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Established Extant Amphibians and Reptiles of Iowa

Amphibia Gray, 1825 — Amphibians
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 — Frogs
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 — True Toads
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) — American Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1822) — Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) — Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) — Woodhouse's Toad
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 — Treefrogs and Allies
Acris blanchardi Harper, 1947 — Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis (Cope, 1880) — Cope's Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor (LeConte, 1825) — Gray Treefrog
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) — Spring Peeper
Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) — Boreal Chorus Frog
Ranidae Rafinesque, 1814 — True Frogs
Lithobates areolatus (Baird and Girard, 1852) — Crawfish Frog
Lithobates blairi (Mecham, Littlejohn, Oldham, Brown, and Brown, 1973) — Plains Leopard Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) — North American Bullfrog
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801) — North American Green Frog
Lithobates palustris (LeConte, 1825) — Pickerel Frog
Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) — Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus (Cope, 1886) — Southern Leopard Frog
Scaphiopodidae Cope, 1865 — North American Spadefoots
Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863) — Plains Spadefoot
Caudata Scopoli, 1777 — Salamanders
Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850 — Mole Salamanders
Ambystoma laterale Hallowell, 1856 — Blue-spotted Salamander
Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) — Small-mouthed Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) — Eastern Tiger Salamander
Proteidae Gray, 1825 — Mudpuppys and Olms
Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Mudpuppy
Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 — Newts
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) — Eastern Newt
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 — Reptiles
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Snakes
Colubridae Oppel, 1811 — Harmless Egg-laying Snakes
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 — North American Racer
Lampropeltis calligaster (Harlan, 1827) — Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki Stejneger, 1902 — Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) — Eastern Milksnake
Opheodrys vernalis (Harlan, 1827) — Smooth Greensnake
Pantherophis obsoletus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis ramspotti (Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham and Gardner, 2011) — Western Foxsnake
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835) — Gophersnake
Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 — Pit Vipers
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Eastern Copperhead
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 — Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) — Prairie Rattlesnake
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Eastern Massasauga
Sistrurus tergeminus (Say, in James, 1822) — Western Massasauga
Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Rear-Fanged Snakes
Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) — Western Wormsnake
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Ring-necked Snake
Heterodon nasicus Edgren, 1952 — Dusty Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Palisot de Beauvois in Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille, 1801 — Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838 — Harmless Egg-Retaining Snakes
Nerodia erythrogaster (Forster, 1771) — Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer (Hallowell, 1852) — Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Watersnake
Regina grahamii Baird and Girard, 1853 — Graham's Crawfish Snake
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839) — Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) — Red-bellied Snake
Thamnophis proximus (Say in James, 1822) — Western Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853) — Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Gartersnake
Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) — Lined Snake
Virginia valeriae Baird and Girard, 1853 — Smooth Earthsnake
Squamata (part) Oppel, 1811 — Other Lizards
Anguidae Gray, 1825 — Anguid Lizards
Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird in Cope, 1880 — Slender Glass Lizard
Scincidae Gray, 1825 — Skinks
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus Baird and Girard, 1852 — Great Plains Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis Baird, 1859 — Prairie Skink
Teiidae Gray, 1827 — Whiptails, Racerunners, and Ameivas
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Six-lined Racerunner
Testudines Batsch, 1788 — Turtles
Chelydridae Gray, 1870 — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Common Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii (Harlan, 1835) — Western Alligator Snapping Turtle
Emydidae Gray, 1825 — Box and Basking Turtles
Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) — Painted Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) — Blanding's Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta (LeConte, 1830) — Wood Turtle
Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) — Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 — Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) — False Map Turtle
Terrapene carolina Taylor, 1895 — Florida Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) — Ornate Box Turtle
Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) — Pond Slider
Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857 — Mud and Musk Turtles
Kinosternon flavescens (Agassiz, 1857) — Yellow Mud Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille, 1802) — Eastern Musk Turtle
Trionychidae Bell, 1828 — Softshells
Apalone mutica (LeSueur, 1827) — Smooth Softshell
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827) — Spiny Softshell

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Iowa Online Herpetological References
Iowa Herpetological Publications
1910 Ruthven, Alexander G. Contributions to the herpetology of Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 17():198-209
1911 Somes, M. P. Notes on some Iowa reptiles. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 18():149-154
1919 Ruthven, Alexander G. Contributions to the herpetology of Iowa. III. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 66():1-3
1924 Guthrie, J. E. Snake notes. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 31():417-418
1926 Guthrie, J. E. The snakes of Iowa. Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 239():145-192
1943 Bailey, R. M. Four species new to the Iowa herpetofauna, with notes on their natural histories. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 50():347-49
1948 Loomis, R. B. Notes on the herpetology of Adams County, Iowa. Herpetologica 4():121-122
1948 Goodman, J. D. A report on the reptiles collected by J.M. Shaffer from the Keokuk Area, 1863-1895 Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 55():365-366
1950 Carlander, K. D. ; Moorman, R. B. Iowa's big snakes. Iowa Conservationist 9(15):89-94
1950 Klimstra, W. D. Notes on some amphibians and reptiles from Davis County, Iowa. Iowa State College Journal of Science 24(4):429-431
1951 Carlander, K. D. ; Moorman, R. B. How big are Iowa's snakes? Iowa Conservationist 10(2):105-111
1951 Carlander, K. D. ; Moorman, R. B. Iowa's land turtles. Iowa Conservationist 10(2):113, 118
1956 Forret, G. Local water snakes. Museum Quarterly (Davenport, Iowa) 1(4):4
1961 Christiansen, J. L. A survey of reptiles and amphibians of Buena Vista County, Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 68():625-634
1972 Jenkins, J. T. ; Semken, H. A. Faunal analysis of the Lane Enclosure, Allamakee County, Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 78(3-4):76-78
1973 Rausch, C. G. ; Bovbjerg, R. V. Fauna of the middle Little Sioux River and comparison with upper and lower regions. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 80(3):111-116
1973 Platt, W. J. Comparison of vertebrate communities of Coralville Reservoir and Cone Marsh, Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 80(3):117-128
1975 Platt, W. J. The vertebrate fauna of the Cayler Prairie Preserve, Dickinson County, Iowa. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 82(2):106-108
1981 Christiansen, J. L. Population trends among Iowa's aphibians and reptiles. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 88(1):24-27
1984 Bickham, J. W. ; Springer, M. D. ; Gallaway, B. J. Distributional survey of the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri: A proposed endangered species. Southwestern Naturalist 29(1):123-132
1985 Christiansen, J. L. ; Mabry, C. M. The amphibians and reptiles of Iowa's Loess Hills. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 92(5):159-163
1988 Christiansen, J. L. ; Bailey, R. M. The lizards and turtles of Iowa. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Nongame Technical Series 3():1-19
1990 Christiansen, J. L. ; Bailey, R. M. The snakes of Iowa. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Nongame Technical Series 1():1-17
1994 Pearson, J. Natural communities of the State Preserve System in Iowa. Iowa Conservationist 53(1):31-38
1996 Vandewalle, T. J. ; Christiansen, J. L. A relationship between river modification and species richness of freshwater turtles in Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 103(1-2):1-8
1998 Christiansen, J. L. Perspectives on Iowa's declining amphibians and reptiles. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 105(3):109-114
2001 Christiansen, J. I. Non-native amphibians and reptiles in Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 108(4):210-211
2002 Walley, H. D. New reptilian records from Eastern Iowa. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 38(2):51-54
2003 Christiansen, J. L. ; Parmelee, J. R. A key to the eggs and nests of Iowa turtles. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 110(3-4):44-50
2006 Norris, W. R. ; Lewis, D. Q. Bixby State Park and Preserve: History, biota, roles in conservation, human effects and future potential. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 113(1-2):17-44
2013 LeClere, Jeffrey B. A field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Iowa. ECO Publishing., Rodeo, New Mexico. 349pp.
2015 Casper, G. S. Book review: A Field Guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Iowa. Copeia 103(2):488-490
2016 Hubbs, B. New county records for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, USA. Herpetological Review 47(1):94-95

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