Reptiles and Amphibians of Louisa County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2023
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2023
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2023
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2023
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2020
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2023
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2023
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2022
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2023
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2023
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Last recorded in 2022
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2023

Lizards

Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2023

Salamanders

Central Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Last recorded in 1974
Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 2023
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2022

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2022
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2023
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2023
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2023
Copperbelly Water Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta
Last recorded in 2022
Diamondback Water Snake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2023
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1994
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 2000
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2022
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2023
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2003
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2022
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2023
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2022
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2016
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 2008
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 1999
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2023
Western Hognose Snake
Heterodon nasicus
Last recorded in 2023
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2022
Western Worm Snake
Carphophis vermis
Last recorded in 1992

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2018
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2023
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2013
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2023
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2023
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2023
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2023
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2023
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2015
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2022
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2022
Yellow Mud Turtle
Kinosternon flavescens
Last recorded in 2000