Collection Summary
Plestiodon fasciatus (Common Five-lined Skink) has a total of 847 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 103 counties and 448 localities. There are a total of 242 collectors and 436 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 513 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1892 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 19 and November 9, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adair | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Andrew | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1959 | 1959 |
| Audrain | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Barry | 11 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 1927 | 1976 |
| Barton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1983 | 1990 |
| Bates | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1943 | 1958 |
| Benton | 11 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1959 | 1993 |
| Bollinger | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1935 | 1968 |
| Boone | 14 | 45 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1964 | 2004 |
| Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Butler | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1935 | 1995 |
| Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Callaway | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1999 | 2005 |
| Camden | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1967 | 1999 |
| Cape Girardeau | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1977 | 1995 |
| Carter | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1930 | 2002 |
| Cass | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1940 | 1949 |
| Cedar | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1982 | 1998 |
| Chariton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Christian | 10 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1954 | 2023 |
| Clark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1910 | 2002 |
| Clay | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1939 | 1973 |
| Cole | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2000 | 2012 |
| Cooper | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1952 | 1968 |
| Crawford | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1902 | 2001 |
| Dade | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1992 | 2000 |
| Daviess | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Dent | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1909 | 1964 |
| Douglas | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1972 | 1983 |
| Dunklin | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1905 | 1966 |
| Franklin | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1935 | 1971 |
| Gasconade | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1965 | 1980 |
| Gentry | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1969 | 2000 |
| Greene | 10 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1951 | 2020 |
| Grundy | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Harrison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Henry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1982 | 1991 |
| Hickory | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1946 | 1964 |
| Holt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1959 | 1970 |
| Howard | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2000 | 2005 |
| Howell | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1932 | 1998 |
| Iron | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1923 | 2009 |
| Jackson | 26 | 103 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 1901 | 1995 |
| Jasper | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1958 | 2022 |
| Jefferson | 14 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 1907 | 1987 |
| Johnson | 20 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 1946 | 1997 |
| Knox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Laclede | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1983 | 2000 |
| Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1991 | 1993 |
| Lewis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1930 | 1997 |
| Lincoln | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1963 | 2014 |
| Linn | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Livingston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
| Macon | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1992 | 2021 |
| Madison | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1971 | 1995 |
| Maries | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1971 | 2000 |
| McDonald | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1906 | 1993 |
| Mercer | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1978 | 1991 |
| Miller | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1968 | 1977 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1966 | 1996 |
| Moniteau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Monroe | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2001 | 2017 |
| Montgomery | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1901 | 2013 |
| Morgan | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1962 | 2002 |
| New Madrid | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1966 | 1995 |
| Newton | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1934 | 2002 |
| Oregon | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1901 | 2004 |
| Osage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Ozark | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1902 | 1980 |
| Pemiscot | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1923 | 1923 |
| Perry | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1994 | 2011 |
| Pettis | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1968 | 1968 |
| Phelps | 7 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1945 | 1982 |
| Pike | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1971 | 2017 |
| Platte | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1958 | 2021 |
| Polk | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1975 | 2016 |
| Pulaski | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1946 | 1975 |
| Ralls | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1971 | 1999 |
| Randolph | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Ray | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1960 | 1960 |
| Reynolds | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1963 | 1973 |
| Ripley | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1968 | 1968 |
| Saint Charles | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1940 | 1985 |
| Saint Clair | 13 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 1938 | 2007 |
| Sainte Genevieve | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Saint Francois | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1929 | 2008 |
| Saint Louis | 7 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1897 | 1965 |
| Saline | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1966 | 1966 |
| Scott | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1996 |
| Shannon | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1941 | 2010 |
| Shelby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Stoddard | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1938 | 2009 |
| Stone | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1892 | 1973 |
| Taney | 13 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 1928 | 2009 |
| Texas | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1979 | 2003 |
| Vernon | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1937 | 1937 |
| Warren | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Washington | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1935 | 1965 |
| Wayne | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1939 | 2010 |
| Webster | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
| Wright | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |