Reptiles and Amphibians of Ringgold County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1996
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2017
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 1996
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2018
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 1996
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 1995
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in ????
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2018
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2017

Lizards

Northern Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2018

Salamanders

Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 2004
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 1984

Snakes

Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2017
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2001
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2017
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2022
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 1984
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2015
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2017
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2017
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2016
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 1939
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2017
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2017
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2015
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2015
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 2010
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 1984

Turtles

Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2000
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2018