Reptiles and Amphibians of Wapello County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2021
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2023
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2019
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2021
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 1996
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2022
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 1996
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 1931
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2022
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 1997

Lizards

Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2020

Salamanders

Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 1998
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2021

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 1939
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2020
Bullsnake
Pituophis catenifer sayi
Last recorded in 2023
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2020
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Regina grahamii
Last recorded in 1943
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2020
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2019
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Last recorded in 2021
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2021
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2022
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2020
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 2021
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2021
Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Last recorded in 1978
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Last recorded in 1946
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2021
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2021

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2014
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2016
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Last recorded in 2020
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2019
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
Last recorded in 2019
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2019