Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

County Map

County map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed 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 3 August 2022.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed 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 3 August 2022.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Major Watersheds locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Native Status

Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander) has a total of 99 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 22 counties and 39 localities. There are a total of 45 collectors and 38 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 43 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1956 and its most recent collection year is 2016. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 12 and October 16, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for *Hemidactylium scutatum* (Four-toed Salamander) 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
Benton	1	2	2	1	1	1991	1991
Butler	1	1	1	1	1	2007	2007
Camden	1	2	1	1	1	1985	1985
Carter	1	2	2	1	1	1990	1990
Crawford	1	1	1	1	1
Dent	1	2	1	1	1	1990	1990
Hickory	1	1	1	1	1	1998	1998
Iron	1	1	1	1	1	1979	1979
Jefferson	1	1	1	1	1	2014	2014
Laclede	1	1	1	1	1	2010	2010
Lincoln	1	2	2	2	2	1979	1979
Madison	1	1	1	1	1	1980	1980
Phelps	8	12	10	8	9	1982	2016
Reynolds	2	3	3	2	3	1964	1964
Ripley	2	2	4	2	2	1990	2000
Sainte Genevieve	3	4	3	3	3	1956	2010
Shannon	2	3	4	2	2	1990	1997
Stoddard	1	1	1	1	1	1979	1979
Texas	1	1	1	1	1	1980	1980
Warren	3	3	5	3	3	2002	2011
Washington	1	1	1	1	1	1988	1988
Wayne	4	52	13	5	6	1968	2010

Potential County Records

Potential counties for *Hemidactylium scutatum* (Four-toed Salamander). Counties are listed in descending order of their likelihood of having this species. Click on a county to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood	County	Rationale	Ecoregion / Watershed
2	Dallas	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Central Plateau
2	Franklin	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	River Hills
2	Franklin	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Eastern Ozark Border
2	Franklin	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Central Plateau
2	Gasconade	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	River Hills
2	Howell	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Current River Hills
2	Montgomery	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	River Hills
2	Morgan	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Osage/Gasconade Hills
2	Perry	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Eastern Ozark Border
2	Pulaski	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Osage/Gasconade Hills
2	Saint Francois	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	St. Francois Knobs and Basins
2	Saint Francois	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Eastern Ozark Border
2	Saint Louis	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles	Eastern Ozark Border
4	Bollinger	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	Eastern Ozark Border
4	Bollinger	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	St. Francois Knobs and Basins
4	Bollinger	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	Black River Hills Border
4	Maries	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	Osage/Gasconade Hills
4	Saint Charles	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles	River Hills
6	Callaway	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	River Hills
6	Cape Girardeau	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Eastern Ozark Border
6	Miller	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Osage/Gasconade Hills
6	Oregon	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Current River Hills
6	Osage	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	River Hills
6	Pike	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	River Hills
6	Polk	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Osage/Gasconade Hills
6	Polk	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Central Plateau
6	Webster	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Central Plateau
6	Wright	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles	Central Plateau
7	Douglas	Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles	Ozark Highlands
7	Pettis	Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles	Ozark Highlands
8	Audrain	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles	River Hills
8	Greene	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles	Central Plateau
8	Henry	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles	Osage/Gasconade Hills
8	Saint Clair	Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles	Osage/Gasconade Hills
9	Cooper	Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles	Ozark Highlands
9	Moniteau	Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles	Ozark Highlands
9	Ozark	Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles	Ozark Highlands
10	Scott	Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county	River Hills

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:: Animalia - Animals
Phylum:: Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:: Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
Order:: Caudata Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
Family:: Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 - Lungless Salamanders
Genus:: Hemidactylium Tschudi, 1838 - Four-Toed Salamanders
Species:: Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck and Schlegel in Von Siebold, 1838) - Four-toed Salamander

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)

Missouri Herpetological Atlas Project

Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck and Schlegel in Von Siebold, 1838) - Four-toed Salamander