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 5 species of Lizards in Iowa.

Common name	Scientific Name	Status in Iowa	Picture
Five-lined Skink	Plestiodon fasciatus
Great Plains Skink	Plestiodon obsoletus	Endangered	150 px
Northern Prairie Skink	Plestiodon septentrionalis		150 px
Six-lined Racerunner	Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus	Threatened	150 px

Snakes

There are 27 species of Snakes in Iowa.

Common name	Scientific Name	Status in Iowa	Picture
Black Rat Snake	Pantherophis obsoletus
Brown Snake	Storeria dekayi
Bullsnake	Pituophis catenifer sayi	Special Concern	150 px
Common Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis		150 px
Copperbelly Water Snake	Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta	Endangered	150 px
Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix	Endangered	150 px
Diamondback Water Snake	Nerodia rhombifer	Threatened
Eastern Hognose Snake	Heterodon platirhinos		150 px
Graham's Crayfish Snake	Regina grahamii		150 px
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum		150 px
Massasauga Rattlesnake	Sistrurus catenatus	Endangered	150 px
Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum
Northern Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon
Plains Garter Snake	Thamnophis radix		150 px
Prairie Kingsnake	Lampropeltis calligaster		150 px
Prairie Rattlesnake	Crotalus viridis	Endangered
Prairie Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus arnyi		150 px
Racer	Coluber constrictor
Redbelly Snake	Storeria occipitomaculata
Smooth Earth Snake	Virginia valeriae		150 px
Smooth Green Snake	Opheodrys vernalis	Special Concern	150 px
Speckled Kingsnake	Lampropeltis getula holbrooki	Threatened	150 px
Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus		150 px
Western Fox Snake	Pantherophis vulpinus
Western Hognose Snake	Heterodon nasicus	Endangered	150 px
Western Ribbon Snake	Thamnophis proximus		150 px
Western Worm Snake	Carphophis vermis	Threatened	150 px

Turtles

There are 13 species of Turtles in Iowa.

Common name	Scientific Name	Status in Iowa	Picture
Blanding's Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii	Threatened	150 px
Common Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica		150 px
Common Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	Threatened
False Map Turtle	Graptemys pseudogeographica		150 px
Ornate Box Turtle	Terrapene ornata	Threatened	150 px
Ouachita Map Turtle	Graptemys ouachitensis
Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta
Red-eared Slider	Trachemys scripta elegans
Smooth Softshell Turtle	Apalone mutica		150 px
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina		150 px
Spiny Softshell Turtle	Apalone spinifera		150 px
Wood Turtle	Glyptemys insculpta	Endangered	150 px
Yellow Mud Turtle	Kinosternon flavescens	Endangered	150 px

See also

• List of amphibians of Iowa

External links

• Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa