Maps
Locality Map
Locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
County Map
County map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical Locality Map
Historical locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake). 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 6 March 2024.
Historical County Map
Historical county map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake). 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 6 March 2024.
Ecological Drainage Locality Map
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Native Status
Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake) is native to Missouri.
Collection Summary
Thamnophis proximus (Orange-striped Ribbonsnake) has a total of 390 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 97 counties and 291 localities. There are a total of 124 collectors and 278 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 292 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1898 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 15 and November 8, 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 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2008 | 2015 |
| Andrew | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Audrain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Barton | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1991 | 2020 |
| Bates | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1976 | 2020 |
| Benton | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1966 | 1982 |
| Bollinger | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1961 | 2008 |
| Boone | 13 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 1958 | 2019 |
| Butler | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1898 | 1999 |
| Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Callaway | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1999 | 2023 |
| Camden | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1967 | 2007 |
| Carroll | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1982 | 2021 |
| Carter | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1930 | 1989 |
| Cass | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2011 | 2014 |
| Cedar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Chariton | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1999 | 2022 |
| Christian | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1973 | 1973 |
| Clark | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1995 | 2007 |
| Clay | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1965 | 1967 |
| Cole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Cooper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Crawford | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1898 | 2003 |
| Dade | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1982 | 2008 |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2001 | 2016 |
| Daviess | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
| Dent | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1909 | 1909 |
| Douglas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Dunklin | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1935 | 1966 |
| Franklin | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1906 | 1995 |
| Gasconade | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1958 | 2008 |
| Gentry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Greene | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1929 | 2020 |
| Grundy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Henry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Hickory | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1966 | 1990 |
| Holt | 5 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1969 | 2018 |
| Howard | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2000 | 2002 |
| Howell | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1906 | 1906 |
| Jackson | 7 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1908 | 1966 |
| Jasper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1979 | 1979 |
| Jefferson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Johnson | 10 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1961 | 2001 |
| Knox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Laclede | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1962 | 1999 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1992 | 2009 |
| Lewis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1996 | 1996 |
| Lincoln | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1971 | 2013 |
| Linn | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1933 | 2011 |
| Macon | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1997 | 2010 |
| Maries | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1967 | 2015 |
| Marion | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1984 | 2015 |
| Mercer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
| Miller | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1962 | 2002 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1938 | 1987 |
| Moniteau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1900 | 2011 |
| Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| New Madrid | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1923 | 1935 |
| Newton | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1984 | 1991 |
| Nodaway | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Oregon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2000 | 2005 |
| Osage | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1997 | 2010 |
| Ozark | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2008 | 2020 |
| Pemiscot | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1903 | 2008 |
| Pettis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2015 | 2022 |
| Phelps | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1900 | 2010 |
| Pike | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1995 | 2018 |
| Polk | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1973 | 2004 |
| Pulaski | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1929 | 1972 |
| Putnam | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2000 | 2015 |
| Ralls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1941 | 1941 |
| Randolph | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1999 | 2011 |
| Ray | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
| Ripley | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1938 | 1996 |
| Saint Charles | 5 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1905 | 1989 |
| Saint Clair | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1938 | 2012 |
| Saint Louis | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1905 | 1913 |
| Saline | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2005 | 2015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Scott | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Shannon | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1938 | 2003 |
| Shelby | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1997 | 2013 |
| Stoddard | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1929 | 2022 |
| Stone | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1906 | 1999 |
| Sullivan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2005 | 2009 |
| Taney | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1976 | 2020 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vernon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Warren | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1996 |
| Wayne | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2001 | 2009 |
| Webster | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2001 | 2008 |
| Wright | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1966 | 2010 |
Potential County Records
| Likelihood | County | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Atchison | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 2 | Cape Girardeau | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | St. Francis Lowlands |
| 2 | Harrison | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
| 2 | Lafayette | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Wooded Osage Plains |
| 2 | Lafayette | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 2 | Livingston | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
| 2 | Sainte Genevieve | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
| 4 | Barry | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | White River Hills |
| 4 | De Kalb | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
| 4 | Iron | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Meramec River Hills |
| 4 | Platte | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
 | 6 | Buchanan | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 6 | Clinton | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
| 6 | Clinton | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
| 6 | McDonald | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Springfield Plateau |
| 6 | Saint Francois | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Eastern Ozark Border |
| 6 | Saint Francois | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Meramec River Hills |
| 6 | Worth | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
 | 8 | Madison | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Black River Hills Border |
| 8 | Perry | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | River Hills |
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:
- Thamnophis Fitzinger, 1843 - North American Gartersnakes
- Species:
- Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823) - Orange-striped Ribbonsnake
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)