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Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

County Map

County map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
County map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Currently unavailable: Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Historical locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt). 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 28 February 2018.

Currently unavailable: Historical County Map

Historical county map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Historical county map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt). 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 28 February 2018.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Major Watersheds locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Native Status

Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt) has a total of 527 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 63 counties and 151 localities. There are a total of 116 collectors and 169 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 201 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1890 and its most recent collection year is 2017. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 1 and December 4, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt) 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
Barry 4 11 5 4 4 1964 2009
Bates 1 2 1 1 1 2003 2003
Benton 1 1 3 1 1 2012 2012
Bollinger 3 4 6 3 3 1981 1997
Boone 15 135 12 23 28 1911 2001
Butler 2 3 3 2 3 1897 1897
Callaway 3 4 2 2 2 1975 2016
Camden 2 2 3 2 2 1983 2011
Cape Girardeau 1 1 1 1 1 2007 2007
Carter 1 2 2 1 2 1930 1930
Christian 1 1 1 1 1 2007 2007
Cole 1 1 1 1 1 2015 2015
Cooper 1 2 1 1 1 2011 2011
Crawford 3 10 2 3 3 1987 1988
Dallas 2 3 5 3 3 1992 2002
Dent 3 8 6 5 5 1909 2010
Douglas 2 2 4 2 2 1972 2008
Franklin 1 1 1 1 1 2014 2014
Gasconade 1 1 3 1 1 2013 2013
Greene 1 1 1 1 1 2004 2004
Henry 1 1 1 1 1 2008 2008
Hickory 4 5 3 4 4 1985 2011
Howard 1 2 1 1 1 2002 2002
Howell 2 3 3 3 3 1932 2007
Iron 2 2 3 2 2 2001 2009
Jefferson 4 5 3 2 2 1932 1932
Johnson 3 5 2 3 3 1991 2009
Laclede 5 7 4 5 5 1961 2009
Lawrence 1 1 2 1 1 2007 2007
Lincoln 2 4 2 4 4 1978 2011
Madison 1 1 1 1 1 2013 2013
Maries 2 10 9 5 9 1982 2014
Marion 1 1 1 1 1 2001 2001
McDonald 3 3 3 3 3 1972 2009
Miller 1 1 3 1 1 2009 2009
Moniteau 1 1 2 1 1 2012 2012
Monroe 1 2 1 1 1 2000 2000
Montgomery 2 5 2 3 3 1982 1998
Newton 1 4 1 1 1 1944 1944
Oregon 2 9 2 3 3 1966 1973
Osage 1 1 1 1 1 1997 1997
Ozark 5 125 24 15 30 1966 2017
Perry 2 2 9 2 2 2006 2008
Phelps 5 6 9 5 5 1933 2015
Pike 3 3 1 2 2 1992 1996
Polk 1 1 1 1 1 2014 2014
Pulaski 3 3 1 3 3 1966 1971
Randolph 2 6 4 2 2 1987 2001
Reynolds 3 9 2 4 4 1939 1981
Ripley 2 4 5 2 2 1988 2009
Saint Charles 3 18 5 3 4 1985 1995
Saint Clair 1 1 1 1 1 1946 1946
Saint Francois 3 3 4 3 3 1929 2008
Saint Louis 8 42 6 9 10 1890 1987
Shannon 3 3 3 3 3 1970 2010
Stoddard 1 3 2 3 3 1970 1973
Stone 2 5 1 1 1 1976 1976
Taney 5 8 8 3 4 1971 2007
Texas 2 2 2 2 2 2003 2004
Warren 2 5 3 2 2 1980 2001
Wayne 2 5 6 2 2 1939 2003
Webster 1 1 1 1 1 1993 1993
Wright 2 4 4 2 3 1989 1995

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Notophthalmus viridescens (Central Newt). 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 River Hills
2 Pettis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Wooded Osage Plains
2 Pettis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Ralls Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Sainte Genevieve Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Washington Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Meramec River Hills
4 Dade Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Springfield Plateau
4 Morgan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
5 Lewis Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
6 Cass Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Cedar Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
6 Cedar Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
6 Dunklin Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains
6 Jasper Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Springfield Plateau
6 Lafayette Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Saline Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Saline Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Shelby Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Vernon Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
7 Chariton 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
8 Barton Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Springfield Plateau
8 Jackson Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Wooded Osage Plains
8 Macon Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Claypan Prairie
9 Mississippi Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
9 New Madrid Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
Order:
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
Family:
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 - Newts
Genus:
Notophthalmus Rafinesque, 1820 - Eastern Newts
Species:
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) - Central Newt

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)