Reptiles and Amphibians of Marion County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1990
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 1992
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 1982
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2016
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 1971
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1975
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2022
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2017
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1975

Salamanders

Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1983

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2021
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2018
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2021
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2019
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2019
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2022
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2017
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 1974
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2018
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2017
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2019
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2017
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2019
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 1991
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2019

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in ????
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2022
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2021
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2023
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2021
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2023