Reptiles and Amphibians of Johnson County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2024
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2024
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2024
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2022
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2024
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in ????
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2006
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2022
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2022
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2013

Lizards

Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2022

Salamanders

Central Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Last recorded in 2022
Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 2022
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2024

Snakes

Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2024
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2023
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2022
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2023
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2024
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2023
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2016
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 1976
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2011
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2023
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2010
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2024
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 1990

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2024
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2016
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 1979
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2022
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2024
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2022
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2021
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2024
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2020
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2018
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2022