Maps
Locality Map
Locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
County Map
County map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Historical Locality Map
Historical locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog). 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 Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog). 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 locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog).
Map created 3 August 2022.
Native Status
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog) is native to Missouri.
Collection Summary
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Southern Leopard Frog) has a total of 586 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 101 counties and 365 localities. There are a total of 217 collectors and 363 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 385 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1891 and its most recent collection year is 2021. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 4 and November 15, 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Audrain | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1950 | 2020 |
| Barry | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1927 | 2004 |
| Barton | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1978 | 2018 |
| Bates | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1966 | 2020 |
| Benton | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1963 | 2015 |
| Bollinger | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1963 | 2005 |
| Boone | 5 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1945 | 1982 |
| Butler | 8 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1906 | 1999 |
| Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
| Callaway | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1965 | 2001 |
| Camden | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1930 | 2013 |
| Cape Girardeau | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1992 | 1996 |
| Carroll | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
| Carter | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1931 | 1993 |
| Cass | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Cedar | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1982 | 2003 |
| Chariton | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2013 | 2020 |
| Christian | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1967 | 1973 |
| Clark | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| Clay | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Cole | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Cooper | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1967 | 1982 |
| Crawford | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1949 | 1949 |
| Dade | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1992 | 2017 |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Daviess | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Dent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1909 | 1909 |
| Douglas | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1972 | 2008 |
| Dunklin | 10 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1904 | 1986 |
| Franklin | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1906 | 2014 |
| Gasconade | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2011 |
| Greene | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1998 | 2020 |
| Grundy | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1963 | 2010 |
| Henry | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1938 | 2008 |
| Hickory | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1964 | 2006 |
| Howard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
| Howell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Iron | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1933 | 1933 |
| Jackson | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1908 | 1962 |
| Jasper | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1899 | 2012 |
| Jefferson | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1932 | 1971 |
| Johnson | 9 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 1908 | 1997 |
| Knox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Laclede | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Lawrence | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1935 | 2018 |
| Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1996 |
| Lincoln | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1941 | 2010 |
| Linn | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1933 | 1984 |
| Livingston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
| Macon | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1992 | 1999 |
| Madison | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1976 | 2007 |
| Maries | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Marion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
| McDonald | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1906 | 2009 |
| Mercer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Miller | 8 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1938 | 1982 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1932 | 2007 |
| Moniteau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Monroe | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1941 | 2021 |
| Montgomery | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1905 | 2019 |
| Morgan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1939 | 1969 |
| New Madrid | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1903 | 2008 |
| Newton | 9 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1924 | 2021 |
| Oregon | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1900 | 1973 |
| Osage | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1989 | 2003 |
| Ozark | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1902 | 2017 |
| Pemiscot | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1923 | 2008 |
| Perry | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1988 | 1995 |
| Pettis | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1929 | 2014 |
| Phelps | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1948 | 2021 |
| Pike | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1944 | 2015 |
| Polk | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1982 | 2013 |
| Pulaski | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1929 | 1967 |
| Putnam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Ralls | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1971 | 1999 |
| Randolph | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1999 | 2002 |
| Ray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
| Reynolds | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1939 | 1940 |
| Ripley | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2009 |
| Saint Charles | 7 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1903 | 1989 |
| Saint Clair | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1938 | 2012 |
| Sainte Genevieve | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1971 | 2012 |
| Saint Francois | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1931 | 2008 |
| Saint Louis | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1891 | 1971 |
| Saline | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1940 | 2014 |
| Schuyler | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Scotland | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1986 | 2021 |
| Scott | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2007 | 2011 |
| Shannon | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1931 | 1963 |
| Shelby | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 1998 |
| Stoddard | 10 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 1899 | 2003 |
| Stone | 9 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1906 | 1974 |
| Taney | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1950 | 2008 |
| Texas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1987 | 2005 |
| Vernon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1904 | 1904 |
| Warren | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Washington | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1909 | 1990 |
| Wayne | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1939 | 2014 |
| Webster | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1932 | 2006 |
| Wright | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1973 | 2007 |
Potential County Records
| Likelihood | County | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Lafayette | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
| 3 | Platte | Same Level III ecoregion, within 5 miles | Western Corn Belt Plains |
| 4 | Clinton | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
| 4 | Harrison | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
 | 6 | De Kalb | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
| 6 | Sullivan | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
 | 8 | Buchanan | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
| 8 | Buchanan | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 8 | Gentry | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
- Order:
- Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 - Frogs
- Family:
- Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 - True Frogs
- Genus:
- Lithobates Fitzinger, 1843 - American Water Frogs
- Species:
- Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) - Southern Leopard Frog
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
- Rana sphenocephala