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[edit]
There are five species of lizards in Iowa.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Status in Iowa | Picture |
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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[edit]
There are 27 species of snakes in Iowa.[1]
Turtles[edit]
There are 13 species of turtle in Iowa.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Status in Iowa | Picture |
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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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c : Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa Accessed November 18, 2015