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Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ring-necked Snake


Collection Summary

Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked Snake) has a total of 1198 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 105 counties and 493 localities. There are a total of 255 collectors and 465 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 537 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1887 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 5 and November 9, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked Snake) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Adair 2 2 2 2 2 1992 2012
Andrew 1 3 1 1 1 1959 1959
Atchison 4 4 3 4 4 1986 2017
Barry 11 32 10 17 19 1930 1976
Barton 4 9 2 3 3 1982 2022
Bates 3 3 3 3 3 1982 2020
Benton 4 6 4 4 4 1940 1980
Bollinger 1 1 1 1 1 1972 1972
Boone 20 142 15 28 33 1909 2018
Buchanan 1 1 1 1 1 1991 1991
Butler 2 3 3 2 2 1994 1994
Caldwell 5 5 3 3 3 1992 2016
Callaway 5 5 4 4 4 2002 2020
Camden 7 8 6 6 6 1948 2012
Cape Girardeau 6 9 6 7 7 1938 1996
Carroll 2 5 2 2 2 1944 2019
Carter 4 8 11 5 8 1930 2022
Cass 1 1 1 1 1 1983 1983
Cedar 3 4 3 3 3 1982 2002
Chariton 2 2 4 2 2 2005 2013
Christian 7 9 12 7 7 1967 2013
Clark 1 1 1 1 1 2010 2010
Clay 2 3 2 2 2 1939 1955
Clinton 1 2 1 1 1 1982 1982
Cole 3 3 5 2 3 1982 2012
Cooper 3 5 3 3 3 1952 1998
Crawford 8 10 12 7 9 1892 2008
Dade 2 2 1 1 1 1982 1982
Dallas 2 2 4 2 2 1939 2000
Daviess 3 11 3 4 4 1940 2016
De Kalb 1 1 1 1 1 1986 1986
Dent 2 5 5 4 5 1909 1964
Douglas 3 3 4 3 3 1972 2007
Franklin 6 13 9 9 9 1934 2023
Gasconade 3 4 5 3 3 2011 2013
Gentry 2 2 2 2 2 1983 2000
Greene 14 26 9 14 14 1953 2023
Grundy 2 3 2 2 2 1982 2005
Harrison 1 1 1 1 1 1958 1958
Henry 4 6 5 4 5 1991 2007
Hickory 7 7 5 6 6 1940 1976
Holt 4 8 3 4 4 1959 2017
Howard 1 1 1 1 1 2008 2008
Howell 4 4 4 4 4 2003 2007
Iron 8 10 9 6 7 1950 2020
Jackson 22 170 6 30 33 1926 1997
Jasper 3 5 4 5 5 1906 2023
Jefferson 21 38 22 20 21 1899 2019
Johnson 18 57 17 22 28 1946 1995
Knox 1 1 1 1 1 1994 1994
Laclede 3 3 3 3 3 1954 1999
Lafayette 2 2 2 2 2 1962 1983
Lawrence 2 2 3 2 2 1993 2007
Lewis 2 2 2 2 2 2002 2013
Lincoln 7 13 9 6 9 1963 2013
Linn 2 4 4 2 2 1984 1984
Livingston 2 2 2 2 2 1982 2005
Macon 4 6 8 6 6 1916 2023
Madison 3 4 5 4 4 1950 2007
Maries 3 3 3 3 3 2000 2003
Marion 1 1 1 1 1 1950 1950
McDonald 4 10 3 5 5 1936 1982
Mercer 3 3 1 2 2 1982 1983
Miller 4 5 7 5 5 1966 2010
Moniteau 2 27 3 2 3 2000 2000
Monroe 5 21 6 4 4 1950 2001
Montgomery 2 6 3 4 4 1902 1970
Morgan 5 5 4 4 5 1905 2002
Newton 5 8 8 7 7 1944 2011
Nodaway 3 7 1 3 3 1967 1980
Oregon 4 4 4 4 4 1940 1988
Osage 1 1 1 1 1 2005 2005
Ozark 3 8 8 7 8 1975 2020
Perry 1 1 1 1 1 2006 2006
Pettis 13 42 7 10 11 1939 2014
Phelps 6 9 10 6 8 1958 2015
Pike 5 14 9 4 9 1971 1994
Platte 2 6 1 2 2 1939 1983
Polk 6 6 2 6 6 1959 2016
Pulaski 7 15 7 7 7 1929 1979
Ralls 3 4 5 3 4 1971 2001
Randolph 4 4 2 4 4 1983 2007
Ray 3 8 1 4 4 1951 1960
Reynolds 2 2 4 2 2 1997 2021
Ripley 4 4 4 4 4 1973 2011
Saint Charles 2 2 2 2 2 1940 1971
Saint Clair 11 58 12 12 15 1938 2007
Sainte Genevieve 5 17 5 5 5 1932 2007
Saint Francois 4 6 7 4 6 1937 2008
Saint Louis 15 44 14 16 18 1887 1996
Saline 6 21 4 5 5 1940 2015
Schuyler 1 1 1 1 1 2008 2008
Shannon 7 8 10 6 6 1940 2010
Stoddard 7 16 6 11 11 1935 1970
Stone 6 9 10 8 8 1906 1976
Sullivan 3 3 2 3 3 2003 2012
Taney 11 24 14 15 17 1946 2009
Texas 5 6 12 4 6 1989 2003
Vernon 3 3 3 3 3 1982 2020
Warren 4 7 4 4 4 1976 2018
Washington 6 14 7 8 11 1953 1972
Wayne 10 14 12 11 11 1935 1993
Webster 4 4 1 3 3 2001 2016
Worth 2 3 3 2 2 1985 2000
Wright 2 2 2 2 2 1973 2002