Reptiles and Amphibians of Butler County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1983
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2017
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2023
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2017
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in ????
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1940
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2016

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2017

Salamanders

Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 2001

Snakes

Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2023
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2016
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2023
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2017
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2023
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2017
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2004
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2023

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2018
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2017
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2017
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2004
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2022
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2017
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
Last recorded in 2020