Amphibians and Reptiles of South Dakota
Salamanders of Union County, South Dakota
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2020
Frogs and Toads of Union County, South Dakota
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 1967
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
Last recorded in 2021
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Last recorded in 2022
Plains Spadefoot
Spea bombifrons
Last recorded in 2021
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2017
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2024
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2015
Plains Leopard Frog
Rana blairi
Last recorded in 2017
American Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana
Last recorded in 2015
Northern Leopard Frog
Rana pipiens
Last recorded in 2018
Turtles of Union County, South Dakota
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2018
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2021
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2017
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2016
Lizards of Union County, South Dakota
Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2017
Snakes of Union County, South Dakota
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 2023
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 2005
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2017
Smooth Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2019
Western Foxsnake
Pantherophis ramspotti
Last recorded in 2022
Gophersnake
Pituophis catenifer
Last recorded in 1960
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2017
Plains Gartersnake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2021
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2021
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Last recorded in 1923