Reptiles and Amphibians of Clarke County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1998
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2002
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 1978
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 1994
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 1982
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1998
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 1931
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 1994
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2017

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2022
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Last recorded in 2015

Snakes

Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2017
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2017
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2015
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2022
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 1940
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1940
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2022
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2015
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2008
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 1940
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 1998
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2015

Turtles

Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 1994