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 |