Reptiles and Amphibians of Washington County, Iowa

Frogs and Toads

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2024
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2024
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2025
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2024
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2024
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2024
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2024
Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates blairi
Last recorded in 2024
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Last recorded in 2025

Salamanders

Central Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis
Last recorded in 1941
Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma texanum
Last recorded in 2020
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 1992

Snakes

Black Rat Snake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Last recorded in 2024
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2018
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2024
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 2024
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2024
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2018
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 1992
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Last recorded in 2024
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2024
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2017
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae
Last recorded in 1992
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2024
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2024
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Last recorded in 2016

Turtles

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2022
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2020
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2016
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2024
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2016
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 1939