Reptiles and Amphibians of Delaware County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2010
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2020
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2017
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2010
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1996
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2010
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2010
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Last recorded in 2019
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2020

Lizards

Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 2024

Salamanders

Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2009

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2021
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2010
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in ????
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1942
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus
Last recorded in ????
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2016
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2020
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in ????
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 1855
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2016

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2013
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 1947
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 1924
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2021