Reptiles and Amphibians of Davis County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1983
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2019
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2021
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2019
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 1983
Crawfish Frog
Lithobates areolatus
Last recorded in 1942
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1996
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1972
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 1983
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2019
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1996

Lizards

Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Last recorded in 1993

Salamanders

Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 2018
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 1983

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2016
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2018
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 1946
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2018
Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Last recorded in 1948
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1983
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 2018
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 1984
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2023
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2019
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 1948
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2016
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 1947
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1984
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 1977
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2016
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 1939
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 1984
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2012
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 1983
Western Worm Snake
Carphophis vermis
Last recorded in 1947

Turtles

Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 1981
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1983
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 1982