Minnesota Amphibian & Reptile Survey
Turtles of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Last recorded in 2021
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Last recorded in 1960
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Last recorded in 1998
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
Last recorded in 2005
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Last recorded in 1998
Snakes of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Last recorded in 2017
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
Last recorded in 2017
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Last recorded in 1960
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Last recorded in 1988
Western Fox Snake
Pantherophis vulpinus
Last recorded in 2017
Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Last recorded in 2013
Lizards of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Last recorded in 2017
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Last recorded in 1982
Frogs and Toads of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Last recorded in 2017
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
Last recorded in 1999
Canadian Toad
Anaxyrus hemiophrys
Last recorded in 1996
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
Last recorded in 2013
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Last recorded in 2021
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Last recorded in 2022
Salamanders of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
Last recorded in 1960
Tiger Salamander Complex
Ambystoma tigrinum
Last recorded in 1996