Reptiles and Amphibians of Muscatine 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 2022
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2022
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Last recorded in 2022
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2021
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2023
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2023
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2022
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2023

Lizards

Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2021

Salamanders

Central Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Last recorded in 2021
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 2020
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 2023
Diamondback Water Snake
Nerodia rhombifer
Last recorded in 2012
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus
Last recorded in 2023
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 2022
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2022
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2023
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2023
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2022
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2023
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2023
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2020
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 2023

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2023
Common Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2017
Common Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Last recorded in 2022
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 2016
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2022
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2021
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2016
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2023
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2019
Yellow Mud Turtle
Kinosternon flavescens
Last recorded in 2021