List of reptiles of Iowa

The following list of the reptiles of Iowa lists all of the snakes, turtles, and lizards that are known to occur in the US state of Iowa.

Lizards

There are five species of lizards in Iowa.[1]

Common name Scientific name Status in Iowa Picture
Five-lined skink Plestiodon fasciatus
Great Plains skink Plestiodon obsoletus Endangered
Northern prairie skink Plestiodon septentrionalis
Six-lined racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus Threatened

Snakes

There are 27 species of snakes in Iowa.[1]

Common name Scientific name Status in Iowa Picture
Black rat snake Pantherophis obsoletus
Brown snake Storeria dekayi
Bullsnake Pituophis catenifer sayi Special concern
Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
Copperbelly water snake Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta Endangered
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix Endangered
Diamondback water snake Nerodia rhombifer Threatened
Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos
Graham's crayfish snake Regina grahamii
Lined snake Tropidoclonion lineatum
Massasauga rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus Endangered
Milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum
Northern water snake Nerodia sipedon
Plains garter snake Thamnophis radix
Prairie kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie rattlesnake Crotalus viridis Endangered
Prairie ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Racer Coluber constrictor
Redbelly snake Storeria occipitomaculata
Smooth earth snake Virginia valeriae
Smooth green snake Opheodrys vernalis Special concern
Speckled kingsnake Lampropeltis getula holbrooki Threatened
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
Western fox snake Pantherophis ramspotti
Western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus Endangered
Western ribbon snake Thamnophis proximus
Western worm snake Carphophis vermis Threatened

Turtles

There are 13 species of turtle in Iowa.[1]

Common name Scientific name Status in Iowa Picture
Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii Threatened
Common map turtle Graptemys geographica
Common musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus Threatened
False map turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica
Ornate box turtle Terrapene ornata Threatened
Ouachita map turtle Graptemys ouachitensis
Painted turtle Chrysemys picta
Red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Smooth softshell turtle Apalone mutica
Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina
Spiny softshell turtle Apalone spinifera
Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta Endangered
Yellow mud turtle Kinosternon flavescens Endangered

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c : Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa Accessed November 18, 2015