Maps
Locality Map
Locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
County Map
County map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical Locality Map
Historical locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander). 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 6 March 2024.
Historical County Map
Historical county map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander). 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 6 March 2024.
Ecological Drainage Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Native Status
Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander) is native to Missouri.
Collection Summary
Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-backed Salamander) has a total of 549 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 34 counties and 184 localities. There are a total of 157 collectors and 191 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 245 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1896 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 3 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Bollinger | 8 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1950 | 1972 |
![]() | Butler | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1935 | 1992 |
![]() | Camden | 6 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1969 | 1978 |
![]() | Cape Girardeau | 9 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 1961 | 2016 |
![]() | Carter | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1964 | 2015 |
![]() | Crawford | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1988 | 1988 |
![]() | Dent | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1909 | 2010 |
![]() | Douglas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
![]() | Franklin | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1971 | 1995 |
![]() | Henry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1995 |
![]() | Howell | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1961 | 2005 |
![]() | Iron | 15 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 1959 | 2023 |
![]() | Jefferson | 19 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 1900 | 2019 |
![]() | Laclede | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1961 | 1969 |
![]() | Madison | 8 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1971 | 2020 |
![]() | Maries | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1971 | 1971 |
![]() | Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
![]() | Morgan | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
![]() | Oregon | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1950 | 2011 |
![]() | Osage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1995 |
![]() | Perry | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1959 | 1995 |
![]() | Phelps | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1980 | 2019 |
![]() | Pulaski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1955 | 1955 |
![]() | Reynolds | 10 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 1949 | 2020 |
![]() | Ripley | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1968 | 2009 |
![]() | Sainte Genevieve | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1956 | 2013 |
![]() | Saint Francois | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1907 | 2008 |
![]() | Saint Louis | 11 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 1896 | 1996 |
![]() | Shannon | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1970 | 2010 |
![]() | Stoddard | 5 | 144 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 1960 | 1987 |
![]() | Texas | 10 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 1961 | 2003 |
![]() | Washington | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1952 | 2020 |
![]() | Wayne | 14 | 54 | 33 | 22 | 30 | 1938 | 2015 |
![]() | Wright | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
Potential County Records
Likelihood | County | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | Dallas | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 2 | Saint Charles | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Benton | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 4 | Gasconade | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Central Plateau |
![]() | 4 | Ozark | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | White River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Saint Clair | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 5 | Cole | Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 5 | Scott | Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles | Interior River Valleys and Hills |
![]() | 6 | Hickory | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 6 | Lincoln | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 6 | Pettis | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 6 | Polk | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 6 | Warren | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 7 | Johnson | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 7 | Moniteau | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 8 | Bates | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 8 | Cedar | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 8 | Dunklin | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Bluff Hills |
![]() | 8 | Dunklin | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains |
![]() | 8 | Vernon | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Cherokee Plains |
![]() | 9 | Cass | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Central Irregular Plains |
![]() | 9 | Cooper | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 9 | Webster | Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles | Ozark Highlands |
![]() | 10 | Callaway | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills |
![]() | 10 | Christian | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | White River Hills |
![]() | 10 | Montgomery | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | River Hills |
![]() | 10 | Taney | Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county | White River Hills |
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
- Order:
- Caudata Scopoli, 1777 - Salamanders
- Family:
- Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 - Lungless Salamanders
- Genus:
- Plethodon Tschudi, 1838 - Woodland Salamanders
- Species:
- Plethodon serratus Grobman, 1944 - Southern Red-backed Salamander
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)