Reptiles and Amphibians of Story 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 2025
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2024
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1944
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2025
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2025

Salamanders

Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2025

Snakes

Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2025
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2009
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2025
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in ????
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2025
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2025
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in ????
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1939
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 1934
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2025
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2025
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 1923

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2018
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2023
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 1941
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2025
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2024
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2024
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2020