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Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa |
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Written by Tony
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Jan 30, 2007 at 03:35 PM |
Check List of Iowa HerpetofauanaIowa Herpetology - A great site by Jeff LeClere. The only place on
the net where you can find a complete list of Iowa Herps with lots of information and pictures for each.
Amphibians
Caudita - SalamandersAmbystoma laterale-Blue-Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma texanum-Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum-Eastern Tiger Salamander
Necturus maculosus-Common Mudpuppy
Notophthalmus viridescens-Eastern Newt
----N. v. louisianensis-Central Newt
Salienta - Frogs & ToadsAcris crepitans-Northern Cricket Frog
----A. c. blanchardi-Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Bufo americanus-American Toad
----B. a. americanus-Eastern American Toad
Bufo cognatus-Great Plains Toad
Bufo fowleri-Fowler's Toad
Bufo woodhousii-Woodhouse's Toad
Hyla crysoscelis-Cope's Gary Treefrog
Hyla versicolor-Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris cruciferSpring Peeper
----P. c. crucifer-Northern Spring Peeper
Pseudacris manculata-Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata-Western Chorus Frog
Rana areolata-Crawfish Frog
----R. a. circulosa-Northern Crawfish Frog
Rana blairi-Plains Leopard Frog
Rana catesbieana-Bullfrog
Rana calmitans-Green Frog
----R. c. melanota-Green Frog
Rana palustris-Pickerel Frog
Rana pipiens-Northen Leopard Frog
Rana sphenocephalaFlorida Leopard Frog
----R. s. utricularius-Southern Leopard Frog
Spea bombifrons-Plains Spadefoot Toad
Reptiles
Lacertilla - LizardsCnemidophorus sexlineatus-Six-lined Racerunner
----C. s. viridis-Prairie Racerunner
Eumeces fasciatus-Five Lined Skink
Eumeces obsoletus-Great Plains Skink
Eumeces septentrionalis-Northern Prairie Skink
Ophisaurus attenuatus-Slender Glass Lizard
----O. a. attenuatusWestern Slender Glass Lizard
Serpents-SnakesAgkistrodon controtrix-Copperhead
----A. c. mokasen x phaeogaster-Northern x Osage Copperhead
Carphophis vermis-Western Worm Snake
Coluber Constrictor-Eastern Racer
----C. c. flaviventris-Yellowbelly Racer
Crotalus horridus-Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis-Western Rattlesnake
----C. v. viridis-Prairie Rattlesnake
Diadophis punctatus-Ringneck Snake
----D. p. arnyi-Prairie Ringneck Snake
Elaphe obsoleta-Eastern Rat Snake
----E. o. obsoleta-Black Rat Snake
Elaphe vulpina-Western Fox Snake
Heterodon nasicus-Western Hognose Snake
----H. n. nasicus-Plains Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos-Eastern Hognose Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster-Prairie Kingsnake
----L. c. calligaster-Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula-Common Kingsnake
----L. g. holbrooki-Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum-Milk Snake
----L. t. syspila-Red Milk Snake
----L. t. triangulum-Eastern Milk Snake
Liochlorophis vernalis-Smooth Green Snake
Nerodia erythrogaster-Plainbelly Water Snake
----N. e. neglecta-Copperbelly Water Snake
Nerodia rhombifer-Diamondback Water Snake
----N. r. rhombifer-Diamondback Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon-Northern Water Snake
----N. s. sipedon-Northern Water Snake
Pituophis catenifer-Gopher Snake
----P. c. sayi-Bullsnake
Regina grabamii-Graham's Crayfish Snake
Sistriris catenatus-Massasauga
----S. c. catenatus-Eastern Massasauga
----S. c. tergeminus-Western Massasauga
Stoeria dekayi-Brown Snake
----S. d. texana-Texas Brown Snake
----S. d. wrightorum-Midland Brown Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata-Redbelly Snake
----S. o. occipitomaculata-Northern Redbelly Snake
S. o. pahasapae-Black Hills Redbelly Snake
Thampophis proximus-Western Ribbon Snake
----T. p. proximus-Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis radix-Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis-Common Garter Snake
----T. s. parietails-Red-sided Garter Snake
----T. s. sirtalis-Eastern Garter Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum-Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia valeriae-Smooth Earth Snake
----V. v. elegans-Western Earth Snake
Testudines-TurtlesApalone mutica-Smoth Softshell
----A. m. mutica-Midland Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera-Spiny Softshell
----A. s. bartwegi-Western Spiny Softshell
----A. s. spinifera-Eastern Spiny Softshell
Chelydra serpentina-Common Snapping Turtle
----C. s. serpentina-Common Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta-Painted Turtle
----C. p. belli-Western Painted Turtle
Clemmys insulpta-Wood Turtle
Emydoidea blaningii-Blandings Turtle
Graptemys geographica-Common Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis-Ouachita Map Turtle
----G. o. ouachitensis-Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica-False Map Turtle
G. p. pseudogeographica-False Map Turtle
Kinosternon flavescens-Yellow Mud Turtle
----K. f. spooneri-Illinois Mud Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii-Alligator Snapping Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus-Common Musk Turtle
Terrapene ornata-Ornate Box Turtle
----T. o. ornate-Ornate Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta-Slider
----T. s. elegans-Red-eared Slider
Referance :LeClere, Jeff. 1998. Checklist of the Herpetofauna of Iowa
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Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa