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Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

County Map

County map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
County map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Historical locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter). 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 3 August 2022.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Historical county map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter). 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 3 August 2022.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Major Watersheds locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Native Status

Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter) has a total of 107 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 43 counties and 91 localities. There are a total of 54 collectors and 76 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 78 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1899 and its most recent collection year is 2021. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 5 and November 1, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter) 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 1 1 1 1 1 2019 2019
Bates 1 1 2 1 1 2020 2020
Bollinger 1 1 2 1 1 2020 2020
Butler 4 4 9 4 4 1932 2005
Camden 2 2 2 2 2 2009 2009
Cape Girardeau 1 1 1 1 1 2007 2007
Carter 1 1 2 1 1 2002 2002
Cedar 1 2 1 1 1 2017 2017
Christian 1 1 1 1 1 2013 2013
Cole 1 1 1 1 1
Dallas 3 4 3 2 2 2003 2019
Douglas 1 1 1 1 1 2016 2016
Dunklin 11 17 3 9 9 1920 1962
Gasconade 1 1 2 1 1 2006 2006
Greene 3 3 3 3 3 2015 2017
Howell 1 1 1 1 1 2015 2015
Jasper 3 3 3 3 3 2015 2019
Laclede 1 1 1 1 1 1978 1978
Madison 1 1 1 1 1 2003 2003
Maries 1 1 1 1 1 1990 1990
McDonald 2 2 3 2 2 1954 2010
Miller 3 4 2 1 2 1968 1968
Mississippi 2 2 1 2 2 2007 2007
Morgan 1 1 1 1 1 1968 1968
New Madrid 1 1 2 1 1 1967 1967
Newton 2 4 5 3 3 1899 2015
Oregon 2 2 5 2 2 2017 2020
Osage 1 1 1 1 1 1983 1983
Ozark 3 3 2 3 3 1967 1969
Pemiscot 2 2 2 2 2 1938 1938
Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1995 1995
Pulaski 2 2 2 2 2 1961 1961
Reynolds 2 2 2 2 2 1911 1911
Ripley 1 2 1 1 1 1945 1945
Saint Charles 2 2 4 2 2 2000 2010
Saint Louis 1 1 1 1 1 1994 1994
Scott 2 2 3 2 2 1996 2011
Shannon 3 4 3 3 4 1983 2005
Stoddard 5 5 5 5 5 1960 2021
Stone 3 4 4 2 2 2015 2017
Taney 4 6 4 5 5 1992 2006
Texas 2 2 5 2 2 1943 2020
Wayne 2 2 3 2 2 2000 2021

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Pseudemys concinna (River Cooter). 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 Barton Same watershed, within 5 miles Spring
2 Iron Same watershed, within 5 miles Upper Black
2 Iron Same watershed, within 5 miles Upper St. Francis
2 Jefferson Same watershed, within 5 miles Meramec
2 Polk Same watershed, within 5 miles Sac
2 Wright Same watershed, within 5 miles Upper Gasconade
4 Moniteau Same watershed, within 10 miles Lower Missouri-Moreau
4 Phelps Same watershed, within 10 miles Lower Gasconade
4 Saint Clair Same watershed, within 10 miles Sac
4 Saint Francois Same watershed, within 10 miles Upper St. Francis
6 Dade Same watershed, within 20 miles Sac
6 Dent Same watershed, within 20 miles Current
6 Franklin Same watershed, within 20 miles Meramec
6 Hickory Same watershed, within 20 miles Niangua
6 Hickory Same watershed, within 20 miles Sac
6 Lawrence Same watershed, within 20 miles Sac
6 Lawrence Same watershed, within 20 miles Spring
6 Lawrence Same watershed, within 20 miles James
6 Lincoln Same watershed, within 20 miles Peruque-Piasa
6 Sainte Genevieve Same watershed, within 20 miles Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
6 Sainte Genevieve Same watershed, within 20 miles Upper St. Francis
6 Vernon Same watershed, within 20 miles Sac
6 Warren Same watershed, within 20 miles Peruque-Piasa
6 Washington Same watershed, within 20 miles Upper St. Francis
6 Webster Same watershed, within 20 miles Niangua
6 Webster Same watershed, within 20 miles James
6 Webster Same watershed, within 20 miles Bull Shoals Lake
8 Benton Same watershed, within 30 miles Niangua
8 Benton Same watershed, within 30 miles Lake of the Ozarks
8 Boone Same watershed, within 30 miles Lower Missouri-Moreau
8 Callaway Same watershed, within 30 miles Lower Missouri-Moreau
8 Cass Same watershed, within 30 miles Lower Marais Des Cygnes
8 Cooper Same watershed, within 30 miles Lower Missouri-Moreau
10 Crawford Adjacent county, same watershed Meramec
10 Montgomery Adjacent county, same watershed Lower Missouri-Moreau

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
Family:
Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
Genus:
Pseudemys Gray, 1856 - Cooters
Species:
Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)