Minnesota Amphibian & Reptile Survey
Turtles of Dakota County, Minnesota
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2021
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 2022
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Last recorded in 2022
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 2015
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2019
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
Last recorded in 2009
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
Last recorded in 2022
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
Last recorded in 2022
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 2020
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
Last recorded in 2021
Snakes of Dakota County, Minnesota
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2022
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2021
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
Last recorded in 2018
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 2022
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Last recorded in 2022
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2022
Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Last recorded in 2019
Plains Hognose Snake
Heterodon nasicus
Last recorded in 1992
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
Last recorded in 2017
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Last recorded in 1960
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Last recorded in 1960
Lizards of Dakota County, Minnesota
Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2022
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Last recorded in 2021
Frogs and Toads of Dakota County, Minnesota
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2022
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
Last recorded in 2019
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2021
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2020
Eastern Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Last recorded in 2022
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2021
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
Last recorded in 2022
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Last recorded in 2021
Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Last recorded in 2021
Salamanders of Dakota County, Minnesota
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 2012
Tiger Salamander Complex
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 2022
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
Last recorded in 1960