Checklist of Iowa Herps

78 amphibian and reptile species will be modeled for use in Gap Analysis.

Amphibians

TNC Code Order Family Scientific Name Common Name State Status Federal Status Global Rank Model Status

AAAAA01060 Caudata Ambystomatidae Ambystoma laterale BLUE-SPOTTED SALAMANDER En G5 Yes

AAAAA01130 Caudata Ambystomatidae Ambystoma texanum texanum SMALLMOUTH SALAMANDER G5 Yes

AAAAA01140 Caudata Ambystomatidae Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum TIGER SALAMANDER G5 Yes

AAAAE01040 Caudata Proteidae Necturus maculosus MUDPUPPY En G5 Yes

AAAAF01030 Caudata Salamandridae Notopthalmus viridescens CENTRAL NEWT Th G5 Yes

AAABB01020 Anura Bufonidae Bufo americanus americanus AMERICAN TOAD G5 Yes

AAABB01050 Anura Bufonidae Bufo cognatus GREAT PLAINS TOAD G5 Yes

AAABB01180 Anura Bufonidae Bufo woodhousii fowleri WOODHOUSE'S TOAD G5 Yes

AAABB01180 Anura Bufonidae Bufo woodhousii woodhousii WOODHOUSE'S TOAD G5 Yes

AAABC01010 Anura Hylidae Acris crepitans blanchardi NORTHERN CRICKET FROG G5 Yes

AAABC02050 Anura Hylidae Hyla chrysoscelis COPE'S GRAY TREEFROG G5 Yes

AAABC02130 Anura Hylidae Hyla versicolor GRAY TREEFROG G5 Yes

AAABC05090 Anura Hylidae Pseudacris crucifer SPRING PEEPER G5 Yes

AAABC05070 Anura Hylidae Pseudacris triseriata triseriata WESTERN CHORUS FROG G5 Yes

AAABF01010 Anura Pelobatidae Scaphiopus bombifrons PLAINS SPADEFOOT G5 Yes

AAABH01010 Anura Ranidae Rana areolata circulosa CRAWFISH FROG En G4 Yes

AAABH01040 Anura Ranidae Rana blairi PLAINS LEOPARD FROG G5 Yes

AAABH01070 Anura Ranidae Rana catesbeiana BULLFROG G5 Yes

AAABH01090 Anura Ranidae Rana clamitans melanota GREEN FROG G5 Yes

AAABH01160 Anura Ranidae Rana palustris PICKEREL FROG G5 Yes

AAABH01170 Anura Ranidae Rana pipiens NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG G5 Yes

AAABH01220 Anura Ranidae Rana utricularia SOUTHERN LEOPARD FROG G5 Yes

Reptiles

ARAAB01010 Testudinata Chelydridae Chelydra serpentina SNAPPING TURTLE G5 Yes

ARAAB02010 Testudinata Chelydridae Macroclemys temmincki ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE Catagory 2 G3G4 Yes

ARAAD01010 Testudinata Emydidae Chrysemys picta belli WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE G5 Yes

ARAAD02020 Testudinata Emydidae Clemmys insculpta WOOD TURTLE En G4 Yes

ARAAD04010 Testudinata Emydidae Emydoidea blandingii BLANDING'S TURTLE Catagory 2 G4 Yes

ARAAD09010 Testudinata Emydidae Trachemys scripta RED-EARED TURTLE G5 Yes

ARAAD05040 Testudinata Emydidae Graptemys geographica COMMON MAP TURTLE G5 Yes

ARAAD05080 Testudinata Emydidae Graptemys p. pseudogeographica FALSE MAP TURTLE G5 Yes

ARAAD05080 Testudinata Emydidae Graptemys pseudogeographica FALSE MAP TURTLE G5 Yes

ARAAD08020 Testudinata Emydidae Terrapene ornata ornata ORNATE BOX TURTLE Th G5 Yes

ARAAE01020 Testudinata Kinosternidae Kinosternon flavescens spooneri YELLOW MUD TURTLE En Catagory 2 G5 Yes

ARAAE02040 Testudinata Kinosternidae Sternotherus odoratus STINKPOT Th G5 Yes

ARAAG01030 Testudinata Trionychidae Apalone spinifera SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE G5 Yes

ARAAG01030 Testudinata Trionychidae Apalone mutica SMOOTH SOFTSHELL TURTLE G5 Yes

ARACB02010 Squamata Anguidae Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus SLENDER GLASS LIZARD En G5 Yes

ARACH01050 Squamata Scincidae Eumeces fasciatus FIVE-LINED SKINK G5 Yes

ARACH01100 Squamata Scincidae Eumeces septentrionalis septentrionalis NORTHERN PRAIRIE SKINK G5 Yes

ARACH01130 Squamata Scincidae Eumeces obsoletus GREAT PLAINS SKINK En G5 Yes

ARACJ02110 Squamata Teiidae Cnemidophorus sexlineatus SIX-LINED RACERUNNER G5 Yes

ARACJ02110 Squamata Teiidae Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis PRAIRIE RACERUNNER G5 Yes

ARADB02010 Squamata Columbridae Carphophis amoenus vermis WESTERN WORM SNAKE Th G5 Yes

ARADB07010 Squamata Columbridae Coluber constrictor RACER G5 Yes

ARADB07010 Squamata Columbridae Coluber constrictor flaviventris RACER G5 Yes

ARADB10010 Squamata Columbridae Diadophis punctatus arnyi RINGNECK SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB13030 Squamata Columbridae Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta BLACK RAT SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB13060 Squamata Columbridae Elaphe vulpina vulpina FOX SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB17010 Squamata Columbridae Heterodon nasicus WESTERN HOGNOSE SNAKE En G5 Yes

ARADB17020 Squamata Columbridae Heterodon platirhinos EASTERN HOGNOSE SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB19010 Squamata Columbridae Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster PRAIRIE KINGSNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB19020 Squamata Columbridae Lampropeltis getula holbrooki SPECKLED KINGSNAKE En G5 Yes

ARADB19050 Squamata Columbridae Lampropeltis triangulum MILK SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB19050 Squamata Columbridae Lampropeltis triangulum syspila MILK SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB19050 Squamata Columbridae Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum MILK SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB22020 Squamata Columbridae Nerodia erythrogaster YELLOWBELLY WATER SNAKE En G5 Yes

ARADB22020 Squamata Columbridae Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster YELLOWBELLY WATER SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB22050 Squamata Columbridae Nerodia rhombifer DIAMONDBACK WATER SNAKE Th G5 Yes

ARADB22060 Squamata Columbridae Nerodia sipedon sipedon NORTHERN WATER SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB23020 Squamata Columbridae Opheodrys vernalis SMOOTH GREEN SNAKE Th G5 Yes

ARADB23010 Squamata Columbridae Opheodrys aestivus ROUGH GREEN SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB26010 Squamata Columbridae Pituophis melanoleucus sayi BULL SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB27020 Squamata Columbridae Regina grahamii GRAHAM'S CRAYFISH SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB34010 Squamata Columbridae Storeria dekayi BROWN SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB34030 Squamata Columbridae Storeria occipitomaculata NORTHERN REDBELLY SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB36090 Squamata Columbridae Thamnophis proximus WESTERN RIBBON SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB36100 Squamata Columbridae Thamnophis radix PLAINS GARTER SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB36100 Squamata Columbridae Thamnophis radix haydeni PLAINS GARTER SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB36130 Squamata Columbridae Thamnophis sirtalis EASTERN GARTER SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB36130 Squamata Columbridae Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis EASTERN GARTER SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB36130 Squamata Columbridae Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis EASTERN GARTER SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB38010 Squamata Columbridae Tropodiclonion lineatum NORTHERN LINED SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADB39020 Squamata Columbridae Virginia valeriae elegans SMOOTH EARTH SNAKE G5 Yes

ARADE01010 Squamata Viperidae Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen COPPERHEAD En G5 Yes

ARADE02040 Squamata Viperidae Crotalus horridus TIMBER RATTLESNAKE G5 Yes

ARADE02120 Squamata Viperidae Crotalus viridis viridis PRAIRIE RATTLESNAKE En G5 Yes

ARADE03010 Squamata Viperidae Sistrurus catenatus MASSASAUGA En G3G4 Yes

ARADE03011 Squamata Viperidae Sistrurus catenatus catenatus EASTERN MASSASAUGA Catagory 2 G3G4 Yes

References:

Christiansen, J. L. and R. M. Bailey, 1997. The Lizards and Turtles of Iowa. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Non-game Technical Series No.3.

Christiansen, J. L. and R. M. Bailey, 1991. The Salamanders and Frogs of Iowa. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Non-game Technical Series No.2.

Christiansen, J. L. and R. M. Bailey, 1990. The Snakes of Iowa. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Non-game Technical Series No. 1.

Disclaimer: These data are in draft phase of the Iowa Gap Project and are subject to revision and review before the final species habitat modeling process is conducted.

For more information please contact Bruce W. Menzel or Kevin Kane, Principal Investigators.

http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/cfwru/iowagap/iowaherps.htm

Last Modified November 30, 2000.

Amphibians
TNC Code	Order	Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	State Status	Federal Status	Global Rank	Model Status
AAAAA01060	Caudata	Ambystomatidae	Ambystoma laterale	BLUE-SPOTTED SALAMANDER	En		G5	Yes
AAAAA01130	Caudata	Ambystomatidae	Ambystoma texanum texanum	SMALLMOUTH SALAMANDER			G5	Yes
AAAAA01140	Caudata	Ambystomatidae	Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum	TIGER SALAMANDER			G5	Yes
AAAAE01040	Caudata	Proteidae	Necturus maculosus	MUDPUPPY	En		G5	Yes
AAAAF01030	Caudata	Salamandridae	Notopthalmus viridescens	CENTRAL NEWT	Th		G5	Yes
AAABB01020	Anura	Bufonidae	Bufo americanus americanus	AMERICAN TOAD			G5	Yes
AAABB01050	Anura	Bufonidae	Bufo cognatus	GREAT PLAINS TOAD			G5	Yes
AAABB01180	Anura	Bufonidae	Bufo woodhousii fowleri	WOODHOUSE'S TOAD			G5	Yes
AAABB01180	Anura	Bufonidae	Bufo woodhousii woodhousii	WOODHOUSE'S TOAD			G5	Yes
AAABC01010	Anura	Hylidae	Acris crepitans blanchardi	NORTHERN CRICKET FROG			G5	Yes
AAABC02050	Anura	Hylidae	Hyla chrysoscelis	COPE'S GRAY TREEFROG			G5	Yes
AAABC02130	Anura	Hylidae	Hyla versicolor	GRAY TREEFROG			G5	Yes
AAABC05090	Anura	Hylidae	Pseudacris crucifer	SPRING PEEPER			G5	Yes
AAABC05070	Anura	Hylidae	Pseudacris triseriata triseriata	WESTERN CHORUS FROG			G5	Yes
AAABF01010	Anura	Pelobatidae	Scaphiopus bombifrons	PLAINS SPADEFOOT			G5	Yes
AAABH01010	Anura	Ranidae	Rana areolata circulosa	CRAWFISH FROG	En		G4	Yes
AAABH01040	Anura	Ranidae	Rana blairi	PLAINS LEOPARD FROG			G5	Yes
AAABH01070	Anura	Ranidae	Rana catesbeiana	BULLFROG			G5	Yes
AAABH01090	Anura	Ranidae	Rana clamitans melanota	GREEN FROG			G5	Yes
AAABH01160	Anura	Ranidae	Rana palustris	PICKEREL FROG			G5	Yes
AAABH01170	Anura	Ranidae	Rana pipiens	NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG			G5	Yes
AAABH01220	Anura	Ranidae	Rana utricularia	SOUTHERN LEOPARD FROG			G5	Yes
Reptiles
ARAAB01010	Testudinata	Chelydridae	Chelydra serpentina	SNAPPING TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARAAB02010	Testudinata	Chelydridae	Macroclemys temmincki	ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE		Catagory 2	G3G4	Yes
ARAAD01010	Testudinata	Emydidae	Chrysemys picta belli	WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARAAD02020	Testudinata	Emydidae	Clemmys insculpta	WOOD TURTLE	En		G4	Yes
ARAAD04010	Testudinata	Emydidae	Emydoidea blandingii	BLANDING'S TURTLE		Catagory 2	G4	Yes
ARAAD09010	Testudinata	Emydidae	Trachemys scripta	RED-EARED TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARAAD05040	Testudinata	Emydidae	Graptemys geographica	COMMON MAP TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARAAD05080	Testudinata	Emydidae	Graptemys p. pseudogeographica	FALSE MAP TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARAAD05080	Testudinata	Emydidae	Graptemys pseudogeographica	FALSE MAP TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARAAD08020	Testudinata	Emydidae	Terrapene ornata ornata	ORNATE BOX TURTLE	Th		G5	Yes
ARAAE01020	Testudinata	Kinosternidae	Kinosternon flavescens spooneri	YELLOW MUD TURTLE	En	Catagory 2	G5	Yes
ARAAE02040	Testudinata	Kinosternidae	Sternotherus odoratus	STINKPOT	Th		G5	Yes
ARAAG01030	Testudinata	Trionychidae	Apalone spinifera	SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARAAG01030	Testudinata	Trionychidae	Apalone mutica	SMOOTH SOFTSHELL TURTLE			G5	Yes
ARACB02010	Squamata	Anguidae	Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus	SLENDER GLASS LIZARD	En		G5	Yes
ARACH01050	Squamata	Scincidae	Eumeces fasciatus	FIVE-LINED SKINK			G5	Yes
ARACH01100	Squamata	Scincidae	Eumeces septentrionalis septentrionalis	NORTHERN PRAIRIE SKINK			G5	Yes
ARACH01130	Squamata	Scincidae	Eumeces obsoletus	GREAT PLAINS SKINK	En		G5	Yes
ARACJ02110	Squamata	Teiidae	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus	SIX-LINED RACERUNNER			G5	Yes
ARACJ02110	Squamata	Teiidae	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis	PRAIRIE RACERUNNER			G5	Yes
ARADB02010	Squamata	Columbridae	Carphophis amoenus vermis	WESTERN WORM SNAKE	Th		G5	Yes
ARADB07010	Squamata	Columbridae	Coluber constrictor	RACER			G5	Yes
ARADB07010	Squamata	Columbridae	Coluber constrictor flaviventris	RACER			G5	Yes
ARADB10010	Squamata	Columbridae	Diadophis punctatus arnyi	RINGNECK SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB13030	Squamata	Columbridae	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta	BLACK RAT SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB13060	Squamata	Columbridae	Elaphe vulpina vulpina	FOX SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB17010	Squamata	Columbridae	Heterodon nasicus	WESTERN HOGNOSE SNAKE	En		G5	Yes
ARADB17020	Squamata	Columbridae	Heterodon platirhinos	EASTERN HOGNOSE SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB19010	Squamata	Columbridae	Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster	PRAIRIE KINGSNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB19020	Squamata	Columbridae	Lampropeltis getula holbrooki	SPECKLED KINGSNAKE	En		G5	Yes
ARADB19050	Squamata	Columbridae	Lampropeltis triangulum	MILK SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB19050	Squamata	Columbridae	Lampropeltis triangulum syspila	MILK SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB19050	Squamata	Columbridae	Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum	MILK SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB22020	Squamata	Columbridae	Nerodia erythrogaster	YELLOWBELLY WATER SNAKE	En		G5	Yes
ARADB22020	Squamata	Columbridae	Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster	YELLOWBELLY WATER SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB22050	Squamata	Columbridae	Nerodia rhombifer	DIAMONDBACK WATER SNAKE	Th		G5	Yes
ARADB22060	Squamata	Columbridae	Nerodia sipedon sipedon	NORTHERN WATER SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB23020	Squamata	Columbridae	Opheodrys vernalis	SMOOTH GREEN SNAKE	Th		G5	Yes
ARADB23010	Squamata	Columbridae	Opheodrys aestivus	ROUGH GREEN SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB26010	Squamata	Columbridae	Pituophis melanoleucus sayi	BULL SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB27020	Squamata	Columbridae	Regina grahamii	GRAHAM'S CRAYFISH SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB34010	Squamata	Columbridae	Storeria dekayi	BROWN SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB34030	Squamata	Columbridae	Storeria occipitomaculata	NORTHERN REDBELLY SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB36090	Squamata	Columbridae	Thamnophis proximus	WESTERN RIBBON SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB36100	Squamata	Columbridae	Thamnophis radix	PLAINS GARTER SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB36100	Squamata	Columbridae	Thamnophis radix haydeni	PLAINS GARTER SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB36130	Squamata	Columbridae	Thamnophis sirtalis	EASTERN GARTER SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB36130	Squamata	Columbridae	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	EASTERN GARTER SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB36130	Squamata	Columbridae	Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis	EASTERN GARTER SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB38010	Squamata	Columbridae	Tropodiclonion lineatum	NORTHERN LINED SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADB39020	Squamata	Columbridae	Virginia valeriae elegans	SMOOTH EARTH SNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADE01010	Squamata	Viperidae	Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen	COPPERHEAD	En		G5	Yes
ARADE02040	Squamata	Viperidae	Crotalus horridus	TIMBER RATTLESNAKE			G5	Yes
ARADE02120	Squamata	Viperidae	Crotalus viridis viridis	PRAIRIE RATTLESNAKE	En		G5	Yes
ARADE03010	Squamata	Viperidae	Sistrurus catenatus	MASSASAUGA	En		G3G4	Yes
ARADE03011	Squamata	Viperidae	Sistrurus catenatus catenatus	EASTERN MASSASAUGA		Catagory 2	G3G4	Yes