Reptiles and Amphibians of Mills County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2001
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2013
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2020
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2020
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2001
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2001
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
Last recorded in 1982
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2020
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2021
Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
Last recorded in 2021
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Last recorded in 2023

Lizards

Great Plains Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus
Last recorded in 2006
Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2023
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2019

Salamanders

Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1983
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 1983

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 2023
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2017
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 2020
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2023
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2015
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2017
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2023
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2023
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2018
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2024
Western Massasauga Rattlesnake
Sistrurus tergeminus
Last recorded in 1984

Turtles

False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 1940
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2015
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2017
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2019
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2023