Collection Summary
Plethodon albagula (Western Slimy Salamander) has a total of 647 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 52 counties and 295 localities. There are a total of 200 collectors and 276 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 334 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 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 13 and December 3, 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 | 15 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 1938 | 2009 |
| Benton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Bollinger | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1950 | 1999 |
| Boone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Butler | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1935 | 1950 |
| Callaway | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1975 | 2011 |
| Camden | 10 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1931 | 1997 |
| Cape Girardeau | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1961 | 1996 |
| Carter | 6 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1930 | 2002 |
| Christian | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1958 | 2017 |
| Cole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Crawford | 11 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 1899 | 2013 |
| Dent | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1909 | 1965 |
| Douglas | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1928 | 2007 |
| Franklin | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1965 | 1997 |
| Gasconade | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Greene | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1950 | 2022 |
| Howell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2001 | 2005 |
| Iron | 7 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 1963 | 2009 |
| Jefferson | 17 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 1897 | 2019 |
| Laclede | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2001 | 2003 |
| Madison | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1962 | 2013 |
| Maries | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1962 | 2009 |
| McDonald | 12 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1952 | 2001 |
| Miller | 9 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1962 | 2011 |
| Moniteau | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1966 | 2007 |
| Montgomery | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1901 | 2009 |
| Morgan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1963 | 2002 |
| Newton | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1944 | 1944 |
| Oregon | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1938 | 1973 |
| Osage | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1991 | 2005 |
| Ozark | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1970 | 1976 |
| Perry | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1963 | 2011 |
| Phelps | 10 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1933 | 2020 |
| Polk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Pulaski | 11 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1946 | 1976 |
| Reynolds | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1963 | 1969 |
| Ripley | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Saint Charles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sainte Genevieve | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1963 | 2013 |
| Saint Francois | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1971 | 2008 |
| Saint Louis | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1890 | 1965 |
| Shannon | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1963 | 2003 |
| Stoddard | 4 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1966 | 1980 |
| Stone | 12 | 45 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 1892 | 1982 |
| Taney | 13 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 1953 | 2018 |
| Texas | 9 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 1976 | 2004 |
| Warren | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1976 | 2018 |
| Washington | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1909 | 1971 |
| Wayne | 9 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 1939 | 2015 |
| Webster | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1959 | 2002 |
| Wright | 6 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1928 | 2023 |