Collection Summary
Terrapene ornata (Ornate Box Turtle) has a total of 293 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 68 counties and 248 localities. There are a total of 96 collectors and 204 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 215 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1890 and its most recent collection year is 2025. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 27 and December 17, 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2005 | 2023 |
| Atchison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1960 | 1960 |
| Audrain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1938 | 2000 |
| Barry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1956 | 1956 |
| Barton | 15 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1892 | 2023 |
| Bates | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1958 | 1977 |
| Benton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1960 | 1986 |
| Boone | 11 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1955 | 2025 |
| Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1957 | 1957 |
| Caldwell | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1933 | 2014 |
| Callaway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 1998 |
| Carroll | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1991 | 2015 |
| Cass | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1968 | 2021 |
| Cedar | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1955 | 2017 |
| Chariton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1948 | 1962 |
| Clark | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1934 | 2018 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Clinton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Cole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
| Cooper | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1991 | 2021 |
| Dade | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1982 | 2024 |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1955 | 1955 |
| Daviess | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Dent | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Greene | 26 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1932 | 2024 |
| Harrison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Henry | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1983 | 2007 |
| Hickory | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1985 | 2024 |
| Howard | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2003 | 2023 |
| Iron | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jackson | 12 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1915 | 1990 |
| Jasper | 11 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1899 | 2021 |
| Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Johnson | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1903 | 2014 |
| Laclede | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1939 | 1939 |
| Lafayette | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1960 | 2014 |
| Lawrence | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1932 | 2016 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Linn | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1986 | 2013 |
| Livingston | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1949 | 2020 |
| Macon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1933 | 2003 |
| Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Moniteau | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1992 | 2015 |
| Monroe | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1998 | 2015 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1899 | 1906 |
| Morgan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1989 | 2013 |
| Newton | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1936 | 2021 |
| Ozark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Pettis | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1982 | 2021 |
| Phelps | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 1998 |
| Pike | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1996 | 2021 |
| Polk | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1982 | 2021 |
| Pulaski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Putnam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1960 | 1960 |
| Ralls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Randolph | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Ray | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1985 | 2007 |
| Saint Charles | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Saint Clair | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1983 | 2010 |
| Saint Francois | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
| Saint Louis | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1890 | 1890 |
| Saline | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2005 | 2015 |
| Shannon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1932 | 1932 |
| Taney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Vernon | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1934 | 2014 |
| Warren | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Webster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1939 | 1939 |