Reptiles and Amphibians of Black Hawk County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2023
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2016
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2024
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2023
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2017
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2017
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1958
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2018

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2020

Salamanders

Blue-spotted Salamander
Ambystoma laterale
Last recorded in 2024
Central Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Last recorded in 1993
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 1995
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2023

Snakes

Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2023
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2019
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2019
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2018
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2015
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2014
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2023

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2024
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2019
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2023
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 1997
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2024
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 1973
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2017
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2016
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
Last recorded in 2024