Reptiles and Amphibians of Louisa County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2025
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2025
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2025
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2024
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2024
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2025
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2025
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2024
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2025
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2024
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2025
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2025
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2025

Lizards

Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Last recorded in 2025

Salamanders

Central Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Last recorded in 1974
Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 2024
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2025

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2025
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2025
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2025
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2025
Copperbelly Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta
Last recorded in 2025
Diamondback Water Snake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2025
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2023
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 2025
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2025
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2025
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2024
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2025
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2025
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2025
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2022
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2025
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 2008
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 1999
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2025
Western Hognose Snake
Heterodon nasicus
Last recorded in 2025
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2025
Western Worm Snake
Carphophis vermis
Last recorded in 1992

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2025
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2025
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2013
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2025
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2025
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2024
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2025
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2025
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2023
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2025
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2024
Yellow Mud Turtle
Kinosternon flavescens
Last recorded in 2023