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Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

County Map

County map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
County map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Historical locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake). 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 Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Historical county map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake). 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 Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Major Watersheds locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Native Status

Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake) has a total of 500 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 107 counties and 297 localities. There are a total of 118 collectors and 265 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 274 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1892 and its most recent collection year is 2021. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 19 and December 22, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake) 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
Adair 2 2 1 1 1 2008 2008
Andrew 5 5 5 4 4 1972 2017
Atchison 1 1 1 1 1 1980 1980
Audrain 2 3 3 2 3 1999 1999
Barry 2 6 6 6 6 1939 2007
Barton 3 3 2 3 3 1990 2018
Bates 1 94 1 1 1
Benton 1 1 1 1 1 2004 2004
Bollinger 2 3 3 3 3 1967 1980
Boone 6 8 5 8 8 1965 2002
Buchanan 1 1 1 1 1 2009 2009
Butler 1 2 1 1 1 1935 1935
Caldwell 2 2 2 2 2 1994 2016
Callaway 3 3 4 3 3 1995 2018
Camden 3 3 3 3 3 1967 2011
Cape Girardeau 1 1 1 1 1 2007 2007
Carroll 4 5 1 2 2 2004 2019
Carter 3 6 9 6 6 1930 2002
Cass 2 2 1 2 2 1941 1950
Cedar 2 2 4 2 2 1990 2021
Chariton 4 4 2 4 4 1999 2021
Christian 2 2 6 2 2 1973 2017
Clark 3 3 1 1 1 2013 2013
Clay 6 6 4 6 6 1939 1970
Clinton 1 1 1 1 1 1960 1960
Cole 4 4 4 4 4 1982 2020
Cooper 3 3 2 3 3 1996 2013
Crawford 2 4 3 3 3 1898 2007
Dade 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Dallas 4 4 4 4 4 1992 2010
Daviess 1 1 1 1 1 2016 2016
De Kalb 1 1 1 1 1 1992 1992
Dent 1 4 2 2 2 1909 1909
Douglas 2 2 2 2 2 1972 1983
Dunklin 2 2 3 2 2 2004 2008
Franklin 2 2 2 2 2 1999 1999
Gasconade 3 3 3 3 3 1980 2015
Gentry 3 3 3 3 3 1996 2010
Greene 13 14 6 11 11 1972 2021
Grundy 1 1 1 1 1 2005 2005
Harrison 2 2 3 2 2 1983 1992
Henry 4 4 4 4 4 1992 2008
Hickory 4 4 3 4 4 1992 2018
Holt 5 5 2 5 5 2006 2018
Howard 4 4 2 4 4 1998 2003
Howell 2 2 3 2 2 2005 2005
Jackson 13 51 5 20 21 1908 1978
Jasper 2 2 1 2 2 2014 2020
Jefferson 5 5 2 3 3 1903 1932
Johnson 9 12 9 12 12 1941 1991
Knox 2 2 1 2 2 2003 2004
Laclede 2 2 3 2 2 2001 2008
Lafayette 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Lawrence 2 2 1 1 1 1991 1991
Lewis 2 2 2 2 2 1986 1996
Lincoln 4 8 2 5 5 1979 2009
Linn 3 4 3 3 3 1984 2012
Livingston 1 1 1 1 1 2005 2005
Macon 4 4 4 4 4 1996 2021
Madison 1 1 1 1 1 2007 2007
Maries 2 2 1 2 2 2003 2014
Marion 2 2 2 2 2 1983 2002
McDonald 1 1 1 1 1 1982 1982
Mercer 1 1 1 1 1 1998 1998
Miller 6 9 8 7 8 1895 2006
Mississippi 1 2 1 1 1 2007 2007
Moniteau 1 1 1 1 1 1998 1998
Monroe 4 4 4 4 4 1999 2013
Montgomery 2 2 1 2 2 2000 2002
Morgan 2 2 1 2 2 1966 1966
Newton 2 2 2 2 2 1944 2000
Nodaway 2 3 2 2 2 1972 1976
Oregon 1 2 2 2 2 1900 1900
Osage 1 1 1 1 1 1991 1991
Ozark 3 4 4 3 3 1972 2017
Pettis 3 3 2 3 3 1995 2014
Phelps 3 3 1 2 2 2000 2003
Pike 7 7 4 5 5 1982 2019
Platte 1 1 1 1 1 2014 2014
Polk 7 7 8 6 6 1961 2021
Pulaski 1 1 1 1 1 1972 1972
Putnam 2 2 2 2 2 2001 2015
Ralls 1 1 1 1 1 2005 2005
Randolph 3 3 1 2 2 1999 2002
Ray 1 1 1 1 1 1963 1963
Reynolds 1 1 1 1 1 1989 1989
Saint Charles 3 3 5 3 3 1989 1993
Saint Clair 3 5 2 3 3 1982 2004
Saint Francois 1 2 2 2 2 1894 1894
Saint Louis 5 8 3 4 4 1898 1933
Saline 2 2 1 2 2 2004 2021
Schuyler 2 2 1 2 2 2003 2008
Scotland 3 3 2 3 3 1986 2010
Shannon 4 4 11 4 4 2003 2004
Shelby 4 4 2 3 3 1997 2013
Stoddard 5 12 6 12 12 1899 1981
Stone 3 5 2 4 4 1892 1907
Sullivan 3 3 2 2 2 2005 2012
Taney 3 3 3 3 3 1974 1976
Texas 2 2 2 2 2 1979 2004
Vernon 1 1 1 1 1 1904 1904
Warren 4 5 4 4 4 1908 2009
Washington 1 2 1 2 2 1953 1953
Wayne 3 10 3 3 3 1957 1988
Webster 2 16 2 2 2 1961 1961
Worth 1 1 1 1 1 1992 1992
Wright 2 2 2 2 2 2002 2002

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Storeria dekayi (DeKay's Brownsnake). 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 Iron Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles St. Francois Knobs and Basins
2 New Madrid Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Northern Holocene Meander Belts
4 Pemiscot Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles St. Francis Lowlands
4 Perry Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain
4 Ripley Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Current River Hills
4 Scott Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles St. Francis Lowlands
6 Sainte Genevieve Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Middle Mississippi Alluvial Plain
6 Sainte Genevieve Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Eastern Ozark Border
6 Sainte Genevieve Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles St. Francois Knobs and Basins

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Suborder:
Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758 - Snakes
Family:
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Harmless Live-bearing Snakes
Genus:
Storeria Baird and Girard, 1853 - North American Brownsnakes
Species:
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) - DeKay's Brownsnake

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)