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.: Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa Accessed November 18, 2015 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. 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. 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 List of amphibians of Iowa
References
External links Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa