APPENDIX 3. List of Iowa Amphibians Evaluated by the IWAP. Taxonomic order derived from the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Standard English and Scientific Names Document, which can be accessed at: http://ssarherps.org/ Iowa Rank, National Rank: NatureServe Conservation Status Ranks. S1/N1 = Critically Imperiled in Nation (N) or State (S). S2/N2 = Imperiled in Nation (N) or State (S). S3/N3 = Vulnerable in Nation (N) or State (S). S4/N4 = Apparently Secure in Nation (N) or State (S). S5/N5 = Secure in Nation (N) or State (S). For additional definitions and explanation see Appendix 14. Iowa Listing: Iowa Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern Status (from Iowa Code Chapter 77) as of 2015. For up-to-date information, please see the Threatened and Endangered Species Program page on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov Due to independent timeframes for updates to NatureServe State & National Ranks (S & N Ranks), Federal T&E Status, State T&E Status, and SGCN Status, the statuses for a given species at a given point in time may not always appear to be in accord. State National Common Name Scientific Name Rank/Listing Rank Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae – Mole Salamanders S1 1 Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale Endangered N5 2 Smallmouth Salamander Ambystoma texanum S3 N5 3 Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum S5 N5 Family: Proteidae – Mudpuppies and Waterdogs S2 4 Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus Threatened N5 Family: Salamandridae - Newts S2 5 Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens Threatened N5 Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae – True Toads 6 American Toad Anaxyrus americanus S5 N5 7 Great Plains Toad Anaxyrus cognatus S4 N5 8 Fowler's Toad Anaxyrus fowleri S3 N5 9 Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii S3 N5 Family: Hylidae – Cricket Frogs, Treefrogs, and Chorus Frogs 10 Blanchard’s Cricket Frog Acris blanchardi S3? N5 11 Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis S4 N5 12 Eastern Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor S4 N5 13 Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer S4 N5 14 Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata S4 N5 Family: Ranidae – True Frogs S1 15 Crawfish Frog Lithobates areolatus Endangered N4 State National Common Name Scientific Name Rank/Listing Rank 16 Plains Leopard Frog Lithobates blairi S5 N5 17 Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus S5 N5 18 Green Frog Lithobates clamitans S4 N5 19 Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris S4 N5 20 Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens S5 N5 21 Southern Leopard Frog Lithobates sphenocephalus S4 N5 Family: Scaphiophidae - Spadefoots 22 Plains Spadefoot Spea bombifrons S4 N5 Data Deficient Species – Species evaluated by Reptile and Amphibian subcommittee for which insufficient information was available to conduct a conservation status assessment Iowa National Common Name Scientific Name Rank/Listing Rank/Listing S2 1 Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus Threatened N5 2 Plains Spadefoot Spea bombifrons S4 N5 Removed from Iowa Species List Common Name Scientific Name Explanation Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata There are no records of this species in Iowa APPENDIX 4. List of Iowa Reptiles Evaluated by the IWAP. Taxonomic order derived from the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Standard English and Scientific Names Document, which can be accessed at: http://ssarherps.org/ Iowa Rank, National Rank: NatureServe Conservation Status Ranks. S1/N1 = Critically Imperiled in Nation (N) or State (S). S2/N2 = Imperiled in Nation (N) or State (S). S3/N3 = Vulnerable in Nation (N) or State (S). S4/N4 = Apparently Secure in Nation (N) or State (S). S5/N5 = Secure in Nation (N) or State (S). For additional definitions and explanation see Appendix 14. Iowa Listing: E = Endangered T = Threatened SC = Special Concern Iowa Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern Status (from Iowa Code Chapter 77) as of 2015. For up-to-date information, please see the Threatened and Endangered Species Program page on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov Due to independent timeframes for updates to NatureServe State & National Ranks (S & N Ranks), Federal T&E Status, State T&E Status, and SGCN Status, the statuses for a given species at a given point in time may not always appear to be in accord. State National Common Name Scientific Name Rank/Listing Rank/Listing Order: Chelonia Family: Chelydridae – Snapping Turtles 1 Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina S5 N5 2 Family: Emydidae – Freshwater Turtles 3 Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta S5 N5 S3 4 Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii N4 Threatened S1 5 Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta N3 Endangered 6 Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica S4 N5 7 False Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica S4 N5 S2 8 Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata N5 Threatened 9 Pond (Red-eared) Slider Trachemys scripta elegans S3 N5 Family: Kinosternidae – Mud and Musk Turtles S1 10 Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens N5 Endangered S2 11 Eastern Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus N5 Threatened Family: Trionychidae - Softshells 12 Smooth Softshell Turtle Apalone mutica S4 N5 13 Spiny Softshell Turtle Apalone spinifera SNR N5 Order: Squamata – Suborder: Lacertilia Family: Anguidae – Glass Lizards State National Common Name Scientific Name Rank/Listing Rank/Listing S1 14 Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus N5 Threatened Family: Scincidae - Skinks 15 Five-Lined Skink Plestiodon faciatus S4 N5 S1 16 Great Plains Skink Plestiodon obsoletus N5 Endangered 17 Prairie Skink Plestiodon septentrionalis S3 N5 Family: Teiidae – Racerunners and Whiptails 18 Six-Lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineata S3 N5 Order: Squamata – Suborder: Serpentes 19 Family: Colubridae – Harmless Snakes S2 20 Western Worm Snake Carphophis vermis N5 Threatened 21 North American Racer Coluber constrictor S4 N5 22 Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus S5 N5 Western (Plains) Hognose S1 23 Heterodon nasicus N5 Snake Endangered 24 Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos S4 N5 25 Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster S3 N5 S1 26 Speckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis holbrooki N5 Threatened 27 Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum S4 N5 Plainbelly (Copperbelly) S1 N5 28 Nerodia erythrogaster Watersnake Endangered Threatened* Diamondback Water S2 29 Nerodia rhombifer N5 Snake Threatened 30 Common Water Snake Nerodia sipedon S5 N5 S3 31 Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis N5 Special Concern 32 Western (Black) Rat Snake Pantherophis obsoletus S4 N5 33 Western Fox Snake Pantherophis ramspotti S4 N5 S3 34 Gopher (Bull) Snake Pituophis catenifer N5 Special Concern 35 Graham's Crayfish Snake Regina grahamii S4 N5 36 Brown Snake Storeria dekayi S5 N5 37 Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata S3 N5 38 Western Ribbon Snake Thamnophis proximus S5 N5 39 Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix S5 N5 40 Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis S5 N5 41 Lined Snake Tropidoclonion lineatum S4 N5 42 Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae S3 N5 Family: Viperidae - Vipers S1 43 Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix N5 Endangered State National Common Name Scientific Name Rank/Listing Rank/Listing 44 Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus S3 N4 S1 45 Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis N5 Endangered S1 N3 46 Eastern Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus Endangered Candidate * The Copperbelly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta) was renamed Plainbelly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) after the subspecies designation was removed. However, the Copperbelly Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta) is still federally listed as threatened (status not yet updated to show recent taxonomic name change). Data Deficient Species – Species evaluated by Reptile and Amphibian subcommittee for which insufficient information was available to conduct a conservation status assessment Iowa National Common Name Scientific Name Rank/Listing Rank/Listing S1 N5 1 Speckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis holbrooki Threatened Removed from List of Iowa Species Common Name Scientific Name Explanation Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii Sole record not considered credible Records mistakenly identified as this Yellowbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster subspecies Records mistakenly attributed to Rough Greensnake Opheodrys aestivus Iowa APPENDIX 5. List of Iowa Breeding Birds Evaluated by the IWAP. Taxonomic order derived from the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-List of North American Birds, which can be accessed at: http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/ Iowa Rank, National Rank: NatureServe Conservation Status Ranks. S1/N1 = Critically Imperiled in Nation (N) or State (S). S2/N2 = Imperiled in Nation (N) or State (S). S3/N3 = Vulnerable in Nation (N) or State (S). S4/N4 = Apparently Secure in Nation (N) or State (S). S5/N5 = Secure in Nation (N) or State (S). For additional definitions and explanation see Appendix 14. Iowa Listing: Iowa Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern Status (from Iowa Code Chapter 77) as of 2015. For up-to-date information, please see the Threatened and Endangered Species Program page on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov Due to independent timeframes for updates to NatureServe State & National Ranks (S & N Ranks), Federal T&E Status, State T&E Status, and SGCN Status, the statuses for a given species at a given point in time may not always appear to be in accord. Regionally Important designations will be filled in before the final version goes out. Iowa National Regionally Common Name Scientific Name Status/Listing Status/Listing Important 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis S5B, S5N N5B, N5N 2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor SNA NNA 3 Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator S2B N4B, N4N 4 American Wigeon