Reptiles and Amphibians of Dallas County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2022
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2023
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2021
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2023
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2019
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2020
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 1996
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2019

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2021

Salamanders

Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1995
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2022

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2020
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2024
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2012
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2023
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1939
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2024
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2022
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2021
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2021
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2023
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2023
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2014
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2021
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2023

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2024
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2023
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2022
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2020
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2021
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2024
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2018