Reptiles & Amphibians of Minneapolis, Minnesota
The reptiles & amphibians most often spotted near Minneapolis, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed reptiles & amphibians near Minneapolis
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
3,704 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
3,359 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
1,566 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
1,424 observations
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
1,243 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
840 observations
Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
727 observations
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
346 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
312 observations
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
298 observations
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor
224 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Skink
Plestiodon septentrionalis
184 observations
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
157 observations
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
125 observations · iNaturalist
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
121 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
102 observations
Western Foxsnake
Pantherophis ramspotti
98 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix
83 observations
Blue-spotted Salamander
Ambystoma laterale
74 observations
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
54 observations
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
53 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
44 observations
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
40 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
29 observations
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
26 observations
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
21 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
20 observations
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
12 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
11 observations
Common Mudpuppy
Necturus maculosus
10 observations
Plains Hognose Snake
Heterodon nasicus
7 observations
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
5 observations · iNaturalist
Ouachita Map Turtle
Graptemys ouachitensis
3 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
2 observations
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
1 observation
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
1 observation
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica
1 observation
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
1 observation
Afghan Tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii
1 observation · iNaturalist
Mink Frog
Lithobates septentrionalis
1 observation
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
1 observation · iNaturalist
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
1 observation
Smooth Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis
1 observation
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
1 observation · iNaturalist