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Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake

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Locality Map

Locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

County Map

County map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
County map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Historical locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake). 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 Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Historical county map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake). 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 map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Major Watersheds locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Native Status

Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake) has a total of 356 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 88 counties and 296 localities. There are a total of 129 collectors and 267 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 284 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1889 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 7 and December 26, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake) 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 1964 2010
Barry 6 6 6 6 6 1939 2015
Barton 4 4 7 4 4 1998 2022
Bates 2 2 3 2 2 1958 2020
Benton 4 4 5 4 4 1934 2012
Bollinger 6 6 6 6 6 1949 2009
Boone 12 15 7 12 13 1964 2018
Butler 7 8 6 7 7 1939 1995
Caldwell 2 2 1 2 2 2016 2017
Callaway 8 8 4 8 8 1976 2020
Camden 5 5 5 5 5 1934 2012
Cape Girardeau 2 3 2 3 3 1994 1996
Carter 3 3 4 3 3 1983 1997
Cass 1 1 1 1 1 1983 1983
Cedar 3 3 4 3 3 1990 2012
Chariton 1 1 1 1 1 1938 1938
Christian 4 4 5 4 4 1965 2013
Clinton 1 1 1 1 1 2016 2016
Cole 2 2 2 2 2 1988 2012
Cooper 1 1 1 1 1 2013 2013
Crawford 3 5 7 4 4 1902 2009
Dade 2 2 2 2 2 1987 2007
Dallas 3 3 3 3 3 2002 2014
Daviess 2 2 2 2 2 1990 2001
De Kalb 1 1 1 1 1 2018 2018
Dent 1 4 2 2 2 1909 1909
Douglas 1 1 1 1 1 1993 1993
Dunklin 2 2 2 2 2 1964 1966
Franklin 1 1 1 1 1 2006 2006
Gasconade 1 1 2 1 1 2002 2002
Gentry 5 5 2 5 5 1976 2007
Greene 18 19 8 18 18 1958 2022
Harrison 2 2 3 2 2 1992 2004
Henry 1 1 1 1 1 2015 2015
Hickory 3 3 3 3 3 1966 2018
Howard 1 1 1 1 1
Howell 2 4 3 3 3 1906 1975
Iron 5 6 10 5 6 1933 2009
Jackson 11 16 3 11 13 1938 1984
Jasper 1 1 1 1 1 1982 1982
Jefferson 11 15 7 6 6 1897 2020
Johnson 5 5 4 5 5 1967 1995
Laclede 5 6 8 6 6 1939 2008
Lafayette 1 1 2 1 1 1993 1993
Lawrence 3 3 3 3 3 2003 2015
Lincoln 3 3 4 3 3 1979 2017
Linn 1 1 2 1 1 2004 2004
Macon 1 1 1 1 1 2004 2004
Madison 4 4 5 4 4 1941 1995
Maries 2 2 1 2 2 2000 2015
McDonald 2 10 2 4 4 1922 2002
Miller 7 7 9 7 7 1970 2006
Moniteau 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Montgomery 4 5 4 4 4 1995 2016
Morgan 1 1 1 1 1
Newton 1 1 2 1 1 2002 2002
Nodaway 4 4 3 4 4 1967 2011
Oregon 3 5 4 4 4 1901 2005
Osage 2 2 2 2 2 1945 2005
Ozark 6 7 8 7 7 1961 2014
Perry 1 1 1 1 1 2016 2016
Pettis 3 3 2 3 3 2013 2020
Phelps 5 6 7 6 6 1898 2016
Polk 3 3 4 3 3 2001 2019
Pulaski 3 3 3 3 3 1959 2002
Ray 2 2 2 2 2 1951 1951
Reynolds 4 4 3 4 4 1950 2023
Ripley 3 3 3 3 3 1970 2005
Saint Charles 6 8 5 7 7 1906 1989
Saint Clair 6 12 7 8 8 1938 2020
Sainte Genevieve 1 1 1 1 1
Saint Francois 3 3 5 3 3 1929 2022
Saint Louis 4 7 4 4 4 1889 1932
Saline 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Shannon 3 3 10 3 3 1991 2010
Shelby 1 1 1 1 1 2020 2020
Stoddard 2 3 2 3 3 1966 1972
Stone 4 6 5 6 6 1906 2016
Sullivan 1 1 1 1 1 2005 2005
Taney 6 8 7 7 7 1967 2020
Texas 2 2 3 2 2 2004 2006
Vernon 1 1 1 1 1 1988 1988
Warren 1 1 1 1 1 2001 2001
Washington 4 9 6 5 6 1935 2020
Wayne 6 7 10 5 5 1976 2015
Webster 2 2 1 2 2 2001 2002
Worth 1 1 1 1 1 2001 2001
Wright 4 4 2 3 3 2002 2010

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Lampropeltis holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake). 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 Andrew Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Atchison Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies
2 Carroll Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
2 Grundy Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
2 Livingston Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
2 Marion Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
4 Audrain Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Claypan Prairie
4 Holt Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Holt Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Knox Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Claypan Prairie
4 Mercer Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
4 Schuyler Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Claypan Prairie
5 Lewis Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
5 Scotland Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Central Irregular Plains
6 Buchanan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Clay Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Monroe Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Claypan Prairie
6 Monroe Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Pemiscot Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles St. Francis Lowlands
6 Pike Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Putnam Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Ralls Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Randolph Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Claypan Prairie
7 New Madrid Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain
7 Platte Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Central Irregular Plains
7 Scott Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Scott Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain
9 Clark Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Central Irregular Plains
9 Clark Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
9 Mississippi Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Suborder:
Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758 - Snakes
Family:
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 - Typical Harmless Snakes
Genus:
Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843 - Kingsnakes and Milksnakes
Species:
Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1903 - Speckled Kingsnake

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms