Collection Summary
Plestiodon anthracinus (Southern Coal Skink) has a total of 141 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 47 counties and 118 localities. There are a total of 80 collectors and 110 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 113 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1907 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 6 and October 21, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Collection Summary by County
| County | Localities | Collections | Collectors | Dates | Expeditions | Earliest Year | Latest Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Barry | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1927 | 1976 |
| Barton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1987 | 1987 |
| Benton | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Butler | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1987 | 1994 |
| Camden | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1963 | 2014 |
| Cape Girardeau | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1981 | 2007 |
| Carter | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1930 | 2002 |
| Christian | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1961 | 1993 |
| Cole | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1981 | 2012 |
| Crawford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Dade | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1987 | 1987 |
| Douglas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1972 | 1978 |
| Franklin | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Greene | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1959 | 2023 |
| Hickory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Iron | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Jefferson | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1907 | 2015 |
| Johnson | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1961 | 1976 |
| Laclede | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2000 | 2003 |
| Madison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Maries | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
| McDonald | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1972 | 1982 |
| Miller | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1962 | 1976 |
| Moniteau | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Morgan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1969 | 2002 |
| Newton | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1993 | 2002 |
| Oregon | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1950 | 1950 |
| Osage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Ozark | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1961 | 1982 |
| Pettis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Phelps | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1979 | 2015 |
| Pulaski | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1929 | 1972 |
| Reynolds | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2008 | 2008 |
| Ripley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Saint Clair | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1938 | 2007 |
| Sainte Genevieve | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Saint Francois | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
| Saint Louis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Shannon | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1941 | 1973 |
| Stoddard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1975 | 1975 |
| Stone | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1950 | 1993 |
| Taney | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1951 | 1997 |
| Vernon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Warren | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Wayne | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1947 | 1995 |
| Webster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Wright | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1961 | 1973 |