Reptiles and Amphibians of Clayton County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1996
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2000
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 1939
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2000
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1997
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1999
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2000
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2018
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1974

Lizards

Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2023
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2014

Salamanders

Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 2018
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2015

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2022
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2020
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2017
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2010
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2024
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2016
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 1959
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2010
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 1999
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2001
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2009
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 1997

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2000
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2016
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2000
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 1957
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2014
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2016
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2016
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2009
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1999