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Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Northern Crawfish Frog

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

County Map

County map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
County map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Historical locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog). 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 8 April 2021.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Historical county map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog). 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 8 April 2021.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Major Watersheds locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog).
Map created 8 April 2021.

Native Status

Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog) has a total of 94 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 23 counties and 51 localities. There are a total of 40 collectors and 60 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 61 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1904 and its most recent collection year is 2018. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 1 and September 19, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog) 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 4 2 2 2001 2002
Barton 1 1 1 1 1 2006 2006
Bates 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Benton 1 1 2 1 1 2007 2007
Boone 3 4 5 4 4 1940 1984
Callaway 7 16 8 11 12 1945 2001
Cass 2 2 3 2 2 1993 1994
Chariton 1 1 1 1 1 1939 1939
Dade 4 6 4 4 4 1992 2018
Henry 1 1 1 1 1 1960 1960
Howard 1 1 1 1 1 1979 1979
Jackson 1 1 1 1 1 2013 2013
Jasper 3 3 3 3 3 1962 1964
Johnson 8 18 9 11 11 1904 1993
Macon 1 1 3 1 1 2003 2003
Miller 1 11 1 1 1 1973 1973
Montgomery 2 9 2 6 6 1906 1911
Newton 1 2 1 1 1 1984 1984
Pettis 1 1 1 1 1 1982 1982
Pike 1 1 2 1 1 1951 1951
Saint Charles 2 4 2 3 3 1938 1938
Saint Clair 3 4 2 3 3 1965 1978
Vernon 2 2 1 2 2 1989 1989

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Lithobates areolatus (Northern Crawfish Frog). 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 Audrain Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Claypan Prairie
2 Carroll Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
2 Cedar Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Cherokee Plains
2 Cedar Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Springfield Plateau
2 Knox Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Claypan Prairie
2 Lincoln Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain
2 Livingston Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
2 Morgan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Prairie Ozark Border
2 Ralls Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Claypan Prairie
2 Randolph Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Claypan Prairie
4 Cole Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Prairie Ozark Border
4 Lafayette Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Lawrence Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Springfield Plateau
4 Linn Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
4 Moniteau Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Prairie Ozark Border
4 Monroe Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Claypan Prairie
4 Shelby Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Claypan Prairie
5 Camden Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Ozark Highlands
5 Saint Louis Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
6 Barry Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
6 Cooper Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Greene Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
6 McDonald Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
6 Osage Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Polk Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
6 Saline Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Schuyler Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Claypan Prairie
6 Warren Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Claypan Prairie
7 Franklin Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
7 Putnam Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Central Irregular Plains
7 Scotland Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Central Irregular Plains
7 Sullivan Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Central Irregular Plains
8 Caldwell Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
8 Christian Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Springfield Plateau
8 Gasconade Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Grundy Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
8 Lewis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Claypan Prairie
8 Marion Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Claypan Prairie
8 Ray Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
9 Clark Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Central Irregular Plains
9 Jefferson Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
9 Maries Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Ozark Highlands
9 Platte Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Central Irregular Plains
9 Pulaski Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Ozark Highlands
10 Clay Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Loess Flats and Till Plains
10 Hickory Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Springfield Plateau

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
Order:
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 - Frogs
Family:
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 - True Frogs
Genus:
Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843 - American Water Frogs
Species:
Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) - Northern Crawfish Frog

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms