 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 2 and November 28, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Collection Summary by County
County | Localities | Collections | Collectors | Dates | Expeditions | Earliest Year | Latest Year | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Barry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1955 | 1977 |
![]() | Benton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
![]() | Bollinger | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1965 | 1980 |
![]() | Boone | 8 | 46 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 1969 | 2013 |
![]() | Butler | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1966 | 1999 |
![]() | Callaway | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1999 | 2011 |
![]() | Camden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
![]() | Cape Girardeau | 4 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1961 | 1996 |
![]() | Carter | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1964 | 1997 |
![]() | Cedar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
![]() | Christian | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2009 | 2023 |
![]() | Cole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
![]() | Crawford | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1933 | 2003 |
![]() | Dallas | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2002 |
![]() | Dent | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
![]() | Douglas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
![]() | Dunklin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1956 | 1956 |
![]() | Franklin | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
![]() | Gasconade | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1978 | 2014 |
![]() | Greene | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
![]() | Hickory | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1999 | 2011 |
![]() | Howard | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2002 |
![]() | Howell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
![]() | Iron | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
![]() | Jackson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1938 | 1938 |
![]() | Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
![]() | Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
![]() | Laclede | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1993 | 2000 |
![]() | Lincoln | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1979 | 2011 |
![]() | Madison | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1976 | 2007 |
![]() | Maries | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1982 | 2014 |
![]() | McDonald | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1997 | 2020 |
![]() | Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
![]() | Montgomery | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1982 | 2021 |
![]() | Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1981 | 1981 |
![]() | Newton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
![]() | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1902 | 2014 |
![]() | Osage | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1983 | 1997 |
![]() | Ozark | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1987 | 1997 |
![]() | Perry | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2005 | 2015 |
![]() | Phelps | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1982 | 2021 |
![]() | Pike | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1991 | 2020 |
![]() | Polk | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2000 | 2017 |
![]() | Pulaski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
![]() | Randolph | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1987 | 2002 |
![]() | Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1981 | 1981 |
![]() | Ripley | 3 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1966 | 2020 |
![]() | Saint Charles | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1995 | 1995 |
![]() | Saint Clair | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
![]() | Sainte Genevieve | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2004 | 2016 |
![]() | Saint Francois | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2008 | 2021 |
![]() | Saint Louis | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1895 | 1987 |
![]() | Scott | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2001 | 2008 |
![]() | Shannon | 7 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1973 | 2014 |
![]() | Stoddard | 13 | 86 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 1899 | 2022 |
![]() | Stone | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1910 | 1951 |
![]() | Taney | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1973 | 2020 |
![]() | Texas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2001 | 2004 |
![]() | Warren | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1981 | 2020 |
![]() | Washington | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1990 | 2023 |
![]() | Wayne | 11 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1968 | 2006 |
![]() | Webster | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1998 | 2018 |
![]() | Wright | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
Potential County Records
Likelihood | County | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | Audrain | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 2 | Lafayette | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 2 | Moniteau | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Pemiscot | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 2 | Ralls | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Ray | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 2 | Vernon | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 4 | Dade | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Springfield Plateau |
![]() | 4 | Henry | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 4 | Monroe | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 4 | Monroe | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 5 | Clay | Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles | Western Corn Belt Plains |
![]() | 6 | Barton | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Bates | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Cooper | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Jasper | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Springfield Plateau |
![]() | 6 | Lawrence | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Springfield Plateau |
![]() | 6 | Marion | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | New Madrid | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
![]() | 7 | Chariton | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 7 | Mississippi | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills |
![]() | 7 | Pettis | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 8 | Carroll | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 8 | Macon | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 8 | Saline | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 8 | Shelby | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 8 | Shelby | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 9 | Clinton | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Corn Belt Plains |
![]() | 9 | Platte | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Corn Belt Plains |
![]() | 11 | Cass | Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county | Central Irregular Plains |
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
- Order:
- Caudata Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
- Family:
- Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 - Mole Salamanders
- Genus:
- Ambystoma Tschudi, 1838 - Mole Salamanders
- Species:
- Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) - Spotted Salamander
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)