Reptiles and Amphibians of Madison 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 2020
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2023
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 1988
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1971
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2023
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2016

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2019

Salamanders

Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 1996

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2023
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2017
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2018
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 1973
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2023
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2023
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2023
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2019
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2022
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2022
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2022
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2023
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2023
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 1987
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 2023
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2021
Western Massasauga Rattlesnake
Sistrurus tergeminus
Last recorded in 1941
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 1994
Western Worm Snake
Carphophis vermis
Last recorded in 2010

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2008
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2017
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2020
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2021