Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgetown County, SC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 31 2023-06-14
Frogs
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 23 2019-04-18
Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa 3 2015-06-06
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes 14 1996-08-06
Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis 15 2013-06-30
Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis 3 2023-04-26
Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii 1 2015-06-06
Green or Bronze Frog Rana clamitans 10 1996-07-25
Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea 18 2019-06-15
Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis 4 1996-04-25
Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis 8 1996-07-25
River Frog Rana heckscheri 2 1996-04-03
Southern Cricket Frog Acris gryllus 44 2020-02-29
Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala 9 1996-07-09
Southern Toad Bufo terrestris 22 2013-07-22
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer 8 1996-04-03
Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella 4 2021-09-04
Lizards
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps 4 2024-08-31
Brown Anole Anolis sagrei 1 2019-07-25
Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis 4 2026-06-26
Green Anole Anolis carolinensis 10 2026-09-12
Six-lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus 14 2024-08-31
Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus 1 2022-05-02
Salamanders
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Greater Siren Siren lacertina 10 1996-07-26
Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens 4 1996-05-16
Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 5 1996-07-26
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 7 2023-06-24
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 2 2015-06-06
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea 10 1996-06-04
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 1 2026-08-28
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 1 2016-03-31
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 4 2015-07-01
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 7 2019-02-28
Eastern Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius 3 2026-04-10
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 9 2024-04-22
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 3 2015-06-07
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida 1 1980-08-04
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 1 2020-05-23
Racer Coluber constrictor 10 2018-04-25
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 5 2024-06-21
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 11 2026-09-16
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 1 2007-03-21
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 6 2023-06-24
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 5 2015-06-06
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 4 1996-06-04
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 4 2015-06-07
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 1 2015-06-06
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 1 2025-11-12
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 1 2020-10-09
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia 1 2009-04-24
Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin 4 2010-06-30
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 4 2019-03-10
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 11 2018-09-30
Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas 1 2013-07-09
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta 6 2013-08-04
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 1 2015-06-06
Slider Trachemys scripta 58 2026-03-29
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 1 2018-04-25
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 25 1996-07-25
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 15 1996-07-24