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Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) - Eastern Spadefoot

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

County Map

County map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
County map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Currently unavailable: Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Historical locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot). 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 28 February 2018.

Currently unavailable: Historical County Map

Historical county map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Historical county map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot). 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 28 February 2018.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Major Watersheds locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot).
Map created 28 February 2018.

Native Status

Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot) has a total of 40 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 7 counties and 15 localities. There are a total of 11 collectors and 11 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 11 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1940 and its most recent collection year is 2002. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 7 and October 8, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot) 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
Bollinger 1 1 1 1 1 1970 1970
Butler 1 1 1 1 1 1940 1940
Dunklin 1 16 1 1 1 1961 1961
Mississippi 5 10 5 4 4 1986 2002
New Madrid 2 2 3 2 2 1967 2002
Pemiscot 1 3 1 1 1 1961 1961
Scott 4 7 4 3 3 1965 2002

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Scaphiopus holbrookii (Eastern Spadefoot). 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 Stoddard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Saint Francis Lowlands
2 Wayne Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Eastern Ozark Border
4 Cape Girardeau Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
6 Madison Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Eastern Ozark Border
6 Ripley Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains
9 Iron Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Ozark Highlands
10 Perry Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county River Hills
10 Perry Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Eastern Ozark Border
11 Carter Same Level III ecoregion, adjacent county Ozark Highlands

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
Order:
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 - Frogs
Family:
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 - North American Spadefoots
Genus:
Scaphiopus Holbrook, 1836 - North American Spadefoots
Species:
Scaphiopus holbrookii (Harlan, 1835) - Eastern Spadefoot

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)