Reptiles and Amphibians of Guthrie County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1999
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2014
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 1999
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2016
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 1999
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1941
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 1979
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 1976

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2019

Salamanders

Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2015

Snakes

Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2012
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2013
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2022
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2013
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2024
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2017
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2016
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2020
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 1978
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2015
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2025

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2018
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2021
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2013
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1999
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2014