Maps
Locality Map
Locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
County Map
County map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Historical Locality Map
Historical locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider). 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 Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider). 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 Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Natural Divisions Locality Map
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Major Watersheds Locality Map
Major Watersheds locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level I Ecoregion Locality Map
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level II Ecoregion Locality Map
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level III Ecoregion Locality Map
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider).
Map created 6 March 2024.
Native Status
Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider) is native to Missouri.
Collection Summary
Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider) has a total of 448 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 93 counties and 355 localities. There are a total of 109 collectors and 262 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 277 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1878 and its most recent collection year is 2023. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 21 and December 26, 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
![]() | Andrew | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 |
![]() | Barry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
![]() | Barton | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1989 | 2022 |
![]() | Bates | 16 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1990 | 2020 |
![]() | Benton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1957 | 1957 |
![]() | Bollinger | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1965 | 1989 |
![]() | Boone | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2005 | 2019 |
![]() | Buchanan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1958 | 2017 |
![]() | Butler | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1898 | 2008 |
![]() | Callaway | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
![]() | Camden | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1992 | 2019 |
![]() | Cape Girardeau | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1961 | 2007 |
![]() | Carroll | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
![]() | Carter | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1941 | 2002 |
![]() | Cass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1984 | 1984 |
![]() | Cedar | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2002 | 2021 |
![]() | Chariton | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1992 | 2019 |
![]() | Christian | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2002 | 2022 |
![]() | Clark | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1960 | 2012 |
![]() | Clay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
![]() | Cole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
![]() | Cooper | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2021 | 2021 |
![]() | Crawford | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2004 | 2008 |
![]() | Dade | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1992 | 2016 |
![]() | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
![]() | Daviess | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1960 | 2012 |
![]() | Dent | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1909 | 2003 |
![]() | Douglas | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2005 | 2016 |
![]() | Dunklin | 9 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1920 | 1961 |
![]() | Franklin | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1993 | 2000 |
![]() | Gasconade | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2006 | 2006 |
![]() | Greene | 22 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 2002 | 2023 |
![]() | Henry | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1983 | 2014 |
![]() | Hickory | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1992 | 2004 |
![]() | Holt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
![]() | Howard | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1999 | 2015 |
![]() | Howell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1983 | 2007 |
![]() | Jackson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1963 | 1963 |
![]() | Jasper | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1992 | 2015 |
![]() | Jefferson | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1905 | 1905 |
![]() | Johnson | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1961 | 2017 |
![]() | Laclede | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1983 | 2006 |
![]() | Lafayette | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1989 | 1994 |
![]() | Lawrence | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1982 | 2016 |
![]() | Lewis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1978 | 2013 |
![]() | Lincoln | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1989 | 2021 |
![]() | Linn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2005 |
![]() | Livingston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1940 | 1940 |
![]() | Madison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
![]() | Maries | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1962 | 1982 |
![]() | Marion | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2006 | 2018 |
![]() | McDonald | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1984 | 2010 |
![]() | Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1984 | 2011 |
![]() | Moniteau | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
![]() | Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
![]() | Morgan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1987 | 2002 |
![]() | New Madrid | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 1967 |
![]() | Newton | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2002 | 2010 |
![]() | Oregon | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2007 | 2020 |
![]() | Osage | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1999 | 2010 |
![]() | Ozark | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1983 | 2010 |
![]() | Pemiscot | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1923 | 1956 |
![]() | Perry | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2008 | 2011 |
![]() | Pettis | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2022 | 2022 |
![]() | Phelps | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
![]() | Pike | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1996 | 2020 |
![]() | Platte | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1961 | 2002 |
![]() | Polk | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2004 | 2019 |
![]() | Pulaski | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1929 | 1995 |
![]() | Randolph | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 |
![]() | Ray | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1987 | 2003 |
![]() | Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1940 | 1940 |
![]() | Ripley | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1996 | 2005 |
![]() | Saint Charles | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1909 | 1994 |
![]() | Saint Clair | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2001 | 2017 |
![]() | Sainte Genevieve | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
![]() | Saint Francois | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1994 | 2007 |
![]() | Saint Louis | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1878 | 1960 |
![]() | Saline | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
![]() | Scott | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1995 | 2019 |
![]() | Shannon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2003 |
![]() | Shelby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
![]() | Stoddard | 10 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1965 | 2019 |
![]() | Stone | 13 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2015 | 2023 |
![]() | Taney | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1992 | 2022 |
![]() | Texas | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2016 |
![]() | Vernon | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1936 | 2020 |
![]() | Warren | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1991 | 2013 |
![]() | Washington | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1960 | 1976 |
![]() | Wayne | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1892 | 2007 |
![]() | Webster | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2013 | 2013 |
![]() | Wright | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 |
Potential County Records
Likelihood | County | Rationale | Ecoregion / Watershed | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | Audrain | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 2 | Caldwell | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Clinton | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 2 | De Kalb | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Harrison | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Iron | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Current River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Iron | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Meramec River Hills |
![]() | 2 | Macon | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 2 | Ralls | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 2 | Ralls | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles | River Hills |
![]() | 4 | Knox | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Miller | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Osage/Gasconade Hills |
![]() | 4 | Miller | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Central Plateau |
![]() | 4 | Monroe | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Claypan Prairie |
![]() | 4 | Putnam | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Schuyler | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Scotland | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 4 | Sullivan | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Gentry | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Grundy | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Mercer | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
![]() | 6 | Nodaway | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles | Rolling Loess Prairies |
![]() | 7 | Atchison | Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles | Western Corn Belt Plains |
![]() | 8 | Worth | Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles | Loess Flats and Till Plains |
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
- Order:
- Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
- Family:
- Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
- Genus:
- Trachemys Agassiz, 1857 - Sliders
- Species:
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)